The state herald., 1902-12-12
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Projected improvements In the Rio
'Grande system call for an expenditure
Of $5,000.000.
Epemio Martinez, tried ut Trinidad
for the murder Of Temigo Martinez,
was acquitted.
Company D of the National Guard
will give an elaborate ball at Colorado
Springs on January 9Th.
On December 31st the Daily Live
Stock Record will publish an extensive
review of the live stock business for
1902.
According to his report filed with
the secretary of state 1t cost Hon.
Alva Adams s2.934.50 to run for con-
gressman-at.large
AFRO b. Pratt late of company f.
| First Colorado cavalry, died at the
Soldiers and Sailors Home at Chey-
o1ne, December End.
Work on the sanitarium extension
of the Boulder street railway system
is now well under way. The company
is obliged to build mile of road be-
fore January 1st and is pushing things
along to hold its franchise.
The Boulder Gas Works began sup
plying customers December 9th. The
plant represents an outlay of $4,000
and its two large generators have n
daily capacity of 250,000 cubic feet and
the reservoir Of $4,000 cubic feet.
fire at Durango on the night of
December 3rd destroyed the plant of
the Durango Soap Company, the loss
being estimated at about $1,000 with
$500 insurance. The plant was
/ nh he
Mrs. Helen C. Grenfell's report of
expenses in her campaign for state
/ superintendent of public instruction
states that she paid out 1924, of which
| $500 went to Democratic committees
and the remainder to incidental eX-
| penses.
The executive committee of tho
| Western Federation of Miners has de-
cided to create q womans auxiliary
branch. 1t is to serve. according to
the explanations of the members as an
educational feature in unionism and
| Socialism.
The first couple to be married in the
city and county of Denver under the
provisions of the Rush bill were John
Clark Wells and Miss Elizabeth Flo
rias Rowe. They were married by DR..
! Frost Graft at the parsonage of Trim
ity NJ. f. Church
All preliminaries to the construc-
tion of an electric light plant in Ster
ling were decided at a recent meeting
| of the city council. Work will be be-
gun as soon as the material arrives.
A half block in the northeastern part
of town has been purchased for site.
The commissioners of the new coun-
| ty of Adams. established by the adop-
ton of the Rush amendment, met at
! Brighton, the county seat. on Decem-
ber ith, and effected an organization.
/ The county commissioners are Messrs.
Wilson II. Smith. Ber. amin Benbow
and f. p. Watts.
Manager ID. C. Packard OF the league
base ball team at Denver has signed
the following players for next season:
| Catchers, Parke Wilson. Schlie. Car
rish: pitchers. Whitridge, McCloskey.
Barber. Lemke, Webster and Cristall;
infielders, Delehanty. Mohler Radcliff.
Dundon and Hartzcll. outflclders,
Jones. McHale. Preston, Honeyman,
Ramey.
The statement of election expenses
filed with the secretary of state by Mil
ton Smith. chairman of the Democrat
ic state central committee. showed re-
celpts of s27,9s7.50. of which he paid
out all but ssG.0T. The receipts from
/ candidates amounted to ss.i92.50. c.
]. Hughes gave $3.50. while Senator
T. NJ. Patterson and c. S. Thomas gave
1880 each.
orman & Crook will begin work In n
few days on the l.GO0 foot tunnel for
the Taylor Park railroad. II will be
worked from both sides OF the range.
and about 200 men will be en- pioycd.
The tunnel will enter the mountain
from the Atlantic side near the Alpine
tunnel on the Colorado a. Southern and
come out on the Pacific slope near the
mining camp Of Tin Cup.
The grand jury In the District Court
nj Telluride was sworn In on Decem-
Der LIST. A part OF It's duty will be to
investigate the murder OF Mine Man
agcr Collins. the disappearance of w.
J. Barney July %. 1901: the disappear
nnce Of Wesley L. Smith March 3. 1902.
the riot during the strike July. 1901.
and the beating OF James Phillips. who
was also shot In the arm.
The students In mechanical engi-
neerlng n. the State University at
Boulder have undertaken the construc-
ton OF several complete pieces OF ma
chinery. Professor Crouch states that
the students can make them more
cheapiy than they can be purchased In
the East. and he proposes to give his
students the benefit OF the actual prac-
tice involved In turning out these ma
chimes.
lie Grnnde Flora de Colorado de
Montana Llanos. which being inter-
preted In Tho Grand Flora OF Colorado
from Mountain and Plain. Is the title
Frank s. Thayor has given 10 his mag
nifieent portfolio OF paintings of Colo
rndo Wild flowers. The pictures In
cludc the columblne. the wild rose. the
sand lily. the fairy torch. the thimble
berry and other favoritcs, and are iGx20
inches In size, The portfolio makes n
superb Christmas present.
u. c. stlmson, Democratic candidate
for governor. has filed his certificate OF
campaign expenses with the secretary
Of state. Tho campaign cost Mr. Slim
son s3.072. Of which 1880 went To
Milton Smith. state chairman. Narl-
GUS county committees were given
$500. and 1856 was expended for can-
Wasting, His travelling and personal
expenses were $3.50: sb2 went for ear
ringeR. $50 20 HtenogrnphcrB and ylIb
for miscellaneous purposes.