The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
COLORADO NEWS


The grand council of the Red Men
of Colorado will be in session at Pueb'
J 10 Aug. 10th, 18th, 18th and delega,
tons from all over the state are ex.
pected.
Acknowledgement Herbert S. Hadley
of Missouri who, with his family, is
locaed temporarily at the E. II. COOK
home at Boulder, will address the ma
tional convention at attorneysgener
at Denver August Goth, and will de
scribe his fight with the Standard Oil
people.
| A freak election bet has been made
at Leadville. According to the terms,
if Taft wins Matt Gaffnty will push a
wheelbarrow containing r. S. Casey
over the principal streets of the city,
and in the event of Bryan's election
the positions will be reversed. Both
are well known mining men.
John C. Sitterer of Denver has been
elected professor of civil and irriga-
ton engineering at the University of
Wyoming in place of Herbert r. No
well, resigned. Professor Stterer is a
graduate of the University of Ohio
and from the civil engineering de-
partment Of the University of Denver
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all records have been broken during
the month of July in the number Of
passengers carried into Denver. There
also has been an advance over previ-
GUS years In the number of tickets
sold, the increase being nearly $25,
600 over the sales of last year.
Water Commissioner Aubrey Of
Boulder states that Notwithstanding
the heavy roipc )jttIa pf the flood
waters got into the storage reservoirs,
on account of the heavy flow coming
down at night after washing out the
headgates or choking the inlets with
debris.
At meeting of the commissioners
Of Pitltin county few days since res
olutions were passed giving County
Assessor W. H. McNichols twenty days
in which to make good the shortage al
legged to have occurred during his term
of office as treasurer. If the alleged
shortage is made good the suits pend
ing against him will be nolled.
The badly decomposed body of a
man was found floating in the Grand
river on the 4th inst two miles below
Glenwood Springs. 1t was brought
here and identified as the body of J. e.
Darland, who was drowned July 9th.
while crossing the river at Shoshone.
The body had floated fourteen miles
down the river. His widow lives at
Colorado Springs.
Seventh Day Adventists to the nun.
Der Of 1000 or more will be encamped
on the grounds of the State Fair AS
sociation at Pueblo for ten days, be.
ginning August Goth. This event
promises to be one of the greatest re.
ligious gatherings ever held in Pueblo.
1t will be the annual camp meeting
and members from all over the West
will be present.
Work has been started at Cheyenne
Wells on the new Cheyenne county
court house. which is to cost $4,000.
The building is to be of red pressed
brick and one of the most modern in
eastern Colorado. Work has been
started also on an $4,000 school build
ing for Cheyenne Wells, which will
be built of cement block and be mod
ern in every detail.
Emancipation Day at Salida was OBJ
served in grand style by the colored
people, fully 100 visitors being pres
ent. Two ball games were played be-
tween Salida and Canon City teams,
Salida winning the morning game by
score of 15 to 6, and Canon City win
ming the afternoon game by score
of 16 to 13. In the evening there was
a cakewalk and dance.
Examinations will be held by the
Denver Civil Service board at the East
Denver high school on August 25th
Goth and eth, for candidates for the
positions of firemen. patromen, lieu
tenants, engineer and assistant engi
neer of the fire department. and in
spector of the Board of Public Works.
All applications to take the examina-
ton must be in at the office of the
Civil Service commission by August
18th.
Judge Lavender, in the District
Court at Leadville. has set the date
of the trial of Sherman w. Morris,
alias Frank Shiurtleff, charged with
murder, for September 1st. Morris is
the man brought to Leadville two
months ago by Sheriff Bonner from
Lansing, Michigan. 1t is said that he
has long criminal record and is
wanted in nearly every state in the
West. He will be tried for the murder
of John Walsh, sa1oonkeeper the
night of June %. 1898.
An examination has been announced
by the United States Civil Service
commission to fill seventy-five vacan-
cies in the position of examiner of ac-
counts in the Interstate Commerce
commission at salaries ranging from
81, 800 to $4,000 per annum an dtravel-
ing expenses. Age limit, twenty-three
to forty-eight years on the date of ex-
animation. Applicants should apply at
once to Werner w. Campbell, secre-
tary, Denver Colorado, for apIlica-
ton blank.
At a meeting of the Penitentary
Board in Acting Governor HarperS Of
flee, ways and means were devised
whereby the work on the state road
being built by Convicts can be con
tinued at least until the next meeting
of the board, September 10th. re-