The Grit-advocate., 1902-05-09
COLORADO BRIEFS.

1t is stated that quite a number OF
bicycles stolen in Denver have beer
sold in Boulder
The railroads will grant one rate fol
the round trip to the Mountain and
Plain Festival at Denver next fall.
The Denver Gas and Electric Com.
pany has gone into the hands of u re-
ceiver. 1t has bonds outstanding to
the amount of 81, 100000.
The new chapel in the State Peniten-
tiary at Canon City was rededicated
Sunday, April 27th. Rev. Thomas D.
uzzell of Denver was the principal
speaker
The fund to pay for presents to the
cruiser Denver has reached 81 ,030. The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Will present the cruiser with silver
pitcher.
]. ". Develine of Boulder celebrated
his ninetieth birthday May 1st and
was presented with a handsome and
costly Masonic charm by Ills brethren
of the fraternity.
The summer excursion rates through
out the Rocky mountains will go into
effect on May 18th. Railroad men are
preparing for the largest mountain
travel the state has ever known.
There. were nine contestants at the
annual contest of the Interstate Ora
torical Association. held in ST. Paul.
Minnesota. May I'd. Loring d. Beck
with of Denver was awarded fourth
rank by the judges.
Eric johnson fell eighty feet down n
raise in the Camp Bird mine at Ouray
and although he, carried with him in
the fall drilling machine, no bones
We're broken or internal injuries sus-
tained, and he will recover soon from
his bruises.
Charles w. Caryl has added to his
first donation Of thirty acres TO the
Brotherhood of Light Society fifty
more acres adjoining the first tract,
south of University Park on University
avenue, south of Denver. The organic
alton was formed to provide n home for
waits.
Captain Lennon. superintendent at
Teller Institute, Grand Junction. has
received word from Washington that
acetylene gas will be the system of
lighting the building and grounds
at the Indian schools in the future and
that the government will supply the
plant at once.
Mayor Robinson of Colorado Springs
has received letter from jacob Rils
of New York expressing his willing
ness to address the Chautanqua meet
ing ut the Springs this summer. Pres
idcnt Roosevelt appointed Mr. i,ils 10
an important position in the Danish
islands, which he declined.
The Denver weather bureau report
showed an excess of sevGnty-siX de-
grees temperature for the month OF
April and an accumulated excess of
POS degrees since the first OF The year
The total precipitation for the month
was O.GU of an inch. OF LII below nor
NAL, and since January 1st it amount.
ed to LIS inches, or 80 inches below
normal
At Pemberton, about fifteen miles
north of Woodland Park. Lee Elliott,
miner working for the Ohio Mining
Company. was found dead about 200
yards from the shaft. which lie had
been working alone. 1t Is supposed
that he met death from an explosion
caused by a missed shot, after which
he managed to crawl to Il water hole,
200 yards away.
The Otero county board of roundup
commissioners met ut la .Iunta April
2Sth, but owing to the small attend
arce Of Stockmen and the uncertainty
of the range. the board decided TO ad-
journ until May 9th to map ont the
route. The secretary was instructed
TO notify stock associations from Bent,
Prowers and Las Anilnas counties to
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