The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
COLORADO BRIEFS.


started a movement to raise money
and build an entertainment hall.
Half million fry have been hatched
at the Routt county hatchery from the
eggs of eastern brock trout.
Owners Of greyhounds in Teller
county are arranging for a coursing
meet at High park in March.
The president on March I'd sent to
the Senate the nomination of John f.
Vivian to be surveyor general OF Colo
radO.
II is stated the Office Of the Colorado
& Southern at Pitkin will be closed
until the opening OF the Alpine tunnel
after the heavy SHOWS of spring have
melted.
B. J. Crowley. laborer. was killed
by falling rock ON the Moffat rail-
road grade in South Boulder canon.
February 22nd. This is the second
fatality on that grade.
As a disCouragor of saloons Carrie
Nation is not in the same class with
the Denver hod-up5. who have robbed
fifteen saloons since last October. ey
cry one at the point Of the revolver.
Clyde C. Phillips, clerk in Harrison's
drug store at Colorado Springs. was
held up by two men on t4e night OF
February eth and the cash register
was robbed oil $50.
AT the Bassick mine in Custer coun-
ty. February 10Th, G. n. Nicholson,
miner thirty-six years of age. fell down
the SHAFT a distance of l.icO feet and
was instantly killed, every bone in his
body being broken.
Colorado Springs Typographical
Union No. So will ask the Chamber OF
Commerce for a donation of 10000 to
assist in the movement that mas been
started to secure for the Springs the
headquarters of the International
union.
The Santa Fe railroad has settled its
tax dispute with the county commits
sioners of Ell Paso county in regard to
the taxes OF 1901 on the basis OF an in
crease of tive nty-five per cent. over the
rate of 1900, the sum agreed on being
$l5.7So.66.
John F. Ritchie, Denver police
man, was shot in the mouth and dan
gerously wounded by a hold-up whom
robbing the saloon of Hans Olson on
West Twelfth avenue in Denver. Feb
ruary 25th.
Petitions have been forwarded to the
Legislature from Fort Collins with a
great number of signatures protesting
against the adoption of the proposed
game law which, if passed, will make
it possible TO shoot ducks but four days
in the week during the open season.
The Loveland Business Mems League
has been organized with j. NJ. Gun
ningham for president, w. l.. Thorn
dyke. secretary, and c. V. Benson,
treasurer for the purpose OF advertis-
ing the advantages of the town as
manufacturing and Industrial ceuter.
The members OF the Arkansas Val
ley Press Association will be the
guests Of the Bessemer and Minnequa
Board of Trade on Saturday. March
l4th. The business and literary ses
sion will begin at 10 q. m. and ,Aey
will be entertained at banquet at
night.
While I. n. Stevens has assumed
the active management Of the Pueblo
Chieltain. Capt. John J. Lambert. who
has been at the head OF the paper for
third of a century. will retain his
connection with the Chiettain Printing
Company as vice president and mem
Der of the board of directors.
John F. Post of Georgetown. a vet
eran of the Mexican and Civil Wars,
died at St Luke's hospital in Dem
yer. February oath, at the age of
eightyfour. He was a brother of c.
G. Post. late attorney general, and had
lived in Georgetown for more than
thirty years.
A state association of letter carriers
was formed in Pueblo, February 25th.
with the following officers: President.
w. S. Sperry. Pueblo vice president
D. E. Kerr. Denver; secretary and
treasurer, w. H. Allen, Pueblo. The
next state convention will be held at
Colorado Springs.
A big crowd, mass meeting. mob or
court of Judge Lynch gathered in Colo
rado City on the night of March 2nd
and decided to drive A. II. Crane
formerly recording secretary of the
Mill Workers and Smeltermen's
Union. and member of the executive
committee. from the town. Crane was
accused of betraying the secrets OF
the union to Pinkcrton officers. He
was escorted to the Rio Grande depot
and took the train for Pueblo.
The University OF Denver celebrat-
ed the thilty-ninth anniversary of the
granting OF its charter on March 2nd
by very enthusiastic meeting in the
chapel, at which George W. Richard.
son. BishCp David H. Moore. who was
the first chancellor, and Bishop H w.
Warren were the speakers. The sue.
cess OF the movement to free the uni
versity of debt. leaving three-fourths
of million dollars worth of property
free of incumbrance, gave a jubilant
tone to the proceedings.
The county commissioners of the
late county of Arapahoe have decided