The Grit-advocate., 1902-07-25
COLORADO BRIEF s.

siderable damage in Otcru county.
The Chautauua assemblies NJ Roul
der and Glen Park boaSI of II large
attendance and much interest.
The danger of Il serious water fam
inc at Victor has been greatly re-
duced by the recent heavy rains.
The cowboys We're 81 inSistrnl that
the Mountain and Plain festival com
mttce We're compelled to arrange for Il
rough rider tournament ut Denver ncNt
fall
Since the danger of II water famine
has become imminent in Denver the
Denver Dairy Association has raised
til" price of milk to SL for fourteen
quarts.
county convention of the ArarI-
hoe Industrial League. TO further
three constitutional amendments will
be held in Denver on the third sun
day in September.
Heavy rains were reported from II
large section of both the ARKANSAS and
Platte valleys on the 18th instant. The
San Luis valley also came in for Il
pretty good drenching.
Oil has been struck by the Columbia
Crude Oil Company south of Florence
at Il depth of 1.SUo feet The well is
near those of the Florence Consolidated
and keystone companies.
At Colorado Springs II few days
ago. 1000 tickets were received from
tourists in one day by the Western
Passenger Association. This breaks
III" record for tenderfoot arrivals.
1t is reported that the Denver Horse
Show Association. which is planning
for IL big exhibition in September will
try to consolidate its show with the
rough riders tournament to be given
by the Mountain and Plain committee.
In the Western League of eight cit
les the Denver baseball team on July
2lst stood third. while the Colorado
Springs team held sixth place. having
won thirtythrec games and lost forty
one. All the teams are playing ball"
The Leadvillc Lodge of Elks has let
the contract for rebuilding and enlarg-
ing the old Tabor opera house of Lead
vile. Thirty thousand dollars will be
expended making it one of the pret
test places of amusement in the state.
An artificial waterfall. calculated to
initiate Il natural one as closely as
possible. is planned for North Chey-
enne Canon 1T Colorado Springs. The
idea originated with j. l.. Brown of
the National Arborculture Associa
ton.
The cornerstone of the new city hall
at Colorado Springs will be laid on
Monday. August 18th. the ceremonies
being conducted by the Order of Elks,
who have appointed |. n. Stevens ora
tor of the day. Mayor Robinson will
also make an address.
The first annual meeting of the Colo
RADIO Condensed Mix Company at Fort
Lupton was held July 1lth. The reports
of the officers showed an excellent
financial condition and considerable
net earning for the four months since
the plant began operation.
The Boards of County Commission
ers of Montrose. Ouray and Delta coun-
ties met at Montrosc July 10th and re-
solved that the assessment of 1901 OF
the railroads and other corporations of
the state should be sustained and that
action should be taken to collect the
full amount Of taxes due.
AT a meeting of the State Fair direc-
tors at Pueblo it was decided to hold
an excursion of business men down the
valley about the middle of August. The
idea is to advertise the State Fair
throughout the valley and to give Pu-
ehlO business men an opportunity to
visit the valley towns and to meet the
business men in the surrounding cities.
The famous case of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick. the American woman con
fined in an English prison for the al