The Elbert County tribune., 1902-09-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

recently and correspondingly low
prices.
A football game Is to be played on
October 4th on the Boulder grounds
between the State University and the
University OF Nebraska.
The Republicans have nominated W.
). WINERY OF Lake City FOR float rep
resentatlye from the district compris-
ing Mineral and Hlnsdale counties.
The newspaper artists of Denver Will
give an exhibition OF original drawings
during the week OF October 14th. Near
ly one thousand drawings Will be dis
played.
At Grand Junction on the 11th inst,
9. w. Hon died from the effects OF in
5uries received two days previous by
accidentally riding his bicycle over a
bigh embankment
The Probibitionists OF Weld county
have nominated Robert Steele aud
Mrs. A. Putnam for the state Legis-
lnture. Only four towns In the county
have licensed saloons.
In the joint Republican senatorial
convention OF Pueblo. Teller and Fire.
mont counties, held at Canon City.
Louis Campbell OF Cripple Greek was
nominated for float senator.
1t is probable that the Colorado and
Wyoming delegation to the National
Encnmpment OF the G.. A. r. In Wash
ington Will make another effort TO bring
the encampment to Denver in 1908.
James II. Peabody, Republican can
didate for governor, with his wife and
daughter. has engaged rooms at the
New Adams hotel in Denver. He will
remain In Denver during the campaign.
l.u
OF the late Mrs. Charles Fair, has pur-
chased the ]. d. Teagarden home on
University hill, In Boulder. one Of the
handsomest new residences in that
part OF the city.
A dynamite bomb made OF a piece OF
gas pipe was found few days ago in
the Presbyterian church at Boulder by
Edwin Baker, the janitor. who lost the
fore finger Of his left hand in inyesti-
eating the strange apparatus.
w. II. Montgomery has resigned the
Office OF president of the incorporated
trades assembly of Denver on account
of his having become a candidate for
the state Legislature from Arapahoe
county on the Republican ticket.
A homng pigeon liberated In Den
yer by @. NJ. Day of the Adams Ex-
press Company on the 11th of August,
reached Plttsburg, Pennsylvania, on
the morning of September 3rd. having
made the trip In twenty-five days.
James A. Semple, formerly proml-
nent railroad man, died in Denver
September 18th at the age of seventy
seven years. He was the father Of
Frank b. Semple. city passenger agent
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
/ in Denver.
The city officials of Denver have
| again moved into the city hall, which
/ Las been repaired, remodeled and
greatly improved since the big fire Of
several months ago 1t is no more
| like the old building than "A parlor is
like~Ap pig sty.
The Socialists OF Mesa county have
nominated the following ticket: SEN
ator, c. +. McCary; representative
Matt Flynne; county commissioner, I.
NJ. Todd: surveyor. G. IL. Daugherty;
| Justice of the peace, James III. John
son; constable, Murray Corver.
The trustees of the State School of
| Mines met at Golden and passed reso-
| lutions depioring the death OF w. 3.
| Stratton. formerly a member of the
| board, whose beneficence finds exhibl-
tion In various departments of the In
stitution and who gave II ut one time
$4,000.
Dennis Nolan, aged twenty-scven,
was killed by blast in the q. Il. ii.
mine at Orient. near villa Grove Sep
tember 18th. Nolan set Off three shots
two OF which exploded. and he went In
to the shaft and brushed up the fuse
| on the third when it went Off, killing
him instantly.
a peach weighing only one ounce less
than a pound. raised by IL. $. EARRING
house of Canon City, was exhibited ik
Denver a few days ago by J. L. Far
mer, president OF the Fremont County
Fruit Growers. Association, and at
tracted much attention. 1t measured
twelve and one-half inches in circum-
ference.
The Masonic grand lodge at Its meet
ing in Denver elected the following off,
GERS: Marshall II. Deane of Glenwood
Springs, grand master; james Il. Kill
liam, Denver. deputy grand master;
George Il. Cooper, Amethyst, senior
grand warden; Darius A. Barton, Den
yer, grand treasurer: William ID. Todd,
Denver, grand secretary.
The surveyors of the Denver 4 Rio
Grande in the field between Palmer
Lake and Hustled. distance OF twelve
miles, have not yet completed their
work but Manager Herbert is said to
be Of the opinion that the grade of sew
enty-hye feet to the mile between the
two places Will be reduced and II neces-
sary the entire twelve miles OF track
viii be built anew.
In the District Court at Denver on
the 10Th inst. Edgar ii. Neff, formerly
cashier of the Union Pacific freight
depot, was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary by Judge Carpenter for from
two TO five years for embezzling $500
from the railroad company. Ner
claimed that he felt Justified In taking
the money because he believed 1t TO
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