The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-31
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Harry h. Brentlinger. a passenger
conductor on the Missouri Pacific,
dropped dead at his home in Pueblo
July eth His death was caused by
the breaking of blood vessel in his
head
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. At
| tina, date il had won 49 games and lost
only IS.
| AT the election held at Pueblo July
, 23d in Park district No. 2 the PROPOSE
| ton to vote sl75.O0O bonds for the en-
| largement of Brunner park and the
purchase OF Carlile park was carried
| by PA votes. 3l9 votes being cast.
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 perpetual motion machine. He
now wants some capitalist to help him
| put it III motion.
The Colorado Telephone Company
| proposes to have Hot Sulphur Springs
| connected with Denver by telephone
within the next ninety days. After the
| line will he extended to kremmling
and next season branch will be con-
| structed to Grand lake.
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 to
Brawner l. Co. of Denver. for $42,6O1.
| The new building will be by far the
finest on the college grounds.
T. j. Hart, prominent man of Red
| Cliff, who was member OF the
| Twelfth General Assembly, died at
| Denver July 25th On learning of the
death a resolution of coincidence was
introduced in the House by Represent
ative Fleming of Eagle county.
| Col. Charles L. Cooper. cOmmandant
at Fort Logan, has received notice
| from the War Department of his pro-
motion to a brigadier generalship and
his retirement Colonel Wheeler of the
| Second infantry succeeds General
| Cooper as commandant at the post.
The Democratic Club Of Denver is
making arrangements for great pic
mic August Sth. at which Mayor Carter
| Fl. Harrison of Chicago will be pres
ent. The gathering is likely to be
very large one. as Mr.. Harrison is
among the presidential possibilities.
The judges of the Fourth judicial
district, which included Ell Paso coun-
ty. have appointed Henry G. Cassidy
examiner of titles and legal adviser to
the registrar. this appointment being
called for by the new Torrens law gov
erning the registering OF land titles.
The decision of the Epworth League
to meet at Denver in 1905 has aroused
new interest in the matter of suit
able auditorium for the accommodation
of large crowds. If Denver wishes to
| be known as a convention city it will
| te necessary for the people to evince
some public spirit
The jury at Cripple Creek that heard
| the suit of DR.. Estelle Lewis for $50
600 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.
An unknown young man deliberately
| stepped before Santa Fe passenger
! train at Pueblo July 21st and was
killed. he had light brown hair and a
| light mustache. and was much enact
ated. apparently by reason OF hunger,
| There were two cards in his pocket.
one bearing the name of John Beffey
and the other that of Vincent Mussel.
On July Odd M l.. McClafin's barn
near Hygiene. in Boulder county. was
struck by lightning and totally de-
stroyed by fire along with one horse.
the fire burned 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 a few
moments before the lightning struck
Owing to the rush of prospectors
into the new gold camp at Bowerman.
the Colorado and Southern has decided
to revive its service on the Gunnison
division to Pitkin. which was aban-
doned four years ago The train will
leave Denver at S: Is a. IN. and arrive
at Pitkin at 6:55 p. m. and Gunnison
at SIS p m. The route will be via
Como. over the Alpine pass
The interurban railway of the Den
yer & Northwestern will probably be
extended from IA point on the Arvada
line near Denver into Golden some
time next fall At a meeting held in
Denver July 9th all the principal OBJ
stacles were removed and satisfac-
tory TlBnt Oh way assured. Inc iran
chise permits the use of steam, but it
is expected that only electricity will
be used.
The twenty-eight miles of oil pipe
line that was laid by the Rocky Noun
tain Oil Company between its fields at
Florence and the Overton refinery ff-
teen years ago. has just been taken up
1t was laid for the purpose of pumping
the oil through to thte refinery, but
from the start the process was not a
success. so the company closed the re-
finery. 1t has since been sold to BouI-
der syndicate to be taken to Boulder
and rebuilt.
Attorney f. i. Regennitter of Idaho
Springs has received an appointment
from Judge A. II. DeFrance of the Dis
trict Court as examiner of titles and