The state herald., 1902-03-07
COLORADO BRIEFS.

intendent OF the Rio Grande Southern
railroad, with headquarters ut Ridg-
way.
The Rio Erande railroad system now
has mail department with o. l..
TeachoaE of st. Louis as general
agent
Very damaging evidence was intro
duced IN the trial Of Lake and Kuyken-
dali, charged with stealing 'ore at Grip
pie Greek.
Stainers cantata, the Crucifixion, was
surg at st. Johns cathedral on Sunday
evening and viii bc repeated every
Sunday this month.
Oil was struck six miles west of La
Junta by Robert Plenereigh. a farmer,
who was drilling for artesian water
and had reached n depth of $40 feet.
1t is proposed TO raise the fund for a
gift to the cruiser Denver by securing
contributions of 500 each from 100
business men.
The flow of oil in the Buckeye well at
De Beque has been greatly retarded
by heavy flow of water, which began
| Immediately after the oil sand was
| reached.
cial meeting to elect mayor to sue
coed the late George +. West. This is
the decision handed down in the Dis
tiict Court.
The United Oil Company struck oil
in Il new well at 2,2I5 feet, the fluid
rising in the hole more than 1000 feet
The well is three miles south of Flor
ence and will produce go barrels a
day.
The jury disagreed In the trial of
Roy Pennington. accused of assaulting
Jessie Kinport in Denver July Sth last.
The boy set up an alibi although the
girl, who knew him well, identified
him as her assailant.
Harry +. Sharpless, agent of the Cen
tral Pueblo Investment Company. an
nounces that his company will build
three business blocks on its down town
property as soon as plans can be com
pleted. Two of the blocks will be on
Grand avenue.
For seven weeks the AntiSaloon
League Of Denver has been without
head. and practically non-existent, but
no one knew even that IL had gone, un-
til Sunday, when Rev. W. IL. Talmage,
superintendent, resigned, says the Den
yer Republican.
Lindsey Irons, twelye-year-oll boy,
confined In the Arapahoe county Jail,
explained his filthy condition when ar
faigned In court by the statement that
there was no opportunity at the jail
for him TO wash or comb his hair.
Judge Frost investigated the matter
and this condition VIII be remedied in
future.
W. II. McCarty. a brakeman on the
intcrurban passenger train. met with
a fatal accident when the train came
down from Bun hin, ON the Golden
Circle railroad, to the Florence & Grip
| pie Greek tracks in Victor. His head
was crushed between the bumpers. lie
leaves wife and three children at
| Grand Junction.
The gross receipts Of the postoiiice
at Idaho Springs have passed the point
for the year commencing April /, 1901,
up 10 the present time, that will en-
title this office 10 he advanced from
the third class To the second class posi-
tlon on July 1. 1Id2. This Will neccs.
state the provision Of n building by
the government exclusively for postal
uses
The Denver ely government COM
menced lis third month without funds
because the appropriations are tied mp
by an injunction secured by the Fire
and Police Board The expenses In
Cured durlne January and February
aggregate about Slsu.sD for salaries
and supplies. No warrants are being
issued. hence those entitled To them are
unable 10 have them registered for in
tercst.
A few days ago while Pearl Beachcr.
sixteen years Of age. was riding home
from school. eight miles from Sednli..
negro attempted TO pull her from
her horse. but sh. escaped, ms her
horse took fright and ran. A negro
was ARRESTED and she id,.niified him mt
! Castle Rock. There il much excite
ment al Scdalia over the affair ant
threats OF iynchlng have been made
For that reason Sheriff Hoffman took
bis prisoner 10 the jail nj Colorado
Springs for safe keeping.
one OF the results OF President Trt,m.
bulls visit To New York may he the
building Of the long talked Of .hori line
TO Cripple Greek. The supreme court
within the next few days VIII pass
upon the questions involved In the suit
over the possession OF the mouth of the
canon OF the south fork OF III. Platte
river, IN Douglas county. between the
Rhodes brothers. controlling the Den
Ncr Power aud Irrigation company's
plant nnd the Colorado & Southern
llailFond Company.
hunvor u Ia have May festival
May poles nfa 10 sprout upon the
hrond lawns NJ City park. and thou.
sands of people Join IN celebrating the
festival uf spring according to the good
old English casioms. The festival Ia
~ he q feature of IA. opening of the
FIRST spring exhibition uf III. Denver
fiornl Club. TIL" exhibition IL to be
openrd tsi the city park pavilion
Thnrsdny. May is,. nnd viii continue
-four dnys u wiil he absolutely free.
ia. florists themselves paying the .x.
pei,-r~ Of hitting NJ the pavilion nnd
Installing tn. .xhihiis
The board Of IN. State Industrial
sch"i hns nad. n batch of appoint.
inenis which caused some surprise.
They appointed Dr. ". ". Hanson of
Golden superintendent. T.. N. Paddle.
ford. assistant superintendent; Mrs W.
w. kpnson. niAiron. \. T.. Wright ~
Victor. principal. and norrpied the ~.
lsnnilon of Acting nnd Aksi.ian, Super.
ini-njeni James Lynch. who wn@ ~.
pcrlcd Ia hny. been appointed super.
inirndrnt. The snrcr.sful man was n
dark horse. nu his name had not been
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