The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-06-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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carries number of schoolma ans out
on vacation.
DR.. Florian Cajori has been appoint
| ed dean of the new school of engineer
| ing at Colorado College.
| Daniel S. Kooken, an old timer in
| Colorado and veteran of the civil
war, died at Idaho Springs June 9Th.
The Western Publisher for June con-
tains fine portrait of Otto H. Wan
| gelin, president of the Colorado editori-
| al Association.
| The Denver Chamber of Commerce
has raised considerable fund for the
Kansas food sufferers. Lawrence c.
Phipps gave 500.
ne new $3.50, 900 science building of
Colorado College at Colorado Springs
tPalmer HalD will be ready for occu-
pancy next September.
A state convention of the Democratic
party will be held at Denver Septem-
ber 7th to nominate candidate for the
Supreme Court bench.
The Retail Coal Dealers Association
OF Denver met a few days ago and
agreed to an increase of twenty-five
cents ton on the price of Ignite. coal.
At Gunnison June 4th Thomas Trea-
size and Mrs. Hope Poos. charged with
the murder of John Poos, were bound
over without bail until the next term
! of court
Land owners in the Platte valley
above Denver are organizing to fight
alleged entertainments on their water
rights by the Denver Union Water
Company
AT meeting of the Methodist Min
listers Association it was decided to
take up a collection in all the Meth
odist churches in Denver for the flood
sufferers In Kansas.
Judge Orr of the County Court at
Colorado Springs has appointed George
Irwin administrator OF the estate Of
the late Alvaro Hemeneway. His bond
is fixed at 100000.
July l the salary of the postmaster
at Telluride will be increased 500.
me salaries at Amethyst and Victor
will be reduced S100 each and at Flor
ence will be reduced $500.
1t is stated an anti-mashing league
is to be started in Denver. Its object
will be to smash the features of the
silly would-be mashers who annoy la
dies with their impudent attentions.
Leonard Carpenter of Colorado
Springs, has been elected editor of the
Harvard Lampoon. the famous humor-
Gus weekly of Harvard University. Car
penter is a junior in the academical de-
partment.
The Gunnison County Stockgrow-
ers' Association met in Gunnison June
9Th. and elected officers for the ensu-
ing year. w. A. Gillaspey was re-
elected president of the association for
the fourth time
lanes Bolinger, an old timer in the
Cripple Creek district was killed by
lightning on the afternoon of June 9th.
He was walking from Victor to Divide
and was about four miles south OF
Divide when struck.
In suit before justice of the peace
in Denver a few days ago. over the
ownership of certain piece of prop
erty known and designated as one
queen bee. hive of bees was brought
into court and speedily removed.
Tie Normal Institute of the Fourth
district of Colorado opened in the high
school building in Golden June Sth
with a large attendance of teachers
from Clear Creek. Gilpin and Jefferson
counties, of which the district is com
prised.
morphine tiend who had been sent
to the Denver county Jail for term of
ninety days for vagrancy, found on his
release that he was not cured of the
habit and voluntarily sought another
months confinement. which was duly
awarded
The High School Cadets of Denver,
sixty strong. went into camp at Ly-
ons on the 10th inst. Lieutenant Har-
tung of the National Guard of Colorado
is in command Companies A and b of
East Denver school and C of West
Denver are represented.
Out of respect to the late Hon. w. N.
Byers. who founded. plated and owned
this town. the town council of Hot
sulphur Springs, has passed an ordin-
ance changing the name of the prin-
cipal residence street from Pine street
to "W n. Byers avenue"
William NJ. Morris of Monte Vista
has applied to the Colorado Worlds
Fair Commission for financial aid in
the construction of an airship to be
exhibited at st. Louis next year. His
plans call for a structure thirty feet in
diameter and $50 feet long
Judging. by the condition of the play
ers of the Denver team of the Western
League, several of whom are entirely
disabled. while nearly all are battered
and bruised until they are hardly mt
to take the field. base ball is only a
little less strenuous than football.
Tama Umemura, little japanese
girl who was stolen and brought to
Denver for life of shame, has been
rescued and placed in the House of the
Good Shepherd, where she is great
favorite. She is learning English and
is being taught sewing. cooking and
housework.
Albert Phillips. a sheep herder in