The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
COLORADO BRIEFS,

goth to May End.
Sideracks have been completed to
the sugar factory al Longmbont and
work on walls. smokestack, sewerage,
etc. is being pushed rapidly.
| The Woodmen of the World at
Golden are considering the project of
erecting a Woodmen temple provided
a suitable location can be secured.
The Colorado Editorial association
and the Arkansas Valley Press asso-
citation will hold "a joint midsummer
meeting at Glenwood Springs, June Sth
and Jth.
The Colorado Press Bureau OF In
formation at Denver will publish TO-
600 copies OF revised edition of the
pamphlet, While You Are Looking
About in Colorado"
| Mrs. Nancy NJ. Colver. who died at
Golden. March 9th in the 18th year
of her age, had lived in Colorado since
1858. being one of the earliest pioneer
settlers of the state.
George Miller, as Anmas restau-
rant keeper. was thrown from buggy
and killed while returning from a
dance in the country at o'clock in the
morning OF March 2Sth.
John A. Randall of Newton. Kansas,
in behalf of the Midland National
bank of that town. has taken posses
sion of the plant of the Evening Star
at Cripple Creek, under mortgage.
Edna Hunnell, a girl eighteen years
of age, committed suicide at Cripple
Creek, March 2Sth, by taking NOR
phine. Her betrothed was killed in
| IA l,.,EF
Gen. w. r. Clark formerly of Den
yer, who was adjutant general for
General Mcpherson during the Georgia
campaign was run over by cab in
Chicago March oath and had his skull
fractured.
The Denver Retail Grocers' Assoca
tion is making elaborate preparations
to entertain $4,000 people at their COM
ing Pure Food Show to be given at
Coliseum hall in Denver from April %
to May ..
w. J. Groggin. the notorious leader
of the gang of money order forgers, an
eX-convict who has operated eXten-
sively in the West. is being sought for
| by secret service men in the vicinity
of Trinidad
| between the Denver and Colorado
| Springs baseball clubs was played at
the Springs. March 29th and resulted
in victory for the Denver's by score
OF 16 to 10.
| A committee is actively engaged in
the work of securing pledges for the
| planting of 5000 acres of sugar beets
near Littleton in order to secure the
erection of a factory by the littleton
Beet Sugar Company.
The people of Montclair, one of the
| suburban towns that are or are not
| included in the newly created county
Of Denver. are taking steps to have
the question of jurisdiction brought be-
| fore the Supreme Court
Mrs. Mary A. Stanton of Boulder,
| aged Seventy-One years. died at the
| home of her son. Dr. Timothy W. Stan
| ton of the Smithsonian Institute, at
Washington, March Goth. Her remains
were brought back to Boulder for bur-
ial.
Mrs. Laura McRay-Frantz, aged 55
years. committed suicide by inhaling
chloroform at the American house in
Denver On the night of March 29th.
She had lost fortune in the failure OF
the Wheeler -Frantz-McRay Furniture
Company.
The strike of the Cooks and
Walters union. by which most of the
big restaurants and some of the small
ones were closed, hit several hundred
Denver men below the belt. They
called it foul but there was no fowl
at the restaurants.
Tom Harris porter of the Denver
Club. has confessed that he robbed the
safe of $672 and gold watch, and his
confession implicated another colored
man by the name of Norris, who in
turn confessed and showed where the
stolen property had been buried.
President Dan Macdonald and Sec
retary Smith, of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor have issued an official
call for the sixth annual convention
Of that organization to convene in
Denver May and continue until all
business has been completed
In the District Court at Crecde
March 2ith the county commissioners
by their attorney. James d. Pitcher.
obtained judgment against William C.
Cove. the defaulting county treasurer,
in the sum of s6,747.93. together with
interest from November IS, 1902.
Probably no funeral ever held in
Denver has been attended by greater
number Of pioneers and representa-
tive men of the city than that of the
late William n. Byers, which took
place March 2Sth. 1t was a notable
gathering to honor the memory Of an
eminent citizen.
Charles NJ. Waters of Denver has
been designated acting superintendent
of the division of salaries and allow
ances for the postofiice department at
Washington. to succeed Superintend-
ent Beavers. who resigned several days
since. Mr.. Waters is considered one of
the experts in the department
A company has been incorporated
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