The Grit-advocate., 1902-05-30
COLORADO BRIEFS.

lister to Spain. has given $1,000 to the
Glockner sanitarum at Colorado
Springs.
The interstate debate at Boulder be-
tween representatives of the Univer-
sity of Colorado and the University of
Texas was won by the Texans.
The committee of Denver editors ap-
pointed to select a motto for the city
considered several hundred that were
submitted and finally agreed upon
"Forward"
a district convention of the Wood
men of the World will be held at Flor
ence June 18th at which delegates will
be elected to the state camp at Cripple
Creek in August.
Gen. w. j. Palmer has presented four
fine deer to the geological collection of
the City park in Denver. They We're
taken from his grounds at Glen Eyric
near Colorado Springs.
The spring races of the Colorado
State Fair Association will be held at
Pueblo June Sd to 9th. Many of the
fastest horses in the West are entered
for the different events.
a few days ago A. b. Daniels of
Denver ran his automobile from Den
yer to Palmer Lake, tifty-two miles, in
one hour and tifty-two minutes break
ing all previous records over the same
road.
1t is stated that John Heating, super
intcndent of the public schools of dis
trict No. 20. Pueblo. could have sue
ceeded Regis Chauvenct as president
of the School of Mines at Golden had
he so desired
Acting Mayor Clark. of Colorado
Springs. in view of the fact that Il
number of children have been bitten.
has issued proclamation requiring
that all dogs in Il certain district must
be muzzled for the next ninety days.
On Saturday, May oath, at Denver
a baseball nine composed of state otti
cials and employees was defeated by Il
team of ArapahOe county officials ana
employees. the score standing seventeen
to fifteen. The baseball craze hits all
classes this year.
The real estate committee of the Pu-
eblo Business Mems Association have
inaugurated a series of weekly lunch
cons at which the business affairs of
the city will be discussed. The lunch
cons will be given every Wednesday at
the Grand hotel.
The first Japanese to declare in Pu-
eblo county their intentions of becom-
ing citizens of the United States. pre-
sented themselves at the office of the
county clerk Il few days since and Sc
cured their first papers. They are de-
scribcd as two young and rather pretty
women.
The Santa Fe will put on new
In, l,Th fnln,.nlr tpni, f,,,, n Il
beginning June 1st. The new train
will be composed of one composite car,
a chair car an observation car two
slecpcrs and Il diner. The putting on of
this train will necessitate a change in
the time card.
Gas continues to bclch from the oil
well at Durango. 1t has been piped and
furnishes light for the workmen and if
the flow continues will be utilized for
fuel. The casing for the first 500 feet
has been put in. Oil seams continue
and the management is hopeful of find
ing both oil and gas.
The pay of fifty-four clerks in the
Denver postotfice has been increased
500 Il year each. Beginning July 1St
Postmaster TwOmbly is authorized to
place on the pay rolls at salary of
$500 each seven additional clerks. Oc-
tobcr 1st he is authorized to appoint
six additional clerks at the same salary.
The charges of partialty preferred
against the faculty Of the East Denver
High School by Mr.. Boutwell, in rela-
ton to marking the standard of his
son, who is one of the graduating
class were not sustained by the school
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