The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-03-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS

Officials of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company deny the report that the
company is about to be absorbed by
the United States Steel Corporation.
In the new Exchange National Bank
building. now in process of construc-
tion, Colorado Springs, will have a
seven.story steel frame structure al
most in the skyscraper class.
The first train after snow blockade
OF twenty days reached Crested Butte
February Goth, carrying mail, express
and supplies. The food situation had
begun to cause some anxiety.
Governor Shafroth has declared the
towns of Englewood and Sterling to
be cities of the second class, having
reached population which places
them in this class under the law.
Mrs Laura ID. Smith, formerly the
wife of David Swickheimer. discoverer
millionaire, died at Oakland. Cal. Feb
ruary Goth.
One hundred and thirty-seven men
Joined the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION at Boulder February 26th,
increasing the membership up to 46S.
campaign is on to bring the member
ship up to 600.
The month of February was a rec
ord breaker for the state insurance de-
partment Its total collections amount
ed to $136,9S9.94. This is the largest
amount ever collected in any one
month by the department.
Contracts have been let for the cree
ton of a temporary postoffice building
at Fort Collins, to be used pending the
erection of the federal building. Judg-
ing by the experience of other towns
this may be several years.
An unusual sight four miles below
Gunnison is herd of one hundred
deer, which the deep snow in the hills
has driven to southern exposures on
the brakes of Beaver creek. where
they can feed on the grass in the
cliffs.
Charles Partridge Adams OF Denver
has just concluded highly successful
exhibition of his paintings at the gal
leries of Marshall Field & Co., in Chi
cago. The exhibition consisted OF
thirty-four oil paintings and seventeen
water colors and were nearly all OF
Colorado scenery.
The executive committee of the
Trans Mississippi congress has opened
headquarters in Denver for the an
nual convention which will be held in
Denver August 16th-21st. Secretary
Arthur F. Francis of Cripple Creek is
in charge of the offices of the con-
gress and will remain until the con-
vention.
The Colorado Springs Land COM
pany. owned by Gen. William j..
Palmer and associates, has plated a
new addition to the north end of Colo
RADIO Springs and intends to make 1t
one of the most attractive residence
districts. 1t adjoins Monument Valley
Park, built by General Palmer at a
cost of $750,0OO and decided to the
city.
The Denver, Laramie & Northwest
ern Railway Company has decided to
make all subscriptions by local inves-
tors to the company securities pay
able in cash at the end of ten years
IL ueSlTeu, Will pei CcuI ihtSlcot
nually, instead OF returnable only in
freight charges as was first proposed
The change, 1t is believed, will in.
crease subscriptions.
William c. Ricord, for many years a
prominent newspaper man in various
states OF the West. died in a Denver
hospital from an attack of pneumonia
February 25th. Mr.. Ricord at various
times held editorial positions at San
Diego. Calf, Astoria. Ore. San Fran
cisco, Calf, Los Angeles. Calf, AS
pen, Colo, and Denver He served as
telegraph editor on the Republican,
city editor of the Times, assistant city
editor of the News and state editor of
the Post.
A. b. Kahny hanged himself from a
gas fixture at the Victor Hotel in Den
yer on the 2Sth ult., leaving the fol-
lowing note pinned to his breast: ITO
whomsoever this may concern-I owe
no one cent; my rent is paid until
Tuesday, the End of March. You need
not look for any friends. The trunk
and suit case in room AZ belong to me.
My name you will find on the register
Of date January 81, 1909. Too honest
to steal, too proud to beg. My age is
sixty-one. have nothing to live for"
Five filings for ditch lines and reser-
voirs in Saguache county, aggregating
$4,000, were made in the office OF
the state engineer February 2Sth by
Joseph Harrison of Colorado Springs.
The filings lay claim to water rights
on Sand Willow and Pole creeks and