The state herald., 1902-12-05
COLORADO BRIEFS

hghly cOmmendS the present condition.
Of the State Industrial School for Girls.
Colorado Springs ladies are arrang-
ing to raise $1,000 with which to en-
pioy coach for the Colorado College
football team next season.
In the District Court at Glenwood
Springs DR.. ]. w. Collins, dentist
at Rifle. was acquitted OF the charge,
of criminal assault on young woman
patient. i.
]. F. Wolf of Denver. who has had
three trials In the District Court at
Greeley on charges of obtaining money
by false pretenses, was finally acquit-
ted of all charges.
The Commercial Club of Lamar pro-
poses to guarantee any company that
wishes to build sugar factory 5000
ncres Of sugar beets for a term Of five
years.
The vote on the Rush amendment
in Ararahoe county stood 21,933 for
cnd 10.750 against. The vote on the
Bucklin amendment was 10,755 for
and 21,075 against
DR.. F. II. Welles of the Victor hos
pital. whose foot was amputated sew
eral days ago, will receive $4,000 for
the loss of the member. He was In
sured In an accident company.
Nearly every large town in Colorado
had one or more football games on
Thanksgiving Day and the number of
players more or less injured will prob
ably foot up eleven or more to each
team.
Guy Russell, guard at the State
Reformatory at Buena Vista. was
found dead on the morning Of Novem-
ber cath on the floor of the tailor shop.
His death was caused by hemor-
rhage.
Philip Davis, the miner who, 1t is
believed. tried to blow up the house
occupied by Superintendent Griffith ut
Tercio, n short time ago. has been ad-
Judged insane in the County Court ut
Trinidad.
In the District Court at Canon City
Fred Shockley. the colored man tried
pm the charge of killing woman at
Chandler. was found guilty Of invol-
untary manslaghter and sentenced to
one year in the state penitentiary.
The Reed Investment Company of
Colorado Springs is preparing plans for
brick business block IN Grand June
tion. The block will take the place Of
tne hotel originally planned by Mr.. v.
Y. Reed.
The dolls 6f all nations will be ex-
hibited by the Woman's Club OF Den
yer December Sth. 9th and 10th. Among
the attractions will be the internation-
pl doll exhibit, which is collection OF
300 dolls gathered from all quarters
of the globe.
A fire In the Belle Vista hotel at
Golden on the morning Of November
25th. was extinguished before much
of the building was destroyed. but the
damaP.s are estimated at about 81 ,50l !
The postofiice. which is located In the
building, was not injured.
Hot Sulphur Springs will endeavor
to secure the shops and round houses
Of the first division OF the Denver.
Northwestern and Pacific railroad.
The owners of the townsite will give
twenty acres of land to the company
as n site for the building and tracks.
El Paso county is $4,000 richer by
decision rendered in Its favor by
Judge Moses Hallett OF the United
States Circuit Court, compelling the
railroads owning property In the coun-
ty to pay the twenty-five per cent.
withheld by them from the 1897 levy.
Fifteen minutes after the pupils had
left the Victor high school building on
The afternoon of November 24th, an
explosion in the trench that was be-
Ing dug In the street for big conduit
in front OF the building broke the win
dows. injured the walls and desks and
made holes In the floor.
A company composed largely Of Dem
yer men has been formed to utilize the
water power Of the Grand river In
Gore canon In the extreme western
end of Grand county. Engineers have
Just completed survey and find that
they can get fall OF 800 feet in four
miles. There is about 1000 feet of
water In the Grand river at this place
Active work on the pipe line and plant
is 20 be commenced early next spring.
A large number OF farmers and busi-
ness men met ut Lamar on the night
Cf November 29th TO consider the qucs-
tion OF securing beet sugar factory.
w. c. Gould was elected president OF
the organization, l.. Writ Markham,
necretary. md c. c. Hind!cston, treas
urer A committee consisting OF A. Il.
Bent. NJ. Strain, w. J. Johnson. l..
Writ Markham and N. n. Mclean
was appointed to promote the enter
prise.
In the District Court at Denver
Judge Carpenter decided to the effect
that osteopnths may legally put the
word doctor" before their names.
The State Board Of Medical Examin-
crs prosecuted John T. Bass. an os-
teopathist. for prncticing medicine
without license. Judge Carpenter
decided that us Bass had not been CIV
ing drugs or using instruments In the
treatment of the sick he had not
broken the law.
Captain \. Doertenbaugh. n Pueblo
taxidermist. has received what he be-
lieyes to he the best specimen OF
harpy earle that has ever been killed
In Colorado. This species IL exceed
ingly rare In the United States. and II
has been believed not to exist In thi,
state. The specimen came from George
II. crcAs Of Leeds. having been killcl
near that town. II In n very large bird,
measuring seven feet and eight inchei
from tip 10 tip OF Its wings. and weight
thirty pounds.
Eight hundred poor children were feI
by the charity organizations Of Pueblo
ON Thanksgiving bay. The volunte.fi