The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
COLORADO NEWS

ioui 6SheiatiouS present, Mr. ana MIS-
d. X. Brewer celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. They were. mar
ried in New York and came to Colora-
do 30 years ago.
The town of Manitou is planning to
establish miniature White Way by
the installation of hundreds of addi-
tonal electric lights. The council is
taking up the matter with the electric
company.
The Colorado Springs G. Interurban
Railway Company has announced that
hereafter all the regular employees will
be granted two days off each month
at full salary. which is the equivalent
OF one-fifteenth of their wages.
Good management by Thomas F.
lyman. warden of the state peniten-
tiary at Calon City, has saved $50, 900
to the state. The saving has been
made out of building appropriations
and by the industry of the convicts.
together with the money realized on
the sale of prison products.
The gross valuation of the Cripple
Creek ore treated by the Portland and
Golden Cycle mills and the plants of
the United States Reduction & Refin-
ing company for the year 1909, is s12.-
15S,S74, according to reports of the re-
spectfve managements. The amount
is 5s7.422 tons, the average value thus
being little in excess of $40 per ton.
A special examination for stenog-
rapher and typewriter, for men only,
will be held on January 25, 1910, by
the United States Civil Service Com
mission. Persons desiring to take this
examination should apply at once to
Mr.. v. w. Campbell, 13-A Federal
building. Denver, Colorado, for appli
cation blank and pamphlet of instruc-
tions
Game Warden Poteet at Florence
received word from Hugh Pigg, the
celebrated bear hunter of western
Fremont county, that seventy-five an
telope had been driven by the storm
to his ranch on Currant creek. The
animals are said to be half starved
and it is thought many have perished.
Another band of twenty-five has been
seen on ranches as far east as Eight
Mile Park.
The Southern Colorado Power &
Railroad Company was sold at public
auction at Trinidad, December 23d by
Sheriff Grisham and was purchased
by the Northern Securities Company
of Denver for half million dollars.
The Northern Securities Company is
understood to be temporary holding
company for the Colorado Railway,
Light & Power Company, recently in
corporated for $5,000,00O.
1t is stated that negotiations for
tract of 100 acres of land within easy
reach of Denver are being conducted
by the order of St. Francis, which now
conducts st. Anthony's hospital in
Denver and St. Francis hospital at
Colorado Springs, for the purpose of
establishing thereon large tubercu-
losis sanitarium. A dairy and large
tion as part of the plan.
Seventy-two people, eight of whom
were women. ate Christmas dinner at
the city jail in Denver. A complete
bill of fare was provided, including
everything from turkey to plum pud-
ding. This was done in compliance
with the usual custom of the city on
Christmas day. A short religious serv-
ice preceded the dinner. For the brief
space of dinner time few people in
Denver Jared any better than the pris-
oners in the city jail.
Various railroads of the state are
becoming interested in learning wheth-
er or not state officials are obtaining
passes and then charging the state
mileage on expenses. Not long ago
Auditor Kenehan refused to honor a
warrant for $69.5O in favor of John D.
Jones, state coal mine inspector, for
transportation. The refusal was made
on the ground that the amount for
mileage should not be paid when the
inspector received free transportation.
The last automobile number issued
by the Denver fire and police board is
"4O60." This means that Denver now
boasts of 4,O60 automobiles. operated
under licenses, and with population
considered is probably the biggest
auto center in the country. During
1909, 1920 licenses have been issued.
Many of the holders of licenses have
more than one automobile, using only
one license, so that the number of au-
tomobiles in use really exceeds 4,060
At the first of the year only 2,S40 Ii
censes were recorded.
The State Prohibition executive
committee have called state con-
vention for all day and evening on
Thursday, January 6. 1910, at the Col
lege of Music hall. corner Fourteenth
and Arapahoe streets, Denver, for the
purpose of planning a statewide Pro-
hibition campaign, expressing them
selves on direct Legislation, electing