The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-02-05
COLORADO NEWS

wheat in perfect condition.
years y. N. c. A. state convention.
The Denver Motor Club will hold an
automobile show February 10th to
18th.
The dead body of A. Johnson was
found in ditch near Firest0ne We'd
nesday.
r. w. Schroeder. 4 druggist at Wind
sor was fined $500 and costs for sell
liquor without a license. And he paid
II. tOo.
The Bobbie Burns anniversary vas
appropriately observed by the Scots OF
Denver, Leadville and Colorado
Springs on Monda;.
Seven Slav societies At Pueblo will
take part In the LlncOln centennial
February 18th. They expect to turn
out nearly 1000 strong.
Kansas day was observed at Pueblo
January 18th by native Kansans with .
big banquet. This will probably be
made an annual affair.
The cornerstone Of the new $4,000
annex Of the Centennial high school
at Pueblo was laid with appropriate
ceremonies Monday.
On Wednesday Congressman Bon
ynge recommended to the President
the appointment Of Marshall Moore
~ postmaster At Fort Collins.
Thomas r. Mahoney. former secre-
tsry of .the Longmont Commercial As
sociation. 10 to be secretary Of the
chamber Of commerce at Rocky Ford.
The State University Young Wom-
ems Christian Association is making
plans to erect . handsome association
house on or near the university can.
pus at Boulder.
The Fort Morgan Chamber of Com
merce will try to secure the location
in that city by the Legislature of the
proposed new home for the feeble
minded
The Colorado Springs 4 Interurban
Railroad Company will build = eSO, 900
extension to the Union Printers Home
and new Protestant hospital in the
same vicinity.
The Eastern Colorado Power Com.
pany is continuing to add from 10 to
30 men daily to its forces engaged In
building its big conduit on Middle
Boulder creek.
Permits for 234 new buildings, to
cost $694,475. were issued in Denver
during the month of January. This
IL an increase Of $294,750 over the
same month last year.
Gov. Shafroth has issued 4 proclama.
ton setting apart February II as =
holiday, to be observed throughout the
state in commemoration of the cen.
tennary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin.
1t In said to be the opinion Of the
secretary OF the Denver Real Estate
exchange that the most valuable lots
in Denver are those situated at the in
tersection Of California and Sixteenth
streets.
To make the state bear the expense
Of political campaigns and stop private
contributions to campaign funds is the
purpose of bill drafted by Gov. John
F. Shafroth in person. which will be
introduced In the Senate by Senator
Campbell
At mass meeting held by the Grand
Junction Chamber of Commerce to
consider the disposal of the Teller In
dian school buildings, a resolution was
passed asking that the buildings be
decided to the Western University. and
an effort will be made to get Congress
to take this action.
Carnation day was well observed in
Pueblo January 29th. Almost every
person in the downtown section wore
one of Mckinley's favorite flowers. So.
ciety ladies and girls sold carnations
on the street for the benefit of the Nc
Clelland orphanage About $500 was
realized.
Jonn B. Driskell, wellknown resi-
dent of Black Hawk for forty-three
years, died on the 29th ult. of dropsy,
aged sixty-eight He was member Of
the First Virginia cavalry and claimed
to have been paroled in the Shenan-
doah valley when General Lee surrend-
cred, and that he was never released
from parole. He had rich relatives in
Virginia.
At q meeting in Pueblo the Elks'
Reunion Association of Colorado Sc.
lected as the date for the annual
Gathering next October 18th, 18th and
l4th, In Pueblo. The committee
changed a custom which has hither-
to been followed in having the state
gatherings before the national conven-
tions Of the lodge and the one this
year will be in the fall some time
after the meeting at Los Angeles.
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Sandoval. who
has been on trial at Trinidad charged
with the murder of Max Romero. No
vcmber 9Th, while a celebration Incl
dent to q wedding at San Miguel. in
the eastern part Of this county, was ac-
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