The Delta independent., 1902-10-31
COLORADO BRIEFS.

fenclng large sums of money to Penn
sylyania to aid the strikers.
Fanny Smith, a dance hall girl at
cripple Creek, attempted suicide Friday
pight by taking carbolic acid.
The Colorado Baptist state conven-
uoh opened the convention proper In
Denver at the Calvary Baptist church
last night.
William Mitchell was yesterday
knocked from the Rio Grande bridge
over Tejon street in Colorado Springs
and will die
Ground was broken in Denver Sun
day for the Catholic cathedral. which,
When completed. will be one of the
nnest church edifices in the West.
l.. F. Woodruff has been chosen
marshal OF the town Of Loveland. The
oihce was declared vacant about two
weeks ago. The former marshal was
4. ID. J. Sivyer.
The controversy between the execu-
tors and administrators of the Stratton
estate was continued in the District
Court at Colorado Springs until 3
O'Clock Saturday morning.
s. |. Hallet, who was elected senator
from Pitkin county two years ago. and
Juan county. has been prevailed upon
to withdraw his resignation as senator.
The mystery surrounding the corpse
OF the young man discovered on Mon
day near the Melvin-Ken endrick ranch.
three miles from Morrison. remains un-
solved, and 1t is doubtful II the identity
OF the dead man will ever be discov-
cred.
G,t{f lay n
been filed against the Midland Termi
nal Railway by Paris E. Freshour OF
Cripple Creek He alleges that April
23d last his wife Sally was struck
by Midland Terminal passenger
train and killed at Gillett. and that
the company was criminally respon-
sible for the death.
Sterling has granted a franchise to
o. 7. Sells OF Pueblo for the lighting
OF all the city by electricity for a per
iod Of twenty years. The city will
have ten arc lights placed upon the
streets at present, and probably
number more In the near future, as
the city is growing at rate that will
soon warrant additional lights.
A large sale OF real estate has been
made Mt Greeley by Herman McKelvy.
secretary of the State Normal School.
who disposed OF the Park addition TO
the town of Windsor to Davenport q
Armstrong The purchasers will
build large hotel and number OF
residences on this addition. The con-
sideration is not made public.
A message from Pearl. North park,
TO Coroner Barmer OF Fort Collins says
that "Ad" Moore. a well known charac-
ter In North park. was found Friday
morning dead in bed. apparently from
the effects of alcoholism. Justice w.
ID. Beckwith of Waldron. who was In
Pearl this morning. made the discov-
cry. Several years ago Moore killed
man in North park. and since drank al
most incessantly.
The merchants organization of
Cripple Creek intends To push the
fght against the exorbitant freight
rates. meeting Will be held In
few days and all freightcrs will be
asked to Join in the combination. Mer-
chandisc can be hauled from Colorado
Springs to Cripple Greek by freighting
at forty per cent less than is now be-
ing charged by the railroads. The
frcighters will do their work over the
Cheyenne mountain road.
The corner stone OF the Carnegie
public library at Leadville WAS laid
Saturday under the auspices OF the
Masonic lodges OF that city. DR..
Marshall II. Dean, grand master OF
the Colorado Lodge. was present The
Grafton was delivered by John A. Ew-
ing. ex-grand master. All the letters
which passed between MIR. Carnegie
and the library committee. together
with other manuscript in connection
with the new library, and copy OF
the newspapers. were placed in a box
and buried beneath the corner stone
Coal will be advanced in price In
Denver on the first OF next month by
most Of the retail dealers OF that city.
Iirpite coal. which Is being sold at 81
n ton by some Arms. is almost certain
to rise In price. The Northern Coal
Company has determined to restore
its former price of sl.95 ton on lig.
mite and TO add an extra cents to
this amount. making a total of 81 per
ton. II is now selling this coal Mt
Sl.T5. $l.s5 per ton and less. The
raise will, therefore. be 80 cents or
more ton at the beginning OF No
yember.
AN amicable understanding has
ibeen reached between state and fed
cral authorities on the Gunnison tun-
mel project" said Hydrographer A. l..
Fellows Surveys have been made
in the Grand river valley and II the
government decides to begin its work
there, an immense acreage will be af-
forded for cultivation" Mr.. Fellows
statement confirms news received from
Delta that committee has been ap-
pointed from among the citizens OF
the Uncompahgre valley to cooper
Mt, with the federal officials. The
committee is non-partisan.
The San Luis valley is soon to have
an immense group of reservoirs. to be
constructed by private capital inter.
ested in the lands OF the district. In
corporation papers are now being pre-
pared for heavily stocked company,
which will build dams to store water
on the Mogote and Elk creek reser-
yoir sites, west OF Antonito on the
Conejos river. The recent dry