The Elbert County tribune., 1902-10-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.

mold ltH nauonhl convention IN Den-
YER next year.
President James II. Baker of the
Univor dty OF Colorado. returned from
Europs on the Sth instant
Colorado labor organizations are
sending large sums of money to Fenn-
syl, tnia to aid the strikers.
hrs George Baldesarri. an italian
resident Of silyerton, was crushed to
death October 9th by the overturning
OF a load OF baled hay.
Adjutant General Gardner says the
Colorado troops that attended the
army maaeuvers In Kansas will be
benefited by tho experience.
The George w. Cook Drum Corps
from the Centennial State were very
much in evidence ut the national on
campment OF the @. A. X. in Washing
ton.
The county commissioners OF Gun
nison county have submitted the Ques-'
ton OF county high school to the
people OF the county to vote on next
month
Mrs. G. II. stolber Of Silverton has,
taken out nonresident hunters IL
cense In Montana, being the first wom-i
an to whom such license has been
granted.
The Baptist convention, which meets
in Denver October 10th, will be In ses-
sion for three days. Among the things
to be considered are the plans for TIE
Woman's College at Denver.
Grand county has It's nrst bank. IL
Is called the Bank of Grand County and
was opened for business October LIST
at Sulphur Springs. County Judge
J. T, Wills ia president and Frank n.
Briggs is cashier.
Hazel cottage. the handsomest
cottage on the Boulder Chautaudua
grounds. was destroyed by fire octo-
Der 9Th. The cottage cost upward of
$1,000. and was tho property OF John
Duncan of Boulder.
The town OF Colorado City will pur-
chase for the sum of $4,000 water
right No. 2 Of the Findley ranch on
Fountain creek and will construct a.
water system OF it's own, II present
plans do not miscarry.
Prominent business men of Colorado
Springs viii confer with Chief Hydro.
grapher r. A. Newell relative to the
construction of reservoir on n site
seven miles south OF the city. to store
the flood waters OF the Fountain
lAlf Auuuul tbh-
vention will be held November 10. 20l
and 81 Mt the rooms OF the state hor-
ticultural board in tho capitol build
ing at Denver. Arrangements arc be-
ing made for n horticultural exhibit
The University of California. after
careful investigation. will give full
credit TO students for diplomas in thel
following Colorado schools; North
Side high school. East Denver high
school and West Side high school OF;
Denver; Pueblo high school. Pueblo.
At Its meeting In Fort Collins Octo-
Der sth. the Northern Colorado Lum-
bermen's Association elected the fol-
lowing officers: President. Senator w.
l.. Clayton of Greeley; vice president.
Lambert Sternberg Of Boulder. secre-l
tary and treasurer. l.. H. Haywood of
Loyelnnd.
Game Commissioner Harris has so
far recovered from the wound received
in his late encounter with Utes that
he has left his Office In Denver and
temporarily taken up his quarters Mt,
his ranch near Golden. II may take
some time for the wound to become
entirely healed.
Mrs. Mary e. Barry. sentenced to-
three years In the penitentiary for
stealing a house at Victor and moving
II 20 Cripple Creek, and who was re-
leased from the penitentiary under a.
writ OF supersedeas and granted n new
trial. has been acquitted by Jury In
the District Court at Cripple Creek.
At an election held In Sterling. Oc-l
tober 11th, the taxpayers voted almost
unanimously in favor OF a waterworksi
system, and as a result bonds amount-i
ing to $63, 900 will be issued for that
purpose. A reservoir of half mil.
lion gallons capacity Will be built att
Springdale Springs, five miles from thel
town.
The site for the new postofiice In Lal
Junta has been selected by the depart
ment in Washington. The property be-
longing 10 J. II. Simington was select
ed. The owner will erect buildingl
and lease It to the government for a,
term of years at a stipulated sum. This
is expected to locate the postofiice per-
manently for at least ten years.
The annual convention OF the United
Mine Workers OF America for Colo
RADIO. Wyoming. New Mexico. at itsI
session in Colorado Springs. elected
the following officers: William How
ellis. Coal Creek, president; william
McAllister, Lafayette. vice president;
John Simpson, Aguilar. secretary:
William Price. Palisades. executivel
board member
Charles b. Prior OF Loveland. presI-l
dent OF the Prior Coal, Oil and Gas,
Company, has large quantity of coal
samples from the company's mine inl
Morgan county. He reports shafti
down eighty-five feet where an eleven,
foot vein Of good quality of Ignite coal
was encountered and a drill showed
another six-foot vein thirty feet deep,
er. Of a much better quality.
On October 18th the Italians OF Pu-;
eblo celebrated the discovery of Amer
lea with elaborate ceremonies. Thel