The Dolores star., 1903-08-07
COLORADO BRIEFS,

ined for using formaldehyde to keep
milk from souring.
The Colorado Springs Brick Manu-
facturers' Association has been incof-
porated with 5000 capital. 1t Is In
the nature of a trust to regulate the
price and distribution of brick.
According to the figures OF County
Assessor Strachen, the valuation OF El
Paso county has increased $5l4,0OO
over the assessment of last year. This
wears valuation is $24,297 900.
Sheds for passenger trains will soon
be constructed at the union depot IN
Pueblo. The sheds will cost about you.
900 and will extend $50 feet in each oi-
rection from the ends of the depot
Harry Is. Brentlinger. passenger
conductor on the Missouri Pacinc.
dropped dead at his home in PueDio
July 2Ith. His death was caused py
the breaking of blood vessel In MS
head.
Mrs. Alice d. Hart, formerly OF
Texas, who has been arrested in Den
yer on the charge of stealing from the
department stores. lays her downfall
to the climate The Colorado light air
seems to have made her light-fingered.
The Colorado Springs baseball team
closed Its series of home games at the
head of the Western League and went
to st. Joseph to play. July 2Sth. Ar
that date it had won 49 games and lost
only IS.
John Barnes, former town mar
shal of Walsenburg. had his leg bro
ken July 2Sth while helping to lay
track in the Walsen mine. He was
hn ito1 ot
treatment.
The Last Chance boarding house, a
relic of Creede's boom and a mammoth
structure, was entirely consumed by
fire July 2Sth. and only by the heroic
efforts of the Big kanawha employees
was the shaft house saved.
William F. Garbe. of Fort Collins.
formerly instructor in molding ana
machine work at the State Agricultural
college. is certain that he has invent
ed a perpetual motion machine. He
now wants some capitalist to help him
put it in motion.
The contract for the construction OF
the new civil and irrigation engineer
ing building at the State Agricultural
College at Fort Collins has been let 10
Brawner & Co. of Denver, for $42.6OI
The new building will be by far the
finest on the college grounds.
T. ]. Hart, prominent man OF Red
Cliff, who was member OF the
Twelfth General Assembly, died at
Denver July 25th. On learning of the
death resolution of coincidence was
introduced in the House by Represent
ative Fleming of Eagle county.
The coroner's jury in the case Of
William Armstrong, who was killed by
Edward Hickey at Denver, July 29th
for an alleged insult to Hickey's wife.
returned verdict that the deed was
done without justifiable provocation."
Hickey will be tried for murder.
Announcement is made of the ap-
pointment to the position of right-of-
way agent for the Moffat railway. Of
c. c. Conkle of Canon City. Mr.. Con-
kle has held the position of local man.
ager for the Colorado Electric Power
Company at Canon City since the
erection of its plant
County Assessor Webber has COM
puted the total of the assessment roll
of Boulder county and finds the valua-
tion to be $9.960,445. q decrease of
$36.35S from last year. This decrease
is due to cut of the former assess
ment of the Colorado and Northwest
ern railroad.
The jury at Cripple Creek that heard
the suit OF DR.. Estelle Lewis for $780,
900 damages against the Midland and
Midland Terminal railroads was dis
charged by Judge Cunningham on the
evening of July 9th. The jury failed
to reach an agreement, having been
out since Saturday afternoon.
Work of reconstruction of the peni-
itentiary water system at Canon City,
was begun July Both. About $25, 900
will be expended and the work will be
most thorough. Eight-inch iron mains
will be inaugurated to conduct the
water to the pumps. while the distrib-
uting pipes will be of small diameter
The engineering corps of the Trim
ddad electric railroad is working be-
tween Starkville and Sopris. The per-
manent line is being rapidly located.
The grading contract will amount to
about $4,000. The line crosses the
river above Jansen and returns into the
city by way OF the Bloom coal mine
camp.
Congressman Franklin E. Brooks of
Colorado Springs. while out riding
August End. to inspect the Pixies Peak
forest reserves. accompanied by his
wife and daughter and several Colo
,rado Springs people. was thrown from
his horse and sustained fracture Of
his left forearm. His horse stumbled
and became unmanageable.
On July 23d M. L. McClafin's barn
near Hygiene. in Boulder county. was
struck by lightning and totally de-
,stroyed by fire. along with one horse.
Tine fire burned a 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
snoments before the lightning struck.
G. H. Bristol, according to oficial
announcement. has been made super
intendent of the Colorado division of