The Springfield herald., 1908-07-03
STATE news ITEMS


p!ction.
Secretary O'Connor thinks there will
be at the Denver state fish hatchery
this year 100000 fish for distribu-
tion.
Gently killed 4O0-pound black bear
twelve miles west of Florissant. 1t re-
quired Sin shots.
Governor Buchtel has appointed J.
C. Crossan water commissioner in L.s-
trict 20 To fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of A. H. Hadley.
The San Luis Valley Masonic Asso-
citation held its fourteenth annual con.
vention at Alamosa June 2ith. grand
banquet to nearly 400 OF the Masons
and their ladies was one of the feat
ures.
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 Denied, 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 100000.
Michael Mozini a gardener near Den
yer. recently presented Mrs. Martha
Shute OF the state board OF horticul-
ture with box OF big Strawberries.
one of which was five and one-half
inches in circumference.
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.
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 number
of broods which will be turned loose
when about half grown. His neigh
bors are also raising pheasants.
A motion by the Colorado & South
ern and the Great Western Sugar Com
pany for a new trial in the case OF
Bessie r. Parker, who secured a ver-
dict recently for $4,250 damages for
the death Of her husband, was denied
by District Judge Gamble at Fort Col
Tins and the defendants ordered to pay
the damages. Notice was given OF an
appeal to the Supreme Court.
With the starting Of the new STRAIT
largest of its kind In the Cripple Creek
lgold mining district, which will occur
in the course OF a short time. the ship
Anent of the lower and average grade
ores from the Independence mine to
the United Reduction works at Colo
RADIO City will cease. The mill has a
capacity of 5000 tons per month.
which may be increased at the option
of the owners.
After a record for fast and accurate
work in completing the Denver Audi
forum, when there was distinct
feeling of upeasiness among city Off
cials and those who had promised that
1t would be ready in time for the Demo
cratic National convention, the George
A. Fuller Contracting Company has
completely finished the building and
to the minutest details it Is ready for
occupancy.
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
hundred thousand dollars to be used
in the Identification scheme, $92,-
900 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 at 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. r. l.. Holland of Colorado
Springs is a candidate for exalted
ruler.
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 4,500 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..
Armstrong was first named chief of po-
lice during the Waite administration
md made good record The instruc
tions of his superior against gambling
were carried out to the letter. Under
Governor Thomas he was captain of
detectives for a couple of years and
under Orman became chief of police
For brief period under the Speer adj
ministration he served as captain OF de-
tectives.
A serious destruction of beets and al
fnlfa by the ravages of the web worm
Is reported from the country around
Fort Collins 1t is feared that the
farmers will suffer heavy losses Com