The Dolores star., 1902-04-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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| collapse of II folding bed.
The wife OF J. Addison Peralta-
Reavis Of Peralta land grant fame,
has sued for n divorce In Denver.
Reavis has left her and Is in CalifOr-
MIA.
For economic reasons. the Denver &
Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland
4 have opened II joint agency at Aspen.
| The Denver Il Rio Grande agent Will
hereafter act for both roads.
The Posrotticc Department has or
| dered the allowance of four additional
| carriers at the Denver office. three to
he appointed on April 1st, and one on
April 18th.
Judge John A. Riner OF Cheyenne
| will take the place of Judge Moses
| H;.llett in holding the regular spring
| term of the United States Circuit and
District courts at Pueblo.
| On the night of April 1st Governor
James Il. Ormnn and his staff of twen-
ty-two resplendent colonels attended n
ball given by the Knights of Macca-
bees at Mineral Palace in Pueblo.
The distributing station of the Colo
rado Springs Electric Company was
burned ON the night of March 2Sth,
leaving the city in temporary darkness
and Involving n loss of about $4,000.
The Head Camp Of Pacific Jurisdic-
ton. Woodmen of the World, will meet
at Cripple Creek, August 2nd. The date
has been changed from August 11th,
so as hot to interfere with the meeting
of the Grand Lodge of Elks later in
the mouth.
About seventy-fivc school superin-
tendentt and principals attended the
opening of the Superintendents' and
Principals Round Table at Colorado
Springs. March 2Sth. The state super
intendepi and most of the leading
teachers of the state were present.
Thirteen bridges are to be erected
by the Chicago Bridge Company near
Trinidad OH the line of the Colorado Il
Southern railway. Men who are now
doing contract work at the Minnequa
steel WORKS will be sent south to take
charge of the railroad improvements.
The attorney generals office will
soon issue the new revenue law in
pamphlet form for the benefit of law
yers and Others interested in its cou-
tents. The feature of the pamphlet
will be the index and the side margins.
showing at glance the contents Of
each section.
War veteran was brought to st. Vim
cents hospital at Santa Fe, recently,
with his left hand crushed. 1t was
necessary to amputate his arm near
the elbow. Sparks had been injured in
Heschs saw mill on the upper Pecos,
near which he has ranch home.
Andrew j. liamsey, assistant fore
man of the big Kanawha Leasing
Company's mill at Crecde. while look
ing after and cleaning one of the
scveen on the both ultimo. was knock
ed Off the platform. He fell two stories,
or distance of thirty feet, which re-
suited in his death at midnight, twelve
hours after his fall.
Richard Wisncr, alias r. II. Hollis
ter. alias Clarence Mackeesey. is to be
brought back to Colorado from Iowa
to stand trial on the charge of mur-
der. ENtradition papers have been
signed by Governor Orman on the gov
ernor of Iowa. Wisner is wanted in
Leadville for shooting Joseph Mans
helm on September 10. 1901.
At meeting of the Cripple Creek
chamber Of commerce which was
largely attended. n resolution of thanks
was unanimously adopted thanking
the Hon. b. +. Montgomery. speaker
of the House, for his successful effort
in having the opinion of the chamber
indorsed and put into law in regard
to the taxation Of mining properties.
Thirty per cent. increase over the
business done at the Pueblo Union de-
| pot in March of 1901 is the record
made for the month just past. Bag
| gage to the number of 24,216 pieces was
handled this year, against 1857 pieces
| for March, 1901, an increase of $3.50
| pieces. The ticket sales for the
month of March, 1902. were forty per
cent. larger than the sales for March,
1901.
Adjutant General Corbin has stated
that Fort Logan, ut Denver, will be
given full complement of troops when
the regiments now designated to re-
turn from the Philippines are given
final station. This means that in all
likelihood regiment of infantry and
some cavalry will be stationed at Den
ver The present barrack room ut Fort
Logan will accommodate eleven COM
panies and n band.
| Deputy Game Warden james Bush
secured the conviction at Colorado
Springs of w. II. Burns for killing
eleven deer out of season. He was
fined $50 and costs, amounting to
| $31.O. The eleven quarters of ven
isOn which he seized from Mr.. Burns he
sold for $3.50. Six pairs of prairie chick
ems and dtwenty-seven ducks, also seized,
netted $12. He sold four of the mount
ed mountain sheep heads which he
seized ut Colorado Springs for $144S5.
The first head of wild game for the
states exhibit ut st. Louis his been
received at Denver by Commissioner
Harris. 1t was deer, about a year
old, shipped from Marlow Brothers
ranch, thirty-fiye miles from Montrose.
Il am going to put up wire corral"
said MIR. Harris, "and put the deer
there. 1t is wild, and must be fed on
certain kinds of grass and boughs, or
1t will die. BY the time the exposition
opens will have fine collection Of
wild game"