The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-09
COLORADO ITEMS

ventfon at Colorado Springs, January
10Th and Goth.
The construction OF a $4,000 alfal-
ia meal mill has been begun at Hill
rose in Morgan county. local men be-
ing principally interested. 1t will be
completed early in January.
Harry Mulnix of Denver, expert ac-
countant, Is to audit the books of
Prowers county. some of which have
not been audited since the formation
of the county twenty years ago.
II is stated that the Southern Colo
RADIO Power & Railway company of
Trinidad, which has been in the hands
of receivers. has been reorganized and
that s1.000.000 will soon be spent ON
improvements.
In letter from Max Brelitz of Aus
tria. European colonization agent.
to Greeley real estate firm. he asks
for 1,500 acres of irrigated land on
which to settle twenty-five Austrian
farmers.
William Brown, a ranch man near
Agate in Ebert county, was overcome
by gas while digging well on the I'd
inst. and fell out of the bucket while
being hoisted to the surface, dying be-
fore help could reach him.
Col. ]. A. ownbey of Boulder, who
has charge of ]. p. Morgan's extensive
coal mining interests near Trinidad,
is negotiating for a herd of elk now
owned by a Fort Collins ranchman.
The elk, II secured, will be liberated
ON the large game preserve of Mr..
Morgan. near the New Mexico line.
Senator Hughes will introduce bill
and endeavor to have 1t passed this
session to grant considerable tract
of public land to the Colorado Agri-
cultural college for experimental for
estry purposes. The proposed grant
will include lands between the college
west to the summit of the mountains.
thus giving opportunity to test forest
growth at various attitudes.
Adjutant General Chase, who is
member of the medical faculty of the
! University of Colorado. is planning to
establish military hospital corps at
the university. 1t will be a branch of
the Colorado National Guard. 1t will
be the second company in Boulder.
Professors and students in the col
lege of medicine are fostering the idea
and it is proving exceedingly popular.
After twenty-seven years honorable
service in the Denver police depart
ment, Sergt Martin j. Casey is about
to retire from active service on nalf
pay, at the age of sixty four. Until his
death the sergeant will receive half
pay from the police pension fund, of
which he is the second officer to take
advantage. The fund now consists of
$55, 900. To it all patrolmen subscribe,
in addition to certain city receipts
which are devoted to the purpose.
Ninety thousand dollars is asked by
Sheriff Skeritt of Arapahoe county in
three damage suits of 100000 each,
filed in the District Court at Littleton,
against Amos .Binford, Henry Plumb
and Frank Bailey. in which the sheriff
charges them with slander. defamation
of character and perjury. The cause
of action is certain affidavits filed in
regard to the proceedings in the trial
Of liquor cases, in which Sheriff Skier
ritt is alleged to be interested in q
number of saloons in the county
]. II. Brinkerhoff. general superin-
tendent of the Grand Junction rail-
road, operated jointly by the Denver
& Rio Grande and Colorado Midland
railroads between New Castle and
Grand Junction. has resigned to SUI
pervise the building of an electric
railroad designed to connect several
cities of the Grand Valley. This line
win extend through the fruit belt, cast
and west of Grand Junction. with the
newly-built road in that city as a nu-
cleus.
In order that their organization may
be in a position to sue the railway
companies in the courts, George J.
Kindel, w. H. Hall and Robert Given
have incorporated the Consumers
League of Colorado. The papers fled
with the secretary of state assert that
the league is a corporation not for
profit and that its objects are to dis
seminate information on the rates and
charges. rules and regulations of com
mon carriers, to advance the interests
of Colorado consumers. to obtain re-
dress for wrongs done the consumers,
and to procure reforms in transpor-
tation charges.
Professor H. NJ. Cotrell. of the Agri-
cultural College. announces that on ac-
count of the large increase in the num-
ber of students taking agricultural and
domestic science courses. it will be i'm
possible for the college to hold short
courses in cities over the state this
winter. The time Of the instructors
will be taken up by the students, and
the college has no money with which
[ to emnlnv lecturers for the short