The Colorado statesman., 1909-12-04
COLORADO ITEMS

IL Is now estimated that building
permits in Denver for the year 1903
will reach $12,000.O00.
Franklin L. Brooks, former con-
gressman-at-large from Colorado, mas
returned to Colorado Springs from an
extended trip abroad.
The breaking of a plank in the In
dependence mine at Victor caused the
death of William II. Record, well
known miner. His skull was fractured
by fall of thirty feet.
In the District Court at Lamar No
vember Goth Henry Starr was SEN
fenced by Judge Hunter to seven to
twenty-five years in the penitentiary
for robbing the Amity State Bank Jul,
8, 1908
The directors of the State Fair
Association met at Pueblo, and de-
cided to hold the fair during the week
beginning September 10. 1910, immedi-
ately preceding the sessions of the
National Irrigation Congress.
James C. McGill of Denver has pur-
chased the one-half interest of Richard
R. Burke in the Denver Western
League Baseball club and will sue
ceed Mr.. Burke as it's president. Mr..
Gunthrope retains his interest and the
positions of secretar and treasurer.
County examinations for teachers
certificates will be held Dec. 16, IL
and IS, in all the counties of the state.
For the most part the examinations
will be given by the county superin-
tendent at each county seat but other
arrangements will be made where this
is not convenient.
1t is now stated that the proposed
Cheyenne Mountain Scenic railway at
Colorado Springs will be built next
year. The plan is to construct an
electric railway from Stratton Park
to the top of Cheyenne mountain, the
steep incline to be overcome by a de-
vice patented by Col. Lew Ginger,
president of the company.
Over 1000 boxes of apples from
Colorado and New Mexico have al
ready been entered, with fees paid, for
the Colorado National Apple show,
which will be held at the Denver Au-
ditorium during the week of January
10 1t is known that entries are COM
ing from Canada, Washington, Utah,
Georgia and other states.
Acting Gov. S. R. Fitzgerald ap-
pointed the following delegates to at
tend the sixth anual convention of the
National River and Harbors congress
in Washington, d. c., Dec. 8, 8 and 10:
Charles ]. Hughes, Jr., Simon Guggen-
helm, A. d. Rucker, E. T. Taylor and
]. A. Martin, all of whom will be in
Washington, and Brooks Irione of Col
orado Springs.
The Masonic Temple Association at
Trinidad has decided to erect new
building. 1t will cost $4,000, will be
of two stories and the second floor
will be devoted to one of the finest
lodge rooms in southern Colorado.
The demolition of the old building will
begin at once. There are four Ma
sonic bodies in Trinidad, two blue
lodges, the Royal Arch Masons and
the Commandery.
Indictments have been issued by the
federal grand jury at Denver against
]. E. Weaver and e. d. Bond, two
wealthy cattlemen, who reside in Ell
Paso county, on the charges OF secur'
ing 5000 acres of grazing land from
the government by the use of dummy
entrymen. Their scheme is alleged TO
have been the use of negroes whom
they engaged to live in small sheet
iron shanties on each quarter-section
of land after paying all the necessary
fees.
At a mass meeting held in Greeley
for organization of an Associated
Charities and Relief" association,
twenty -four persons were appointed to
serve as a board in divisions of eight
for one, two and three-year terms re-
spectively. This organization VIII
handle all charity work of the city
and the adjoining country under the
auspices of the Greeley Commercial
Club, the Ministerial Alliance and
other civic organizations.
]. H. Brinkerhoff. general superin-
tendent of the Grand Junction rail-
road, operated jointly by the Denver
G. rio Grande and Colorado Midland
railroads between New Castle and
Grand Junction, has resigned to su-
pervise the building of an electric
railroad designed to connect several
cities of the Grand Valley. This line
will extend through the fruit belt. cast
and west of Grand Junction, with the
rewly-built road in that city as nu-
cleus.
1t is stated that F. P. Ernest OF
Denver, owner OF the Mansions hotel,
Manitou, who is improving the prop
erty and drilling to pipe soda water
into the house, is so encouraged over
the outlook of his prospective bath
house that he will drill two wells to
200 feet in the hope of striking
flow of hot sulnhur water. This is a