The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-15
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Adams county. vice Wilson R. Smith.
resigned.
The Colorado Telephone Company is
gathering in the Independent lines In
the San Luis valley and promises many
improvements In the service.
The contract has been let for two
miles OF the extension OF the Otero ca
nal near La Junta. bonds being ac-
cepted in payment for the work.
The shaft house and other buildings
at the Gross coal mine. near Golden.
were burned on the morning OF the tth
inst. The mine was being operated.
II cost the county of San Juan So
444.25 to support twenty-three men and
six women last year. according to the
poor report filed with the secretary on
state.
The Greeley sugar factory sliced It's
last beets for the season January luth.
Forty thousand tons were handled and
the enterprise so far is pronounced
success.
The county commissioners of Jeffer-
son county will erect new buildings on
the county poor farm which has been
recently purchased. Heretofore the
county has rented poor farm.
Major Ralph Hartzell. young Den
yer lawyer. was married at Canton.
Ohio, December 30th, to Miss Mary
Barber, n niece of the late President
William Mckinley. They came ct once
TO Denver.
George w. Drake, a Colorado p}o-
neer and one of the prominent citizens
of Denver, died on tho 10th instant af-
ter a few days illness from an attack
of appendicitis. He was about sixty
five years of age.
The State Humane Society expects
to prosecute the participants In the
rabbit coursing at Central City New
Years day. Special Agent II. d. Kerr
was present and secured evidence
which the society will use.
The body of Robert Cohn. saloon
keeper at Como, who wandered few
miles from town during n At of Ill
ness year ago, has been recovered.
| There was about $500 insurance on
his life which will now be payable.
Antoine woode. the celebrated boy
criminal in tho Canon City peniten-
tiary, is attempting to secure evidence
| to prove he was only ten years old at
I the time he was given life sentence
for murder, and that he was therefore
illegally sentenced.
Governor Orman has appointed the
following commission to examine ap-
| plicants for position of coal mine In
spector: ID. NJ. Simpson. Denver;
Thomas NJ. Everly, Rockvale; John
Lee. Ehgleville; Frank N. oberding.
Louisville: John Rowley, Palisade.
Postmaster Morgan of Colorado City
has received notice from the depart-
ment at Washington that 1t has ac-
cepted the proposition of the owners of
the new First National Bank building
to occupy one OF the three stores for a
postofiice. leasing the room for the next
five years.
The poor report of Arapahoe county.
filed with the secretary of state, shows
that SS2,s $40 was expended on the poor
of the county last year. There were
1927 cared for in the county hospital.
1858 at the poor farm. s.370 cared for on
the outside. and 5,435 treated by the
county physician.
The pay roll of the Minnequa steel
works at Pueblo for the month of De-
cember last amounts to 1903. .973 7S.
This is an increase of nearly S25, 900
over any previous month in the history
of the big plant and is exclusive of the
sum paid the small army of men en-
ployed on contract work.
An effort is being made by the W. C.
| It. U. workers OF Colorado to raise
birthday purse for Mrs. Antoinette
Hawley, state president. who sails in
February for long trip abroad. Mrs.
Hawley's birthday occurs January 23rd.
and all unions of the state have been
\ asked to contribute to the fund.
As result of the verdict of the cor
oner's jury at Red Cliff, in the case OF
! Dan Wright, who was shot and killed
| by Nat Molinaro at Minturn, Molinaro
was held without ball. Testimony was
introduced to show that while Wright
was abusive, and provoked the Italians
anger, he was helplessly drunk and un-
armed.
News has been received in Denver of
/ the death of DR.. Arthur Beavis, at Ma
pimi. state of Durango. Mexico, Janu-
ary End DIR. Beavis had eaten poisoned
| cabbage. He lived in Aspen and DEN
yer for several years. He left three
years ago for Mexico. where he has
since resided. His widow resides at
No. 81 Eighteenth avenue. Denver.
Littleton has organized n board of
| trade with ]. A. Farnsworth, presi-
dent; Nelson Rhoades as vice president
and ]. c. Richards. secretary. The sum
of 81. 100 was raised to purchase a site
for the proposed machine manufacture
Ing plant of the Leyner Drill Company.
in accordance with the agreement OF
the company to build a plant If the site
is donated.
The Colorado Realty and Securities
Company of Denver has undertaken a
large irrigation project in Routt coun-
] ty and has deposited a certified check
/ for s250.o00 with the State Land
Board as guaranty that it will be car
ried out according to law. II proposes
to construct an irrigation ditch forty
nine miles long. following the course
of the Snake river.