The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-17
COLORADO NEWS

lished October 1st at Austin, Delta
county, serving 700 people and 100
families
Richard Lee, nephew of Gen. Robert
E. Lee. with silis family. visited rela-
tives in Denver during the Democratic
convention
Mrs. Thomas Macon, wife Of the
late Judge Macon, died at her home in
Denver on the 10th inst Her health
had been failing for some time.
Chief Game Warden Charles Puring-
ton has provided $4,000 trout eggs to
stock the Denver fish hatcheries. The
eggs were taken from Trapper's lake.
Governor Buchel has appointed Fla
Vlus Naylor, Michael Donovan and
Frank Auken commissioners for the
purchasing of burial places for old SOL
iisrg at Victor.
Four live Teddy bears have been on
exhibition in the California street win
dow of the Colorado Midland railroad
office in Denver. The bears were cap
tIred by J. F. Wakefield OF Paonia.
d. The Denver Auditorium, with it's
decorations intact, after the adjourn
ment of the Democratic National con-
vention, was thrown open to the in
spection of the public Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon.
The directors of the Portland Gold
Mining company on the 7th inst. de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
Of four cents per share amounting 70
$l20,O0O On the 100000 shares of cap.
ital stock. This will be distributed
July 18th, and make total OF s7,9S7,-
900 paid BY the company.
Morrell Law of Denver, and recently
connected with the Colorado Midland
RAILROAD, has been appointed traffic
manager of the Santa Fe Central and
Albuquerque Eastern railways, with
headquarters at Santa Fe. Samue! B.
Grimshaw, formerly of Denver, re-
signed as general manager and assist
ant to the vice president of these two
lines.
Taking the trip up Pixies Peak on
the Cog road, while spectacular cleo
trical and rain stormsraged with un-
abating fury, Congressman and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth and party had
very lively experience. Afterward
their automobile got stalled in the
mud on the way to Colorado Springs.
But they declared themselves i'm
nensely pleased with the visit.
State Dairy Commissioner Bishopc
stated recently that he had an applica-
ton from Twin Falls, Idaho, for 1000
Colorado milch cows. and that he was
In position to supply only few hun.
dred head at the present time. Some
time ago Charles Brand of Colorado
Springs shipped about forty head of
Red Polls to Idaho which were abso-
.utely free from tuberculosis.
Secretary McCrillis of the State
Stock Inspection Board, has received
word Of the death of Edward o. Lock-
er, the inspector for the board at Kan
sas City. For fifteen years Mr.. Lock-
er looked after the interest of Colo
RADIO cattlemen in Kansas City and was
one of the best in the work At a
meeting ofthe board July goth the va
:ancy left by Mr.. Lockers death will
be filled.
While attempting to board Rio
Grande train between the engine and
the baggage car 1T Salida on the 9th
inst, James F Jennings of Leadville
caught his foot in the frog of switch,
was pulled under the train and run
over, his head being crushed in such
manner as to cause instant death. His
father, Peter Jennings, was in Denver
at the time of the accident to attend
the Democratic convention
James S. Barber, one Of the first
settlers in the Platte valley, died near
Evans on the 10th inst, aged sixty
three. He was born in Meadville,
Pennsylvania, and came to Colorado
in 1873. settling on a big ranch, where
he lived continually. He was mem
Der of the Legislature during Governor
Peabody's term, county commissioner
several years, A Knight Templar and
member of the Woodmen of the
World.
Three Mexicans. who are alleged to
have been passing counterfeit money
in Lamar were placed in Jail in Colo
RADIO Springs on the 10th inst. by
United States Deputy Marshal Thomas
Clarke The men were detected by
who found that they had been working
in the beet fields near Lamar and get
ting change for IS. $40 and $3.50 false
gold pieces, usually in the evening
The men are Thomas Ayala, R. Ayala
and Domingo Ochoa.
Martin Hyles, fifty years old, living
on farm near Greeley with his broth
er Robert, became unsettled in his
mind, brooding over what he regarded
as financial wrongs, and disappeared
at midnight July 3rd. He was found
twelve miles southwest of Greeley on
the 18th inst, living in hut of sticks
and grass, and finally captured by
Sheriff Florance and taken to the
Jail in Greeley. He kept the neigh.
bors at bay with a gun before the sher-,
iff appeared.
Northern Colorado is likely to get
more railroads. The Colorado & South
ern has put corps of surveyors in the
field to survey line from Fort Col
Inns to Clevenne This will com.