The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-04
COLORADO NEWS

der county have appointed Charles
Misener county auditor
Officials of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company deny the report that the
company is about to be absorbed by
the United States Steel Corporation.
The first train after snow blockade
OF twenty days reached Crested Butte
February 26th, carrying mail, express
and supplies. The food situation had
begun to cause some anxiety.
Governor Shafroth has declared the
towns Of Englewood and Sterling to
be cities Of the second class. having
reached q population which places
them In this class under the law.
Mrs Laura d. Smith. formerly the
wife Of David Swickheimer. discoverer
millionaire. died at Oakland, Cal. Feb
ruary goth.
One hundred and thirty-seven men
Joined the Young Mems Christian as
sociation at Boulder February 26th,
increasing the membership up to 4GS.
A campaign is on to bring the member.
ship up to 600.
The month Of February was a rec
ord breaker for the state insurance de-
partment Its total collections amount
ed to s136.ss9.94. This is the largest
amount ever collected in any one
month by the department.
Contracts have been let for the erec-
tion OF a temporary postoffice building
at Fort Collins. to be used pending the
erection Of the federal building. Judg-
ing by ths experience Of other towns
this may be several years
An unusual sight four miles below
Gunnison is herd of one hundred
deer, which the deep snow in the hills
has driven to southern exposures on
the brakes OF Beaver creek. where
they can feed on the grass In the
cliffs.
A tree planting campaign was
launched by the real estate men of
Pueblo at meeting of the Real Es-
tate Exchange. They expect to have
$4,000 trees planted this spring. An
effort also will be made to have the
city permit the streets to be parked.
Charles Partridge Adams of Denver
has just concluded highly successful
exhibition OF his paintings at the gal
leries OF Marshall Field & Co., in Chi
cago. The exhibition consisted of
thirty-four oil paintings and seventeen
water colors and were nearly all Of
Colorado scenery.
The withdrawal from entry OF 1920
acres of government land in north
western Weld county by the register
of the land office at Sterling. marks
the last step preparatory to the issu-
ance Of bonds for the purpose of build
ing the Pawnee reservoir. in eastern
Weld county. near Keota. by the Pave
nee Irrigated Lands Company. The
company is capitalized at 100000 and
Dr. F. p. Lonergan of Evans Is its
president.
The Grand Junction City Council has
passed an ordinance calling q special
election on April 9th upon the question
of a commission form OF government.
The council also passed n resolution
opposing the charter convention. but 1t
was necessary to call the election, as
a petition with sufficient signatures
had been presented asking 1t. The
council also voted to refund the city
water indebtedness with new $65,000
bond issue.
William C. Ricord, for many years
prominent newspaper man In various
states of the West. died in a Denver
hospital from an attack OF pneumonia
February 25th. Mr.. Ricord at various
times held editorial positions at San
Diego. Calf. Astoria, Ore. San Fran
cisco. Calf, Los Angeles. Calf. As
pen, Colo, and Denver. He served as
telegraph editor on the Republican,
city editor Of the Times. assistant city
editor OF the News and state editor of
the Post
Five filings for ditch lines and reser-
voirs in Saguache county, aggregating
$156.O00. were made In the office of
the state engineer February 2Sth by
Joseph Harrison OF Colorado Springs.
The filings lay claim to water rights
on Sand, Willow and Pole creeks and
Crestone lakes in the Baca grant No. 4.
and the bitches will supply. according
to the plans. over 10000 acres of land
with water Three reservoirs are
planned and preliminary filings were
made on these last summer and fall.
From the executors of the w. s.
Stratton estate comes denial of the
report that an effort will be made in
the Legislature to secure the assets of
the Stratton estate for the charitable
institutions Of Colorado. on the ground
that the executors have failed to carry
out the instructions in Mr. Stratton's
will TO found a home for the poor.
During the last six years the execu-
tors have settled s23,000.O0O of Iitiga-
fion with about $37.500, excepting the