Eastern Colorado times., 1912-10-25
LiTTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
state Worth While.

Small Happenings Occurring over the
state Worth While.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
]. H. Rucker of La Junta ended his
life by drinking strychnine.
John Dugan, age fifteen, was acci-
dentally killed while duck hunting
near Stoneham.
William Shivers, a twelve-year-old
colored boy of Denver fell twenty-five
feet and suffered sprained ankle.
The board of managers of the Colo
RADIO Woman's college in Denver voted
unanimously to build a $4,000 addi.
ton.
Victor G. Hills Of Denver was sert
ously injured at Cripple Creek when
timber fell on him. Three ribs were
broken.
Stepping directly in front of an out
bound Seventeenth avenue car, Mrs.
w. P. Gilbert of Denver was run down
and slightly injured.
Struck and run over by Denver &
Rio Grande freight train near Garcia
Plaza, Toribio Mascarenas, a gardener.
sustained injuries which resulted in
his death.
Harry Engle and P. L. Hubersberger
had a narrow escape from death while
working on the new Goff theater build
ing at Pueblo, when they fell with the
elevator. r
The Pueblo Hotel Company, owner
of the Congress hotel. one Of the two
largest hotels in Pueblo. was served
with notice of bankruptcy proceedings
filed against it in the Federal Court.
A municipal farm for the city Of Pu.
eblo is a plan that has been suggested
by Municipal Judge R. A. Crossman
and which has met with considerable
favor from the city commissioners.
While her husband sat in another
room, calmly reading newspaper, Mrs.
Rose Casey, thirty-four, of Pueblo
drank the contents of small bottle of
carbolic acid and died few moments
later.
Mrs. John c. Frees, sixty-two, died
from the effects of burns received dur
ing fire at her home at Montrose
three weeks ago. She was a pioneer
and her husband was the first merch-
cnt there.
Hubert Tremayne, fifteen, OF Cafion
City attacked burglar at the family
home on Four Mile creek, knocked
him down with shovel and secured
$25 in money and some jewels that
fell from the mans pockets.
With all the fervor of their primi-
tive religion thirty dusky redskins
the visiting Taos Indians from the
New Mexico reservation-dancedo on
the lawn of the select Wolcott school
for young women in Denver.
Work on the 100000 irrigation en-
terprise of the Sam Farmer Escalanti
Irrigation Company, which will render
$4,000 acres of desert land in Delta
and MontroseS counties fit for orchard
ing, will be commenced at once.
The bill recently passed by Congress
and signed by President Taft, placing
all fourth-class postmasters under
civil service regulations, has practical
ly assured 7S0 women and men post
masters in Colorado life time positions.
Elated with the complete success of
the Denver Festival of Mountain and
Plain, the board of directors, in charge
OF the entire carnival, has issued a
statement thanking all who contribut.
ed in any way to the carrying out of
the programs.
A magnificent specimen of mountain
sheep, the fallen sovereign Of band
of twenty which has roamed the hills
near Redstone, Colo, for several years
past, now stands in the office of the
state game commissioner, a stuffed
testimonial to the Survival of the
fittest" adage.
Maids of honor at the festival
Queen Ruth's ladies-in-waiting-
the time of their lives in Denver every
minute of the carnival. They came
from many parts Of the state, each the
| pick of her county's daughters, and
| they made as fine court of honor as
ever graced any queen Of history or
| myth.
The funeral of Lester B. Bridaham,
| formerly vice president and general
| manager of the Davis-Bridaham Drug
| Company, was held from the home of
| Mrs. Bridaham's uncle, Charles N.
Knowles, 1920 Detroit street, Denver.
| The services were attended by ABOUT
| 200 former friends and business asso-
| ciates.
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