The Springfield herald., 1909-04-16
STATE NEWS ITEMS

The proposition to build new high
school building at Windsor was voted
down by majority of sixteen votes.
Only eighty-three ballots were cast.
Division Superintendent A. F. Wick
Roy has told the people of Greeley that
the Union Pacific will spend $1,000
900 for improvements in Greeley.
East Denver high school boys,
spending their Easter vacation in a
cottage at Bailey in the Platte canon,
responded to an alarm of fire and pre-
vented the loss of 10000 railroad ties.
The formal transfer of the state re-
formatory at Buena Vista from War
den A. C. butcher to Felix O'Neil of
Denver, the new appointee, was made
by the commissioners on the 7th inst.
Mr.. butcher leaving Immediately for
his home in Colorado Springs.
Word has been received in Denver
that the annual convention of the Ma
tional 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
nit of Pixies Peak will be made about
April goth.
While Roy Dunning, photographer,
was attempting to take a picture OF
in
miles west of Trinidad, he was fired
at three times by one of the guards.
but not hit He hurried away, fell and
broke his camera.
Clarence Cleghorn. who has been in
charge Of the convict state road camp
in Las Animas county for the past
eight months. has resigned and will
be ranch foreman for Col. ]. A. Owen
by. His successor in charge of the
camp is w. |. johnson of Canon City.
Mrs. James Grant of Colorado
Springs. although born in the United
States, was unable to vote at the cleo
ton Tuesday because her husband,
Scotchman, has not received his final
naturalization papers. The law recog-
Iizes the nationality of the husband as
that of the wife.
Fumigation for scarlet fever germs
nearly cost the life of N. G. Hoel,
teacher in the University Park school
in Denver few days since. He
walked into room before the sulphur.
and formaldehyde fumes had been dis
sipated and was unconscious for con-
siderable time after his rescue.
The Colorado Provident Loan Asso-
citation, recently organized in Denver to
loan money at nominal interest rates
to those in need of pecuniary aid has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Whitney Newton; vice presidents
Col. w, E. Skinner and Prof. r. II.
Beggs; treasurer. E. R. Conaway; sec
retary, j.. II. Craig.
A temporary injunction restraining
w. w. Degge, head OF the Wellington
system, land and mining promotion
company, with headquarters in Boul-
der from making any further use of a
list of names secured from the Mining
Investor Publishing Company by al
legged fraudulent means, was issued
on the 7th inst. by Judge George w.
Allen in Division Four of the District
Court at Denver.
The Colorado & Southern railroad
will build an extension from its line
at Sopris to the property of the Woo
ten Land and Fuel Company, accord
ing to a statement given out at Trini-
dad by Col. ]. A. Owenby, president
of the Wooten company, who says
work will be started Immediately on
the road The distance is about twen-
ty miles and the line will tap several
coal veins which are not developed.
The Colorado Springs City Council
and the Beaver Land & Irrigation
Company have finally come to an
agreement regarding water rights on
Middle and West Beaver creeks and
have jointly engaged Prof l.. G. Car
penter of the Agricultural College to
make extensive surveys to prove up
the correctness of their respective
claims, as outlined in the agreement,
which is expected to obviate much liti-
cation.
The State Normal School board met
at Greeley and reorganized on the 9th
inst. choosing L. w. Markham of La
mar, president; A. ]. Stary, secretary;
and John Petrillin. treasurer. The 9th
er members are J. H. Thatcher and
Mrs. Thalia Rhodes, Denver; NJ. P.
Welch, Delta; George Houson, Gree
ley. Mrs. Grenfell not having accepted
appointment to fill the Turner va
cancy. Charles Ward of Boulder was
appointed.
Closing a ministerial career of thir
ty-five years. twenty-seven of which
has been continuously pastor of the
First Congregational church of Colo
RADIO Springs. DR.. James B. Gregg has
rendered his resignation, effective on
June 18th. He will remove, with Mrs.
Gregg. to Boston, where his seven chill
dren live. His successor has not been
appointed In point of continuous ser
vice DR.. Gregg who is sixty.seven years
old ranks second in the state, Dean
Hart of Denver ranking first.
Thomas ]. lyman, the newly ap
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