The state herald., 1910-03-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

the First Regiment, N. G. c., as the
regimental band.
A petition has been prepared at Del
Norte to put the wet or dry PROPOSE
ton up to the voters.
The Chaffee County Sunday School
convention will be held at Salida
March 31st and April LIST.
A tie falling from car at Pueblo
struck William Troin. a Greek. on the
head. causing an injury from which he
died.
The Denver Trades and Labor AS.
sembly on Sunday endorsed the gener-
al strike called by the Philadelphia as
sembly.
Governor John f. Shafroth has ap-
pointed Frank w. Harper of Gunnison
as water commissioner for Water Dis
trict No. SO.
Mayor Kimball and others of Idaho
Springs will try to induce the govern
ment to select site for fish hatch
cry near that place.
DIR. James H. Franklin of the Colo.
rado Springs First Baptist church has
been granted a nine months leave of
absence for missionary work in Africa.
About 1,400 acres has been pledged
by Greeley farmers to crops for the
cannery. including 1.100 of peas, 200
each of tomatoes and beans, and about
100 of cabbage.
A number of Hungarian partridges
have been received by the state game
| fich mi ggin Nd h,
Grated in the different parts of the
state this spring.
By its decision in the case OF w. II.
Murray and H. Putnam VS. Katherine
Aull. the State Supreme Court has
upheld the law which says that gam
bling debt cannot legally be collected.
The grade of the Denver, Laramie
and Northwestern road has been COM
pleted between Milliken and Greeley
and train service to the latter point
will probably be started about April
Goth.
The National Jewish Hospital for
Consumptives at Denver is a benefi-
ciary in the sum OF $1,000 by the pro-
visions of the will of Ascher Silber.
stein. n wealthy Jew of Dallas. Texas.
who died recently.
The various railroads in Colorado
accept and handle shipments of freight
at an actual loss In order to build up
the community from which the ship
ment Is received, was declared before
the State Railroad Commission in the
hearing In which the Colorado Con
sumers' league seeks to secure lower
freight rates between Denver and Lit
Teton.
| Because of lack OF a sufficient ap-
preparation to carry ON the work OF in.
vestigating reported Illegal homestead
entries and land frauds in Colorado,
NJ. ID. McEniry. chief Of the field di.
vision OF the general land office, has
temporarily dismissed twelve men EN-.
ployed in his department.
A complete model OF the proposed
Denver postoffice in Colorado marble
will be shown the authorities In Wash.
ington as an argument In favor OF the
use OF Colorado materials In the con.
struction OF the building. Such mod.
el has been prepared by the Colorado
Yule Marble Company at Its works
and quarries at Marble. and is being
taken to Washington by c. F. Meek.
general manager OF the company.
T. J. Holland. state game and fish
commissioner. wants the open season
on doves abolished. He says: when
n man goes out dove hunting. with his
license In his pocket. and a quail flies
up In front OF him. he blazes away at
II and II he gets II he sticks II In his
bag. We cant go out to every hunter
we see In the field and ask him to
show us the birds he has shot Dove
shooting is a bad thing for the quail
and the phcasants."
Cadet Midshipman A. ID. connors OF
Colorado Springs. has resigned and
the vacancy In the naval academy
caused by his resignation will be filled
by n selection to be made by Senator
Guggenheim. who Is arranging TO hold
an examination for the purpose. A
general examination OF principals and
nltcrnatos for the academy nominated
by Senator Hughes and Representa-.
tivcs Taylor. Ruckcr and Martin will
be held at various Colorado cities
April 10Th.
II is expected that work OF construct
ing large plant for the Common.
wealth Power and Electric Company.
incorporated n year ago with capital.
izntion OF se.0o0.ooo will be begun dur.
ing the coming summer and carried to
early completion. II In said that n by.
dro.clcctric plant viii be built nine
miles below krcmmlinr. on the Moffat
road. This In at the entrance TO the
Gore canon. which was In dispute by
the Moifat road and the Central Colo.
RADIO Power Company. A dam seventy
feet hirh and 100 feet long will be
built nt this point. and Il In said 5000
horsepower win be developed by tho
first installation.
II Ia stated that the Denver. Laramie