The state herald., 1908-02-28
COLORADO NEWS

The contract for furnishing the Den
yer auditorium will call for providing
ten thousand chairs.
The walls of the new Odd Fellows
hall at Coal Creek have been com
pleted and the building will be finished
in March.
William Hildebrand, who built the
cog railway up Pixies Peak, and who
was one of the foremost civil engineers
in the country, died in New York City
February 2lst.
The Lamar National bank OF Lamar
has been authorized to begin business
with $4,000 capital. NJ. Strain is pres
ident, b. T. McClave, vice president,
and l.. f. Adams. cashier.
The annual meeting of the Grand
Valley Cantaloupe Association was
held at Grand Junction February 2lst.
b. c. Oyder was elected president and
A. j. Chesley secretary-treasurer.
The application of j. n. Akey, James
NJ. Allen, l.. c. Schmidt. h. S. Dickey
and j. A. Challgren to organize the
Farmers National Bank of Windsor.
with $4,000 capital has been approved
by the comptroller of the currency.
Senator Guggenheim is making an
effort to have the salaries of laborers
at the Leadyille fish hatchery raised
in the sundry civil appropriation bill
from 5000 to s720 per annum and the
cook ut the hatchery from $3.50 to s72O.
The Colorado Game and Fish Protec-
tive Association has extended the
Beaver Land & Irrigation Company -
nf hon nj
has announced it will take measures
TO protect the trout in Beaver creek,
Fremont county.
The Florence & Cripple Creek rail-
road is using every available freight
car on its line between Florence and
Cripple Creek, its business having in
creased TO such an extent in the last
thirty days that the present rolling
stock is inadequate.
More than thirty Japanese laborers
were shipped into Florence on the 18th
inst. to work on the Rio Grande rail-
road Every section man on the di-
vision was laid of, but all foremen
We're retained. The Japanese will
work between Salida and Pueblo.
Colorado patents granted: j. w.
Campbell, Colorado Springs. fire es-
cape: L. L. Clark, Colorado Springs,
calculator; c. $. Proctor. Denver. elec-
tro-pneumatic drill; NJ. Sporieder. Colo
RADIO City, setting mechanism for
watches; w. G. Swart, Denver, roaster.
At Gl,nwood Springs on the iith
lith inst. John Hopkins was found
guilty in the District Court of violating
the game laws and was fined s75 and
costs, the total being nearly 5000, He
was charged with having the carcasses
of six deer in his possession. but was
found guilty of having only three. q
For the reason that the bridge de-
signed In the state engineers Office
would be heavier and more expensive
than necessary. the county commits
sioners of Garfield county have de.
cided to reject all bids which have
been submitted for the construction OF
the bridge over the Grand river at
Silt and advertise for new bids ON
lighter structure.
The contracts for the state printing
for the coming year have been awarded
10 the Kistler Stationery Company and
the Hoeckel Blank Book Company.
both Of Denver. The bid of the kistler
Company was the lowest of three for
the stationery and circular printing.
and there were Ave competitors for the
blank book contract, the Hoeckel com
pany presenting the lowest bid.
An echo of the Adobe wreck on the
Rio Grande railroad. March Ii. 1905.
was heard at Denver . few days ago
when Eliza Blntz and her daughter
/ filed two suits. asking $4,000 damages
| from the road. One suit Is brought In
/ the name of Mrs. Blatz and Theresa
, Blatz and asks $1,000. The other by
/ Mrs, Blatz alone. Charles II. Blatz, the
husband and father. was killed In tho
| wreck.
! The ranch home OF Justin Pomeroy.
/ the larsost In the Pinednle district. was
recently burned to the ground M the
result OF the carelessness OF sixteen
/ yenrold boy employed nt the place.
The boy lighted n roaring nre In n
stove. paid no further attention TO II.
and In short time the fire was com
munlcatad To the building. which was
destroyed, together with It's contents.
The loss In estimated at about SIS. .00O.
NJ. Is. Robinson. former superin.
tcndent of the United OIL Company.
mas gwen the Florence nigh school "A
valuable collection Of rare minerals.
which he has gathered In Colorado
during the last seventeen years. Palae-
oloic and cenozoic fossils and the
mcsozolc crctaceoua rocks OF Colorado
are represented IN the collection.
which has great scientific value and
money value OF several hundred dol.
lars.
John T. Burns Of Denver. who served
for i've years AS secretary Of the Colo.
fndo State Commercial Association, has
gone 10 Wyoming 10 take charge OF the
] publicity work Of that state M manager
Of tho Cheyenne Industrial Club, and ns
assistant secretary OF the Transmits,
souri, Dry Farming Congress. which IN
20 be- made one Of the leading cconom.
/ teal mogemeniH Of the entire West and
which ia to meet next wintor In chcy.
/ cnnr.