Gilpin observer., 1903-07-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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The Colorado General Assembly will
convene in special session July goth to
pass an appropriation bill.
Work has been commenced on the
! new storm and sanitary sewer in Pu-
eblo. The cost will be about $400. 900.
The Pueblo Courier, labor paper
published for several years, has sus-
pended publication. Its editor, F. H.
Richardson, has left the state for Ari-
zona.
The Colorado Springs and Denver
teams Of the Western Baseball League
have been getting beaten quite too Of
ten on their eastern trip. Denver lost
four straight games to Omaha.
The Idaho Springs City Council. by
unanimous vote, resolved to accept the
proffered gift of Andrew Carnegie Of
$4,000 to erect library building and
pledged the city to raise $1,000 year
for the support Of the library.
| Victor now rejoices in the fact that
the electric passenger cars of the Colo
RADIO Springs and Cripple Creek Dis
trict railway run through the business
center of the city. The connection OF
the two lines is regarded as a vast i'm
provement.
The women of Bessemer are making
q determined effort to drive the sa-
looms out of the Bessemer saloon dis
trict, which was created about year
ago. 1t is said that Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company officials are heartily In
sympathy with the movement.
| BY vote of 76 for to 13 against. the
taxpayers of Walsenburg decided to
bond the municipality for 100000. the
amount to be used in the construction
Of gravity water works system. The
plan includes the purchase Of the old
Walsenburg ranch and water right for
$1,000.
Hull Brothers. proprietors of the
famous Seven Falls in South Cheyenne
Canon, near Colorado Springs. are con-
| templating the construction Of an cleo
trio car line from the terminus Of the
street car to the center of the canon,
and the addition of 100 electric lights
within the canon.
Victor is now receiving its water sup
ply from the new Bison Park reservoir
on the southwest slope of Pixies Peak,
eight miles east of that city. The ca
| pacity of the reservoir is about 400,-
| 900. 900 gallons and it now contains
25O, 100000, which amount is being rap
idly added to.
| Ferdinand w. VOORHEES,, a steno-
grapher in the Denver National Bank.
committed suicide near Sloan's Lake in
Denver July 9Th, by shooting himself
through the heart. Voorhees, came to
Denver from Chicago and had been
with the bank for four years. Only a
weel, before his suicide he was married
to Miss Bessie H. Eyre of Pennsylva
mia.
Secretary W. P. Kinney of the boa II.
of directors of the Free Public Library
of Colorado Springs, recently created
by Andrew Carnegie's $4,000 dona-
ton, is in receipt of a letter from Mr..
Carnegie's representative. stating that
the money will be paid in 5000 in
| stallments, as often as requested by
the president and secretary of the
board.
Thirty boys from the juvenile branch
of Judge Lindsey's court of Denver
went out with Fort Collins farmers on
July 9Th to weed beets. They all go
into good homes and will receive 81
per day and board. The boys will be
subject to orders from Judge Lind
sey's court and their department will
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manned in Denver.
Miss Maria Murphy, young lady
from Pontiac. Illinois, who was visit
ing in Denver, stepped on a parlor
match, which was lying on the side
walk, and set FIRE to her skirts. Before
| they could be extinguished she was SO
badly burned that she died the next
day. Charles Watts. an employe Of
the D. & r. G. passenger department.
received severe burns on his right hand
In extinguishing the flames
John A. Burnett. president of the
Denver Driving Club, has just lost
magnificent team Of matched horses,
valued at over $1,000. Mr.. and Mrs
Burnett had been out driving and on
by the driver. On the way to the stable
the horses ran away. threw the driver
out of the carriage and ran down
Thirty-eighth street until they struck
a train of cars and were both killed.
w. J. Murray, a prominent saloon
keeper of Cripple Creek. has gone
into informal bankruptcy. On July
| 9th he telegraphed from Ell Paso,
creditors. Leave tonight for South
America" 1t was a surprise to his
acquaintances. as 1t was supposed he
was in Denver. Mr.. Murray had been
| in business as saloonkeeper on South
Second street for the past eight years
and he was supposed to be quite
wealthy.
Alderman J. c. st. John. president Of
the Colorado Springs City Council. who
was indicted in the District Court on
| the charge Of entering into unlawful
contracts for city supplies as member
| OF the plumbing firm of ST.. John &
Barnes, was acquitted by order Of
Judge Seeds, who instructed the jury
| that there was no cause OF action. A