The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.


college June 23d were Blanche Fay
Emmons OF Denver and Mignon Baker
OF Canon City.
The first carload OF Georgia water
melons arrived In Denver June 26th.
This is the earliest by twenty days
that Georgia melons have been seen in
Colorado.
Frank MilIthaler, superintendent OF
the North Star Mining Company at
Woodland Park. fell down the main
shaft 1876 feet on June 2Gth. and was
Instantly klned.
In dispute over water rights at
Denver June gath Henry c. Wilde was
shot and killed by Oscar X. Ratcliffe.
who is water policeman. Ratcline
was arrested and placed in jail
The Denver park board decided to
employ the First Regiment band. un-
der the direction OF Albert Siggel. for
series of concerts at City park
Twenty men will be in the band.
DR.. end Mrs w. A. Bell have con-
tributed $1,000 10 ST. Andrews Epis-
copal church in Manitou. on condition
that the church raise $4,000 additional
A new church Will be built with the
money.
The secretary OF the interior on June
22nd issued two permits to Craze 205
cattle on Pixies Peak reserve during
the coming season, and u permit to
John Ansler to Craze forty in San Isa-
belle reserve.
The Lake County Cattle Growers
Association was recently formed at
Leadville with the following officers:
President, John Weir; vice president,
L. j. Smith; secretary, p. Paddock;
treasurer. Dan Colahan.
Tho uniforms, rifles and ammunition
recently arrived at Florence for Com
pany A. Second regiment. Colorado Ma
tional Guard, and were distributed
among the members. Each man Is pro-
yided with a Kragg-Jorgenson rifle.
Martin Condor. superintendent of
the Penn mines on Reece hill at Lead
Vile. was instantly killed by Il stroke
OF lightning on June 10th. Condor was
forty years old and one of the pioneers
of the camp. He leaves a wife and
three children.
Major w. s. Peck, | prominent citi-
zen of Boulder. school director, mem
Der OF the Masonic order. Knights OF
Pythias and G. A. r., died June 22d,
at the age OF sixty-four years of can
Ger. He served during the civil war in
the Third Wisconsin infantry.
Frank Neville recently killed 200
pound cinnamon bear while out riding
twelve miles west of Loyeland. using a
S2-caliber revolver. He fired several
shots while the bear was running and
when 1t turned to fight put bullet
through its heart.
The coroner's jury in the case of
Henry C. Wilde. who was shot and
killed by Oscar r. Radcliffe in ditch
controversy at Denver, returned YER
dict that the shooting was done with
felonious intent. and that Mrs. Rat
cliffe was an accessory to the shooting.
Mayor John A. Donovan of Long
mont having resigned his office, tho
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 AID Iron Com
pany will receive the larger part of
the order for 100000 tons of steel rails
which is about to be placed by E. II.
Hartman. They will cost about 81
SOC. 900 and are for use on the Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific during the
coming year.
At meeting of Victor camp No. $40.
Woodmen of the World. an assessment
of SO cents was levied on each member
of the lodge for the benefit OF the
Heppner. Oregon. flood sufferers. The
Woodmen order has been contributing
largely to the flood sufferers in various
parts of the country.
Probation Officer Willard Hatch of
the juvenile court of Denver. was in
the northern part of the state few
days ago and secured places for thirty
five boys to work in the beet fields
Judge Lindsey expects to have places
in the country for many other boys
during the summer.
w. X. .Coughlin. son of General Su-
perintendent Coughlin of the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad. fell from a
freight train on the morning of June
oath. and was instantly killed. He was
, but twenty years of age and had start
ed in to learn the railroad business.
The accident occurred near Dresden.
Property owners in Trinidad have
given their consent to a franchise for
an electric street railway and survey
ors will at once be put in the field and
the work of grading will begin. The
road will be built to different parts OF
the city and will connect Trinidad
with the towns of Starkville and So
pris.
Patterson Bros, structural iron con-
tractors. have begun the construction
of the new c. F. & /. spike mill at
Pueblo. This building will be 1O0xl36
feet and when completed will furnish
room for four self-feeding spike ma
chimes. which will give capacity of
~ 900 kegs of spikes. or $4,000 pounds
each twenty-four hours.
o. NJ. KEN and family. living on a
ranch near Montrose. had narrow es-
cape from death by poisoning n few
days ago. Mrs. KEN boiled meat in a
porcelain-lined kettle which had con-
tained an arsenical mixture for spray