The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-30
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Slaves of the Silver Serpent at
Denver will reorganize and begin early
preparations for the next Festival of
Mountain and Plain.
President Packard of the Denver
baseball club promises a 25-cent rate
OF admission to next years games in
place of So cents last year.
On the preliminary hearing of Byron
and Joe Huff at Gunnison, December
24th on the charge OF cattle stealing,
they were bound over for trial in the
Circuit Court.
Work is being pushed on the new
reservoir for Central City and ii Will
probably be completed within the next
ninety days. 1t will store about H.
100000 gallons.
Pueblo is TO have frog factory, New
York capitalists having decided to
build large plant at a cost of 100000
for the manufacture of steel switches
and frogs for use on all kinds of rail-
ways
In Denver, a few days ago. Fred
Whitner put 1900 in bank bilis in his
watch pocket and started out to con-
clude the purchase of a saloon. When
he arrived at the saloon the money
had disappeared.
An imperfectly insulated incandes-
cent electric lamp caused the death of
Joseph Effesmeier at Denver on the
18th inst. He stood on the damp floor
while turning OFF the light and heavy
current passed through his body
A new national bank will soon be
established in Denver by Colorado
Springs and New York capitalists,
II oil nf Cnlnradn
Springs being one of the leaders in the
movement. The amount of the capital
stock will. be 100000.
E. E. Johnson, who froze his feet
and cars on the night of December
18th while walking from Montezuma
to Breckenridge, was found by jury
to be of unsound mind and ordered by
the court to be committed to the in
sane asylum at Pueblo.
The report of the amount of equip
ment ordered for the Rio Grande sys-
TEN during the last year has been
made public and shows that more than
81 2,00O, 900 was spent. The list includes
80 engines, $500 freight cars. 20
coaches and 20 cabooses.
Arrangements were completed De-
vember 18th Tor football game at
Denver on New Years Day between the
football team of the Preparatory De-
partment of the University of Colorado
tBoulder) and the team of the North
Division High School of Hyde Park,
Chicago.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at Denver recently gave recep-
tion to its members who are over sixty
years of age. There were twenty-seven
ladies present whose ages range from
sixty to eighty-four years. Two OF them
are over eighty years of age and four
others over seventy.
James Brennan. sentenced to the
penitentiary for life in 1856 for the
murder of a man near Salida. was par
doned by Governor Orman the day be-
fore Christmas. Brennan, who is in
bad health, has an exemplary record
as prisoner and his pardon has been
recommended by several wardens.
Shortly after midnight on December
18th at Como George X. Lechner shot
and killed William Hayden as the re-
suit of quarrel. Lechner formerly
kept saloon at Como and Hayden has
worked in billiard rooms throughout
the West A coroner's inquest was
held and verdict rendered of felonious
killing
Lawrence C. Phipps during his brief
residence in Denver has made two
large and unsolicited gifts to the char
ity organization. Christmas gift to
the poor of 81 900 was the second con-
tribution received by Mrs. Izetta
George. secretary of the organization.
Mr.. Phipps gave to the organization
81 900 shortly after he came to Den
yer.
The Continental Fuel Company has
been organized and filed its incorpora-
tion papers. The incorporators are
John w. Springer, president of the Ma
tional Live Stock Association; Wilson
B. Reid and Hugh Alexander. all OF
Denver The capital of the company
is $500, 900. and it is to buy coal lands
and operate coal mines in Boulder.
Arapahoe. Huerfano, Gunnison, Weld
and Las Animas counties.
Commissioner-in-C Chief Thatcher of
the worlds fair board has received a
telegram from the authorities at st.
Louis informing him that the grounds
and buildings committee of the exposi-
ton has received a copy of the ordi-
nance drafted by the mayor of st.
Louis to cover the location of a per-
manent Colorado building in Forest
park, and that there is no objection on
the part of the commission to the erec-
ton of permanent building.
The Lamar Beet Sugar Company
has filed its incorporation papers with
the secretary of state. The capital
stock of the new company is 81 100000
divided into 100000 shares of the par
value of $40 each. The company will
operate in Prowers and Bent counties
and the principal office will be in La
mar. The directors of the company are
w. C. Gould. A. e. Bent, l.. Writ Mark
ham, w. ]. Johnston, G. C. Huddleston
]. S. Hasty. ]. B. Traxler, ID. B. Novels
Morton Strain. N. N. Mclean and