The Delta independent., 1902-07-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Inc DOSlOIIlceS Ut biTT.
Iliff, Roggen. San Pablo and Thatcher
have been made domestic money order
offices.
The Fourth OF July celebration at
sLeadvile wound up in II lively snow
storm, the ground nt midnight being as
white AS in winter.
The Colorado Automobile Club has
recently been organized at Denver and
is expected to take in most ofsfhe 10
owners of automobiles in Colorado
bout 100 members from all portions
of the state attended the fifth annual
meeting of the Colorado Bar Assocti
tion NJ Colorado Springs, July lst and
2nd.
The first midsummer meeting Of the
Colorado Horticultural Society Will lr
held at Boulder ON July 23rd and 2itli
Premiums will be given on the best
displays.
\ carload of registered shorhornl
bulls, twenty-five in number, We're re-
Gently driven into Rio Blanco county
by Foreman l.. II. lines of the Bar
Triangle ranch.
The number of pieces handled in the
baggage room Of the Union depot at
Denver during the month of !unc waS
Al 553 as compared with 3I,32i for the
same month last year, gain of TO-
22S
Five separate surveying parties for
the Denver N Northwestern, the new
Mofrat railroad. are ut work on the
east side OF the main range, ana anoth-
er party is making preliminary sur
veys oil the west side.
\ great army OF caterpillars 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 impedcd
and stopped the progress OF trains.
Special rates will bc made by the
Western Passenger Association foi the
meeting OF the National Irrigation Con
gress at Colorado Springs October 9Th
TO 9th. The National Forestry AssO- =
citation VIII meet at the same time.
The Denver union stock yards last
month broke all records for cattle re
celpts. The total number received
during June was T5.i9l head Of cattle.
$3.50 hogs and 5.O2g sheep. This beats
any month In the history of the yards.
Mrs. Hooper, the mother OF Mai. =
E. Hooper. general passenger agent OF
the Denver X Rio Grandc railroad
died at New Albany. Indiana. June
ssill, NJ Ilt bI 'lElRN
Major Hooper had been In attendance
on her for two weeks before her death
Charles +. Lacombc. president aud
chief promoter OF the Lncomhc IN
iric Company OF Denver. attempted sui
eide ON the morning OF July 3d during
an attack OF nervous prostraiiuu
brought on by business perplexitics.
He cut his arm with razor, but failed
to reach an artery.
Gen. William ]. Palmer has written
a letter from Athens. Greece. TO Cap
tain Watson of Colorado Springs, cN-
pressing his aversion to becoming
candidate for governor OF Colorado. ~
II would be- Ito much lik. getting ibio
business harness again" General Pal
m.r recently retired from active busi-
ness.
Miss Pauline l.. Davidson. aged
twenty. beautiful and accomplished
committed suicide In Denver On the
I'd inst. because OF unrcIulttcd love
and poverty. She left letters to sew
eral friends and one TO the ncwspa-
pcrs. along with n Photograph which
they all used In their account OF thes
tragedy.
The coroncr's Jury in the inquest
at Big Elk Park returned n verdict
as follows: THAT +. X. Allen. de
ceased. came to his death ON June 30.
1902, by n gunshot wound In the head
made by n gun held in the hand OF
Gustave Plum. and that said killing
was not fcloDious."
The new First Methodist Church
building at Colorado Springs was d.d.
icated by Bishop Henry W. Warren
on Sunday, July 9th. in the presence
OF mn Immense audience. The occasion
VIII long be memorable In the annals
OF the church from the fact that S3S-
G5i wns raised to pay OF the entire
Indebtedness on the building.
The board OF trustees OF the Denver
and Gross College of Medicine. mcdi-
cal department OF the University OF
Denver. has selected the following
teaching force: DIR. T.. G. Rivers, prrsi-
dent OF the board, and Drs. Thomas II.
Hawkins. Il. ]. \. Rogers. $. q. Bon
ney. G. X. Fleming. W. a. Jayne. Rob-
crt Levy, Leonard Freeman and Henry
Sewall
The large twos'ory building at No.
31S Harrison avenue In Leadyillc.
owned by NJ. Hyman OF Denver and
occupied by Sands Bros. clothicrs. was
wrecked by a gasoline explosion on the
night OF July ID. The explosion was
followed Immediately by fire. The
two together completely wrecked the
building and destroyed almost the en-
tire stock. There were four men In
the store, three OF whom were Injured.
one seriously and the other slightly.
Ore man was badly injured and n
two-story building WAS wrecked by the
explosion of large tank OF aceiylcne
gas in the basement OF the baking cs-
tablishmcnt of j. karrman Il Co. at
LonRmopt at $3.50 o'clock on the night
of July 3d. Albert Housen. who As
In the store purchasing goods. was "
jurcd by being dashed against the wall
and also had his hands and face burned
no as to prevent him from pitching for
the IOugmOnt I'm nspbnll tonn, la tb,tr