The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-05
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Colorado Springs ladies are arrang
ing to raise 81 900 with which TO en-
ploy coach for the Colorado College
football team next season.
J. c. Waters. who was overcome L!
foul gases in the Last Dollar mine a
Cripple Creek short time since. died
at Cripple Creek November 25th.
In the District Court at Glenwood
Springs Dr. j. W. Collins, DENTS,
at Rife. was acquitted of the charge
Of criminal assault on young woman
patient
J. F. Wolf of Denver, who has had
three trials in the District Court at
Greeley on charges of obtaining money
by false pretenses. was finally acquit-
ted of all charges.
The Commercial Club OF Lamar pro-
poses to guarantee any company that
wishes to build sugar factory 5000
acres Of sugar beets for term of five
years.
The vote on the Rush amendment
In Arapahoe county stood q ,933 for
and 10.750 against The vote on the
Bucklin amendment was 1875 for
and BLOB against.
DIR. F. II. Welles of the Victor hos
pital. whose foot was amputated sew
eral days ago. will receive $4,000 for
the loss OF the member. He was in
sured In an accident company.
Nearly every large town in Colorado
had one or more football games on
Thanksgiving Day and the number OF
players more or less injured will prob
ably foot up. eleven or more to each
team.
Guy RUSSELL a guard at the State
Reformatory at Buena Vista, was
found dead on the morning Of Novem-
Der oath on the floor OF the tailor shop.
His death was caused by hemor-
rhage
Philip Davis, the miner who, it is
believed, tried to blow up the house
occupied by Superintendent Griffith al
Tercio, short time ago has been ad-
Judged insane In the County Court at
Trinidad
In the District Court at Canon City
Fred Shockley, the colored man tried
on the charge of killing woman at
Chandler, was found guilty of invol-
untary manslaghter and sentenced to
one year In the state penitentiary.
The Reed Investment Company of
Colorado Springs is preparing plans for
the construction OF a $4,000 one-story
brick business block IN Grand juno
tiOn. The block will take the place OF
ine hotel originally planned by Mr.. V.
z. Reed
The dolls of all nations will be ex-
hibited by the Woman's Club of Den
yer December Sth. 9Th and 10th. Among
the attractions will be the information
al doll exhibit, which Is collection OF
800 dolls gathered from all quarters
OF the globe.
A fire In the Belle Vista hotel at
Golden on the morning of November
25th, was extinguished before much
Of the building was destroyed. but the
dalnaP.s are estimated at about $1.5OI
The postofiice, which is located in the
building. was not injured.
Hot Sulphur Springs will endeavor
to secure the shops and round houses
OF the first division of the Denver.
Northwestern and Pacific railroad.
The owners of the townsite will give
twenty acres OF land to the company
as site for the building and tracks.
Ell Paso county is ST 900 richer by a
decision rendered in its favor by
Judge Moses Hallett of the United
States Circuit Court, compelling the
railroads owning property in the coun-
ty to pay the twenty-five per cent.
withheld by them from the 1897 levy.
Fifteen minutes after the pupils had
left the Victor high school building on
: the afternoon OF November Gath, an
explosion in the trench that was be-