The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-02-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

hled petitions At Greeley.
The annual report OF the patent com
missioner shows that 460 patents were
granted to Colorado citizens during the
past year.
Over 100000 pounds OF four were
shipped from Lamar on the 7,h inst.
direct to Liverpool. England. by the
Lamar Milling & Elevator Company.
Fort Collins is preparing to entertain
the annual department OF the Grand
Army of the Republic. department OF
Colorado and Wyoming. next May.
The Colorado Fruit Commercial AS
sociation and the Grand Valley Fruit
and Produce Association have formed
consolidation under the former name.
In order to secure a charter for a
lodge OF Elks. members of that order
have just completed a census OF Fort
Morgan. They find the population to
be 3.2O5.
In order to establish headquarters
for the western states the Salvation
Army has appropriated $150,O00 for the
purchase or erection of building in
Denver.
One the order OF County Judge
Charles Mccall, Sheriff Whipple OF
Jefferson county destroyed six large
slot machines found in the three sa-
looms raided at Morrison.
The First National bank of Eagle
county, at Eagle, has been authorized
to begin business with 25,000 capital.
]. H. Fesler, president Frank Doll,
vice president; Louis Schmarz, cash
Ter.
At Greeley on the Srd inst. William
Croil was fined 500 and costs for
shooting an antelope near Hardin.
Game Warden Roberts says the slaugh-
ter of antelope has been going on ruth
lessly this fall
While sinking hole for the founda-
ton Of the proposed Pueblo court
house workmen uncovered a metal disc
showing that by the United States Ge
illogical Survey in 1872 the elevation
Of Pueblo was placed at 4,690 feet.
Hudson T. Morton, an Ann Arbor.
Michigan, banker, holding Judgment
bonds" OF Philips county to the amount
Of $22,59S, has secured Judgment for
that amount from Judge Robert f.
Lewis in the United States court at
Denver.
The Colorado G Southern announced
Monday that its shop men would here
after be employed on nine-hour shift.
Recently the company cut the working
day to eight hours on account OF the
financial stringency, the men being
paid by the hour.
Over 100000 trout fry will be liber-
ated in the mountains streams of Fre-
mont county within the next week or
two. George Cassidy has arranged
with Game and Fish Commissioner
Farr for about 100000 fry to be placed
during this year.
The contract for the industrial build
ing to be added to the equipment Of
the State School for the Deaf and Blind
has been awarded to Charles Grissler
Of Colorado Springs. The contract price
is $17,3s5.75. The building is to be
completed by June 1st.
The pipe foundry at the Minnequa
steel works at Pueblo, after being
closed down since the holidays, re-
sumed operations Monday morning.
The foundry will employ 100 men at
first and more men will be added grad
ually until the mill is running full
blast.
Richard G. Warren dropped dead in
front Of the town hall at Nevadaville
February 1st after returning on the
morning train from an extended stay
in Denver for his health. He had been
q sufferer from miners consumption
for years. He was forty-eight and an
old resident Of the district.
The Ault Military club, separate
organization from the Ault militia
company but afliliated with it, has es-
tablished we'll equipped gymnasium
In connection with the club. Arrange
ments will be made for ladies' auxil-
larry club to have use Of the gymna-
SUM on certain days.
The State Land Board on the 5th
inst. sold 5000 acres Of public land in
various counties Of the state at prices
ranging from $3.50 to 32O.50 an acre.
Ebert county land was heaviest in de-
mand, 1900 acres being sold in that
county alone. In Huerfano, Eagle and
Routt counties $40 acres each were dis
posed Of.
Judge Garrigues Of Greeley will con.
duct the first hearing on the question
Of the disposition Of the state inheri-
tance fund. Judge Garrigues has given
notice that he will hear the State Uni.
versity demand against the Inheritance
fund on April 2, 1908. A new set Of in
heritance tax forms have been pre-.
pared for attorneys.
Surveyors arrived at Boulder on TIE
9Th inst and laid out the line for the
Colorado & Interurban electric car sys-
tenn. 1t is expected that construction
OF the line will be commenced soon and
that cars will be running between Den
yer and Boulder by June 1st A large
force is suriacing the new grade be.
tween the Louisville curve and Denver.
Chief Game Warden Fred A. Gordon
of Glenwood Springs arrested James
Bright February 5th for having in his
possession three green deer hides. He
was arraigned before Justice Of the
Peace B. F. Porter at Aspen. pleaded
guilty to killing deer out Of season, and
was fined $75 and costs, making a to.