The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS

lished at Goodrich. twenty miles west
of Fort Morgan.
Game Warden Williams recently be-
gan feeding $50 antelope held in a
pasture nine miles southwest of Fort
Morgan. ~
The work of paving Main street in
Trinidad has been completed. Over
half mile OF asphalt was laid at a
cost of $4,000.
The red light" district of Colorado
City was practically wiped out by a
fire that occurred on the 9th inst. The
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
100000
The regents of the State University
have provided for the establishment OF
a summer laboratory in the mountains
near Boulder, to be conducted by the
department of biology.
On January 10th there will be an
auction sale of fourteen colts at the
government horse breeding station in
connection with the Agricultural col
lege at Fort Collins.
There will be thirty pieces in the
newly organized brass band of the
State University at Boulder. The uni
form of the members will be gray.
adorned with gold braid.
District Judge Sheafor made perma-
nent his injunction restraining the city
Of Colorado Springs from building Its
proposed public comfort station on Ne
vada avenue between Pixies Peak ave-
nue. and Kiowa street.
Two carloads of horses. collected for
shipment to Texas points, were burned
on the night of the 18th inst. in
fire in John Ridenour's livery barn.
on Colorado avenue, Colorado City.
The flames communicated to other
buildings nearby causing a loss of
$4,000.
out from Trinidad on the 6tht inst:
Tonight SASS was sent by John Cara
bino, secretary of the committee col
lecting funds for the earthquake suf
ferers. Nine hundred dollars was
sent last night and $3.50 the preceding
night. All was collected in this city
and it is expected over $4,000 will be
raised.
OF the 10000 taxpayers in Weld
county, Bruce G. Eaton is said to pay
the most taxes, being assessed for
nearly $1,000 taxes on his lands in
Weld county alone, valued conserva-
lively at nearly 100000, comprising
$4,000 acres. The greater part Of this
land is that which was taken up thirty
years ago by Eatons father, Ex-Gov-
ernor B. H. Eaton.
Arthur Francis, of Cripple Creek,
secretary of the Trans-M Mississippi Con-
gress, has gone to Washington for a
conference with Thomas F. Walsh and
other officers and directors of the con-
gress, on matters connected with the
coming convention in Denver. While
there he will present to President
Roosevelt copy de luxe of the pro
eeedings of the last Trans-Mississippi
Congress.
The $4,000 project of DR.. F. P. Lon
ergan OF Evans, Courtney Washing
ton Of Greeley and Hanley A. Calvert
of Denver to reclaim 10000 acres of
desert land lying forty miles east of
Greeley, in the neighborhood of Keota.
has taken definite form. All reports,
surveys, ETC., were approved by the
government and a company has been
incorporated under the name of the
Pawnee Irrigation Land Company to
carry out the enterprise.
E. E. Mclaughlin, superintendent of
the Colorado Anti-Saloon League, has
accepted an offer of the New York
league to assume charge Of all political
and legislative work in the Empire
state. Mr.. Mclaughlin will not leave
until April to take up the duties Of his
new office. At the request Of the
Colorado board, he will remain in Den
yer until that time and conduct the
leagues work at the present session
of the Legislature.
Denver is to have near-skyscraper,
the Puget Sound Realty Association
having recorded lease for five lots
at the corner of Stout and Seven.
teenth streets. opposite the Equitable
building, on which 1t is proposed to
erect twelve-story fire-proof struc-
ture. The lease is for ninety nine
years at rental of $4,000 to $50, 00O
yearly. and is granted by the Interna
tional Realty Company. better known
as the Stratton estate. Architect E.
Edbrooke. who will have charge OF
construction. reports that work will be
gin about May LIST.
The electoral vote OF Colorado was
cast at Denver on the 18th inst. for
William ]. Bryan and John w. Kern
as Democratic candidates for President
and vice president of the United
States. The formality was observed in
the secretary OF states office, those
participating being the electors and
CNef Justice r. w. Steele. who ad
ministered to them their oaths of Of
flee. The electors were Charles s
Thomas, Samuel F. Wheeler, Thomas