The Delta independent., 1902-07-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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| stock show next February.
G. Il. Palmer OF Denver took four
| first prizes at the st. Panl horse show
| this month.
G. T. Thompson of Colorado Springs
was drowned In Lake ANnnequa. Pu-
eblo, on Sunday, the 18th inst.
s. b. Komaiko. Isadore Ehrlich and
Samuel Rosen will start n Hebrew pa
per In Denver some time next month.
Deputy County Clerk Henry o. Bar
rett of Gunnison county died suddenly
at Gunnison on the 7th inst. Of heart
failure.
Elmer G. MacIlroy. n dairymun. com.
mitted suicide by jumping into the
Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
Springs on the 18th inst.
At u caucus OF prominent Democrats
held at Gunnison July 1th. Samuel +.
Spencer was endorsed and advocated
as the party candidate for governor
next fall.
At special meeting Of the Gale
DOMAIN Club of Pueblo II was decided
to assist In erecting the Robert Burns
monument to be placed In the City
park. Denver.
At Cripple Greek one the 9th inst,
Roy Shields, aged twelve, died Of lock-
jaw occasioned by wound in the
hand made by blank cartridge fired
from toy pistol.
The contract for erecting the new
Stratton hall Of metnllurgy for the
School OF Mines at Golden has been
let to w. n. Atkinson OF Colorado
Springs for S35.SsO.
A 1900 pound bell. costing 20 cents
per pound. has been ordered for the
new county court house at Colorado
Springs. II will be the largest and
deepest-toned in the city.
Perry Maupin OF Denver. an old-'ime
overland frcigbter between Denver and
the Missouri river. died nt the resi-
dence OF his son, W. c. Maupin. in SITS
Joseph, Missouri. on the 10th inst.
Denver's two Trades and Labor As
semblics elected officers on the 18Th
inst. W. II. Montgomery was elected
president OF the Incorporated assembly
and Il. G. Moser OF the unlncorporated
assembly.
The Pioneer Society held n success.
ful and largely attended picnic nt
Elitch's Gardens In Denver ON Sunday.
July 18th. Senator Teller. who reached
Denver In April. 1861. was one OF the
speakers
The Denver and Gross College OF
Medicine OF the University OF DcrN.r
has elected the following officers for
the next three years: Dean. DR. Sher.
man q. Bonney; vice dean. DIR. Leon
ard Freeman: secretary, DIR. Robert
Levy.
On July 9th the Denver baseball
team had fallen from second to fourth
place In the Western League OF eight
cities, while Colorado Springs stood
sixth. All the teams OF the league are
good ones and the pace In remarkably
hot.
Henry Williams. Colorado pioneer
and prominent smeitcr manager IN
Montana. died mt Butte on July s,h.
Mr.. Williams was intimately associnI-.
ed with the late Senator I'm, Henry
X. Wo!cott and Senator Clark OF Mon
tana.
The state fair at Pueblo September
18th TO Goth will be a genuine old
fashioned exhibition. with prizes FOR
agricultural products. live stock, farm
implements. etc. II will also Include
horse races, rough riding and other
amusements.
Because Of the death OF his wife. III
health and family cares. Rev. David y.
Beach has resigned from the pastornic
OF the First Congregational Church OF
Denver. Two former designations
were not accepted. but this seems 10
be ''thc third time and out"
At Palmer Lake on the 9th inst. the
store OF W. NJ. Clark was struck 10y
lightning and several persons severely
shocked. The current tore OF the shoe
from the right foot OF Charles Clark.
fourteen-year-old son OF Mr.. Clark,
and made cash In the flesh.
Fort Collins has taken n postotiicc
census and the postal authorities have
found that over 5000 citizens get
mnil mt that office. This was done Mt
request OF the Elks OF that place. who
seek dispensatIon from the grand cS-
nitcd ruler for lodge Mt Fort Collins.
President W. +. SlocuIn OF Colorado
College has written TO friend at Col
orado Springs that he proposed to sail
for home on July 18th. He leaves Liv-
erpool with Mrs. Slocum on the Dcvo-
ninn. and expects to arrive In Colorado
| Springs August LIST. Mr. Slocum has
been absent year.
Transportation OF exhibits In the de-
pnrtmcnt OF horticulture mt the Colorn-
do state fair. to be held Mt Pueblo Sep
tember 18th TO 10Th. Will be free to cx-
hibltors. Fruits requiring cold stor.
age may be sent by express at the cx
pense Of the State Fair Association.
Packages for cold storage should he
marked with the exhibitors name. Ad.
dress and statement Of contents, and
addressed Colorado State Fair, care
| Mountain Ice Company. Pueblo. Colo
RADIO" All packages must have full
address OF exhibitor on article. also
kind or kinds of fruit contained therein.
as different kinds OF fruit require d.f-
ferent temperature In cold storage ~
obtnin best results.
| Mrs. Charlotte NJ. vaiie, wife OF Joel
+. Vale OF the law firm OF Wolcott 4
Vale, died at the family residence in
| Denver on the 10th Inst. after mn NJ
ness OF ten months. Mrs. Vaile was