The Dolores star., 1902-05-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.


of bicycles stolen every month In Den
yer.
J. Stitt Wilson. the noted socialist
lecturer, has been having immense au-
diences In Denver.
Raymond and Whitcomb excursion
parties have begun passing through
Colorado. Look out for bad weather.
Colorado railroads will be given
chance TO exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
position by the Colorado Fair commits
sion.
Ex-Gov. John l.. Routt is now In
Paris. France, with his family, but ex-
poets to return to Colorado about
June list.
Seven companies OF the Eighteenth
infantry have been ordered to Fort Lo-
gan. near Denver. They are ut present
IL Texas.
While in apparent health, Frank
Sinner, prominent hardware mer-
chant at Creede, suddenly fell dead of
heart failure on the morning of April
20th
At Canon City. April Goth, Rev. w.
ii. Hightowcr. n widower. aged eighty
three years, was married to Mary
Goodwin. II widow, aged s!Nty-three
years.
The fund that is being raised by the
capitalists of the capital city to pur-
chase presents for the cruiser Denver
has reached S3,095. 1t was to have
been $4,000.
Captain James Reed of Buenn Vista
died of pneumonia at st. Anthony's
hospital. Denver. April 21st. He was
Grand Army man and seventy -one
years of age.
The new steel bridge across the
Platte river at Brighton is completed.
The structure is 300 feet long and cost
the county of Arapahoe $4,000. 1t
has two spans of 100 feet each.
A. NJ. Hawley, secretary of the state
board of agriculture. has received the
appointment of statistical agent of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. He will collect Colorado crop
statistics all over the state.
A Colorado zephyr blew Emil Strand,
the team of four horses which he was
driving, and load of timber over the
bank near the Eagle Bird mine at Sill
yer Plume few days ago. Neither
team nor driver We're badly injured.
The committee of investigation on
the books of eX-City Clerk w. ii.
Moore of Durango has completed its
work and the report shows Mr.Moore's
shortage for the three years term to
be something in excess of $1,000.
The bill granting the city of Colo
RADIO Springs the right to buy 1000
acres of the forest reserve in the vicin-
ity of Seven Lakes. where the new
water works system Is located. has
been passed by both houses of Con
gresS.
Isabella Dayton of PeytOn. Colorado.
in the County Court of Ell Paso coun-
ty, has been granted a divorce and ii.
tie to 400 acres of land she decided to
her husband. They We're married eX-
actly thirty days before she filed the
complaint.
President Van Horn of the Laramie,
Hahn's Peak and Pacific Railroad has
written from the Boston office to Vice
President Miller in Laramie, WyO-
ming, instructing the companys Of
ficers to resume operations ON the line
as soon as possible.
Rabbit coursing is a crime. viola-
tion of the humane laws of the state.
according to the verdict of the jury in
the West Side court at Denver which
tried the test case in that tribunal
through the efforts of the officers of
the State Humane Society.
The commissioners of Saguaclle
county at the April meeting took up
the matter of n display ut the st. Louis
Words Fair, and decided TO ask Rio
Grande. Costilla, Conejos and Mineral
counties to join with Saguache in n
display to he known as the San Luis
valley exhibit.
w. II. Brown of Marble, who was
accused of blasting fish In the Crystal
river several weeks ago, was brought
before Judge Stevens of the District
Court at GunnisOn for trial. He plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to not
less than six nor more than eighteen
months in the state reformatory ut
Buena Vista.
The Gem Gold Mining Company has
secured judgment in the District Court
at Cripple Greek against the town of
Altman for $1,000 During the small
poX epidemic last year the town seized
the claim owned by the mining COM
pany and established pest house
there, preventing mining operations
and damaging the company.
In the District Court at Meeker,
james Wallace, wealthy cattleman
of Rio BlancO county, was acquitted
on n charge of cattle rustling. William
Farley was sentenced to eighteen
months in the penitentiary for steal
ing a number of watches, amounting
to $500, from A. Oldland & Co. The
court adjourned to September 18th.
Charles II. Pierson of Idaho Springs
a veteran of the Civil War, who has
been trying for several years to secure
n pension on account of injuries re-
ceived, has just been Informed that his
application has been granted, with
back pay to be allowed from the time
OF his disability. The amount to which
Mr.. PIerson is said to be entitled is
about $1,000.
Colorado City is vigorously agitat-
ing the question of hospital for the
miners, mill men and railroad work.
ers. 1t Is the only city of any rail-
road Importance in this section where