The Elbert County tribune., 1909-02-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS

appointed teacher In Round Valley In
dian school, California
Thirty men will graduate from the
college of engineering OF the State Uni
yersity at Boulder In June.
A new rural route has been estab-
lished at Wellington, Larimer county,
length twenty-four miles, families liz.
The contract for the erection OF q
new high school building at Eaton has
been let to J. A. Warren of Boulder
for $26.650
The Colorado Cliff Dwellings Asso-
cIation hns voted $4,000 toward the
restoration of the balcony of the House
Ruesa Verde. Paris.
George o. Fairweather, B. A., Uni
versity OF Colorado, 1906, has been ap-
pointed assistant business manager Of
the University of Chicago.
An elaborate guide for Coloiado
sportsmen is being prepared by Lee
Haney. advertising agent for the Colo
RADIO Midland railroad.
'As You Like 1t" is the play chosen
by committee OF the combined senior
classes OF the University of Colorado.
to be given as the annual class play
on the campus In June.
The bakers of Pueblo nave organ
lied and March 1st will raise the price
of bread to twenty-five loaves for 81
instead of twenty-eight loayes, the
number given for many years.
The Teachers Normal Institute for
the Fifth district, comprising the coun-
ties of El Paso, Teller. Elbert and
Douglas, will be held at Colorado
Springs August 3rd-13th inclusive.
Three million fish eggs of various
kinds were shipped to the Glenwood
Springs fish hatchery on the 18th inst
via the Colorado Midland. The spawn
came from Weissport. Pa.
The loveland City Council has let the
contract for building the new city hall
70 M. G. Fansler for $685.. Work will
oegin at once and only local material
and labor will be used in construction.
Farmers near Brush are planning
cabbage raising on large scale this
Year. A profit of $500 an acre was
realized by those who tried it last year.
The seed used was imported from Den
mark.
Railroads running into Pueblo have
granted a one and one-fifth rate for
delegates who will attend the annual
state meeting of the Farmers Union.
which will be held at Pueblo March
10th to 18th.
Frank Belford of Denver. who has
held clerical position with Senator
Teller for several years, has been Sc
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similar place In his clerical force after
March 4th.
The Missouri Pacific railroad has an.
nounced its intention to allow stop
overs on all one way and round trip
tickets to Colorado from the East and
from the East to Colorado. 1t will ap.
ply to tourist tickets.
After prolonged illness, DIR. c. c.
Bradbury. one of the founders of Ev-
ans. died at his home in Denver on the
18th inst. at the age of Sc years. With
st. Louis and Boston associates he
plated the town of Evans in 1870. re-
moving to Colorado Springs in 1872
and later to Denver.
Superintendent Mooney of the
Northern Colorado Power Company
states within the last fifteen days
contracts have been signed calling
for power to pump water for irriga-
tion purposes to supply over 5000
acres of land in various parts of north
ern Colorado.
The product of the Wooten coal
mines. operated by the Morgan inter-
ests in Las Animas county. is to be
tested by the government on battle
ships. II the coal meets the require
ments of the government, large con-
tracts will be secured. and it is said
tie first one will be for 100000 tons.
Instructions have been received in
Denver from the headquarters of the
Union Pacific railroad at Omaha that
all supplies and provisions for the
new construction work north of Den
yer will be purchased in Colorado. FIT
teen hundred men will be employed
and the expenditures will probably
reach half million dollars.
The largest amount ever collected
in Weld county in campaign for law
and order is the $5.075 now deposited
with the county treasurer to be turned
into the general school fund of the
county. nil of which has accrued from
fines assessed for. bootlegging and
gambling. through the efforts OF Dis
trict Attorney Carlson, Deputy Keyes
and Sheriff Florance.
1t is stated that Sen. T. NJ. Patter-
son is planning to build skyscraper
Mt the corner Of Seventeenth and We'll
ton streets in Denver. The building
will be twelve stories tall and cost in
the neighborhood of 100000, 1t is said.
The old Patterson block and two other