The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The question of issuing bonds for the
purchase Of Carlile parK will be sub
mitted 10 the voters OF Pueblo.
The Pueblo Courier. labor paper
published for several years. has sus-
pended publication. Its editor r. Ii.
Richardson. has left the state for Ari-
zona.
The Colorado Springs and Denver
teams of the Western Baseball League
have been getting beaten quite too Of
ten on their eastern trip. Denver lost
four straight games to Omaha.
Heavy fires on the 18th and 18th inst.
did considerable damage to timber
above Empire. in the vicinity of Ber-
thoud pass. For some time the fire
was remarkably fierce and utterly de-
fed control
The Idaho Springs City Council by a
unanimous vote. resolved to accept the
proffered gift of Andrew Carnegie of
$4,000 to erect library building and
pledged the city to raise 81 200 a year
for the support of the library.
Victor now rejoices in the fact that
the electric passenger cars of the Colo
rado Springs and Cripple Creek Dis
| trict railway run through the business
center of the city The connection of
the two lines is regarded as vast i'm
provement.
The Colorado Press Bureau OF lnfor-
nation, under the management oi
Thomas d. Parker at Denver. is pro-
ducing many handsome booklets adver-
tising the state. One of the latest is
entitled Where to Go and How to Get
There in Denver"
The women of Bessemer are making
| determined effort to drive the sa-
| looms out of the BeSsemer saloon dis
trict, which was created about year
| ago. 1t is said that Colorado Fuel and
! Iron Company officials are heartily III
| sympathy with the movement.
By vote OF rs for to l3 against the
taxpayers of Walsenburg decided to
bond the municipality for $4,000, the
amount to be used in the construction
of gravity water works system. The
| plan includes the purchase OF the Old
| Walsenburg ranch and water right for
IS 900.
Hull Brothers. proprietors Of the
famous Seven Falls in South Cheyenne
Canon, near Colorado Springs, are CON
| templating the construction of an cleo
| trio car line from the terminus of the
| street car to the center of the canon,
and the addition of 100 electric lights
| within the canon.
Victor is now receiving its water sup
ply from the new Bison Park reservoir
on the southwest slope of Pixies Peak,
| eight miles east of that city. The ca
pacity of the reservoir is about 400.
| 100000 gallons and it now contains
| $50 900 900, which amount is being rap
| idly added to.
men it was resolved to invite the bi
ennial convention of the Epworth
| League to meet in Denver in 1905.
Large cash pledges were made for the
entertainment of the delegates. and the
representatives of the railroads gave
| assurances of support.
William Olsen. a car repairer en-
ployed by the Denver and Rio Grande
| at Pueblo. lost both hands on the 18th
inst when they were run over by a
freight car under which he was work
| ing An engine accidentally struck the
car and his hands were so badly crush;
ed that amputation was necessary.
f. A. Cogshall of Fort Collins, while
on bicycle tour, put out fire that
|
| bridge near Hustled, and which might
have caused the wreck of a passenger
train. by carrying water in his hat
| him to Pueblo, where he was thanked
| by the officials of the road.
Ferdinand w. Voorhees,, a steno-
grapher in the Denver National Bank.
committed suicide near Soans Lake in
I,,l h,,e u
through the heart. Voorhees, came to
Denver from Chicago and had been
| with the bank for four years. Only a
| weel; before his suicide he was married
to Miss Bessie II. Eyre of Pennsylva
| MIA
Secretary w. p. Kinney of the board
! of directors of the Free Public Library
| of Colorado Springs, recently created
| by Andrew Carnegie's 100000 dona-
| tion, is in receipt of a letter from Mr.
Carnegies representative. stating that
the money will be paid in $1,000 in
stalments. as often as requested by
the president and secretary of the
| board
Tent Endeavor which blew down at
| Denver. the property of the United
| Society of Christian Endeavor. was
tee. II was considered worth between
So 900 and 81 900 The freight charges
from the East to Denver were $500. The
tent was insured against fire for 50 800,
but no provision was made for such an
accident as occurred.
The report of the secretary treasurer
of the international Typographical
union shows that last year there was
t,t of fa1 .,f
O02 OF, the sum of S6O.S3349 at the
Printers home at Colorado Springs.
Buildings and furnishings approXimat-
ed $4,000, salaries $ll 600. and running
| expenses made up the remainder The
greater portion of the money was spent
in Colorado Springs.
Miss Maria Murphy. young lady
from Pontiac Illinois, who was visit
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