The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The president on June 18th appoiI--
ed Earl Ii Reaugh postmaster at AL
mosa and William c. Sloan postma
ter at Amethyst
The Greeley Club. a very strong o.
ganization of prominent citizens Dt
Greeley. will soon move into Iuxurious
ly furnished quarters in the new Hawe=
block.
The railroad assessment for Bouldc
county, exclusive of the Colorado d
Northwestern road has been raise
from ss43 los in 1902 to STALE 70
this year. being an increase OF $50 81
The school census of Las Anima5
county shows S.72l registered childrel
within the scholastic ages, being al
increase of l,0l0 over last year. G.
this more than 800 are registered iu
Trinidad
The secretary of the interior on Jun
end issued two permits to Craze %
cattle on Pixies Peak reserve durir z
the coming season. and permit t.
John Ansler to Craze forty in San lss
belle reserve.
The Grand Junction Chamber o.
Commerce has decided to hold gran
Fourth of July celebration in come,
ton with the Western Slope Veteran
Association. which will meet July 2nd
3rd and 4th
The Minnequa steel plant at Puebl0
paid its May wages few days ago
amounting to s324,000. This is, b.
$4,000. the largest pay roll in the his
tory of the institution. About 7,5uu
men are employed,
AS one of his duties, President d. Il
MOtfat of the Denver. Northwestern y
Pacific railroad has to sign his name
% 800 times to the issue of first mort
gage gold bonds issued by the com
pany, each bond representing $1,000
Several bears and one lion have been
recently trapped in Estes park. The
best catch was made by e. J. Mills
who, in one cluster of traps, caught d
cinnamon bear. two cubs and fox
Mr.. Mills will keep the cubs for pets
Martin Condor, superintendent OF
the Penn mines on Reece hill at Lead
vile. was instantly killed by stroke
of lightning on June 10th. Condor was
forty years old and one of the pioneers
of the camp He leaves wife and
three children.
The physicians of Fort Collins have
organized the Fort Collins Hospital
Association and filed articles of iucor-
pOration. The Franklin-Corbin build
ing on Remington street has been Sc
cured and will be fitted up as an up
tO-date hospital
Frank Neville recently killed 200
a
twelve miles west of LOveland, using
32-caliber revolver. He fired several
shots while the bear was running and
when it turned to fight put a bullet
its heart
Mayor John A. Donovan of Long
mont having resigned his office, the
city council met and elected S. c. Nor
gan to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Morgan
was the Prohibition candidate for
mayor at the late election and tied with
Mr.. Donovan in the number of votes.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany will receive the larger part of
the order for 1000 tons of steel rails
which is about to be placed by e II.
Hartman. They will cost about 81
500, 600 and are for use on the southern
Pacific and Union Pacific during he
coming year.
At meeting of Victor camp No $40.
WoOdmen of the World. an assessment
of 80 cents was levied on each member
of the lodge for the benefit of he
Heppner Oregon. food sufferers. The
WoOdmen order has been contributing
largely to the flood sufferers in various
parts of the country.
The officials of the Pacific Jurisdlc-
tion of the Woodmen of the World
have sent 81 900 to Portland. Oregon.
for the benefit of the sufferers from the
flood at Heppner. In addition to this,
an appeal for more funds has been
mailed 10 every lodge in the iurisdc
tion. and the head officials expect a
ready and generous response.
The Colorado State Dental Associa-
ton at it's meeting in Denver June
18th elected the following officers ;or
the ensuing year: +. W. Narley of
Pueblo, president; +. Y. Herbert of
Denver, secretary: II. w. Bates of
Denver. secretary; William Smedley of
Denver treasurer. Next years meet
Ing will be in Colorado Springs.
he Atlbi dup llSS Altl'ldh 4tS-
sOciation is negotiating with Manager
Burns of the Millionaires baseball
team to send the Midland band in In
dian costume to the National and
American Baseball League cities at the
close of the regular baseball season.
and have the Millionaires play a series
of games with the league teams,
The Denver Tramway Company has
announced a pension system which
provides that employees reaching the
age of seventy years, who have been in
the employ of the company for tweu-
ty-tivc years. shall be retired on part
pay. Employees between siXty-tive and
siXty-nine years who have served the
same length of time may be retired for
physical debility.
The board of trustees of the State In
dustrial School met at Golden on the
18th inst. and Joseph Dennis. who WAS
appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of George Fl. kimUall.
took his seat. On a motion of Mr.,
Dennis. John r. Schermerhorn of Dem