The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-07-15
COLORADO BRIEFS.

at Gunnison on the 7th inst. of heart
failure.
The Fourth of July celebration at
| Leadville wound up in n lively snow
storm, the ground at midnight being as
| white as in winter.
At a caucus of prominent Democrats
held at Gunnison July 7th. Samuel p.
| Spencer was endorsed and advocated
as the party candidate for governor
| next fall.
| Mrs. Gabrin, whose name recently
! figured in the case of the alleged pois-
oning of her husband, Representative
Albert Gabrin, at Denver, fell down
stairs few days ago and broke her
left arm in two places.
The number of pieces handled in the
baggage room of the Union depot at
Denver during the month of June was
| 44,553 as compared with 34,325 for the
same month last year, gain of 1O,-
22S.
A great army of caterplllars has been
| devastating the aspen trees south and
east of Victor and has reached nearly
all the mountains in the vicinity. ON
several instances they have impeded
| and stopped the progress of trains.
Special rates will be made by the
Western Passenger Association for the
meeting of the National Irrigation Con-
gress at Colorado Springs October 9th
to 9th. The National Forestry Asso-
citation will meet at the same time.
On July 9th the Denver baseball
team had fallen from second to fourth
place in the Western League of eight
cities, while Colorado Springs stood
sixth. All the teams of the league are
good ones and the pace is remarkably
hot.
Colonel Edward F. Browne has de-
clared himself to be candidate for
the Republican nomination for Con
gress from the Second district to sue
ceed Congressman Bell. "All l ask is
the nomination.; L know L can win,
said Mr.. Browne.
Fort Collins has taken a postofiice
census and the postal authorities have
found that over 5000 citizens get
mail at that office. This was done at
request of the Elks of that place, who
seek a Gispensation from the grand ex-
| aited ruler for II lodge at Fort Collins.
President w. F. Slocum of Colorado
College has written to n friend at Col
orado Springs that he proposed to sail
| for home on July 18th. He leaves Liv-
erpool with Mrs Slocum on the Devo-
nian, and expects to arrive In Colorado
Springs August list. Mr.. Slocum has
been absent year.
Charles l.. Lacombe. president and
chief promoter of the Lacombe Elec-
| tric Company of Denver, attempted sui
eide on the morning of July Sd during
an attack of nervous prostration
brought on by business perplexities.
He cut his arm with razor, but failed
to reach an artery.
1 DR.. George L. Tyler, who died of ty-
phoid fever at Denver on the 7th inst,
was n son-in-law of Senator Henry NJ.
Teller. At the time of his death DR..
Tyler was secretary of the State Board
of Health and n member of the Den
yer board of examining surgeons for
the bureau of pensions.
In the Federal Court at Denver
Judge Hallett dismissed the case of
George S. OHara against the Cooks
and Walters Union. The case has
been pending for many months and
was finally dismissed upon pledge of
| the union in open court that the or
| ganizatiou will no longer boycott and
picket restaurants.
The coroner's jury in the inquest
held over the remains of f. II. Allen
ut Big Elk Park returned verdict
as follows: THAT +. II. Allen, de-
ceased. came to his death on June 30.
1902, by a gunshot wound in the head
made by gun held in the hand of
Gustave Plum, and that said killing
was not felonious.''
The business houses at Telluride
were closed on the afternoon of July
Sd out of respect to the memory of
John Barthel, the union miner who was
killed during the Telluride riot of July
3, 1901. Memorial services were held
over his grave and addresses were
made by John r. O'Neill of Victor and
\ Father Hagerty of Denver.
The new First Methodist Church
building at Colorado Springs was ded-
icated by Bishop Henry w. Warren
on Sunday. July 9th, in the presence
of an immense audience. The occasion
will long be memorable in the annals
of the church from the fact that $685.
657 was raised to pay off the entire
Indebtedness on the building.
For the six months ending June 3Oth
the Denver branch mint paid for S.
0O2, ,50S61 in gold, mostly from Colo
radJ mills and placers. This compares
with SS,62I .60T.O7 in the first half of
1901. At the present time the Argo re-
finery is the only plant of that class
in operation in Colorado. The combi-
nation forward base bullion to the re-
finery at Omaha.
In the District Court at Pueblo Dora
Robertson, a handsome young woman,
| tweuty-three years of age, has begun
suit for $4,000 damages against DR..
Hubert Work, proprietor of Woodcroft
sanitarium. J. l.. Rees and Mrs. j. S.
Sperry, for alleged conspiracy to de-
tain her in the sanitarum for the in
sane without her having been adjudged
| insane by the court.