The Elbert County tribune., 1902-12-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.

ltai OF $ou.uuu has been organized AT
Rocky Ford.
Colorado Springs capitalists are said
to be organizing another national bank
with capital Of 100000.
L. p. Bansback OF Denver has been
elected captain OF the Stanford Univer-
sity football team for 1903
Governor Orman has appointed Miss
Kathryn NJ. Maloney as superintendent
OF schools for the new county of South
Arapahoe.
The postofiices at Berthoud. Pagosa
Springs and Rife have been advanced
from the fourth class 20 the presiden-
tial class. to take effect January LIST.
In the District Court at Durango a
White river Ute, who shot a Navajo on
the reservation recently. was adjudged
guilty Of murder in the first degree.
The Elks of Fort Collins have decid-
ed to erect a 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 a beet
sugar factory at New Windsor, OF ca
pacity of 600 tons daily, for the sum of
$l5O.00Q Work is to be begun at
once.
II is announced that the Santa Fe
Railway Company is endeavoring to
purchase the old Copper King smelter
and some twenty-five acres OF land ad-
Joining to be used as a location for ex-
tensive railroad shops in Trinidad
Several lessees of state land in Baca
county complain that there are no sec
tion posts on c large amount of the
school lands. An appeal for new sur
veys may have to be made 20 the
United States government.
Commercial gas is being manufac-
tured by the Boulder Gas Company
from a combination of Ignite coal and
petroleum. II 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" en- the criminal charge in the
United States Circuit Court at Denver.
The other three were damage suits and
were continued
The Colorado Section of the Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineers has been
organized In Denver with twenty-9ight
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 a we'll
known Grand Army man, has lost his
mind and may have to be sent to an
insane asylum. He left his home in
Denver on the 18th 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 compromise
with the railroad companies on the
taxes of 1901. The total amount OF
taxes received by the county from rail-
roads is s22 ,iS3.5s. or 81 i.69s.0s more
than the railroad taxes received by the
county for 1900.
At Pueblo on the eth 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 a 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 convening of Congress
| and have been in possession of the Of
| fices. for some weeks.
A recent dispute at Denver between
State Game Commissioner G. w. Har-
ris and Deputy Game Warden James 8.
| Rush on a matter of mileage resulted
| in a demand by Harris that Mr.. Bush
should resign. Mr.. Bush would not
hand in his resignation to the commits
sioner, but offered 1t to Governor Or
man. who refused to accept. it and
called the parties together to patch up
| the quarrel.
Several Colorado men are mentioned
| in general orders No. 2 from national
headquarters of the G. A. r. Conrad
| Appel of Victor Is made member OF
| the council of administration, while
| A. ]. Woodside 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 provis-
| ion of s53, ,125 for the maintenance of
| the Indian institute at Grand Junction
| Besides the instruction and care of the
| pupils this amount includes appropria-
tions of $1,000 as pay for the support.
s4500 for repairs. s7,625 for heating
| and ventilation. and $4,000 for shops
| 81, 600 is allowed for incidental ex-
| penses in the Indian agencies in Colo
RADIO for the fiscal year 1903.
w. r. Thomas, Lit. D.. who has been
prominently connected with the edito-
| rial staff of the Denver News for twen-
ty-seven years. besides having been
managing editor of the Denver Times
for a year or more and holding many
| other important positions. has been
/ chosen to fill the chair of constitutional