The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-02
COLORADO BRIEFA

TO be held at Colis1 Im hall from April
goth to May End.
OIL was encountered on the 18th
inst at depth OF 800 feet IN we'll No.
2 OF the DeBeque OIL and Develop
ment Company at DeBeque.
Sidetracks have been completed to
the sugar factory at Longmbont and
work on walls. smolsestack. sewerage,
etc. is being pushed rapidly.
Thieves robbed -four Leadville
churches few days ago. taking a num-
Der OF bibles and other articles, includ-
ing bell, clock and violin
John c. Hughes. a prominent pio-
neer resident OF Trinidad, died March
23rd. He was senior member of the
firm of Hughes & Bro. extensive lum-
Der dealers.
The Colorado Press Bureau OF In
formation at Denver will publish TO-
600 copies OF a revised edition of the
pamphlet. While You Are Looking
About in Colorado"
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Colver, who died at
Golden. March 9th. in the 10th year
OF her age. had lived in Colorado since
1858. being one of the earliest pioneer
settlers OF the state.
George Miller, Las Animas 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.
Edna Hunnell. girl eighteen years
of age, committed suicide at Cripple
Creek, March 2Sth. by taking NOR
phine. Her betrothed was killed in
an accident about three months before.
Gen. w. 7. Clark. formerly OF Dem
Unr shA Co..
General Mcpherson during the Georgia
campaign. was run over by a cab in
Chicago March 24th and had his skull
fractured.
w. j. Groggin. the notorious leader
of the gang OF money order forgers, an
ex-convict who has operated extern
sively in the West. is being sought for
by secret service men in the vicinity
of Trinidad.
Passenger representatives of lines
reaching Colorado common points heid
a meeting at Chicago March 10th and
decided to make the colonist rate $50.
During the tourist seas on last year the
rate was s25.
There continues to be a scramble
for lands in Montrose county under
the main ditch from the Gunnison
tunnel. In four days the entries COW
cred 5000 acres. leaving about $4,000
acres yet open.
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 three children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Y. Howard of Longmont, Alice,
Helen and Ray, aged five. seven and
nine years. all died within the same
week of scarlet fever. the last to die
being buried Sunday. March 22nd.
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 20th. Her remains
were brought back to Boulder for bur-
ial.
Tom Harris, porter of the Denver
Club, has confessed that he robbed the
safe of s672 and a 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.
John Muir, the noted botanist and
scientist of California. who is to be
one of President Roosevelts compan-
ions through Yellowstone Park, has
written a correspondent at Estes Park
that he will probably be in Colorado
this season to explore the new forest
reserves.
Probably no funeral ever held in
Denver has been attended by a 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.
The first annual musical festival of
Colorado will be held at the Broad
way theater in Denver April 18th and
18th. The oratorio of Elijah will be
given on the first night and on the af-
ternoon of the second day there will
be a free organ recital ut Trinity NJ.
Il. Church by John ]. Mcclellan OF
the Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone. the captive
missionary. whose ransom from the
Macedonian brigands cost $65.000,
quite captivated the hearts of the
Denver people who heard her lecture
a few nights ago. They think she is
worth more than the $4,000 that her
captors first demanded. If she were
again in similar straits that sum could
easily be raised in Colorado alone.
The Morgan County Independent
Telephone Company will expend $780,
900 in building extensions i'll northern
Colorado. and double copper circuit
between Fort Morgan and Greeley.
This will connect the principal agri-
cultural districts and practically com
bine the Fort Morgan company with
the Northern Colorado Independent
Company. and both companies win
work together.
Congressman H. NJ. Hogg of Tellu-
ride. who has the appointment of one