The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
WESTERN NEWS.

Frank M. Nye, brother of the late
Bill Nye, the humorist, has been nomi-
mated for Congress on the Republican
ticket in Minnesota.
Boston w. Smith, the evangelist,
died at Minneapolis on the 10th inst.
from apoplexy. Mr.. Smith was COM
monty known as Uncle Boston"
Chisholm, Minnesota. was almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire on the 7th
inst. The town had a population of
about 1000, nearly all of whom are
left homeless.
Fire at Rawhide, Nevada, Friday
night destroyed a large part of the
town, rendering 5000 people home
less and inflicting a property loss of
over $75O,O0O.
}. l.. Liebhardt, central figure in
the German revolution of 1S49, and
associate of Carl Schurz, died Monday
morning at his home in Denver, aged
eighty-one years
The Denver, Laramie & Northwest
ern Railway Company has established
permanent camp five miles southeast
of Johnstown, Colorado, where it has
large equlpme At and has begun grad
ing.
The annual report of Brig Gen Earl
ID. Thomas, commanding the Depart
ment of the Colorado, just made pub
lie, shows strength of the United
States army in that district of 163 COM
missioned officers and 1858 men.
The resignation is unofficially an
nounced of the Rt. Rev. John Lancas-
ter Spalding, bishop of the diocese of
Peoria, because of continued ill-health.
The bishop is now in his sixty-ninth
year and still suffers from the paraly-
sis which brought him near to death.
Eleven engineers, headed by B. A.
Ketchum, arrived at Florence, Colo
RADIO, Monday and will take week to
investigate the proposed line of elec-
trio railway through Florence to Canon
City. About seven miles of grading
remain to be completed on Turkey
creek.
There is a movement on foot among
some of the insurance men in Oregon
to have the deposit law repealed at
the next session of the Legislature.
The fire insurance companies are re-
quired to deposit $50,000 in that state.
provision which is said to keep out
many companies.
Hi Henry, the veteran minstrel lies
at his home at Horseshoe Bend
twenty-five miles from Boise, Idaho, in
critical condition from apoplexy He
was stricken week ago Sunday, but
has been steadily growing worse and
practically all hope of his recovery has
been abandoned.
Candidate Taft's first speech-making
trip will be through the West taking
in at least the states of Missouri, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Indi-
ana. Two other trips are being
planned, one through the eastern
states and another through a number
of the southern states.
Gov. Curry of New Mexico left Tues
day night for Oyster Bay to discuss
with President Roosevelt southwestern
affairs and to extend to him an invita-
tion to attend the irrigation congress
mt Albuquerque, presenting him with
the invitation of the congress, en-
graved on plate of gold.
Secretary w. f. X. Mills of the Den
yer Chamber of Commerce received a
telegram Tuesday stating that the COM
ing of A. f. Potter, chief of the grazing
department of the federal forestry bu-
reau, to Denver, Sept 26th, to hold a
public hearing on complaints against
certain rangers and regulations of the
forestry department, was a certainty
Mr.. Potter will represent Clifford Pin
chot. head of the bureau, who is una
BILE to come.
Arrangements for a Marathon race.
the first to be held on the Pacific coast,
have been made by the Century Ath-
letic Club at Oakland California. The
course of twenty-five miles will extend
from Fruitdale to Haywards over
shaded roads and canons. The race will
be open to all registered amateurs and
all applicants will have to undergo a
rigid medical examination. The race
will probably be run Thanksgiving day