The Glenwood post., 1909-03-13
COLORADO ITEMS


Westcliffe have just started on four
year tour of the world
The Colorado Springs Democratic
city central committee has set March
18th as the date of the city convention.
The primaries will be held on Sauur-
day, March 18th
The City Council of Canon City has
elected George R. Tanner as mayor TO
fill the uneNpired term of Mayor A. II.
Seeley, resigned. the latter having re-
moved to Denver.
The Fort Collins Pioneer Association
Will purchase the first permanent
building erected in Fort Collins. 1t is
an old log cabin which at one time
served as hotel.
The women members of the chorus
of 1000, which will sing at the GYPSY
Smith revival meetings at the Audi
forum in Denver will wear white shirt
waists and the men white waistcoats.
Attorney T. ]. Leltwich, who shot
William Austin last summer on n Col
orado 4 Southern train, will be put on
trial again March 22nd at Fort Collins
His last trial resulted in hung jury.
herd of thirty-five tame antelope
Is curiosity on the John Painter
ranch at Roggen in Weld county The
early SHOWS last fail drove the animals
into the ranch for food and they have
been cared for all winter with the cat
tie on the ranch
The annual interstate debate be
tween the Universities of Colorado and
Kansas will take place at Lawrence.
Kansas, on March 25th Arrangements
are already under way for the Colo
rado-TeXas debate which will occur
sometime in May.
The Gill-Decker Improvement Com
pany has been organized, capitalized
at 100000, to plat the townste of Gill,
eight miles northeast of Greeley on the
new extension of the Union Pacific.
The town promises TO become an i'm
portant shipping point.
Among the younger branches of
study and personal training that are
being developed in the University of
Colorado is the Department of Oratory
partment has charge of the very sue
cessful Dramatic Club.
Eighty million passengers were car
ried on the cars of the Denver City
Tramway Company during the fiscal
year ending February IL, 1909. This
is an increase of 15,O0O,O0O over the
previous year, indicating the rapid
growth of the city.
Writing TO the Mining Journal, Lon
DON England, Thomas Tonge. the noted
Denver newspaper CORES pOndent,
says: From personal knowledge of
Leadville since 1883, and of present
conditions there, the writer believes all
indications are that the child is not yet
born who will live to see Leadville
| played out as profitable mining dis
trict.'
The Reverend and Mrs. r. ].
Van Valkenburg celebrated their six.
| ty-siXth wedding anniversary at their
home in Greeley on the 1st inst
| The Reverend Mr.. Van Valken,
burg enjoys the distinction of being
the oldest Odd Fellow in Colorado
and for thirty-one years has officiated
as chaplain at every session of the
grand lodge. The couple We're mar
ried in New York in 1S43.
| A load dumping apparatus that is in
big demand among sugar factories is
the cause of suit for $4,000 damages
instituted by Timothy Carroll Of Cali
fornia against Merritt l. Tuttle. one of
the wealthiest sugar beet growers in
Ft. Morgan. Carroll claims to be the in
ventor of the apparatus and alleges
that Tuttle has been using it in his
factory without permission
Fearing that their bill will be tabled
during the rush of the closing days Of
the legislature, the Fremont County
Roads Association, which is asking an
appropriation of $4,000 from the state
for macadamized driveway between
Fremont county points and Colorado
Springs, has decided to send one of lis
members to Denver to lobby in the in
terests of the bill. The object of this
driveway is to draw tourists from Colo
RADIO Springs.
Local option is expected to cut quite
a figure in the coming Pueblo city cleo
tion. Petitions have been filed with
the clerk by the anti-saloon people ask
ing for local option elections in the
First Second Fifth, Seventh and
Eighth wards. Petitions are now being
circulated In the Fourth and petitions
have also been filed asking for cleo
tions in two precincts in both the
Fifth and Eighth wards
w. H. Kincaid general superinten-
dent of the state fish hatcheries under
Governor Buchtel, has applied to the
United States government for lease
of the Grand Mesa lake on Grand Mesa
Mr.. kincaid announces that if he can
secure a laaSa on tho nrnnart1, for q