The state herald., 1909-01-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS

cided to hold another Chautauqua as
sembly this year.
The red light" district of Colorado
City was practically wiped out by a
fire that occurred on the 9th inst, The
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Cassell Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union has opened free read
ing room at 1851 Stout street in Den
Yer and 1t is proposed to establish sew
eral others.
1t Is anticipated In railroad circles
that one OF the results of the acquisi-
tion OF the Colorado & Southern by
the Burlington will be the purchase of
the Pullman shops In Denver by the
allied roads. 1t has been understood
that the shops are for sale.
The county commissioners of Ell
Paso county have contracted for cases
to hold the permanent exhibit of the
Ell Paso County Horticultural Society
and the exhibit of the county which
was shown at the Worlds Fair In st.
Louis. They will be placed In the ro-
tunda of the court house.
j. +. Burris, veteran OF the Civil
War, died at Golden on the 18th inst.
at the age of eighty. He served as
second lieutenant in the One Hundred
and Forty-ninth Ohio volunteers. He
had lived the life OF recluse at
Golden for twenty years. 1t is thought
he left wife in Clarksburg. Ohio.
On the night of the 18th inst. pas.
senger train on the Burlington ran
into bunch of antelope two miles
from Virgins In Morgan county and
killed five. This makes about twelve
killed from this same band within two
band. which ranges in the fields nine
miles west Of Fort Morgan.
Mrs. Martha Cox, the Oldest woman
in Weld county. has just celebrated
her ninety-fourth birthday. She is the
mbther of Mrs. J. w. Titler. the head
of four living generations. She assists
in housework. She was born In In
diana, pioneered In Ohio, Iowa and IL
linois and came to Greeley ten years
ago. Her grandfather lived to be l04.
Miss Lila Rogers. nurse from New
York. has arrived at Pueblo and taken
up new work In the South Side
schools. Miss Rogers, who originated
the Idea in New York City. is looking
after the health of the 5000 school
children in district 90 She makes
| nIp - hn
examining every child for infectious
and contagious diseases.
An extensive military parade is be-
ing planned at Denver for the Centen-
nial celebration of Lincoln's birthday
on February 18th. A great meeting
will be held In the Auditorium, at
which Mayor Speer will preside. the
principal speakers being Gov. John F.
Shafroth. Joseph +, Tuttle. Jr.. Harper
Orahood and Sarah Platt.Decker.
Stores will be closed from 1880 to 400
| p. m.
| over 100000 acres OF government
land available for homestead entry In
Routt county are shown on plats OF
the eastern end OF the county being
published by the Moffat road II is
the purpose OF the railroad company
to reproduce this map in sections so
that the homesteader can see II all ut
glance The maps show subdivisions
| down TO forty.acre tracts and II Is
planned to give them wide distribu-
| tion.
The s50.0O0 project OF Dr. F. p. Lon.
orRan OF Evans, Courtney Washing
ton OF Greeley and Hanley A. Calvert
OF Denver TO reclaim 10000 acres OF
desert land lying forty miles east OF
Greeley. In the neighborhood of Koota.
has taken definite form. All reports.
| surveys. etc. were approved by the
government and n company has been
Incorporated under the name OF the
Pawnee Irrigation Land Company to
carry out the enterprise.
A petition has been largely signed
addressed 10 the railroad corpora.
tlons operating In the Cripple Creek
district. asking reduction In freight
rates 10 valley points on low grade ore.
II is shown by the petition that the
tonnage from the distrist has been ma.
tcrlally Increased by the maintenance
OF low treatment rates by the reduction
companies. and the railroads are asked
to make a rate Of 90 cents u ton on
ores running s. a ton or under and 75
cents a ton on ores graded from s. to
| SIS per ton.
The electoral vote of Colorado was
cast at Denver on the iith inst. for
William j. Bryan and John W. Kern.
ns Democratic candidates for President
aud vice president OF the United
Stntes. The formnlity was observed In
the secretary OF states office. those
participating being the electors and
Chief Justice Il. W. Steele. who nd.
mininterod to them their oaths OF OF.
flee. The electors were Charles s.
Thomns. Samuel r. Wheeler. Thomas
J, Ehrbart. Dexter r. Sapp and Charles