The Dolores star., 1902-03-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

w. II. Pearson, coke washer work
ing at Scgundo. near Trinidad. went
to the spot where his wife had met her
lover, James Bolton. clandestinely, and
shot him down before her eyes.
The State University Glee and Man
dolin Clubs left for Greeley Wednes-
day night. They will also appear nt
Loveland and Longmont before start
ing on their southern trip.
! l.. II. Skelly. Il. ID. Miller, ]. ID.
Yoman and W. T.. Jesseys, druggists
of Lovelnnd, pleaded guilt to violation
of the local option law in the District
Court and We're fined 500 each.
Mr.. John +. Carroll, one of the ablest
| writer's and best-known newspaper
men of the West. has been given the
business management as well rs the
editorial control of the Denver Times.
Forty houses are to be built on tns
Empire farm. five miles south Of Ala
mosa, to be used by families Of Rus
slams. who will locate this spring and
raise sugar beets. There Will be fam
lily to every forty acres.
Hon. William Rathmcll. judge of the
Ouray County Court, and Miss Minnie
NJ. Holiday. superintendent of schools
of Ouray county, We're quietly married
Rev. George NJ. barley officiating.
The Denver & Rio Grande train run
ming from Pueblo to Salida killed fine
deer just east of the Royal Gorge
AT Parkdale Engineer l.. q. Greenman,
engine No. $40, ran over a mountain
Iion, cutting 1t in half. 1t was trying
TO cross under the train.
There is to be as little delay as pos
sible in restoring St Vincent's orphan
age. Subscriptions of $1,000 from
Thomas Walsh and of $500 from Arap-
ahOe county have been made and a
theatrical benefit will be given. a
temporary building is now going up.
Three presents will be given the
cruiser Denver by the people of Den
yer. If the plans of the citizens com
mittee are carried out. 1t has been re-
solved on raising $4,000 and giving a
silver bell, racing cutter for the men
and n silver punch bowl for the offi
GERS cabin.
The banner land sale in the history
OF the state land office was made Mon
day by Deputy Register Redman, con
sisting of forty acres near Greeley, for
$3.50 per acre. The purchaser was
Jasper Riggs of Greeley. There was
no water right with the land, but it Is
in the heart Of the famous potato re-
gion.
A Typographical union has been or
ganized in Grand Junction. Deputy
Organizer Charles l.. Fluke of the San
Miguel Examiner promoted the move.
ment. ]. NJ. Kennedy was chosen pres
ident, X. NJ. Horn vice president and
William Fletcher secretary and treas,
urer The new organization has seven
teen charter members.
Jack johnson, foreman of the Empire
Tunnel and Mining Company Mt Empire,
ten miles above Idaho Springs. was
killed by blow behind the ear deliv-
cred by Clark Cleveland, n miner. John
son, who is about sixty years of age,
was drinking in saloon with Clark
Cleveland's father and other miners
when IA quarrel was started.
II. G. Huntley sustained broken leg
and three other miners were injured at
the Callle mine on Raven hill, near
Cripple Creek, by falling timbers. The
men were timberlng the shaft. The
bolt rods holding up the lower set of
timbers Were loosened. releasing the
neavy timbers. The injured men had
narrow escapes from death.
ueolSe IL. hy ueI, WIZ HAS Deeu IIliiu-
ager and editor of the Victor Evening
Times for three years, has disposed Of
his interest in that paper to a number
of local Democrats. giving control to
Frank =. Mannix and Scott Ashton of
this city. Mr. ManniX, who is county
clerk of Teller county, will act US man
ager.
There was n meeting of representa-
tive cattlemen and sheepmen from
Saguache county at Del Norte Tuesday
last, for the purpose Of taking steps
toward preventing the invasion of Sag
nache county hy travelling herds of cat
tie and sheep. The claim Is advanced
that the Saguache range is fully oc.
cupied by the herds Of those men who
live in Saguache county.
In an attempt to prosecute Charles
e. Allison, a gambler. Judge Malone in
the Denver West Side court declared
that IL any information We're to be
filed against Alison, all the other gamb-
lers who We're openly conducting their
games in the city should also be pro-
ceeded against. On that account
Judge Malone refused to order the
complaint recorded.
The postoffice at Aguilar, with all its
Wednesday morning. A large quantity
of mail matter, as well as n large sup
ply Of postage stamps and the ordinary
contents of postoffice. went up in
smoke. also n stock of books and sta,
tionery belonging to the postmaster
We're des !royed. The building belonged
to Mr.. Rusted, the postmaster, and was
valued at $1,000. There was $4OO in
surance on the building
In spite of the fact that the Colorado
oil excitement has subsidized since the
first discoveries were reported from
Boulder two months ago. capital is still
being invested for the prospecting of
the various localities believed to con
tain oil deposits The sentiment among
Denver investors is that while many
pores may develop nothing, others will
find large quantities of oil and great
deal Of money will be made out Of the