The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

physician, died on the 16th inst, OF
pneumonia ~<'i II
Mrs Florence E. Peterson OF Breen
| Colorado. has been appointed matron
at The Fort Lewis Indian school.
The Pixies Peak poultry show will
| be held at Colorado Springs, Decem-
ber 10th, 11th and 18th. There will also
be dog show
| On the 18th inst. the taxpayers of
/ ort Collins voted in favor OF bonding
the city for $160,000 for the construc-
ton of waterworks. 81. &
w. D. Ryan, a Denver printer, will
sell his printing establishment and
walk all the way from Denver to New
York in the hope of improving his
health.
The Conejos Oil Company of Flor
ence has just closed d contract in the
town of Manassas for the drilling Of
an artesian well to supply the town
with water f-.'F - .fs1
James Laundry was instantly killed
at Silver Plume on the 18th inst. by the
falling of rock in the Baltimore tan-
mel. He was twenty-one years of-aSe
! and unmarried.
Charles Everett, state president of
the Anti-Salooni League, and promt-
nent- Denver attorney, died of typhoid
| fever at st, Lukes hospital, in Denver.
on the 18th inst. x. ...-.s
Among the vice presidents elected by
the Army of the Tennessee at its recent
| meeting are Captain George Ady OF
Denver and General-W. T. Clark, also
credited to Colorado "a''
Moritz Barth Denver pioneer who
has accumulated great wealth through
the rise in real estate, has sold ali his
| Denver holdings and will remove with
his family to Boston. - ~-r&sN
The Carbonate Variety Theater at
| Leadville was burned on the morning
of October goth. the building and con-
tents being totally destroyed. The en-
tire loss is about $1,000, with no in
surance. =.
Companies e. and G of the Fifth
] United States cavalry arrived at Fort
Logan, near Denver, October 21st un-
der the command of Mai C.-H. Watts.
They will be stationed there during
the winter.
A San Diego, California, dispatch
says that Dr. w. E. Cowell, of Grand
Junction. Colorado. who was commit
ted to the southern California insane
asylum some-s six weeks ago, has been
discharged as cured. rnr -
| In cowboy tournament at Glen
wood Springs October 10th and 18th
the prizes for broncho busting were
awarded as follows: First. o. l.. Grims-
| ley second. A. Moore; third. Herb.
Thompson; fourth, Marsh. Nuckolls.
The report. of .Gustave Krause. the
Denver expert who has been examining
the city books at Pueblo, indicates a
shortage OF over $4,000 in the &C
| 80 ~ ppft Wh
Clerk. No license register was kept.
T. ID. A. Cockerell. of London. later
secretary of the Colorado Biological
Association. and one of the most noted
biological scientists in the world, has
been secured by Colorado College to
compile the fauna and fora Of Colo
RADIO -. s..ts - sL.-. -.
j. p Glass. who represents the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway at Pagosa
Springs. recently visited Denver 10 try
to secure more freight cars. Many
car loads of lumber and wool are
awaiting shipment with few cars to be
had.
General William ]. Palmer of Colo
RADIO Springs, has donated $4,000 to
the Salt Lage YIN. c. A. Part of the
money Will be used for a railroad build.
! ing at Salt Lake, and the remainder
for a similar structure at Helper,
/ Utah. ~
Charles E Gibler of Debeque has in
stituted proceedings to attempt to re-
cover 81 900 of money cut of which he
claims to haye been swindled in
fake horse race scheme by Ed. Mccoy.
A. Lounger and G.. C. Ryan, of Poca-
, tello, Idaho. - .
A. B. Frenzel of Denver. has offered.
| A. .;a
ty. a cash prize of s250'to the student
of the State School of Mines who shall
write the best paper on Tungsten in
Colorado.7 the prize to be known as
the Frenzel prize.
Congressman H. NJ Hogg and Lyman
III. Henry. have formed a law partner
ship and have opened, offices in the
Pope block, Pueblo. MIR. Hogg has
lived in Telluride since 1888, while Mr..
Henry has for fifteen years been
citizen of Ouray.
Before leaving for Idaho. Walter
Blanchard. who has lived at Boulder
number of years. made present OF
his. rare collection of birds, nests and
eggs, all properly and scientifically
labeled to the university museum.
The collection is a very valuable one.
The Riter-Conley Construction Com
pany at Pueblo has moved its. large
| cranes and other construction machin-
cry to the site in. the steel works
yards where the great merchant mill
is to be erected. Six months will, be.
required to complete the building,
which will have a floor space of 3OS,
600 square feet.
The department Of electrical engi-
neering of the University of Colorado
| has received from the General Elec
trio Company fine exhibit showing
the various stages in the process of