The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-08
COLORADO NEWS


Russians who work in the beet fields.
Word has been received in Denver
that the annual convention Of the Ma
tfonal Dental Association with about
1000 delegates will be held at Denver
IN July. The organization has just
been holding session in Birming-
ham, Ala.
A large force Is at work at the
Pixies Peak Cog road shops overhaul
ing engines and preparing for the
biggest tourist season In the history
of the town. The first trip to the sum-
roit Of Pixies Peak will be made about
April goth.
The annual meeting of the State
Board Of Agriculture will take place In
Fort Collins April 14th. A successor
to Pres. B. o. Aylesworth, resigned.
viii be chosen. and matters relating
to the future policy of the institution
determined.
Over 80 per cent. increase is shown
IN the bank clearings OF banks belong
Ing to the Denver Clearing house in
the official report for the month of
March. The total increase is $11,075,-
:"
1909. were s42,O59. .s69.6s.
Samples OF gray sandstone from the
Steamboat Springs quarries were taken
to Denver recently to be sent to Wash
ington, the purpose being to have the
stone tested by the supervising archi-
tect In order to see II the material is
suitable to go into the new federal
building.
A new town to be known as Model
City" has been plated on the prop
-erty Of the Model Land and Irrigation
Company. twenty-five miles southeast
Of Trinidad. 1t will be on the main
line OF the Santa Fe and is the site Of
reservoirs now under construction,
which will irrigate, 10000 acres.
The Fort Morgan correspondent of
The Denver Republican, under date of
March 31st, says: Denver parties have
leased the fishing rights on Jackson
Lake and today made their first large
catch, landing 1900 pounds in one
haul, mostly carp, bass and suckers.
They are being shipped to Denver.
Naval men now in Denver have per
fected an organization to be known as
the Ernest w. Weichart section of the
Navy league. 1t was named in mem
ory Of Weichart, who, while an officer
of the navy, received fatal injuries in
an explosion on the battleship Missouri
in 1904 A. B. Frenzel is chairman.
On April End Henry T. West, eighty
three years old. president of the So
ciety of Union Colony Pioneers, began
his fortieth consecutive year of resi-
dence in Greeley. It was thirty-nine
years ago ON that day that Mr.. West,
in company with N. G. Meeker and
General Cameron, selected the site OF
Greeley.
Isaac Newton Whitehead, the Oldest
man in Mesa county, and one Of the
valleys best known citizens, died April
End on his ranch near the Indian
school, He came to the Grand valley
twenty years ago from Indiana. and
was one OF the most prominent Repub-
1icans In the county. Beginning with
1896 he had presided over every coun-
ty convention. He was ninety yearH
The measurements o. the deep drain,
age tunnel made April 2nd show that
the following distances have been Gov
cred since March LIST: From the por
tai heading. $40 feet; north from the
intermediate shaft, BAT feet; south
from the shaft. 800 feet. Up to the
present time. 5.5s7 feet OF driving has
been done from the VDrtal and 1868
from the intermediate shaft, making a
total Of 7,455 feet Of work done along
the tunnel line.
Hon w. 8. U'Ren OF Oregon. known
as the father Of the direct primary law,
and strong advocate of the initiative
and referendum, addressed the stu
dents and members of the faculty Of
the University of Colorado on Monday
morning. March 29th He told OF the
working efficiency of the direct pri-
mary in Oregon and predicted that. al
though not now altogether satisfactory,
IT would be almost perfect ten years
hence,
Assistant District Attorney Purcell
r dt Colorado Springs is of the opinion
that under the law although thief
steal several hundred dollars worth of
gold concentrates, he is guilty of petit
larceny only, II he takes away less
.han $50 worth at a time. In this be-
eff he dismissed charge of grand lar
eny against L. II. Harmon, accused of
stealing over $500 worth Of ore from
the Portland mine, to file four separate
charges of petit larceny.
The Democratic club of Denver has
taken five years lease on the large
and stately mansion of the late sena-
tor N. p. Hill ON Fourteenth street in
Denver. and has already moved into 1t.
Much OF the furniture of the olden
days remains in the house, including
the thousand-dollar cut glass chande-