The Elbert County tribune., 1902-05-08
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Roosevelt next summer.
April receipts of the Pueblo post
office show an increase Of thirty -oDe per
cent. over April OF last year.
A new company at Grand Junction
will erect an extensive plant for the
manufacture and storage of Ice.
The railroads will grant one rate for
the round trip to the Mountain and
Plain Festival at Denver next fall
James NJ. Duysdale OF Denver has
been appointed fourth assistant exam
iner In the pension Office at salary OF
81 200 per annum.
Mrs. Grenfell. stnte superintendent.
addressed a very successful meeting OF
the Clear Greek Valley Teachers Asso-
ciation at Idaho Springs April 18th.
A new state fish hatchery is to be
established at Steamboat Springs
There are already three In the state
at Denver, Durango and Gunnison.
The new chapel In the State Peniten-
tiary at Canon City was rededicated
Sunday, April 9th. Rev. Thomas ID.
Uzzell of Denver was the principal
speaker.
Managers OF the Chautauqun nsso-
ciation ut Boulder report a highly fn-
vorable outlook and the Glen Park peo-
pie expect larger attendance than
ever before.
J. W. Develine OF Boulder celebrated
his nlnetieth birthday May 1st and
was presented with a handsome and
costly Masopic charm by his brethren
OF the fraternity.
The census of School District No. 2
in Larimer county, including Loyeland,
shows 1.175 pupils Of school age and
places the district In the first class ac-
cording to the provisions OF the state
law.
Ground was broken April 18th for
the new 100000 city hall at Colorado
Springs. The building will be con-
structed of Colorado Trinidad sand
stone and is to be completed during the
year.
The controversy between the Pueblo
county commissioners and the Denver
Il Rio Grande company has been set
tied and the railroad will be granted a
franchise to lay Its tracks TO the new
zine smelter over. "A route agreed upon.
Eric Johnson fell eighty feet down
raise In the Camp Bird mine at Ouray
and although he carried with him In
the fall drilling machine, no bones
were broken or internal injuries sus-
tained, and he will recover soon from
his bruises.
Charles w. Caryl has added to his
first donation of thirty acres to the
Brotherhood of Light Society fifty
more acres adjoining the first tract,
south Of University Park on University
avenue, south of Denver The organic
alton was formed TO provide home for
waits.
Captain Lennon, superintendent at
Teller Institute, Grand Junction, has
received word from Washington that
acetylene gus viii be the system OF
lighting the building and grounds
at the Indian schools in the future and
that the government will supply the
plant at once.
w. S. Stratton lis rapidly completing
the attractions of Cheyenne park. ut
Colorado Springs. which he will shortly
throw open for the use of the public.
One thousand new benches, each ac-
commodating four people, will be in
stalled, while innumerable swings will
attract the children.
Mayor Robinson of Colorado Springs
has received letter frsm Jacob Dils
of New York expressing his willing
ness to address the Chautauqua meet
ing at the Springs this summer. Pres
ident Roosevelt appointed Mr.. Rils 10
an important position in the Danish
islands, which he declined.
A whirlwind at Cripple Creek April
9th unroofed the grand stand at I'm
ion park and damaged that structure
to the amount of S4OO. The park was
not In use and the stand was unoccu-
pied. One huge section of the roof
was carried fully 200 feet In the air
and landed 100 yards or more away
from the building.
The Denver weather bureau report
showed an excess of sevcnty-six ,le-
grees temperature for the month OF
April and an accumulated excess OF
2OS degrees since the first OF the year.
The total precipitation for the month
was 0.6O of an inch. or LA below nor
NAL, and since January LIST II amount
ed 10 LIS inches, or go inches below
normal
At Pemberton. about fifteen miles
north of Woodland Park, Lee Elliott.
miner working for the OAio Mining
Company. was found dead about 200
yards from the shaft, which he had
been working alone. 1t is supposed
that he met death from an explosion
caused by missed shot, after which
he managed to crawl to a water hole.
200 yards away.
County Attorney Howe of San Mi
guel county has been instructed By
the county commissioners to bring suit
against former County Clerk HAIRY l..
Seryis and his boudsmeN TO recover