The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-02
COLORADO ITEMS

Boulder's s125.ooo hotel. built by
Boulder business men. is nearing com
pletion.
Secretary O'Connor thinks there WIN
be at the Denver state fish hatchery
this year 100000 fish for distriou-
tion.
w. B. Hale and Harry johnson re
Gently killed a 400-pound black bear
twelve miles west of Florissant- II re
Quired six shots
! Practically all the business men have
signed petition asking for the closing
of all business houses Thursday after
moons in July and August
+! Governor Buchtel has appointed j.
C. Crossan water commissioner in dis
trict 23 to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF A. H. Hadley.
B 1t is announced by the Trades and
Labor Assembly OF Denver that for the
first time in many years the laboring
men of the city Will hot parade on
Labor day.
The San Luis Valley Masonic Asso-
citation held its fourteenth annual CON
vention at Alamosa June 2dth. A grand
banquet to nearly 400 of the Masons
and their ladies' was one OF the feat
ures.
While Davis C. Peters, pastor OF the
Christian church at Trinidad, was
preaching at night some one stole the
harness from his horse. which was tied
back OF the church. The horse was
then turned loose.
e. C. Long of Ault will build the
Twin Lake and Long reservoirs and
the Long draw ditch. The capacity OF
the former reservoir will be over
100000 cubic feet and the latter
eight times as much.
Findley Deffield, assistant editor of
the Delta County Tribune, died at
Delta, June 22d after an unsuccessful
operation for appendicitis. His widow
and his sister accompanied his remains
to Bloomington, Ill.
Work is to begin within few weeks
on the new Twentieth street viaduct in
Denver. the city and the railroads hav-
ing adjusted their differences. The
bridge will be principally of steel and
will cost about $500,000.
At Glenwood Springs Tuesday night
Mrs. B. T. Napier gave public re-
ception at the Hotel Colorado in
honor OF Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt,
daughter of w. ]. Bryan. Among the
guests were Mrs. Mary G. c. Bradford
of Denver. delegate to the national
convention from Colorado.
Since the old Colony farm imported
two pair of pheasants from Germany.
which have increased to fifty birds in
the last two years. other farmers have
been considering raising pheasants for
game. Col c. A. White has a number
of broods which will be turned loose
when about half grown. His neigh
bors are also raising pheasants
The Estes Park Transportation COM
pany's automobiles, with load of pas
sengers and express, went from Lyons
TO Estes Park Thursday In one hour
and forty minutes. The passengers
left Denver at $3.50 p. m. and were in
Estes Park by p. m. This is claimed
the best time recorded between Den
yer and Estes Park.
Contracts have been signed for all
work In constructing the Italian gar
den and buildings in Cheesman park at
Denver. All marble used will be taken
from Colorado marble beds OF the
thousand dollars to be used
in the Identification scheme, $92,.
600 will be expended in making
the Italian gardens and in the build
ings. The remaining $4,000 will be ex.
pended in fixing up the rest of the
park.
One hundred and fifty Colorado
Springs Elks, including the local Elks'
band of forty pieces, together with
scores of members of the order from
other parts of the state, will leave Col
orado Springs att a. m. Sunday, July
18th. for the annual convention of the
order at Dallas, Texas, in one of the
finest special trains ever made up in
Colorado. Il. l.. Holland of Colorado
Springs is candidate for exalted
ruler.
On Saturday the operating depart
ment Of the Colorado & Southern rail
way assumed direct control of the new
Denver & Interurban electric line and
j. ID. Welsh, general superintendent
of the Colorado & Southern, was
made general superintendent of the
electric line. H. E. Rennick is now
assistant superintendent of the cleo
trio line as well as assistant superin-
tendent of the northern division of the
Colorado & Southern.
The directors of the Farmers union
have taken the necessary steps to-
ward erecting an independent sugar
factory at Fort Morgan. 1t is planned
to start work on the new factory by
December LIST next. provided farmers
sign contracts for $500 acres of beets.
Fort Morgan people have taken up the
matter and are working on the acreage
contracts. The new company will pay
the flat rate of S5 a ton and agrees to
have the factory ready for next years
crop. The site has been selected.
Hamilton Armstrong has been ap-
pointed chief of police in Denver by
Mayor Speer to succeed Michael De-
laney. who resigned last spring. Mr..
was first named chief OF po-
lice during the Waite administration
and made a good record. The instruc-
tions OF his superior against gambling