The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-03
COLORADO BRIEFS.

A class of ten graduated from the
Idaho Springs High School June 10th.
Engineers have surveyed the site Of
the new sugar factory at Fort Collins
Six carloads OF watermelons from
Texas were received in Denver June
24th.
A new emergency hospital hns been
opened at Denver near the heart OF the
city.
The Bolles Institute OF Osteopathy Mt
Denver graduated five students on
June 10th.
A forest fire on Tenderfoot mountain
near Dillon has destroyed nearly 5000
acres of timber.
The teachers institute at Colorado
Springs will begin on the first Monday
in August and last for two weeks
w. II. Moore, the defaulting city
clerk of Durango. has been held for
trial Mt the September term Of the Dis
trict Court.
Crickets have been doing much dam
age to alfalfa and garden products In
some parts of Rio Blanco county, but
are reported not to like corn.
Arthur Arterburn, the twelve-yenr-
old son of Charles II. Arterburn OF
the kick OF horse.
Department Commander ]. w. Hun,
@. A. r.. has established headquar-
ters at Victor with w. w. Ferguson as
assistant adJutant general.
1t is stated that W. S. stratton pro-
poses to build a club house and gym
nnsium for the benefit of his Colorado
Springs street car employees.
point TO the large sales OF agricultural
implements this year as proof OF the
rapid development of the county.
In his libel suit against the Denver
Post, Rev. Henry Tesnow OF Denver
was awarded / cent damages. IL Is
stated that the Post will apply for \
new trial.
The regents of the University of Col
orado have appointed Prof. George II.
Rowe. a graduate OF the University OF
Michigan, TO be dean of the School or
Applied Science.
Mr.. John Il. Langs OF New Yerk City
has been appointed instructor in music
for the University of Colorado at Boul-
der. and director of the Colorado
School of Music.
The next session of the University
OF Colorado Will begin on Monday, Sep
tember 8. 1902. Registration Will com
mence ON the Friday previous and cou-
tinue on Saturday.
Eight young Harvard graduates mr.
rived In Durango few days ago ac-
companied by n professor of geology
and will spend the summer prospect
ing In the mountains.
Curator Ferril OF the State Museum
at Denver declares that cats are re-
sponsible for the killing OF thousands
OF song birds. He would like to see
a tax on cats to reduce the number.
Denver's lack OF an auditorium is
emphasized by the meeting of the In
ternntional Sunday Schoo, convention.
which has TO .split-up-sfto sections that
4 cannot at any time meet all together
| Col. j. ii. Nicholson, cashier of the
| National State Bank of Boulder. died
at San Diego. California, on June 23d,
of heart failure brought on by the grip.
He had been In California, with his
family, for about two weeks.
At the eighth annual banquet of the
alumni of the State School of Mines,
held at the Albany hotel in Denver.
| DIR. Regis Chauvenet, retiring presi-
dent of the Institution, was presented
A company has been organized at
| Greeley, known as the Greeley Auto
mobile Company. to manufacture au-
tomobiles,. with Il. NJ. Miller as presl-
dent and general manager. The fac
tory will be located in East Greeley.
Pursuant to an order By the District
Court, sustained by the Court of Ap-
penls, the City Council of Pueblo has
.,-la al 20 h.. hal
August Sth for the election of n mayor
to succeed the late George IL. West,
who died last Christmas.
At Creede on June 9th Henry S.
Jones, n pioneer miner of Creede camp,
whose wife and baby reside in Denver.
fell from the top of the Happy
| Thought skip to the eighth level, n dis
| tance OF 800 feet. The fall killed him
Instantly, and mangled and bruised his
head beyond recognition. Jones fell
through the bottom of n self-dumping
skip.
A. II. Bryant. purchasing agent of
| the American Beet Sugar Company,
was in Florence few days ago and
| closed contract for the delivery of
forty tons of lime rock daily. This
rock will be furnished by the Portland
Cement Company and will be shipped
| to Rocky Ford during the time the beet
sugar factories are in operation, which
| is about 100 days.
a Denver News special from Mont
rose June 26th says: The fruit Is in
excellent condition and very large for
this time of year. Worms have done
no damage thus far and the quality
! will be the best ever produced in this
4 a. Al.
heaviest we have ever had. The first
crop of cherries is now being marketed
and Is full crop.
The boycott of the Cooks and Wait
ers' Union Mt Pueblo recently declared