The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-12-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.

commenced at Colorado Springs.
E. A. Cooper has sold his interest
In the Metropole hotel in Denver to
his partner. Everitt Davis.
Four Denver posts of the G. A. R..
are about to consolidate owing to thin
ming of their ranks by death.
The Orpheum Theater Company will
soon begin the erection of a new thea
ter building on Welton street near Fiji
teenth, in Denver.
David Powell was killed by slide
In the Unity tunnel at Silverton No
vember 23rd. He was a Welshman
about thirty years of age.
j. G. Waters, who was overcome by
foul gases in the Last Dollar mine at
Cripple Creek short time since, died
at Cripple Creek November 25th.
A fire in the warehouse of the Gra-
den Mercantile Company at Durango,
November 22nd, resulted in. damages,
mostly by smoke and water. estimated
at $4,000.
The situation at Telluride is greatly
improved, owing to the decision of the
mine managers, other than those OF the
Smuggler-Union, not to close. down
their properties.
]. F. Wolf of Denver. who has had
three trials in the District Court at
Greeley on charges of obtaining money
by false pretenses, was finally acquit-
ted of all charges.
Guy Russell, a guard at the State
Reformatory at Buena Vista, was
found dead on the morning of Novem-
ber Gath on the floor of the tailor shop.
His death was caused by hemor-
rhage.
Philip Davis, the miner who, it is
believed, tried to blow up the house
occupied by Superintendent Griffith at
Tercio. short time ago, has been ad-
judged insane in the County Court at
Trinidad.
If Colorado Springs druggists adhere
to the agreement which they are said
to have made recently, Springs people
will have to buy their liquor by the
quart until the present reform move
ment blows over.
The dolls of all nations will be ex-
hibited Dy the Woman's Club of Den
yer December Sth. 9th and 10th. Among
the attractions will be the information
al doll exhibit, which is collection of
800 dolls gathered from all quarters
of the globe.
A fire in the Belle Vista hotel at
25th. was extinguished before much
of the building was destroyed, but the
damages are estimated at about 81 ,50)
The postofiice, which is located in the
building, was not injured.
officers of the Smuggler- Union Min
Ing Company ran a special train to
Pandora bearing Mrs. Collins and
three surgeons to the bedside of Ar
thus l.. Collins, who was shot by an
assassin. The time made was very
fast-thirteen hours and eight minutes
for 422 miles.
Fifteen minutes after the pupils had
left the Victor high school building on
the afternoon of November Gath, an
explosion IN the trench that was be-
Ing dug in the street for big conduit
in front of the building broke the win
dows, injured the walls and desks and
made holes in the floor.
Word recently reached Colorado of
the death in Corea of Miss Christine
Collbran. She was the daughter or
Former President Collbran of the Col
orado Midland. Though only twenty
years old. Miss Collbran had written
and published a little book OF travels
which received much praise.
Colorado Springs authorities are in
vestigating a report that resident OF
Ell Paso county, whose name is with
held. recently stated that he was the
individual who five years ago admin
istered terrible beating to Charles IL.
Frowine of the Manitou Journal and
that he was paid $50 fer the job.
On the evening of November oath
Victor Adams and Clay Hoover were
imprisoned for two hours in fire
clay tunnel. about six miles from Can
on City. Some fifty feet of the tun-
mel caved In while they were at work,
but other workmen succeeded in liber-
ating them through the air shaft.
1t is expected that the new plant of
the Denver Packing Company will be
In operation by December 18th This
plant is expected to make Denver one
of the great packing centers of the
country. The outlay, so far, has been
nearly 100000, and the total invest
ment is likely to reach sl,000,000 by
the time the business is fully estab-
lished.
The Colorado Springs and Cripple
Creek District Railway Company will
issue bonds amounting to S3,000,000 to
refund the outstanding first and sec
ond mortgage bonds, which amount to
50 .977 900. and toprovidef for extensions
and improvement of the system. The
bonds will be forty-year gold bonds
bearing five per cent interest, and
payable semi-annually.
Tax Agent Corey of the d. & H. G.
appeared before the Board of County
commissioners of Gunnison county to
secure a reduction of taxes. The COM
pany's tax for 1901 was $4,000 an in
crease of S2S.000 over 1900. The COM
pany refused to pay the same and
made the commissioners an offer OF
S2S, 900, which was accepted by the
board after long consultation with
leading taxpayers.
The Hot Sulphur Springs correspond
ent of a Denver paper says that Grand