The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1903-11-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

~ ~ ESTIMATED lndl Soioi duO springs
people have invested 100000 In auto
mobiles.
The cogwheel road On Pixies Peak.
has suspended operations Tor the
winter.
Considerable natural gas is being used
for heatingpurposes in boulder since the
strike began, and It may finally be pos
sible to heat the entire town In that
way.
After having lived nearly 104 years
without one days illness, b. +. Phelps,
enc of the best known citizens OF Col
crado Springs, died November 2lst OF
old age.
William Dodsworth of Victor Miners
Union No, 81, was accidentally killed
by fall in the Delmonico mine on
Bull hill, near Altman, on the morning OF
November goth.
Judge Calvin P. Batter, prominent
Denver lawyer and for number OF
years judge of the District Court, died
at Denver Noyember 14th OF consump-
tion at the age Of 81.
The directors Of the Homeopathic
College OF Medicine in Denver have
leased the Pioneer building, at the cor
ner OF Fifteenth and Larmer streets.
for a college building.
Grant C. Synder, well known to the
printers of COLORADO from his long con-
nection with the type foundry business,
died at his home IN Craig, November
10th, OF typhoid ever.
The county commissioners of Teller
have made lc~s for county taxes at
the rate OF II mills on total Valua-
tion or Sl2,OOO,Ooo, Inc tax Tor prop
erty within Cripple Greek Is I22 mills
In the District Court at Glenwood
Springs, Judge Shunate sentenced Har-
dy Il. Fuller, wtb was convicted OF
horse stealing, to term OF not less
than two nor more than three years
in the penitcntiaIy.
The Charity ORGANIZATION Society of
Denver reports g.eat difficulty in get
ting coal enough from the dealers to
supply the needs of the poor. Com
panies that claim to have coal fail to
deliver 1t when ordered.
The following Colorado postofiice APP
pointments have been made: Norrie
Pitkin country Francis johnson, vice
r. Il. Gowan resigned; Perry ParK
Douglas country. Ida NJ. Barrett. wee
ii. Il. Hastings, resigned.
Father Lepore, the Italian Catholic
priest who was wounded in quarrel
with Giuseppe sorice at the Church oil
Our Lady OF Mount Carmel in Den
Yer, died OF his injuries and Sorice
only survived him few hours.
office that there is more snow on the
ranges than is usual at this time OF
year and that 1t Is well packed. so that
1t is likely to remain and be a5ailabie
for irrigation nett summer.
Most of the striking miners who have
lett Fremont county are reported to
have taken considerable sums of money
with them. Thousands Of dollars have
been in this way taken out, and about
$4,000 of this has gone to Italy.
President Anderson of the State
School of Mines. will soon publish q
pamphlet on the Twentieth Century
Engineer" which deals largely with the
advantages that institution offers To
students oil mining and metallursy'
In the District Court at Leadville on
the 18th inst, Judge Overs sentenced
Robert Powell and Leonard NJ. Smith
the two prominent brokers recently
convicted Of forgery and embezzlement
each to three years in the penitentiary'
The secretary ~ the Interior has au-
thorized the grazing OF 10000 head oil
cattle and horses in the Battlement
Mesa forest reserve. Colorado. during
81 % ha ma
ditions as governed such privileges
during last year
Fewer cattle have been marketed
from Grand county this fall than usual,
owing to the low prices prevailing. Per-
haps not over 5000 head have been
driven to market thus far. though
there are many thousands fat enough
for market.
The coroners Jury nj Victor. in the
Inquest over the body OF William Dods-
worth who WINS killed In the Delmon-
leo mine, brought In Il verdict censnr-
IN. the management oil the mine LOT
alleged neglect II not having the smart
properly umbered'
Joe Patrick and Joe Goorca. Austrian
miners, were killed on the 18th inst.
by an explosion In an old powder
house near the Mt Lincoln coal mine
at Palisade. They found some old pow
der and were examining II to see II II
was spoi'ou' IN UNIV '"'''''' " was
"ol,
The representative OF me colorado
Terminal Lines ASSOCIATION met IN
Denver November sc'h. anu decided 10