The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-16
COLORADO NOTES,

pest exhibition of rough riding ut the
approaching Denver festival.
The iftieth annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science will convene in DeH-
YER August 10Th.
In Denver on August Sd Carl Meng
shot and probably fatally wounded his
next-door neighbor. w. d. Hogan. as
the result of a family quarrel.
The Denver Eye. the principal sub
urban weekly paper of Denver. has
been purchased from the estate of ].
Il. Garrison of l.. ~ Xalinger.
Fred .Ieffrics was killed at Black
Hawk on the night of the 3d instant
by taking hold of a live electric wire.
He was the only son of a widow on
whom she was largely dependent for
support.
The Rio Grandc Southern for the
fourth week in July earned $14. an
increase of $131 over the corresponding
week of last year. For the month i,
earned $43,9so. an increase of S1.449
over the same month of last year.
The colored people of Fremont and
Pueblo counties celebrated Emancipa-
ton Day 1T Florence, August 9th.
There wHs an excursion train from Pu-
ablo which brought several carloads OF
visitors. accompanied by the Pleasant
Grove Band.
Captain c. II. Hilton. .Jr.. who served
during the war with Spain and during
the Philippine insurrcction with the
Colorado regiment. and the Thirty
ninth infantry. United States volun-
teers. has received notice of his ap-
pointment as first lieutenant in the AZ
tiliery branch of the regular army.
The Denver & Rio Grande proper fc.
the fourth week in July, shows ne:
earnings amounting to $331 900. an in
crease of S24. 700 over the same week
Of the preceding year. For the month
of July the earnings were Sl.023,SW.
an increase of S1O1 300 over the same
month of last year.
AT the meeting of the Scientific asso-
citation in Denver this month Curator
Ferril Of the State Historical and Nat
ural History Society. will endeavor to
call attention to the necessity for tho
publication of an up-to-date botanical
work for the Rocky mountain and
western plains region.
At last reports II. b. Palmer. the
gunner who was dangerously injured
In firing salute at the Boulder Quar-
to-Centennial celebration, was doing
well in the hospital ut Boulder, ana
likely to recover. He has lost one
arm and three fingers of the other
hand and is III danger of losing one
eye.
Tile Grand Junction city council has
voted to give the Peach Day committee
the benefit of the license that may b.
assessed against shows, etc, during
the three days celebration, August
2Sth. 10Th and Both. The committee
hope in this way to raise several hun
dred dollars more toward the big cele-
bration
Louis X. Enrich has offered the
Chamber of Commerce the use of his
extensive lawn and grounds for the Ell
tertainment of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science,
which meets III Denver, August 24th,
should that body accept the invitation
to visit Colorado Springs.
Orville Wilson. who was brought
from Durango to Salida by Sheriff An
kle on charge of being implicated in
the death of Eta Fowler, was taken
before the coroner's jury and made his
statement to that body. He was taken
to the county Jail at Buena Vista ana
the preliminary trial was set for Au-
gust 10th.
The Maniton City Council has passed
mn ordinance 10 the effect that after
all burros which are kept
for hire shall be banished from III.
city. to remain in exile until morning.
The ordinance applies as well to dogs.
cntS. pnrrNtS or any other hnaSt or