The state herald., 1908-10-02
COLORADO NEWS

of advertising Colorado Springs as a
winter resort.
Medical men of Morgan county held
a meeting at Fort Morgan Saturday,
formed county association and
elected Dr. j. A. Farnsworth president
and DIR. A. F. Williams secretary.
The town of Dacona has been In
corporated. 1t is one Of the new settle
ments in western Weld county estab-
lished as the result of rich coal strikes
which are being thoroughly developed.
The county clerk of El Pnso county
has issued 2S5 hunting licenses FOR
the opening of the deer season, Oct.
list, and at least 200 additional appli'
cations are expected
Contracts have been awarded by the
Ward Gold Cyanide Milling Company
for the erection of two unit miles OF 20
tons each of the 150.ton mill at Ward,
Colo The mills will be in operation
early next year.
A peach seed planted by Mrs. Nancy
Oney in her dooryard at Greeley sew
en- years ago, when she was 10, has
produced a tree from which she picked
II ripe peaches on her seth birthday,
few days since.
The number of men, women, boys
! and girls who made use of the swim.
ming pool and shower baths at the
| Denver public bath house in August
was 1850. 1t was patronized by $50
| girls in one day recently.
DIR. Clough T. Burnett, a graduate
of Michigan University, has been ap-
| lointed professor in bacteriolosy at
the University OF Colorado, succeed
| ing to the chair held last year by DR..
Bessie Robertson, now Mrs. Frank l..
/ Barrows.
Twenty-Five children between the
age of s and IL were taken from the
Fort Lupton canning factory by pro
baton officer and placed in school.
Their parents, the school board and
their employers were notified that un-
less they hereafter conform to the re
Quirements of the compulsory educa-
lion law, they will be brought into
court to answer.
Judge Cavender sentenced Sherman
w. Morris to 20 to % years in the pen.
ltentiary. Morris was found guilty by
jury of the murder at Leadville OF
John Walsh, saloon.keeper, in June,
1898. He was arrested at Lansing,
Mich, in May of this year, and brought
to Leadville by Sheriff Bonner.
The Navy Department is. attempting
to secure custody Of J. X. Roland, a
recruit who robbed companion and
deserted in Pueblo. The Pueblo civil
authorities, instead of turning the man
over to the navy. prosecuted him fol-
.~'"'"'"fs at Dpvna 'Ista. rliu stsfty
authorities refuse TO give him up.
DIR. William J. Baird of Boulder has
presented TO the city OF Boulder 70.
park purposes 100 ucres OF land ad
Joining the city on the west. lying at
the mouth of Gregory canon and at
the foot OF Flagstaff mountain. The
city already owns In this vicinity some,
Thing over 1000 acres aud all will
eventually form one OF the most beau,
tiiul natural parks In the country.
In the United States Court at Denver
Judge Lewis. after hearing arguments
IN the case of Harry Hokns0nO Jap.
anese. against the Laramie. Poudre
Reservation a Irrigation Company.
decided In favor Of the plaintiff. award.
Ing him the full sum of si,GS2.2O. ac-
cording to the contract. Owing to dis.
putes In regard to the completion OF
the work the company had paid him
only s3.4SG.i5.
The Southern Colorado Power 4
Railway Company has filed a mort,
gage for sl.j00.OOO In favor Of the St
Louis Union Trust Company Of ST.
Louis. The mortgage covers the en-.
tire plant and all the lines OF the Trim.
idad company, which is merger OF the
old Trinidad Electric Railway com
pRny and the Stonewall Valley Elec,
trio Railway Company. OF the amount
named In the mortgage. 100000 is to
be used In improvements.
Because the two modern buildings
erected over a year ago are not large
enough TO meet the demands that the
rapid growth Of Denver Is raising.
Mayor Spocr viii recommend In his
budget for 1909 an appropriation to
build n commodious addition 10 Steele
hospital for contagious diseases. An.
other appropriation viii be- asked for
the erection OF $4,000 posthouso to
replace the Sand Creek hospital de.
stroyod by fire.
Mayor spoor IN preparing n program
for the formal and official opening Of
the Denver Auditorium. when II shall
have been entirely finished In every
detail, shortly after the coming olcc.
tlon. Tho celebration. II IL planned.
will last week. each night being
marked by different features OF rovcl
ry and entertainment. Tho initial
night viii probably open with u grand
ball. TO which society will give its sane.
ton. A musical festival will mark nn.
a.. A. a.