The state herald., 1908-06-26
COLORADO ITEMS

contracts nave DtGI Itl lOT the COlll-
pletion of the Cripple Creek Y NJ. C.
A. building.
The Colorado Chautauqua at Boul-
der will be opened July 4th with an at
tractiye program.
A postoffice has been established at
Brandon, Kiowa county, with Charles
d. Blanchard as postmaster.
The Colorado Springs High school
has just graduated sixty-six pupils, of
whom forty-four are girls and twenty
two boys.
Postmaster Sours will install de-
paTtment of the Denver postoffice in
the auditorium during the Democratic
National convention.
The new wagon road between Grip
pie Creek and Victor is finished, re-
ducing the Pike distance between the
two cities from six to four and a half
miles.
The state will get s400 in inheri.
tance tax from the estate of Edward
p. George. George left $4,000 worth
of property assessable under the in
heritance tax law.
Numbers of ranchmen in outlying
! districts have been notified to appear
at the land office in Denver and an
swer the charge OF unlawfully fencing
government land.
Colorado aas Japanese newspaper,
/ just started in Denver by 7. Homa-
tani, with T. Ono as editor. 1t is a
| fourcolumn folio, published weekly in
| Japanese characters.
\ number of Greeley men have
] ct. Iar
they have secured option on 14,0O0
acres of land which they intend to de
velop by irrigation projects.
John d. McGilvray, stone contractor
and formerly noted local politician of
Denver, was seriously injured in run
away accident at San, Francisco, his
] present home, on the 18th inst.
The throwing out of the Patterson
delegation from Denver and the seat
ing of the Speer delegation was dra-
matte event of the Democratic State
convention at Glenwood Springs.
! Under the supervision of Deputy La
Dor Commission ANel Swanson, all the
labor laws of the state enacted up to
| January, 1909. have been compiled by
Attorneys Melville, Sackett & Cal
vert. He has them for distribution.
The Fort Morgan Chamber OF Com.
merce has printed 10000 leaflets CIV
ing n description of Fort Morgan and
Morgan county. They will be used
during the Democratic National con
yentlon in Denver.
! George Goode. known from coast to
coast as crack shot and the winner
Of several cups and many prizes, was
SO badly injured at Cripple Greek re-
Gently by the explosion OF gunpowdor
as to endanger the sight Of both eyes.
. 1t is said that w. O. Hung, Chinese
official Interpreter for Denver has
been dismissed from the service ON nc.
count OF a complaint filed with gov
.crnment officials, charging hnA,with
operating Z gambling joint and accept
ing money from Chinese gamblers TO
keep the information OF the operation
of the joints from the police.
The state druggists at their conven-
In Glenwood Springs voted 10 meet at
Steamboat Springs next year, and
elected officers as follows Fred Shaw
of Denver. president: w. S. Parkinson
Of Glenwood Springs. first vice presi-
dent; Fred Page OF Denver second vice
president. II. A. Reynolds Of Greeley,
treasurer. J. a. Reynolds OF Denver,
secretary.
Crops Of many dry farmers near
Grover n Weld county, have been
badly damaged by hail and In many In.
stances rtPlantlng will be necessary.
Garden patches were completely ruined
and young corn was cut 10 pieces, ana
the fields where II stood must be re-
seeded Four cows, one horse aud two
mules were killed by lightning during
the storm.
Mrs. Julia James, who was shot and
seriously wounded by James Lynn.
who at the same time killed her daugh.
ter Sarah. has left Pueblo with her five
children for Seattle. Washington, TO
make their home with her sister. Mrs.
James has practically recovered from
the wounds Lynn Inflicted Lynn Is
under conviction for murder with the
death penalty hanging over him.
Manager Konne states that il is ex.
pcctcd that the Greeley canning fac,
tory will be- In operation by June 25ih.
Tho thirteen hundred acres Of peas are
looking fine and early peas will be-
mnturcd by June 2lBt These will be-
canned, followed By the later variety,
which will take the time OF the two
hundred employees until the tomato
crop IL ready The cabbage crop Is
TO be made into kraut,
Delegates from Colorado appointed
by Governor Buchtcl to this years mn.
iioual good roadI convention. which
meets In Buffalo. n v, Iuly ith and
sth and almost all mlomohlista OF
dealers In motor cars. They are ~ fol.
lows: +, l., Barnett, = a, Colburn,
O. n Frrnnld. q v. Hannah, 4. n.
Nichols. a. r. Wilson. W & Hume
well y, l., MatthewHun and u. NJ
Howell. all of Denver
Denver IL TO have a nov bank. work
men are engaged IN changing aud ro
modelling the main floor " the Ma
icHtlc building facing on Broadway
nnd nB soon nH the work IN completed
n viii BE- occupied by the san Juan
. banking and Trust Company. VII