The Colorado statesman., 1909-07-03
STATE NEWS ITEMS


cost of $4,000.
The work of decorating the inter
ior of the Denver Auditorium will be
begun soon after the adjournment of
the National Educational Association.
The Stratton estate contemplates
improvements of about 100000 on the
Brown Palace hotel in Denver, which
will begin next fall, after the summer
season.
MILO McGowan, young real estate
dealer at Limon, was struck by light
ming June 25th and instantly killed,
while working at his homestead twelve
miles from town.
Prof. Sydney F. Battison of the
English department of Colorado Col
lege, has resigned to accept the head
professorship of the same department
at Acadia College, Wolfville, Nova
Scotia
A promising gold discovery has
been made in Routt county on Rock
creek near Whitley in the Rabbit Ear
range which is said to be an extern
sion of veins running through the Gore
range.
1t is now DR.. Shafroth. The Uni
versity of Michigan on June oath con-
ferred the honorary degree of l.. l.. d.
upon. Gov. John. F. Shafroth of Colo
rado, graduate of the law school in
1875.
R. A. Ballinger, secretary of the inte-
rior in President Taft's Cabinet, and
Congressman E. 4. Taylor of Colorado
are among the important public men
who will address the Denver Chamber
of Commerce at a series of luncheons
planned for the late summer and early
fall.
X. Matsubara Japanese consul at
Chicago, was a recent visitor in Den
yer, coming as the guest of the Jap
anese Association of Colorado and DR..
A. L. Bennett, state inspector of Or
ientals. A banquet was given to NJ.
Matsubara and Dr. Bennett by the Jap
anese Business Mems Association of
| Colorado.
The Farmers Mutual Lumber and
Mercantile Company organized for the
purpose of competing with the alleged
combine of local lumber companies,
has been incorporated at Grand juno
ton for 100000. 1t will be purely mu-
tual, selling lumber to members only,
practically at cost. The headquarters
will be at Clifton.
A mortgage filed at Pueblo shows
that John D. Rockefeller has made
loan of s575,000 on property held by
the Pueblo Realty Trust Company. The
loan is made from Rockefeller's pri-
vate fortune, and it is said to be pure
ly as an investment. The realty COM
pany is an auxiliary of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company.
The Colorado Springs Mining Stock
Association has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, F. F. CASTILLO; first vice presi-
dent, j. A. Hayes; second vice presi-
dent, A. G. Shard; third vice presi-
dent, j. A. Connell secretary and
treasurer, w P Kinney, assistant sec
retary and treasurer, C. D. Hopkins.
A verdict for $500 for little Clayton
Kerr, the seven-year-old son of Harry
Kerr of the district attorneys office
in Denver, has been returned in Judge
Riddles court at Denver against DR..
H. r. McGraw. The physician was
sued for $4,000 damages for alleged
mistreatment of the boy, who fell from
a horse at Palmer Lake and broke an
arm.
Will Mccain, a railroad man of
Bailey, Colo, and Teddy R. Slate. a
cowboy of Doyle, Colo, while looking
after cattle on Razor creek, in Gunni-
son county, were attacked by female
bear and two cubs. Mr.. Mccain shot
one of the cubs, weighing 80 pounds,
with a siX-shooter. Teddy Slate
wounded. the mother bear, but could
not kill her.
The Empson company commenced
canning peas at Longmont on the 29th
ult., with the prospect of a longer sea
son than usual and a record yield of
peas. 1t is estimated that about 9,000,-
900 cans of peas will be packed by this
company this season. Over 400 hands
are employed at Longmont, and the
company has factories at both Love
land and Greeley.
Papers granting a renewal of the
charter of Union colony which found
ed Greeley, have been filed and Union
Colony, incorporated in 1870, will con-
tinue active twenty years more. The
organization has been kept in exist
ence for the purpose of rectifying any
mistakes in the original deeds made.
BY 1929 it is believed that all such
deeds will be perfected and the organ
ization discontinued.
After a discussion of several days,
Af -,
session at Denver, fixed the assess
ment of the Pullman Car Company's
property at approximately $414,00O,