The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The poor report of Las Animas coun
ty shows that the total cost of main
tenance during last year was $S,374.
IS.
The Slaves of the Silver Serpent a
Denver will reorganiZe and begin early
preparations for the next Festival O.
Mountain and Plain
George Ellis, aged twenty-four, com
mitted suicide at Nevadaville on the
10th instant, shooting himself through
the head with rifle
President Packard of the Denver
baseball club promises 25-cent rate
OF admission to mex. years games IL
place OF 35 cents last year.
An effort will be made in the mex,
Legislature to have Larimer county di-
vided and separate county made out
OF the North Park country.
Governor-elect Peabody has taken a
commodious and handsome residence
at 1928 Grant avenue on Capitol Hill
in Denver, only few blocks from the
state house.
Work is being pushed on the new
reservoir for Central City and 1t will
probably be completed within the next
ninety days. 1t will store about 49,
100000 gallons
Pueblo is to have a frog factory, New
York capitalists having decided to
build large plant at cost of $500, 900
Tor the manufacture of steel switches
and frogs for use on all kinds of rail-
ways
Governor-elect Peabody has an
nounced that he will appoint John
dsInphnrn tn I,r ,G %D&o
Penltentiary upon the expiration of
the term of Warden Martin next
March.
William Griffith, Christian Science,
practitioner of Denver has filed $40
claim against the Stratton estate for
eight weeks treatment given the late
millionaire in Colorado Springs last
January and February.
An imperfectly insulated incandes-
cent electric lamp caused the death of
Joseph Effesmeier at Denver on the
'lth inst. He stood on the damp floor
while turning off the light and heavy
current passed through his body.
E. E. johnson. who froze his feet
and ears On the night of December
10th 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 Fourteenth General Assembly Of
Colorado will convene In the capitol
building at Denver on Wednesday,
January 7, 1908. The governor will be |
tnaugurated and all the\newly- elected
state officers will assume their duties
on the following Wednesday, January
14th
Arrangements were completed De-
vember 18th for a football game at |
Denver on New Years Day between the
Football team of the Preparatory De-
partment of the University Of Colorado
lBoulder) and the team of the North
vision High School of Hyde Park.
tcago.
lifirah E. Pasnaore, AfeAandei D.
snodgrass and Charles L. Chantler
lave been appointed by Judge Lindsey
It Denver to appraise the personal es-
ate of the late Arthur l.. Collins, the
general manager of the Smuggler-Un-
on Mining Company, assassinated Mo-
gember 10th.
Work was commenced at the Colo
RADIO Packing Company's immense
.
slant. Its capacity, when all arrange
ments are completed. will admit of
killing and dressing 200 hogs an hour.
No part of the hog goes to waste ex-
cept his squeal.
After being lost in the mountains
for thirty-six hours during terrific
Rev. E. 0. Butler. pastor
Of the Baptist Church of Saguache,
was found on December Goth by people
in search of him. He was on horse
back and spent one night in deserted
cabin.
Commissioner-in-Chie Thatcher Of
the worlds fair board has received
telegram from the authorities at st.
Louis informing him that the grounds
and buildings committee of the exposi-
ton has received copy of the ordi-
nance drafted by the mayor of st.
Louis to cover the location Of per-
manent Colorado building in Forest
park, and that there is no objection on
the part of the commission to the erec-
tion of permanent building.
The proposed beet sugar factory for
Brighton is assured, according to the
articles of incorporation filed Decem-
iber 22d by the Commonwealth Indus
trial Company. 1t will also reclaim
lands. by irrigation and operate coal
and other mines and sink oil wells.
The capital stock is 100000 and the
directors are Jabez Fisher, James w.
Wilson, Lyman Booth, J. l. Brown and
W. d. Wilson. The principal place of
operation will be the new county of
Adams.
The Florence correspondent of the
Denver News says: Roger Reese, aged
fourteen residing at Williamsburg,
has developed peculiar powers for the
finding of Oil. Several times when put
ito the test he has proved that as soon
as he is placed over oil-bearing sand
he experiences peculiar tingling
through his veins. He has located
several wells for the United Oil Com
pany, and Manager Wallace places
great confidence in him. The company
is now drilling a well close to the
slack dump of No. l mine at Rockvale
that was located by this boy. and If it
Il, eucoocc fn1 in finding nil II will he