The Springfield herald., 1910-01-28
Cash exceeded collections. s 21.5s

John Killian of Denver had lot of
blooded pigeons stolen and set trap
to catch the thief. He caught a wild
eaten fourteen birds.
The second regular train on the Den
yer. Laramie & Northwestern from
Milliken to Denver, which was operat-
ed on the 18th inst, carried forty peo-
pie to Denver from the various towns
en- route.
Because he was denied admission to
the Curtis theater about a year ago,
when the Black Patti Minstrel Trou-
badours were playing there. T. c. Nc
Claim. colored has been given a ver-
dict for $50 damages against the man
agement of the playhouse by a jury
in the District Court at Denver. The
managers announced their intention to
appeal the case.
At meeting held in the Pueblo
Chieftain office at which eleven cities
were represented. the Colorado State
Baseball league was launched with the
election of A. ID. Runyon of Denver as
president. and o. F. Nelson of Pueb-
10 as secretary-treasurer. The new
league will be. composed of eight
towns. which are Denver, Pueblo, Colo
RADIO Springs, La Junta, Trinidad, Fort
Collins, Cheyenne and Cripple Creek.
BY the sale of buildings along the
right of way recently secured through
Fort Collins at a cost of 100000, the
Union Pacific realized $4,000. 1t was
a bargain day. the houses on the land
being disposed of at from 81 to $3.50
each. A frame dwelling brought the
highest price. and the first brick
house built in Fort Collins. when
placed under the hammer. brought $25.
The little blacksmith shop in which
Charles w. Boettcher. millionaire vice
president of the Great Western Sugar
Company, got his start. sold for SIS.
There is considerable opposition in
Boulder county to the proposal that
The government set aside large tract
contiguous to Estes Park for a nation
al park or game preserve. The bound
aries proposed take in more than
1000 square miles in Boulder. Larimer
and Grand counties. In Boulder coun-
ty three and a half townships would
be included and the eastern line of the
preserve would be about half mile
west of Lyons, with the south line ten
miles north of Boulder. Aliens park
and several other small settlements
would be included together with
number of working mines.
Prior to his departure from Denver,
James ]. Jeffries announced that after
the coming fight with Johnson. 1t is
his intention to go to Africa. in COM
pany with a coterie of notables in the
sporting world, on big hunting trip.
starting as soon after July 4th as ar
engagements can be made.
Miss Arizona Owens, who has
walked from Shoshone. Wyo.. to Den
var. Aas planned to walk to Kansas
City. The distance from Denver to
Kansas City is 751 miles. and Miss
Owens expects to make it in twenty
five days.
For the purpose of helping thirteen
young women obtain a higher educa-
ton the Colorado Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs has disbursed 1895 in
loans. Other state organizations are
following the example of the Colo
RADIO federation which has taken the
lead.
Rather than have the citizens of Sill
verton pay the snow shoverels EN-
ployed in opening the track of the ID.
& r. c., the railroad company paid
the lahorers at the rate of SO per day
instead of the $3.50 that it had prom
ised them.