The state herald., 1903-12-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Hugh A. Elwood. a pioneer of Gilpin,
Weld and Summit counties, died at
Boulder December 18th at the age of
seventy-three years.
The Boulder Chautauqua manage
ment has fixed upon July 2Sd as ITEM
perance Day" and will engage John G.
Woolley as orator for the occasion.
William Miller, youth Of seventeen.
! sat on a key of powder to smoke his
pipe in the 1ynon coal mine, near Erie.
He was blown up, but came down
again, and 1t is thought that he will
recover
Edward Dale, one of the pioneers of
Leadvlle, died of pneumonia on the
18th inst Mr.. Dale served two terms
as county clerk of Lake county and was
widely known in business and political
circles.
Brigadier General Merriam, retired,
who is well known in Colorado from
having been stationed several years
at Denver. is again in the state on
visit to his daughter. who lives in
Denver.
Percy Brillhand had part of his
| left foot and leg torn off by the chain
| OF coal-cutting machine In the Simp-
son mine at Lafayette and was taken TO
the university hospital at Boulder on
the nth inst.
The walls of large apartment
| house in Denver are being constructed
| of cement blocks, which. 1t is claimed
by the builders, are a cheaper build
| Ing material than. stone or brick and In
| every way as good.
The detention home in Denver for
| juvenile delinquents is now In oper-
alton, the first installment of 1--WE boys
having been sent to the home by Judge
| Lindsey on the 18th inst, 1t preserves
| the boys from Jail associations.
Tho caucuses of the Democratic and
| Republican delegates to the second
| Denver charter convention met on the
| 18th inst, and agreed upon the Kew.
Charles II. Marshall. pastor OF ST.
Barnabas Episcopal church, for presi-
dent of the convention.
The two colored companies recruited
for the National Guard at Denver were
not mustered In December 18th. as had
been arranged. When they discovered
that it was the purpose of the govern
vi W appoint MlllN' oih''io W. h'Ns'
declined to proceed with the muster
The Board of Head Managers of the
Woodmen of the World have invested
$50 900 of their surplus funds in Fort
Collins water works bonds and S32,-
600 in Montrose county refunding
bonds, making total bond investment
on account of equalization funds of
800 900.
The Fort Collins Sugar Company
has finished paying for the November
delivery of beets. the total disburse-
ment being s235. 900. This sum, added
to $4,000 paid out for October de-
livery makes total of 100000 dis.
bursed this year to bcetgrowers by the
company.
At n meeting of the State Board of
Pharmacists December 18th and 18th,
the following passed as registered
pharmacists: Abraham Bresler. Den
yer: J. +. Burns. Denver; +. d. Davies,
Pueblo; Frank Dunkle. Denver; Walter
II. Kimin. Denver; Loyal II. Nudge,
Denver; Folkc w Sefverln. Pueblo,
and Claude Watthall Sterling.
General Manager J. A. Edison. of the
Rio Grande, has addressed n letter to
SECRETARY Palmer, Of the Pueblo Bust.
ness Mems Association, In which he
states that 1t will be impossible to re.
establish the daily passenger service
in western and southwestern Colorado.
The cause is stated to be reduced rev.
enuc on account of the strikes.
It is said to have been decided that
the cruiser Denver will be ordered 10
Galveston as soon as practicable after
being placed in commission late In the
month, and the date for the prcsenta-
ton of the silver service will be fixed
for late In February or early in March.
Efforts will be made to arrange large
excursion from Denver for the occa-
sion.
In the District Court at Leadyllle
Howard Fisher and John Knapp were
sentenced to nine and half years
in the penitentiary for the burglary
of the Backhawk stables. and to life
Impeachment for the murder Of Oscar
Boegel, the hot tamale man. The life
Imprisonment will take effect imme;
diatcly after the burglary sentence is
completed.
Robert 4. Bell Of Denver. who Is
raising funds for home for consump.
tive actors, has received communica.
tions from Colorado Springs and from
places In Arizona and New Mexico
asking that the institution be located
there Colorado Springs has offered to
donate n site for the building and in.
Inmates that u might ndd gift Of
money. Letters from the other towns
mention many inducements.
G. II. Prince, n Carbonate carpenter.
who went to California about u year
ago. committed suicide at Los Angeles
December 18th by turning ON the gas
In his room. The act is supposed to
have been due to ~ OF dependency
lie left note for his wife. who. with
four small children. is living In Car
bondalc, requesting her not to let the
children know how he died
la the District Court Mt Glcnwood
Springs December lith William Ohlcr.
recently convicted Of criminal assault.
was denied new trial and sentenced
hy Judge Sumntc Ia imprisonment In
the pcnltcntinry for not less than
eighteen months nor more than two
ycnrE. Ohlcr was formerly pump.
man for the Rio Grando railroad Mt
Rifle. and had been confined In the
county Jail for ten months.
The body Of n man that was found
at the foot Of the GrccnhOrn range
last month. and which was supposed
To be tina, Of u, Johnson. has been
positively identified by Mrs Adelaide
Worries Of La Vcta M that Of her hus.
band, George W, Worries, Worries cs.
capped from Doctor Works Snnitnrium
| In Pueblo, where he was being treated
Tor mental disorder. about May 22nd.
and nothing had been heard Of him.
Friday. December 18th. was day OF
accidents IN Colorado. John Herbcck.
n bohemian miner. was killed by fnll-
| ing cOnl In the Simpson mine nj Lafay-
cite. Edward Percy had right leg rut