The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-05
COLORADO BRIEFS S

Altman amount to about $iU,OOU, and
there was $4,000 insurance.
The salary OF the postmaster at Rico,
will after July LIST be cut off. and the
Office put back TO the fourth class.
July lst the postmasters at Berthoud
and Pagosa, Colorado, will have their
salaries raised from 81 900 to 81, 100.
c. S. Aldrich of Monte Vista has
been elected commandant of the Colo
RADIO State Soldiers and Sailors Home.
The open season for trout, not less
than seven inches long, and other tlsn
began June l and will last to Octo-
Der 81.
An effort will be made by Colorado
College to have a government weather
station placed on the summit of Pixies
Peak again.
The special feature of Memorial Day
at Las Animas was over 100 flower
girls dressed in white, who sang MEM
orial songs
A COW owned by Nellie Bird, who
lives on a ranch near Aspen, gave
birth to three calves a few days ago.
They were all perfect.
On May 25th the high school cadets
of the Denver high schools were dis
banded by sudden and peremptory
order of the school board.
The free mail delivery system at
Florence has been extended to take
in l25 more houses. The limits now in
clude every house in Florence.
The Palm well. the first of four wells
beeing drilled by the Boulder-London
Gold, Land and Development Company
at Boulder came into oil May 3Oth.
The Rev. Wilbur f. Paddock of Den
yer, retired Episcopal minister, sew
enty years of age. was struck by run
away team and seriously hurt few
days ago
Fruit growers of Garfield county who
have visited Denver predict a heavy
crop of peaches this year. The apple
crop will. they think, be a little short
owing to the heavy yield last year.
At an election held May 26th the
citizens of Arvada, the near suburb of
Denver at the intersection of the Moffat
line and the Colorado & Southern,
voted 80 to 60 against incorporation.
Joseph o. Smith, former Indian
agent, has been appointed bonded su-
rerintendent for the Indian training
school for the Southern Utes at a lg-
nacio, with a salary of 81 400 per an
mum.
On Memorial Day the Miners' Union
of Aspen decorated the grave OF eX-
Governor Davis II. Waite, a part of
the floral tribute being sent from Den
yer by the Western Federation of Min
ers.
During the month of May just closed
the people of Denver took out 1863
building permits, the aggregate value
being $643,0SO. This was never exceed
ed in any one month excepting April,
1902
President James H. Baker began the
commencement exercises of the Uni
versity of Colorado at Boulder, Sun
day. May 2lst, by the delivery of the
baccalaureate address in the Presby-
terian church.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank West of
the cavalry has been assigned to duty
as inspector general of the Department
of the Colorado, with station at Den
yer. Colonel West is now returning
from the Philippines.
President ]. R. Robinson of the Gar
den of the Gods Chautauqua Associa-
nounced that Clara Morris, the noted
actress, would appear before the Chau-
tauQua August 10Th and Goth.
l.. G. Lands of Colorado Springs is
getting up a lighthouse tower, three
feet in diameter at the base and nine
feet high, to exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. He expects to have photographs
of all the governors of states exhibited
in the windows.
The track and field meet of the Uni
versity of Colorado and the University
OF Utah took place on the university
campus at Salt Lake, Utah, May Goth,
and resulted in a tie, each team scor-
ing total of fifty and one-half points
for the thirteen events.
John II. "esler, formerly state treas
urer of Colorado, and at present con-
sui at Annoy, China. has returned to
Denver on a six months leave of alb
sence. Mr.. Fesler is well known
throughout the state and was at one
time director of the Glenwood bank.
Justices Sweeney and Byers approved
the bond of w T. Downing at Grand
Junction and he was given his liberty
pending the trial in October Down
ings neighbors and friends at White
water are his hcndsmen. Downing shot
District Attorney S. G. McMullin sew
eral weeks ago.
James Carroll, one of the striking
walters in the recent troubles in Den
yer, was run over and killed by Mid
land train at Colorado Springs May
9th Carroll was about twenty-five
years of age and had been living in
Denver for about year. being resi-
dent of Houston, Texas.
A horse was killed by bear in Bison
park, near Gillett. on the night of MAY
81. The bear was evidently driven
dowT. by the heavy fall of snow from
Pixies peak. A number of men went
out and followed the tracks of the
bear but could not locate it. as the
snow to his den was too deep
A. B. Seaman chairman OF the Don