The state herald., 1908-01-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Denver for the study of Esperanto. the
new universal language.
As the result of days hunt near
Fort Morgan $50 jackrabbits were
shipped to Parson Uzzell for distribu-
tion among the poor of Denver.
Twenty large bald eagles are said to
have taken up winter quarters in the
tall timber round the river east of
Hardin. Weld county, in the locality
known as Eagles nest.
The Ault Bachelors club is arrang.
ing for a novel ball. Only dances pop.
ular fifty years ago will take place
and each bachelor is expected to ex-
ecute Fishers hornpipe.
Two little boys, both under eight
years of age, were recently arrested
in Pueblo on the charge of stealing bl-
cycles. Several valuable wheels are
said to have been found in their pos
session.
construction force has resumed
work on the double track OF the main
line of the ID. & r. G. between Flor
ence and Canon City. The work will
be pushed and rails will be laid In six
weeks.
| A company capitalized at s25.0O0 is
being organized by John b. Taylor for
the purpose of erecting canning plant
in Pueblo. Contracts will be made
with farmers in the Arkansas valley
| for vegetables and fruit.
/ An early morning fire December =.
9th AT Eureka, Il small town eiglfV
miles from Silverton, destroyed four
buildings, the Eureka hotel, the Eu-
reka saloon and two livery stables,
with loss of $4,000. The total insur-
ance IS only $1,000.
On Christmas night at midnight the
night shift of 100 men at the Greeley
Sugar factory were served fine tur-
key dinner in the factory by their en-
ployers When the men went TO eat
their midnight luncheon they found
the feast spread for them.
FL Paso. Texas. people have incorpo-
rated the New Mexico Development
Company in New Mexico. TO build
railroad from Columbus, New Mexico,
near III Paso, TO the coal fields OF San
Juan county. New Mexico. and La
Plata and Montezuma counties in Colo
RADIO.
CAPTAIN Augustus Paddock father OF
d. c. Paddock, editor of the Boulder
Camera died at Boulder. December
9th. from pneumonia. He was In his
SD year. Up to 1873 he was one ot
the leading lumbormen of Michigan.
For the last four years he lived in
Boulder.
Judge Ben b. Lindsey has returned
from his lecture trip. and will take 4
charge of the proceedings of the JuS
venile Court Of Denver from this o.
Judge Alexander. county judge -
Arapahoe county, who has been filling
Judge l.indsey's place. will return TO
his own county.
As the states portion OF the sale OF
government lands during the year Just
passed, Sl7,0iG.Sl has been turned over
TO State Treasurer Alfred Bent. The
state is allowed five per cent OF the
total sum realized by the federal au'
thoritics from the sale OF government
lands In lieu of taxes.
During the national Democratic CON
vention next July meeting of the :.
Single Takers OF the United StalcSu
will also be held In Denver. Among
those who will attend the convention
are Louis Post OF Chicago, Bolton Hall
Of New York. Mayor Tom johnson Of
Cleveland. and Henry George. Ir., of
New York.
Finding that tho Denver a Rio
Grande Railway COmp..ny. through the
negll scnce OF it's employees, responsible
for tn famous Adobe wreck. a jury In
Judge Shattuck's division of the Dis
trict Court at Denver. has awarded
Pat Brennan sG.b00 damages for the
death OF his son. who was killed In
the wreck,
A large force is at work for the Den
yer a lntcrurbun road In and noar
Boulder, setting poles for .hc trolley
wire. The company hopes TO be able
10 run ears between Boulder and Den
Yer within a few months Most OF the
grading Is done. The new grade will
be used by the steam ears and the old
grad. by the electric ears.
There ls now stored In the Greeley
starch factory 100000 pounds OF potato
starch In 1000 sacks. awaiting ship
mtnt To mHrkot. The starch campaign
has fairly begun and potatoes arc com
Ing In freely at 20 cents n sack These
nre unmarketablc. and II Is expected
that by lprlng six times tho amount OF
starch nov ON hand will be ready for
market.
In a report Just completed by Cash
ier irodcriclS tho business done by the
, Denver posiuiilce during tho past yGArI
ending with November 3Oth shows
inctCaio " SIS per cent. or SIC. .i06,3S
over that OF last year From the sales
Of stamps, boxes. etc. tho receipts
amounted 20 s93g.lsi.SG against $685.
6i1Cs In 1906. Altogether. Uncia Sam
viii get SN2o.SG3.20 from the Dcpyor
I ppHloiilce this year
! Judge Bon II. Lindsey Of Denver. re-
turned recently from locturing tour
In South Dakota ana resumed his du'
ties on the Juvenile Court bench. ilo
VIII start out In two weeks for nm cs'
tended trip through tho South. par'ic'
nlntly Oklahoma and roxnn, where tho
: legislatures will create juvenile laws
this winter. Instead Of rcmninin.
/ away Tor six months. however, he Viii
return 60 Denver about May lat.
Captain Soth Baker. secretary, treas
ntof and manager of the unileit &
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