The state herald., 1909-02-19
COLORADO NEWS

DR.. George II. Stover has been
chosen dean of the faculty of the Med
ical college of the University of Den
yer.
Herman Lueders of Manitou, former
secretary Of the State Board of Capitol
commissioners, died at Pueblo on the
1th inst.
Mrs. Russell Sage of New York has
given $1,000 toward building fund for
the Young Women's Christian Assocla-
tion of Colorado Springs.
For the three best individual eX'
hibits from Colorado at the Dry Farm.
ing Congress in Cheyenne, February
23rd to 25th, the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce offers three trophy cups.
AT the close of business February
9Th, the six national banks of Denver
had on deposit s5S,149, 1871. This is
gain of s3l3.S15S0 over the amount
on deposit at the close of business
November 81. 1908.
Tourist business to Colorado will b.
greater next summer than ever. in the
history of the state, is the belief of C.
II. Speers, general passenger agent of
the Colorado Midland, who returned
from Chicago few days since.
The first tent colony at the Modern
Woodmen of America sanitarium at
Colorado Springs wos formally dedi'
Gated on the 18th inst Addresses were
delivered by prominent persons who
are patients at the institution.
On February 18th at Tubers, sta
ton west of Eaton. on the Great West
ern railway, potatoes brought the
highest price paid this season. or at
any time last year, Pearls being sl.25
and Rurals s13O per hundred weight.
DR.. A. Anderson OF Ault was fined
total Of $500 In the County Court at
Greeley, together with costs. for boot
Logging. He paid the fine. He was
arrested and charged on three counts
with selling liquor without license
and was fined $500 on each count.
The State Commercial Association
has taken up the burden of procuring
suitable exhibits from Colorado for the
third Trans,Missouri Dry Farming Con
gress at Cheyenne February 23rd. oath
and 25th. The various commercial or.
ganizations of the state are urged TO
take part in the work.
In set of resolutions unanimously
adopted the members of the Afro
American Ministerial Union of Denver
have extended their thanks to Presl.
dent Roosevelt for his views concern.
ing the status of the African race. Its
future development. and the obligation
OF this country TO Africa and Africans.
and particularly TO the Republic OF Ii
beria
Peter Gondry. convicted In the Dis
trict Court at Buena Vista OF arson.
was sentenced to six TO eight years Ia
the peniteatlary. Gondry had burned
practically all OF the buildings and I'M.
provements on the Mary Murphy mine
and last August was caught burning
fhn shaft house. Benjamin o. Cook.
convicted 0. having murdered Charles
IL. Cope In SalIda last June. was sen.
fenced TO twenty 10 twenty four years
at hard labor.
According 10 plans outlined by the
committee on pubic health and sani.
tation of the Colorado Springs Char.
Ter convention, at a public meeting,
not only will every physician be re-
quircd TO include tuberculosis among
the list OF contagious diseases In his
report to be filed with the Health de
partment. but every householder must
register all cases OF tuberculosis In his
household, together with the other pre-
scribed diseases.
President Frank @. Peck. Secretary
w. X. Waterton and Treasurer +. f.
Castello OF the Cripple Creek Drainage
4 Tunnel Company were all reelected
at a meeting OF the directors at Colo
rado Springs February 9th. A. L. Bur
ris OF the III Paso was elected vice
president in place OF John T. Mllliken
of the Golden Cycle. whose frequcn,
absence prevents him from attending
the official conferences. Mr.. Burris
also succeeds S. s. Bernard as mem
Der Of the executive committee.
The students OF the college OF medl
cine OF the State University were No
elated over the passage OF the mediea
bill by the Legislature that they held
n banquet Ut the Bouldefado hotel ant
declared vacation for the rest OF III,
week The bill is n constitutions
amendment TO permit the State Uni
ycrslty to conduct the last two year,
of Its medical department In Denver
for clinical advantages. II must b,
submitted TO and approved by the peo
pie Mt the next general election. be
fore becoming n law
Dcnyer's great auditorium woul,
hold every man. woman aud child In I
city of twelve thousand inhabitants
hut the people Of Denver are fndlnI
II too small II would not begin I,
accommodate the crowd ON Llncoln'i
birthday Two thousand children
gathered In one end OF |, to sing pa
trio,ic songs, They with the mllltar!