The Dolores star., 1903-07-31
coLoRADo BRIEFS.

hold big street carnival at Victor
some time In September.
Clark Dunn has been appointed
rural letter carrier at Hotchkiss, Col
orado. and William ]. Barrow was
named as substitute. to commence
service September 1st.
At the election held at Pueblo July
23d in Park district No. 2 the PROPOSE
largement of Drummer park and the
by PA votes. 319 votes being cast.
The Colorado Telephone Company
proposes to have Hot Sulphur Springs
connected with Denver by telephone
within the next ninety days. After the
line will be extended to Kremmling
and next season a branch will be con-
structed to Grand lake.
Col. Charles L. Cooper. commandant
at Fort Logan, has received notice
from the War Department Of his pro
motion to a brigadier generalship and
his retirement. Colonel Wheeler Of the
Second infantry succeeds General
Cooper as commandant at the post.
The Democratic Club OF Denver u
making arrangements for a great pic
tiic August 8th, at which Mayor Carter
H. Harrison of Chicago will be pres
ent. The gathering is likely to be a
very large one, as Mr. Harrison is
among the presidential possibilities.
The judges of the Fourth judicial
district. which included Ell Paso coun-
ty. have appointed Henry C. Cassidy
examiner OF titles and legal adviser to
the registrar. this appointment being
called for by the new Torrens law gov
erning the registering of land titles.
The decision of the Epworth League
to meet at Denver in 1905 has aroused
new interest in the matter of suit
able auditorium for the accommodation
Of large crowds. If Denver wishes to
be known as a convention city 1t will
be necessary for the people to evince
some public spirit.
The annual national encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic will
be held at San Francisco and a large
number Of the veterans will pass
through Colorado. going and coming.
A party numbering 208.' over the
Northwestern, is expected in Denver
August 18th to remain over for a day.
John B. Frasher committed suicide
at Telluride July goth by shooting him
self through the heart while seated on
the grave OF his wife. who died seven
years ago. He leaves four children.
Mr.. Frasher was postmaster in Tellu-
ride during both of Cleveland's admin
istrations and later served as county
treasurer.
An unknown young man deliberately
stepped before a Santa Fe passenger
train at Pueblo July 21st and was
killed. He had light brown hair and a
light mustache. and was much emaci-
ated. apparently by reason OF hunger.
There were two cards in his pocket,
one bearing the name Of John Beffey
and the other that of Vincent Mussell.
On July 23d NJ. L. McClafiin's barn
near Hygiene, in Boulder county, was
struck by lightning and totally de-
stroyed by fire. along with one horse.
The fire burned granary nearby and
the total loss is estimated at $1,000,
with no insurance A man employed on
the place came out of the barn few
moments before the lightning struck.
Denver rejoices in lowering of the
death rate. In June there were but
192 deaths. an average Of 12 for each
200 OF population per annum. With
out considering the deaths from i'm
ported cases OF tuberculosis, the death
rate is only ten per 1000 per annum.
In June. 1902. there were 223 deaths.
The city is now free from typhoid
fever.
Owing to the rush Of prospectors
into the new gold camp at Bowerman.
the Colorado and Southern has decided
to revive its service on the Gunnison
division to Pitkin, which was aban-
doned four years ago. The train will
leave Denver at 8:15 a. M and arrive
at Pitkin at 6:55 p. M, and Gunnison
at S:15 p. m. The route will be via
Como. over the Alpine pass.
The twenty-eight miles of oil pine
line that was laid by the Rocky Noun
tain Oil Company between Its fields at
Florence and the Overton refinery If
teen years ago. has just been taken up.
1t was laid for the purpose of pumping
the oil through to thte refinery, but
from the start the process was not q
success, SO the company closed the re-
finery. 1t has since been sold to Boul-
der syndicate to be taken to Boulder
and rebuilt.
Attorney e. l.. Regennitter of Idaho
Springs has received an appointment
from Judge A. H. DeFrance Of the Dis
trict Court as examiner of titles and
one Of the committee Of thirteen to
adopt the uniform system of blanks
and records for use in the registration
of titles under the Torrens act. His
appointment is for the First judicial
district, consisting Of the counties Of
Grand. Clear Greek. Gilpin. Jefferson
and South Arapahoe.
Announcement is made at Boulder Of
the organization OF the Hadley Health
Company. capitalized at 100000. The
omcers are DR.. Howard F. Rand, presi-
dent; A. 3. Miller. vice president; H.
4. Haaiey. superintendent and secre-
tary, Ine company has purchased land
on Boulder creek, between -Four Mia