The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-06-10
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The publishers of the new Denver
directory, just out. estimate the popu-
lation of the city at 152, 152.
The strike in the La Plata coal fields
was declared off by the miners at
mass meeting held at Durango June
End
Denver is proud of the fact that
there is no smallpox in the city and
very few cases of diphtheria or scarlet
fever.
A moving picture of the Denver fire
department making its best time on
run down Sixteenth street was taken
a few days ago.
w. S. Stratton has about completed
all his street car extensions at Colo
RADIO Springs and will now inaugurate
a system of transfers.
The county commissioners of Arap-
ahoe county will allow boys to use
the public baths in the court house at
Denver two days in the week.
OF the eleven pupils graduating at
the La Junta high school this spring,
nine are classed as "sweet girl grad
uates," there being but two boys in
the class.
On June 3rd the Agricultural college
cadets from Fort Collins went into
camp at Poudre canon for a weeks
drill. About 120 men We're in line for
the march.
Now that Congress has authorized
the expenditure of 100000 on the
Denver mint it is not thought impossi-
bic that the building may be complet-
ed sometime in the remote future.
The tillable land that remains open
for location in Rio Blanco county CON
sists principally of large tracts that
will require long bitches. There is n
good opening for companies or colonies.
The session of the grand jury in the
Gabrin poisoning case at Denver still
drags its slow length along. Detective
Carberry has brought Mrs. Van
Fossem, the nurse. back from Idaho to
testify.
The Memorial Day parade in Denver
May Both was the best seen for many
years, the veterans turning out in large
numbers. reinforced by troops from
Fort Logan, the National Guard and
High School cadets.
Charles Hussey. B. l.. Morgan and r.
Blake, charged with the murder OF
Oscar Voegel at Leadville a few
months since, We're tried and acquitted
May 29th, the prosecution failing to
make a case against them.
The salary of the postmaster at La
Junta has been increased from $1,000
to $1,000; Montrose has been increased
from S1,70O to $500. James Young
has been appointed postmaster at Alt
man. w. IL. Hersum has been appoint
ed postmaster at Olathe.
William Wade was found guilty of
S1 hi I vi
on May 2Sth, and sentenced to one
days Imprisonment. He is over sixty
years of age and the jury and court
evidently did not consider that he de-
served further punishment.
Artemus Walters, county judge of
Custer county, and one of the pioneer
Goth. He had been prominent in public
affairs for many years apd was a
member of the Masonic order, the odd
Fellows and the A. o. U. w.
Three students We're graduated from
the State School for the Deaf and
Blind at Colorado Springs on the Sd
inst. The graduates are Frank Il. Sew
ern of Durango from the department
of the blind, and Frank c. Horton and
Edna Drumm of Denver from the deaf
department.
Charles Lundberg died at the Sisters
hospital in Cripple Creek May 10Th of
pneumonia. He was one of the famous
rock drilling team of Lundberg and
Lindquist, who hold the championship
of the world. Lundberg had only re-
Gently returned from trip through
Arizona and New Mexico, where he
and his partner competed against all
comers.
President Slocum of Colorado Col
lege, who has been spending n year
in Europe for travel and study, is now
at the University of oxford in Eng
land. After spending the fall and
wiuter in Italy and Greece, he went to
Berlin for special work at the miver-
sity and will complete the summer
term at oxford before sailing for
America.
FiGty-slx head of wild horses were
captured at the recent roundup of
wild horses in Routt and Rio Blanco
counties. They We're put up nj auction
May 1Tth in Meeker, and altogether,
including little colts, brought 1893.
The highest prices paid for single ami
mails were so, 3S and $50. The net
profit from the sale after paying all
expenses was S103.06, which was divld-
ed between the two counties. Another
roundup will occur in July.
The graduating class in the regular
course at the Colorado Agricultural
College this year numbered fourteen.
They We're given their diplomas on
commencement day, June 2nd, as fol-
lows: Ladies' course, Misses Lorna
Annis, Addie Bristol, VIII elmina
Douglas, Nellie killgore, Olive L.
Sheldon, Eleanor TomliH: agricultural
course, II j. Faulkner f. c. Bishop,
Estes p. lay or; mechanica' course,
Ernest Graves; civil and irrigation en-
cheering. Orc McDermith, Oliver Pen
mock, Robert Richardson's Harry True