The Delta independent., 1902-08-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The ninth annual convention Of the
Philatelic 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 though; to indicate the
presence Of 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 I'LL Its new reser-
voir, which Is not likely to be before
next spring.
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.
Lieut.. Gov. d. C. Coates has started
on a tour OF several weeks through
Missouri, Kansas and Sebraskn in the
interest Of the Western Federation Of
Miners and the socialistic movement.
According to the reading of a blcy-
cler's cyclometer, the distance from
Aspen TO Meeker. via the New Castle
road. is 40 es-fifty-nine to New
Castle and fifty-one from New Castle
to Meeker
Bob Reigan OF Piceance creek. in Rio
Blanco county, is accumulating wealth
by lassooing wolves and presenting the
pelts at the county treasurers Office
for the bounty. His lariat never
misses fire.
City Engineer Case OF Colorado
Springs has recently returned from
Los Angeles, where he Investigated the
method Of sprinkling streets with oil to
keep down dust. He will recommend
Its use In Colorado Springs.
Emile Berne. a striking machinist at
Denver, was fined s. and costs by
Magistrate Thomas for applying the
word '.scab" derisively to John Farm
berg, a non-union boilermaker working
In the Union Pacific shops.
The Catholics OF Victor have decided
to begin the construction of new Sl2.-
900 church. The cdifice will be forty
three by ninety feet. built Of pressed
brick. trimmed with cut stone, and will
have seating capacity OF about 200.
The date OF the laying OF the city
hall corner stone at Colorado Springs
has been changed from August 18th 10
18th, owing TO the fact that the Elks,
who have charge OF the ceremonies,
Will be busy ON the 18th with their
street fetc.
e The Colorado Terminal Lines Asso-
citation has agreed to grant round trip
rates of one fare plus 81 for the annual
state meetings of the Masons In Den
yer. the woodmen In Colorado Springs
and the Odd Fellows and Red Men In
Denver.
John Pallister. n rapchman living on
Lake creek, In Eagle county. WIS shot
and killed n few days ago by Bert
Siddell. living on an adjoining ranch.
The quarrel was about some money
and SIddeli Immediately surrendered
himself to deputy sheriff.
Cheyenne park. stratton's new public
villa at the mouth Of Cheyenne canon
At Colorado Springs. was lighted by n
network OF electricc lamps for the first
time on the night OF July I'D. In the
presence of several hundred people.
Band concerts will be innugurnted
three times n week.
Al Monument. July 23d. David G.
CURE was killed by n Denver 4 Rio
Grande passenger train while crossing
the tracks. His body was badly man
gled. Both his horses were killed and
the wagon smashed to pieces. Mr..
Gulre was slxty-six years OF age and
one OF the old settlers.
At mass meeting OF colorcd citizens
in St Johns Baptist Church. under the
auspices OF the Young Mems Christian
Union (colorcd). resolutions were adopt.
cd condemning recent cake-walk shows
and buck-and-winH dances. together
with all other "niggcr" performances
that tend TO degrade the race and hold
II up to ridiculc.
A dam IL ut once TO be built across
the outlet OF Lawn lake near Estes
Park. In order to hasten the work
and speed supplies several miles of a
road has just been completed 10 the
lake from Estes Park. The lake lies
at timber line on Hngue's Peak, nor
far from Hallct glacier. and for the IN.
turc will be n 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 on foot In the record.
breaking time OF ten hours The chill.
drcn are Mary and Gudclln Hurt, aged
respectively twelve and ten years. chill.
dren Of tourists from Missouri. and ten
year-old Earl Keller OF Colorado
Springs.
The Denver park commissioners have
accepted three months-old mountain
lion cub captured recently by ID. i.
Howard Of New York and L. w. .
Hampson OF Salt Lake while on a
hunting expedition near Steamboat
Springs. md who made n present OF
the animal to the city. The mother OF
the cub was killed while trying to pro.
tect It from the hunters.
The Pueblo City Council has passed
nm ordinance granting n franchise to
the Rapid Transit Electric halfway
Company to build and operate an elcc.
trlc 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 IL In op.
Grafton. For the franchise the COM
pany agrees to pay the city one per
cent. per annum Of the gross earnings