The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-05-26
COLORADO BRIEFS

Albert e. Fife. aged thirty years, was
killed by lightning at his home. near
Berthoud, on the 10th inst.
The corporate existence of the First
National bank of Idaho Springs has
been extended for twenty years.
James 7. Smith, ex-labor commits
sioner, has accepted the managing edl-
torship of the Durango Trades Josr-
nal.
A number of tents have been erected
on the Health farm of the Young
Mems Christian Association, near Den
yer.
The election of delegates to frame a
charter for the city and county Oh
Denver will be held on Tuesday, June
End.
James ID. Gage, formerly county COM
missioner of Montrose county, died at
Montrose May 18th, at the age OF sixty
nine.
X. L. Wooton. former sheriff OF Las
Animas county and member of the COL
orado Legislature. has been appointed
chief of police of Ell Paso, Texas.
Nearly five thousand people attended
the formal opening of the new Ell Paso
county court house at Colorado Springs
on the afternoon and night of May 10Th.
ne springs DdSe paAA NNe.-
of the Western League is having phe-
nomenal success this season, winning
five-sixths of its games up to May 10th
Frederick w. White, Jr., manager of
the Pueblo Star-Journal, died at St
Mary's hospital in Pueblo. May 14th,
after a ten-weeks' illness of typhoid
fever.
Gilbert McClurg. secretary of the
Colorado Springs Chamber of Com
merce, has been giving a highly sue
cessful series of stereopticon lectures
in New England cities.
The Midsummer joint meeting OF the
Colorado State Editorial Association
and the Arkansas Valley Press Asso-
citation will be held at Clenwood
Springs. June sth and 9th.
The report of the Ell Paso county
grand jury charges that the police de-
partment of Colorado Springs has
plundered residents and robbed tour
lists, protecting the guilty.
An automobile coach service has
been inaugurated in Denver for the
pu pose of conveying visitors to points
of interest in the city, after the fash
ion of the Seeing Denver" cars.
The new armory of Company l. N.
G. c., at Fort. Morgan was opened on
the night of May 14th with an inspec-
ton of the company by Captain Brooks
from Fort Logan. followed by mill
tary ball.
At Pueblo May 18th. Father Greg
ory, assisted by other Benedictine
priests of southern Colorado, laid the
cornerstone to the new Benedictine
College. The college, when complet-
ed, will cost about $4,000.
wall
known colored man of Pueblo. presi-
dent of the Standard Publishing Com
pany, was found dead in the Bessemer
ditch, near Carlile park. on the 18th
inst He had been missing for two
days.
The safe of the Black Hawk livery
stable at Leadville was broken open
on the night OF May 18th and robbed
of $3.50. The drawer above the one
that was pried open contained $500.
but this was not taken. The proprie-
tors of the stable are Edwards & Don
men.
The annual Strawberry day festival
at Glenwood Springs will be held this
year on June goth. The day will in
clude. besides the usual big free
strawberry feast, the features of free
admission to the big swimming pool
and a free open air dance in the even
ing.
The largest mountain trout ever
seen in Trinidad was brought to the
city by II. Russell few days ago.
The fish, which is of the speckled
variety, was caught May 18th in the
Stonewall country. 1t is thirty inches
in length and weighed 17A pounds as
it came from the water, and 14R
pounds dressed. Mr.. Russell refused
several offers of So for the skin.
]. C. Conway of Buffalo, New York.
representing the Consolidated Oil and
Gas Company, arrived in Boulder on
the i4th inst. The company owns the
gas well just east of town. Mr.. Con-
way gave an order for six miles of five
inch gas pipe. which is to be used to
conduct the gas into town and to the
various customers. A contract was al
SO let to sink two additional wells near
the present one.
1t is proposed by Colorado College,
at Colorado Springs, to establish a
pathological and research laboratory.
for which purpose room 2Sx14 feet
has been set aside in the new science
building now under erection. The
room will be equipped with chemical
hood, water, gas and storage battery,
with facilities for nearly all lines OF
analytical work. director will be
appointed and will receive $1,000 a
year salary.
The fourth annual debate between
the State Universities of Kansas and
Colorado, at Lawrence, Kansas, May
10th, was won by Kansas by unani-
nous vote of the judges The question
debated was: Resolved, that as a gen
eral principle. the continuous operation
q ITnit
States be insured by legislation en-
fnrcino the arbitration of all diSniIteS