The Dolores star., 1902-08-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.

der and Glen Park boast. of large
attendance and much interest.
The annual convention of the Colo
RADIO Bankers Association will be held
at Colorado Springs August Ith
and Sth.
Since the danger OF n water famine
has become imminent in Denver, the
Denver Dairy Association has raised
the price of milk to 81 for fourteen
quarts.
The ninth annual convention Of the
Philatellc Sons of America will meet
in Denver August 7th and Sth to dis
cuss the subject OF postage stamp col
lections.
The robbery of two powder houses
near Denver is thought to indicate the
presence Of a gang of train robbers,
who are laying in supplies of dynamite
and caps.
The water shortage in Denver PROM
ises to be serious until the water COM
pany can finish and fill its new reser-
voir, which Is not likely to be before
next spring.
county convention OF the Afapa-
hoe Industrial League, to further
three constitutional amendments. will
day in September.
The Garden OF the Gods Chautauqua
Summer School at Colorado Springs
opened on June 23d with an attend
ance of fifty students. which will be
considerably increased.
The recent Arapahoe county printing
scandal has resulted in the appoint
ment of NJ. J. Mcnamara as auditor
and commissioner of supplies for the
county commissioners.
At Colorado Springs q few days
ago, 1000 tickets were received from
tourists in one day by the Western
Passenger Association. This breaks
the record for tenderfoot arrivals.
Lieut.. Gov. d. G. Coates has started
on n tour of several weeks through
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska in the
interest of the Western Federation Of
Miners and the socialistic movement.
According to the reading of bcy-
cler's cyclOmeter, the distance from
Aspen to Mcekcr. via the New Castle
road, is 40 miles-fifty- to New
Castle and fifty-one from New Castle
to Meeker.
Bob Reigan of Piceance creek. in Rio
Blanco county. is accommodating wealth
by lassooing wolves and presenting the
pelts at the county treasurer's office
for the bounty. His lariat never
misses fire.
Emile Berne. n striking machinist at
Denver, was fined 50 and costs by
Magistrate Thomas for applying the
word "scab' derisively to John Farm
berg, non-union boilermaker working
in the Union Pacific shops.
The date of the laying of the city
hall corner stone at Colorado Springs
has been changed from August 18th to
1Gth owing to the fact that the Elks,
who have charge of the ceremonies,
will be busy on the 18th with their
street fete.
John Pallister, ranchman living ON
Lake creek, in Eagle county, was shot
and killed few days ago by Bert
Siddell, living on an adjoining ranch.
The quarrel was about some money
and Siddell Immediately surrendered
himself to a deputy sheriff.
The Steel City Oil Company, operat-
ing large acreage outside Of Pueblo,
and controlled by Colorado Springs
capitalists. has encountered small
flow of oil at 720 feet, the drills pass.
ing through stratum of sand 40 feet,
which yielded frequent indications of
oil. Drilling win be continued to 1000
feet If necessary.
"A dam is at once to be built across
f, the outlet of Lawn lake near Estes
| Park. In order to hasten the work
and speed supplies several miles of
road has just been completed to the
lake from Estes Park. The lake lies
at timber line on Hague's Peak, not
far from Hallet glacier, and for the fu-
ture will be IA storage reservoir.
On July oath three children, the old
est being only twelve years old, made
the round trip to the summit Of Pixies
Peak and return OIL foot in the record
breaking time of ten hours. The chill
dren are Mary and Gudella Hurt, aged
respectively twelve and ten years. chill
dren of tourists from Missouri. and ten
year-old Earl Keeler of Colorado
Springs.
The Denver park commissioners have
accepted three months-Oldi mountain
lion cub captured recently by d, +.
Howard Of New York and L. W.
| Hampson of Salt Lake while on a.
| hunting expedition near Steamboat
Springs, and who made a present of
the animal to the city. The mother Of
the cub was killed while trying to pro-
tect 1t from the hunters.
The town council of Fowler has
| granted to the Crystal Springs Pipe
and Water Company twenty-year
franchise to supply the town with
water. The company owns the
springs among the hills two miles
north of the town. According to the
terms of the franchise work must be-
gin on the construction of the pipe
line within sixty days after the final
passage of the ordinance.
The Pueblo City Council has passed
an ordinance granting a franchise to
the Rapid Transit Electric Railway
Company to build and operate an cleo
trio line within the city limits which
shall extend to Beulah. twenty miles
west of the city in Pueblo county.
Work will be commenced soon and will
proceed rapidly until the line is in op-
Grafton. For the franchise the com.