The Dolores star., 1902-04-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Fifty unclaimed bicycles nre at the
police station In Denver awaiting OWL
erw Nine bicycles were reported stolen
In one day recently.
The Fort Collins Electric Company
has ordered new machinery for Its
plant, and after May list viii give
night and day service.
The publishers of the new city di.
rectory estimate the population of Den.
yer at 151.093. which is Il gain of 23,.
2:S4 over that shown by the census of
1900.
A crowd of students of the Univers-
ity of Denver had II 'night-shirt pa
rade" few nights since. Presumably
they had heavier garments underneath
| their robes de-nuit.
| The cornerstone of the new temple
of the First Church of Christ. Scien-
fist. was laid in Denver April 10th. 1t
will be large building of beautiful
architectural design.
n flower festival will be held in the
City Park. Denver, May LIST to 4th. in
elusive. There will be tent ooN2oU
feet long. \ Maypolc festival will be
held on the opening day.
1t is officially announced that the
Broadmoor Casino and hotel at Cole
RADIO Springs will open for the season
on June 18th. the concerts at the Ca
sino to begin one week later.
The new home of the Denver orphan
age was dedicated by n very stylish
ball on the night of April 10th. Gov
ernor and Mrs. Orman We're present
and helped receive the 600 people who
attended.
\ picture by the late Harvey Young.
| of Colorado Springs, has been placed
in the Corcoran art gallery at wash
ington. This is n deserved recognition
of his ability by the highest authority
| in America.
| The highest temperature ever record
ed in Denver or Colorado was 100; the
lowest. ~ below in Denver. and about
3S out in the state. These figures come
from some new government maps just
received by the weather bureau in Den
yer.
| The Elks' Lodge mt Pueblo has Sc
ected II site for its building, which will
| be erected mt the northeast corner of
| Fifth and Court streets. at cost of
$4,000. Plans will be drawn Mt once.
\ large part of the money necessary is
already in hand.
| The new canal near Fowler. which
was recently placed in the hands of 8:
receiver is being repaired and extend
ed and put in order for the spring flow
of water. This canal irrigates n dis
trict lying several miles south of
Fowler. where Irish potatoes We're
successfully grown last year.
The contract for grading the extern
sion of the Denver n Northwestern
railroad from Arvada to Coal Creek
has been let 10 DE Rcmer X Olson.
Active work was contracted to begin
| April 9th and the entire ten miles are
TO be ready for steel within sixty
days.
James l.. Smith. Il lincman in the
employ of the Colorado Springs Flee
tric Company. fell from the top of a
pole in the rear of T30 West Cucharas
street April 18th and sustained injuries
which may prove fatal. Smith WAS II
well known football player of Colorado
Springs several years ago.
Florence citizens are working for n
| free delivery system. The receipts of
the postofiice during the fiscal year eX-
ceeded $4,000. The minimum required
for the establishment of the service.
Steps will mt once he taken to number
all streets and houses. this being neces-
sary before the service can he estab-
lished.
81 Pueblo April 9th a. c. st. Clair
WAS sentenced by Judge Voorhees, to
not less than seven nor more than ten
years in the penitentnry. and c. $. Dun
can was given from three to five years.
both for their part in II conspiracy
TO utter n large amount of forged pay
checks of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
Judge Green at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
has overruled the motion for n new
trial in the DoyleBurns mining suit.
Judge Green also announced that he
had instructed attorneys to prepare pa
pers for filing Judgment of the $446.-
900. He at the same time will refuse
a petition for an additional Judgment
/ of S43S.OOO prayed for by Doyle.
The call for the annual convention
at Trinidad of the Colorado State Fed
Grafton of Labor, June 9th has been is
sued by President ii. T.. Garman and
Secretary T.. j. Devault. President
Garman terms Trinidad and southern
Colorado the 'hotbeds of the enemy's
country" and says the delegates must
spend their time combating the cor
pOrations who are fighting unions and
in organizing men in and around Trini-
day.
A circular has been issued over the
signature of A. ]. Michener of St
Louis announcing the national cOnven-
ton of letter carriers. at Denver, Aug
ust LIST to 3rd. The Santa Fe is select
ed ms the official route of delegates,
as that rOad was instrumental in Sc
curing low round-trip rates for the con-
vention. Other national conventions
scheduled for Denver are: Daughters
of the Revolution, April 23rd to 25th;
Western Federation of Miners, May
26th to June 7th; the triennial conven-
tion of the Sunday schools, June 26th
to July LIST; Ancient Order of Hibern-
ians, July 11th to 18th; National Fra
ternal congress, August 25th to 10Th.
John Sullivan OF I.eadvIlle. Sec