The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
COLORADO NOTES.


The new Antlers hotel at Colorado
Springs will be run strictly on the
European plan.
I'll" ncwsbOys Of Denver propose 10
give Il fair August 18th 10 1Ith to raise
money to pay for uniforms.
The plant Of the Golden Pressed
Brick Company at Golden which was
recently burned. will be rebuilt imlne-
diatcly
Tie Salt Lake Tribune says that the
accounting deparimen, of the RIO
Grandc Western railroad will lie
moved from Salt Lake to Denver Uc-
tnhcr 1st.
The hail and wind storm in the vicin-
ity Of Rocky Ford on the night of July
24th did a good deal of damage 10 can
taluupes and fruit, but fortunately or
ly Hi limited district.
The executive committee of III"
Transmississippi congress at Cripple
Creek awarded the first prize of $50 in
cash for the best decorated building To
the fire boys of station No. l.
On the night of July 2@rd at Grand
junction safe blowers wrecked the
safe Of the Book Cliff railroad depot
Osborn. The amounts taken were not
large.
The chlorination plant Of the Ell Fasc
Milling Company at Florence WAS com
pletely destroyed by fire on the morn
ing Of July 22l between and ) o'clock.
The loss is estimated ut S2uD.u 900; III
surance SSC,tJO.
An eastern automobile firm is said
to be considering the project Of eStah-
fishing an automobile service at Colo
rado Springs and Manitou 10 carry
tourists to the Garden of the Gods and
other points Of interest.
a break occurred i'll the Victor city
dam On the southwest side Of Pixies
peak about 1 o'clock on the morning Of
July 23d and carried away about
twelve feet of the dam. also causing a
loss of 100000 gallons of water
Running races will be held ut Glen
wood Springs August 2lst. 22ud. 23rd
and 24th. at which $3.G,n in prizes
will hc offered. \ cowboys tourna-
ment VII conclude the races. in which
the -lti:y' western slope vii! par;ic!-
pate
Extensive forest fires are reported in
Park and jefferson counties \ great
fire has been spreading nn MNNnt Ev-
ans, destroying hundreds Of acres of
pine. Another great lire has l,"en dev-
as'at:ng the mountain forests !otwcen
Evergreen and Pine Grove
y Toledo. Ohio. dispatch SAYS tha,
w. Z. Moses. the land SCRIPT dealer OF
Denver. has made claim 10 fou.' Is
lands near the moTth of the M:lumer
river. The islands arc valued 1T
Sloo.Up and are now claimed Ivy the
state under the swamp az: of 800.
The Pueblo Single Tax club has
been organized with Il y V Reed as
president and J. W rrintllnccr as sec
retary. j. K Herman. who has been
giving lectures OF the stree, corners III
Denver and Pueblo on III. single tax.
has gone west 10 continue his lrciuriny
in other cities
The net earnings of the Denver &
Rio Grande in the second week in July
were S2Jo2D. an increase OF S4l .OJO
over the corresponding week Of last
year. The first two weeks of July the
net earnings We're Sigh 800. an increase
of $tO.SOo over the corresponding two
weeks of last year.
j. f. Carney. foreman of the pipe
line construction gang. recently
brought to Lovcland skeleton which
was uncovered near big dam west of
Loveland. The skull and .jawboncs in.
dicate that il was an Indian 4 stir
rup and bride bit were found in II per-
feet state of preservation
Colored members of the Knights of
Pythias from Colorado Springs. Cripple
Greek and IeadvilIr met in Pueblo re.