The state herald., 1908-12-18
COLORADO ITEMS

italized at $4,000, has been incorpor-
ated to conduct vaudeville theater
at Greeley.
Excavation has been commenced for
the new county court house at Pueblo.
The contractors expect to be ready to
lay the cornerstone January 1st.
1t IS stated that Mayor Speer is plan.
ming for municipal news weekly in
Denver to contain reports of the va
rious departments of the city govern.
ment.
On January 2Sth Leadville will cele-
brate its thirtieth anniversary by a
home coming" of Leadville pioneers
There will be high old times"-about
two miles high.
Manager A. b. Hulit of the Kansas.
Colorado Power and Transmission
Company, expects the road to be com
pleted from Pueblo TO the top of the
Royal Gorge by May 1st next.
Tho Grand Junction city council has
by unanimous vote instructed the chief
of police to wipe out every house of
ill-faine within the city and see that
they remain closed.
The Denver school board has called a
special election to be held on January
10th for the purpose of voting on
bond issue of sl.oOO,OOO to provide for
the erection of new schools.
On the night of the Sth inst. fire
destroyed the shaft house and build
ings OF the Mesa Mining C Milling
Company at Unaweep, entailing n loss
of $4,000. There was no insurance.
Another per cent. dividend has
been declared by Richard II. Malone,
receiver of the defunct Fidelity Saw
ings Association of Denver. This divi.
dend means the disbursing of SAL 900.
anu makes a total of 40 per cent paid
to depositors.
Stephen n. Bennett, pioneer
nearly eighty-threo years old, and
brother-in-law of ex-Lieut. Gov.
Brush, died at Greeley on the 10th
inst. of disease incident to old age. Mr..
Bennett came TO Greeley over thirty
years ago.
Railway mail service to Walden
Colo. from Laramie, Wyo., will soon be
turned over TO Laramie, Hahn's Peak
Il Pacific railway. going by train to
within thirty.fiye miles of Walden and
then by star route. At present seuaniy
miles is covered by stage.
The scientific students and members
OF the University Scientific Society
of ths State University are cooperat-
ing with the office OF state dairy com
missioner for the purpose of purifying
the milk and milk products which
are produced In Boulder county.
Calvin Phillips. who killed his faith.
ar.ln.law. George Banbridge, July 4th.
and who was found guilty of murder In
the second degree. was sentenced by
Judge Garrigues IN the District Court
at Greeley on the 9th inst. TO not less
than 10 nor more than l5 years in the
penitentiary.
There is still talk at Fort Collins OF
Secretary OF Agriculture James Wilson
becoming president OF Colorado Agri
cultural college. While II has not been
definitely decided who will succeed DIR.
u. o. Aylesworth. and probably will not
for several weeks. there are rumors
that Mr.. Wilson will be chosen.
At Cripple Greek on the 9th inst.
Charles Hathaway. head timberman
at the Vindicator main shaft, was
drawn into the shave wheel at the
head of the gailows frame and seri.
ously injured. lie is secretary OF the
Cripple Greek District Pioneers Asso-
citation.
Weld county claims to lead the
state IN the increase OF votes east at
the last election. In 1906 the county
cast t.i0o votes. and this year l0.700.
Estimating from the vote OF two years
ago. Weld county people claim that
the population was then 10000 In that
county. and according to the vote
this year. $4,000.
Work on the Riverside reservoir In
i.arimef county has been completed
aud b25 cubic feet OF water n second
Ia now being run into this. the largest
reservoir In the county. The Riverside
Irrigation Company has completed III
inss on the reservoir nito OF Wildcat
creek and will commence construction
AS soon AZ possible.
Al Cripple Creek Tuesday william
campion. n brother Of Andy J. Cam.
pion. n commission man OF Denver. sat
down In u chair In the lobby OF the Ma.
,ional hotel and went 10 sleep, A few
minutes later a porter discovered that
campion was dead. The coron.r'n hu.
topsy disclosed the fact that death was
due 10 n blod eliot near tho heart.
Campion was butcher. thift, four
years old, He leaves n widow.
The Denver Reservoir Irrigation
Company has JUS, lot con,rao, for the
completion Of tho Stanley Lake dam.
one Of the chief works OF the project.
five niles north OF the city limits of
Denyer. Kenefiek a Quisiey. Of lSan.
Haa c'ty. have undertaken tho work
for $4,000. To date on dams. canals
and tunnels for tho system. th. irriEa.
ton mpany has let contracts calling
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