The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-03
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COLORADO ITEMS

The trial of Mrs. Allen F. Read. In
the district court at Denver. ended In
her being found guilty of assault with
intent to commit larceny upon Mrs.
Phlpps.
Plans have been drawn for the pro-
posed sanitarium for the tuberculosis
poor at Colorado Springs. 1t will cost
about sis 900. of which several thou
sand dollars have been raised.
Gov. John F. Shafroth has ap-
pointed j. S. Appel of Denver his spe-
ciai representative to attend The ses-
sions of the National Civic congress
to be held in Carnegie hall. New York
City. December to II. 1909.
A coroner's jury at Cripple Creek re-
turned verdict finding the people op-
Grating the Morning Glory shaft of
the Work Mining & Milling Company
guilty of negligence and carelessness,
thereby bringing about the death OF
Oscar Anderson, who was thrown $50
feet down the shaft November 4th.
His spine was fractured, bht he lived
until November goth.
With fitting ceremonies the first
rails were laid at Pueblo November
22nd and the first spike driven on
the new Kansas-Colorado railroad.
near the State Insane Asylum
grounds. A special train took about
200 business men to the scene. The
first spike was driven by Mrs. An
drew Mcclellan and General Mana
ger f. C. Johnson.
The cornerstone OF a new church
building. to cost $1,000. was laid at
the corner of Logan avenue and Speer
boulevard. in Denver, Sunday by the
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints. This society is
not affiliated with the Mormons OF
Utah. Bishop Richard Billiard. OF
Boston. delivered the principal ad-
dress.
Rock Island engineers are reported
tigation OF the Mofiat road, having
visited Steamboat Springs. Craig and
other towns aiong the survey Of the
western extension OF the Moffat. 1t
is believed probable iE Denver rail-
road circles that the Rock Island will
bid very high for the Moffat road il
given an opportunity.
The three Falconer brothers. OF
Granada. attracted considerable atten-
ton at Pueblo few days since. The
combined height of the brothers is 10
feet TX inches. Ed Falconer. the
youngest, is the tallest. He stands
6 feet I. Eugene measures feet Az,
while William is feet 3k. The
brothers have adjoining ranches and
are almost insep,!rable.
During the next few months the gov
eminent will spend not less than $7a.-
600 in various improvements at Fort
Logan. near Denver. These Will In
c!ude a new water system to cost be-
tween 100000 and $4,000. and a
power and lighting plant to cost 3iO.-
coo. A laundry, new hospital and a
new isolation barracks for soldiers af-
fected with contagious diseases are
also among the Improvements planned.
w F. Il. Mills, secretary Of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade, has resigned that po-
sition in order to devote his entire
time to the work of the Convention
League, of which he is secretary.
With his family he will make a pro-
tracted trip to California and other
states of the Pacific coast, prelimi-
nary to taking up his exclusive duties
with the league.
There are not more than one-fourth
as many sheep now on feed in the
Eaton district as there were last sea-
son." said DR.. Merrill, state stock in
spector. at Greeley recently. Last
year 1873 carloads of sheep were put on
feed in the Eaton district. but only 40
carloads of lambs have been shipped
there this season. Greeley can make
a little better showing. but it is safe
to say that the output of mutton
from the Greeley, Windsor and Eaton
districts will be so per cent. below
normal this season."
No local labor union can be forced
to affiliate with any building trades
council. This is the decision handed
down by Judge II. C. Riddle in the
District Court at Denver. in granting
a permanent injunction to Local Union
No. 500. Brotherhood of Painters
Decorators and Paperhangers Of
America. against the national execu
tive board of the brotherhood. re
straining them from taking away the
locals charter because they refused tc
return into the fold of the Denver
Building Trades Council.
A6jt Gen John Chase and Mrs
Katherine Cook. superintendent o.
pullic instruction, will conduct the ex
aminaticns of candidates for entrance
tc the government naval academy a
Annapolis General Chase will have
charge of the physical and Mrs. Cool
OF the educational examination. They
will be held December 2Sth and 2Sth
and from the list of those successful
Congressman Il. r. Taylor will MAXI
his appointment OF principal. and ;
Substitute There will also be six al
ternates, The appointments are yearl,
occurrences.
The State Commercial Association
is planning the publication of small
illustrated booklet descriptive of Colo
RADIO irrigation enterprises and thu
crops that can be grown by irrigation
in the state, for distribution at TIL
National Corr Exposition. to be helt
in Omaha, beginning December 8.
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