The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
COLORADO BRIEFS,

1t was cold day when St. Valentine
came to Colorado. Even Cupid must
have suffered unless he changed his
garb and wore an oyercoat.
The Lake Minnequa Park and
Amusement Company at Pueblo is pre-
pairing to establish pleasure resort at
Lake Minnequa and build SIS 900 the
ater.
Several of the big department stores
of Denver have adopted the eght-hour
system for their employees, keeping
their stores open only from s: 80 a. III.
to $3.50 p. IN.
The Senate has confirmed President
Roosevelts nomination of William
Downer, assayer in charge of the mint
at Denver. and of II. T. Hamill, post
master at Georgetown.
The Grand Junction city council has
passed an ordinance providing for the
issue of bonds to the amount of $28.00O
for the construction OF an electric light
plant to be owned by the city.
| At a meeting held at Silverton,
February 10th, the San Juan County
Board of Trade was organized. There
was large representation OF all kinds
of business and much enthusiasm.
| The Fairmount Cemetery Associa-
tion in Denver proposes to build Gre
matory at an expense OF nearly $12,-
900. There are many people in Colo
RADIO who are in favor of cremation.
| A company capitalized at 100000
has been formed in Denver to con-
struct a series of twelve or more dams
and reservoirs on the South fork OF
the Rio Grande in Rio Grande county.
Col. H. N. Chittenden of Denver, a
veteran of the Civil War, who was well
known in business circles and had
many friends throughout the state,
died February 14th at the age of sixty
one.
Frank R. Stockton. boy fourteen
years old. died in Denver on February
18th of disease pronounced by one
of his physicians to be hydrophobia
He was bitten by shepherd puppy
November 29th.
The assistant secretary of the treas
ury estimates that a site can be pur-
! chased for new postoffice and gov
ernment building in Denver, COM
mensurate in size to the needs of the
city. for somewhere between S2,120,
600 and $2,420,O 900
In the District Court at Leadville on
the 18th instant Herman Anderson,
who shot John Raab few months ago
in the smelter settlement, during a
race war between Austrians and
Swedes, was sentenced to fifteen years
in the penitentiary.
The Colorado Springs City Council
has decided to issue bonds amounting
to $459,0O0 ALL but $4,000 being for
the improvement Of the Seven Lakes
reservoir system. The latter sum will
be expended in extra contracts for the
new city hall building.
In the United States Court at Den
yer on the 10th inst, Peter johnson
was sentenced to fifteen months in the
penitentiary at Canon City and to a
fine of $500 on each of two indictments
for using the mails to swindle w. X.
Burchinell out of valuable mining
! stocks.
Two of the managers of the Over.
land cotton mills in Denver have been
fined $50 each for employing children
under the age permitted by law for
such employment. John L. Jerome,
president of the company, was acquit,
ted, as it appeared that they were en-
gagged contrary to his orders.
A. N. Moore, manager Of the Port
land Cement Company at Florence,
has located deposit of gypsum less
than mile from the plant on the
other side of the river. 1t is expected
that by building pontoon bridge
across the river. gypsum can be OBJ
tanned much cheaper than by bringing
it in on the cars.
| Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark. president
and founder of the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor, arrived
in Denver February 18th to confer
with the local committee in relation
to arrangements for the annual con-
vention to be held in Denver July 9th
to 18th. He says it will be an i'm
mense gathering
DIR. N. NJ. Fenneman. professor of
geology at the University of Colorado,
who was the first man to make thor
ough report on the Arapahoe glacier
in Boulder county, has been appointed
to professCrship in the University of
| Wisconsin. He will remain with the
State University until the end of the
school year and then go to Madison.
In the District Court at Denver
Judge Johnson decided against Miss
Mary F. Lathrop in the case brought
| by her against Moses Hallett, as exec
utor and trustee of the estate of George
w. Clayton, to recover $4,000 for le-
| gal services rendered. Miss Lathrop
will apply for new trial, alleging err
rOrs in fact and in law.
A bill has been passed by the city
council of Denver for the appointment
of a commission to settle land titles
along the bed of Cherry creek within
the city limits. The bed of the creek
has changed so greatly since the first
settlement that some lots once con-
siderable distance from the (some-
tmes) stream are now directly in its
bed.
On the night of February 10th doc
tor was held up and robbed of s132
| ON Chamna st rect in the vary haa rt