The new era., 1909-08-05
COLORADO ITEMS

tor Guggenheim, DR.. H. Freudenberger
has been appointed pension examining
surgeon at Grand Junction. vice DR.. F.
R. Smith. resigned.
John Remple, conductor, and E. A.
Craddock, motorman OF a street car.
were held up and robbed OF gold
watches and about $50 in money few
nights since in West Pueblo.
The government fish hatchery on
the Grand Mesa is preparing to ship a
large quantity Of trout eggs to foreign
countries. Italy will receive 100000.
France 100000 and Japan 100000.
The quarterly convention OF the
Colorado Realty Dealers Association
at Boulder on the 21st inst. was large
ly attended by representative business
men from all sections OF the state.
Professor Greene. of Newton. Mass.
has been appointed a member of the
Colorado College faculty to succeed
Prof. ]. r. Armstrong. who has been
granted two "ears' leave of absence.
The premium list for the second an
nual Colorado Interstate Fair and Ex-
position at Denver is off the press and
can be had upon application to Secre-
airy G. C. Fuller. 424 Tabor Opera
House, Denver.
Bids for the erection Of three cot
tages at the insane asylum at Pueblo
were rejected because none of them
were inside the sum available. The
lowest bid was $15O.0O0. The board
will od for nox, hide
By the will of Francis Serriere a
goodly sum is left to the McClelland
orpranage Of Pueblo and the Vineland
Methodist church. Serriere was a
prosperous farmer near vineland and
his estate is valued at $4,000.
The Christian Scientists of Arvada.
under the leadership of Mrs. Mary C.
receiving bids for a small church
they hope to have ready for occu-
pancy before tho snow flies.
An international rock drilling con-
test is one OF the features being con-
sidered by the management of the Sec
ond annual Colorado Interstate Fair
and Exposition at Denver In connec-
ton with the mineral display.
William Wahl has sold his farm just
north OF Golden, to Nathaniel Ketchel
OF Denver for $4,000. Two years ago
the place was offered for SIS. 900, its
value having increased in that time
over one third. Similar advances in
agricultural land are reported from all
over the state.
The Silver State Packing company
Of Fort Lupton opened its factory July
26th and began canning beans. On
account of the severe hailstorm there
will be only short run. Most of the
tomato plants have been replanted.
More than $1,000 worth Of tomato
plants were set out after the hailstorm
and these will make a fair crop.
The Denver & Rio Grande has or
dered 1000 fifty-ton steel dump bot
tom coal cars, 1900 steel under and
upper frame box cars, 500 steel under
and upper frame stock cars, $50 steel
fifty-ton flat cars and 200 refrigerator
cars. This road has under construc-
tion ten all-steel passenger coaches.
ten all-steel baggage and express cars
and a few caboose cars.
In an interview at Chicago ex-Gov-
ernor Buchtel, who was credited with
an interview denouncing woman suff-
rage, denied that he had made any
such statements. "I stated that some
of the best people l know are very
Indifferent to the exercise Of the
franchise" he said. "Nothing that l
said could be made to convey the idea
that only the dregs Of womankino
vote. That's not true"
On the afternoon of the goth inst.
there was heavy clOudburst in
Green canon, thirty miles north of
Trinidad, causing flood which swept
away portion of the tramway trestle
leading to the mine of the Grsen
Canon Coal Company and partially
flooding the mine, causing suspension
of operations. A number of houses
were flooded and there was considera-
BILE damage done to furniture.
The Western conference of the Y.
NJ. c. A. at Estes Park came to close
with big camp fire which was large
ly attended by visitors from the neigh
boring resorts. The newly elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year are: c. P.
Dodge of Colorado Springs. president;
H. w. Moore of Denver. first vice
president; O. A. Boyle of Wichita,
Kan, second vice-president; A. L.
johnson of Lincoln. Neb., third vice.
president; ]. H. Causey of Denver
treasurer.
Chipeta, the aged widow of Chief
Ouray. the friend of the whites. and
the Indian who left a deep impress
on the Uncompahgre valley. may be a
guest of Montrose at the celebration
of the opening of the Gunnison tun-
mel September 2Sth. 1t has been de-
cided to extend an invitation to the
noted squaw. Chipeta is now a resi-