The Grit-advocate., 1902-11-21
COLORADO BRIEFS.

900 fire on the 18th.
Haniord Reed. an old citizen Of
Greeley, died on the 18th.
a; rhe state Sunday school conyen-
on tho old officers we're reelected.
biz tract Of land in the San Luis
valley has been sold to Michigan cap
itzlists.
Dr. Randolph Baird Of Boulder has
Lcen bound over on the charge OF hav-
JIs murdered his wife.
Judge Bailey, at Canon City. has re-
lsed TO grant change OF venue in the
Lcnyer electric light case.
he shops OF the Pullman company
At Denver are now employing 400 men
n building and repairing cars.
The big corporations Of Denver owe
the county about 100000 in taxes.
which they refuse to pay ON the ground
nat the assessment was eXOrbitant.
The Court of Appeals has decided
hat a town trustee chosen to act az
mayor pro tom. is still entitled to vote
on all questions coming before the
bOard
Last Sunday two big mass meetings
were held simultaneously at Colorado
Springs to protest against the pardon
ing Of the convicted gamblers now in
the El Paso county Jail.
Peter c. Coryell of New Castle was
dismissed in the District Court at Glen
wood, where he was being tried for
:nooting bull. He claimed he killed
me animal to prevent being gored.
Judge Mullins of the Arapahoc Dts
'rict Court issued an injunction for
bidding the Denver Council to pass an
ordinance granting a franchise for
branch lines to the Tramway company,
but the council disobeyed the order of
the court
The Schlitz Brewing Company has
instructed It's draughtsmen to prepare
plans for big bottling house at Den
yer. The structure will cost about
$4,000, exclusive of the cost Of the ma
chinery. Tue company, by erecting this
structure, hopes to save the cost of
freishtage on the bottled beer which
it formerly shipped direct from Mil
waukee to Colorado. The works will
lie completed about July 1st.
Rio GIanGc railioad men report a
bold hold-up at Salt Creek the other
night. Conductor Duse and Tuesdale
we're in their cabooscs, their trains
having stopped at that point for or
ders. Two rough looking men entered
the cars, knocked the conductors down
and relieved them of their valuables.
They secured $50 in money and gold
watch. Tho robbers then walked out
and disappeared in the darkness.
4 valuable find Of white and vare-
gated sandstone has been made by J. p.
Erickson of Florence, which promises
to supply most of the building contract
ors Of this state and Nebraska Tho
quarry is situated near Beaver creek.
and close to both the Rio Grande and
Santa Fe roads. At present Mr.. Erick-
son is engaged in constructing wagon
roads and derricks, and before Christ
mas will have the quarry developed suf-
iiciently to output several carloads
daily.
All records for tourist travel to Colo
RADIO were broken this summer by a
thirty-nine per cent increase. Instead
Of $4,000 holders of tickets being in
the state. as was given out by the war;
ious Colorado lines from their agents
reports. the completed report Of Chair
man G. A. Parker. head Of the three
joint ticket agencies in the state, shows
there were exactly &c, 1856 visitors in the
state holding tourist tickets. There
were thousands of visitors who did not
travel on tourist tickets. but they are
not included in this tabuaton.
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park have again entered into al open