The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-08
COLORADO ITEMS

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John NJ. Shultz, a Colorado pioneer
and for many years resident of Pueb
TO- died Sunday at his home near Ord
way as the result of an accidental gun
shot wound.
The annual Tri-county fair of Gar
Held, Eagle and Pitllin counties on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, broke
the record both as to display of prod
ucts and attendance.
Nicholas Finn, at one time promi
nent mining and smelling operator at
Leadville, died in the Sisters hospital
at Leadville Friday night after an i'll
ness of three months.
Medical men of Morgan county held
meeting at Fort Morgan Saturday,
elected DIR. j. A. Farnsworth president
and DR.. A. F. Williams secretary.
The town of Grand Valley celebrated
its first annual Fruit day on the 10th
inst. After the show was over the fruit
display was shipped to the Tri-county
fair at Glenwood Springs.
The town of Dacona has been in
ments in western Weld county estab-
lished as the result of rich coal strikes
which are being thoroughly developed
The county clerk of Ell Paso county
has issued 2S5 hunting licenses for
the opening of the deer season, Oct
LIST, and at least 200 additional appli
cations are expected.
The assessed valuation of Colorado
Springs is $12.5sO,OO according to fig
ures by Assessor Schneider. This is
falling off of $1,2SO,OOO from the 1907
valuation. due to Schreiber's reduc-
ton in taxes of 10 per cent. The as
SCISSOR reduced the valuation so that
private owners might be assessed more
in accordance with corporate property
holders.
Twenty-Five children between the
age of 8 and ~ 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 I'M
less they hereafter conform to the re-
quirements of the compulsory educa-
court to answer.
AT the Ault carnival, Sept. Goth, the
irrigated districts and those growing
crops by the Campbell system will COM
pete with their exhibits. Wheat raised
on dry land which yielded 55 bushels
an acre and corn yielding 40 bushels
will be exhibited. There also will be
livestock on exhibition, and one of the
features of the carnival will be the pa
rade, in which floats will be entered by
business men.
DR.. William j. Baird of Boulder has
presented to the city of Boulder for
park purposes 160 acres 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 and all will
eventually form one of the most beau
tiful natural parks in the country.
The Southern Colorado Power &
Railway Company has filed mort
gage for $1,5O0,O00 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 Il merger of the
old Trinidad Electric Railway com
pany and the Stonewall Valley Elec-
trio Railway Company. OF the amount
named in the mortgage, 100000 is to
be used in improvements.
Denver saloonkeepers are preparing
to make fight against the ruling of
the state pure food inspector, w. F.
Cannon, who holds that If adulterated
liquor is sold over the bar it must
bear : label on the bottle and the bar
keeper must tell the customer the
quantity of alcohol it contains. They
are willing to respect the law as to
bottled liquor, but hold that it does
not apply to adulterated liquor sold by
the drink.
In the County Court at Boulder Judge
Henderson directed that 7. V. Wilson,
executor of the Macky estate, turn over
to the regents of the university some
100000 worth of stocks, bonds and
other property, in compliance with the
bequest of the university. About $780,
900 in cash was retained by the execu-
tor to meet other requests end to pay
executors costs and attorney wees. An
appeal from the action of the court will
be taken by the executor. The matter
of the Inheritance tax is now In the
Supreme Court.
If the action OF Judge Lewis In the
United States Court at Denver In over
ruling a demurrer of the city of Gree
ley is not reversed 1t would appear that
the Greeley and Northern Railroad IL
Utilities Company can go ahead and
complete an interurban street car line
Greeley, Eaton and other
towns in Weld county. The railroad
company has applied for an Injunction