The state herald., 1902-12-19
COLORADO BRIEFS.


to be organizing another national banl
with a capital of 100000.
l.. p Bansback of Denver has beer
elected captain of the Stanford Univer
sity football team for 1903.
Governor Orman has appointed Mis-.
Kathryn NJ. Maloney as superintendent
CT schools for the new county of Soutl
Arapahoe.
The postofiices at Berthoud, Pagoss
Springs and Rife have been advanced
from the fourth class to the presiden.
tial class. to take effect January list.
In the District Court at Durango @
White river Ute, who shot Navajo or
the reservation recently, was adjudged
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The Elks of Fort Collins have decid.
ed to erect new block. the second and
third stories OF which will be used ex-
clusively by that order. The ground
floor will be 50x90 feet in size.
A contract has been let to Captain
Boutell for the construction of beet
sugar factory at New Windsor, of ca
pacity of GOO tons daily, for the sum OF
Sl50,OOO. Work is to be begun at
once.
1t is announced that the Santa Fe
Hallway Company is endeavoring to
purchase the old Copper King smelter
and some twshS-five acres of land ad-
Joining to be used as location for ex-
tensiye railroad shops in Trinidad.
Several lessees of state land in Baca
county complain that there are no sec
tion posts on large amount of the
school lands An appeal for new sur
veys may have to be made to the
United States government.
Commercial gas is being manufac-
tured by The Boulder Gas Company
from a combination of Ignite coal and
petroleum. 1t is claimed that the pro-
cess. which is the invention of General
Manager Peter English. is entirely sue
cessful
Andria Offret of Trinidad, accused
on four charges of cutting timber on
government land, was found mot gull
ty" on the criminal charge In the
United States Circuit Court at Denver
The other three we're damage suits and
were continued.
The Colorado Section Of the lnsti-
tute of Electrical Engineers has been
organized in Denver with twenty-eight
members and limitations to join the or
ganization have been sent to electrical
engineers throughout Colorado, Wy
oming and Utah.
b. Frank Hunter, formerly of the
city council Of Denver and we'll
known Grand Army han. has lost his
mind and may have to be sent to an
insane asylum. He left his home in
Denver on the ilth inst and wandered
about in the country for two days be-
fore he was discovered and cared for.
The county commissioners of Boul-
der county have effected a compromise
with the railroad companies on the
taxes of 1901 The total amount OF
taxes received by the county from rail-
roads is s22,lS3.5S, or 81 .69S.0S more
than the railroad taxes received by the
county for 1900.
At Pueblo on the 7th inst. John w.
Frush, after A desperate quarrel, in
which he tried to kill his wife and
grown son. placed revolver to his left
ear and fired bullet into his own
brain. ending his life almost instantly.
He had been drinking. and 1t is thought
he was temporarily insane.
President Roosevelt on the sth inst.
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Frank l.. Downer for assayer of the
mint at Denver and of Joseph w. Mil
som for melter. Messrs. Nilsson and
Downer were appointed by the Presi-
dent before the converting OF Congress
IL .N.ata saI lsA. .at
fees for some weeks.
A recent dispute at Denver between
State Game Commissioner C. w. Har-
ris and Deputy Game Warden James S.
Bush on n matter OF mileage resulted
in a demand by Harris that MIR. Bush
should resign. MIR. Bush would not
hand in his resignation to the commits
sIoner, but offered II to Governor Or
man. who refused to accept II and
called the parties together to patch up
the quarrel.
Several Colorado men are mentioned
In general orders No. from national
headquarters OF the q. A. II. Conrad
Appe. of Victor is made member OF
the council OF administration. while
A. j. Woodsidc OF Denver is named as
an assistant inspector general. Harper
NJ. orahood OF Denver is appointed an
assistant to Allan c. Blackwell. who
Is special aide In charge OF military
instruction and patriotic education In
the public schools.
The Indian appropriation bill re-
ported TO the House contains proyis-
ion OF s53.i25 for the maintenance of
the Indian institute at Grand Junction.
BESIDES the instruction and care OF the
pupils this amount includes approprla-
lions OF sl.G00 us pay for the support.
$4,000 for repairs. s7.625 for heating
and ventilation. and $4,000 for shops.
$1,000 is allowed for incidental cx-
pensos In the Indian agencies In Colo
RADIO for the fiscal year 1903.
w. II. Thomas. Lit. D.. who has been
prominently connected with the edito-
rial stan OF the Denver News for twen-
ty-scvcn years. besides having been
managing editor OF the Denver Times
for n year or more and holding many
other important positions. has been
chosen to MI the chair OF constitutional
history nt the Colorado Agricultural
College at Fort Collins. In order to ac-
ccpt the appointment he has severed
his connection with the News and re-
signed M n member OF the State Board
OF Agriculture. being succeeded on the
board by Mrs. John l.. Routt,
The committee In charge OF the an
nunl prize essay contest OF the Dnugh-
ters Of the American Revolution has
announced the conditions for the COM
petition. which In open to pupils In any
OF the four grades OF the high schools
OF the state, All essays must be sub.