The state herald., 1909-11-26
COLORADO NEWS

The new Minnequa Club house at
Pueblo has been completed and fur
nishe6. The house was built to re-
place the one burned and cost about
$4,000.
The Rev. William Couden, son OF
the chaplain of the United States Sen
ate, has accepted a call to the pasto-
rate of the First Universalist church
at Colorado Springs.
The Southwestern Coal Company
has completed a switch to the Colo
'ado G. Southern road and opened its
mine ne,r Aguilar, with fifty miners.
The force will be increased.
draw salary of $4,000 year. The
appropriation for the work of this
commission was $4,000 for the bien-
nial period and 1t is understood that
this amount is available at once.
Governor Shafroth has appointed
Col. d. G. Dodge, former Gov. Alva
Adams and John Brisben Walker
members of the State immigration
Commission. 1t will be the duty OF
commissioner Of immigration who will
AS token of the regard in which
he is held by the members of his pro-
fession throughout the state and in
Denver the state board of architects
has issued the first architects license
to Robert S. Roeschlaub. Mr.. Roesch-
laub is the Oldest architect in Denver
in professional way.
A. NJ. Plumb thinks that the Gree
ley district is adapted to breeding
blooded sheep. Over 500 Shropshire
ewes and bucks have been sold at SIS
head this year by Mr.. Plumb whose
breeding farm is three miles east Of
Greeley. The lambs sold were born
last spring and were purchased for
the large sheep ranches in Montana,
Wyoming and New Mexico.
Sister Superior Kunigunda, who has
been connected with st. Francis hos
pital at Colorado Springs since its
erection, twenty-five years ago, and In
charge of the institution for nine
years. has been transferred to Denver
to become sister superior at st. An
thongs hospital. She will be sue
Superior Emerentia, who has been in
the hospital fifteen years.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Thomas Holland has received
unique souvenir that he is utilizing as
a penholder on his desk. 1t is the
skull of large gray wolf that was
killed sixteen miles north Of De Beque
few days ago by George Newton.
The specimen is one OF the largest
ever killed in the state and the ami
NAL had record of having destroyed
Il large number of cattle and sheep.
The proposal to consolidate three
outlying school districts in Mesa
county was carried by good major
ity and immediate action will be
taken to bond the consolidated dis
trict and raise $4,000 for new
school building. The site has been
selected. Mesa county. according to
statistics recently compiled, has a
larger percentage of children Of
school age attending school than any
other part OF the state.
Thirteen gambling machines OF VA.
rious makes and kinds were demol-
ished few days since by the sheriff
OF Boulder county. These machines
were collected by Sheriff Capp in
raid on various poolrooms and saloons.
the proprietors OF which appeared in
District rnurt md tpaIa n nl.a nF pnp.
contendere, which was accepted by the
court and Deputy District Attorney
O'Connor on condition that the costs
be paid and the machines destroyed.
In order to keep the wolves In the
timber region OF Rio Blanco and Gar.
field counties from killing the deer
which are gradually coming down
from the mountains with the approach
OF cold weather. State Game and Fish
Commissioner T. ]. Holland has de.
cided to detail two OF his deputy ward.
ems to trap few Of the animals be-
fore they do any more damage.
George Taylor of Pine River and Ed.
Raugh OF Brush are the men who have
been selected.
Lack OF funds TO continue the CON
strucetion OF the new state highway
between Canon City and Colorado
Springs may delay the work. according
to letter received by the FL Paso
county commissioners from Warden
lyman OF the penitentiary. who was
permitted several score OF conyicts TO
do the work. The legislative appropri.
alton is tied up In the fifth class OF
tho Ftaie funds. Possibly the Good
Roads Association may help to raise
the needed money.
The annual report OF the Denver
Jewish hospital made most credta.
BILE showing at the annual meeting OF
the National Jewish Hospital Associa.
ton held In New York. II was shown
that while ten years ago the death
rate was rs per cent. II has now been
reduced to 3.s per cent. Since the
hospital was founded 900 patients