The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-22
COLORADO NOTES.

Ken lutO anu rODDeQ OF SOOO On luo Otu
The Colorado Telephone Company
has increased its capital to 100000 In
order to extend its business.
The State Federation of Labor in
session ut Cripple Greek decided to
withdraw its ticket for state officers
and to take no part in politics.
It was decided at mass meeting of
Pueblo citizens to send the children
remaining in the Fries Orphan Home
to the Grays home on the mesa, pend
ing the result of the work Of the com
mittee in establishing permanent
home for orphan children.
tally-ho containing a number of
wives, friends and daughters of the
druggists who have been holding their
annual meeting in Manitou, was over
turned at the corner Of Cascade avenue
and st. Vrain streets, Colorado Springs.
All of the occupants Of the vehicle
were more or less injured, but none
seriously.
The State Federation of Labor in
session at Cripple Creek elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, D. c.
Coates, Pueblo; vice president, E. C.
Campbell, Cripple Creek; second vice
president, II. j. Bowden, Silverton:
secretary, J. X. Robinson, Denver:
treasurer, Joy Pollard, Altman; execu-
tive board, Fl. E. Garman Denver, and
7. G. Anderson, Colorado Springs.
George, the nine -year-old son of f.
Bull, rancher living about eight miles
west of Carbondale. was thrown from
broncho. His foot caught in the
stirrup and he was killed by being
dragged by the frightened pony. The
boy had been sent to Il neighbOring
ranch on an errand and was about to
return home when the pony became
frightened and started off ON it's wild
run. When caught. the boys life
was extinct. The body will be taken
to the former home of the parents ut
Leadville for interment.
The annual readjustment of pOstmas-
ters' salaries gives the following offices
in Colorado an increase. commencing
July l, 1900, of 500 per annum: Ala
mosa, Buena Vista. Cripple Creek,
Florence. Glenwood, Leadville, Ouray,
Canon City, Fort Collins, Rocky Ford,
Black Hawk, Colorado Springs, Den
yer, Fort Morgan. Grand junction,
Manitou, Salida The following will
thyst, Del NOrte, LOngmont, Walsen-
burg. Goldtield will be increased $4OO.
There will be no decreases in the state
The Egeria Park Stockgrowers' Pro
tective Association, at its meeting held
on the 9th instant, strongly condemned
the action of the land department in
asking Congress for permission to lease
the various forest reserves for grazing
purposes. The meeting voted to join
the Western Range StockgrOwers' As
sOciation. organized to fight the leasing
of the public domain. and levied lib
eral assessment to further the interests
of the organization. The settlers in
this section of the state are determined
to leave no stone unturned in their eff
forts to preserve the status quo of the
range industry.
Andrew SorensOn, a Swede, thirty
six years old. was found dead near the
Arkansas river bridge, opposite the
Pueblo smelter. The body was lying
in pool of water short distance
from the channel of the river. and had
evidently been washed ashore there by
the current. Both jugular veins had
been severed, and the body was in an
advanced state Of decomposition. Sor-
enson had been missing since Saturday
night, but his disappearance caused no
alarm. The suppOsition is that while in
tit of temporary insanity. he went on
one Of the uptown bridges. cut his
throat and fell into the river.
The Cassagrande brothers were ar
rested near Ouray on the 10th for
stealing ore. They had two sacks of