The Holly chieftain., 1903-07-31
col ORADO BRIEFS.

23d in Park district No. . the PROPOSE
ton 10 vote $175.U00 bonds for the en-
largement of Brunner park and the
purchase of Carlile park was carried
by PA votes. 3ls votes being cast
The Colorado Telephone Company
proposes TO have Hot Sulphur Springs
connected with Denver by telephone
within the next ninety days. After the
line will be extended to kremmling
and next season branch will be con-
! Structed TO Grand lake.
Col. Charles l.. Cooper, commandant
at Fort Logan, has received notice
from the War Department of his pro-
motion TO a brigadier generalship and
his retirement. Colonel Wheeler of the
Second infantry succeeds General
Cooper as commandant at the post.
The Democratic Club of Denver is
| making arrangements for great pic
mic August Sth. at which Mayor Carter
II. Harrison of Chicago will be pres
ent. The gathering is likely to be a
| very large one, as Mr.. Harrison is
among the presidential possibilities.
The judges of the Fourth judicial
district, which included Ell Paso coun-
ty, have appointed Henry c. Cassidy
| examiner of titles and legal adviser to
the registrar, this appointment being
I'called for by the new Torrens law gov
erning the registering of land titles.
The decision of the Epworth League
to meet at Denver in 1905 has aroused
new interest in the matter of a suit
able auditorium for the accommodation
of large crowds. If Denver wishes to
| hn L. ,iy - nil
| be necessary for the people TO evince
some public spirit.
| The annual national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic will
be held at San Francisco and large
| number of the veterans will pass
through Colorado, going and coming.
A party numbering 208. over the
Northwestern, is expected in Denver
August 18th to remain over for day.
John B. Frasher committed suicide
at Telluride July goth by shooting him
self through the heart while seated on
the grave of his wife, who died seven
years ago. He leaves four children.
Mr.. Frasher was postmaster in Tellu-
ride during both of Clevelands admin
istrations and later served as county
treasurer.
Judge August Ortlotl, pioneer resi-
dent of Las Animas county, died at
his home in Sopris July 10Th. For the
last eight years he had been justice of
the peace at Sopris. He was a native
of Germany, sixty-eight years of age,
| and leaves widow and several mar
ried children.
An engine a coach and the train
| shed of the Colorado and Eastern rail
| way, known also as the Scranton road,
a line only sixteen miles long built out
from Denver in 1885 to some mythical
coal fields. were burned July goth, de-
stroying almost the entire equipment
of the line.
An unknown young man deliberately
| stepped before a Santa Fe passenger
/ train at Pueblo July 2lst and was
killed. He had light brown hair and
| light mustache. and was much enact
| ated, apparently by reason of hunger.
| There were two cards in his pocket.
| one bearing the name of John Beffey
and the other that of Vincent Mussell.
On July 23d NJ l.. McClafin's barn
near Hygiene. in Boulder county, was
struck by lightning and totally de-
stroyed by fire, along with one horse.
The fire burned granary nearby and
the total loss is estimated at $1,000,
with no insurance. A man employed on
the place came out of the barn few
moments before the lightning struck
Denver rejoices in lowering of the
death rate. In June there were but
1872 deaths, an average of 12 for each
1000 of population per annum. With
out considering the deaths from i'm
ported cases OF tuberculosis, the death
rate is only ten per 900 per annum
In June, 1902, there were 223 deaths.
The city is now free from typhoid
fever.
A special election has been called at
Trinidad August 9th to ratify the fran
chise granted by the council for an
electric railway and lighting plant
Meantime engineers will be busy maxi
ing the necessary surveys. A suffi.
cient amount of money to purchase the
right of way for the road between
been raised by subscription.
Owing TO the rush of prospectors
into the new gold camp at Bowerman
the Colorado and Southern has decided
TO revive its service on the Gunnison
division TO Pitkin. which was aban-
doned four years ago TIE train will
leave Denver at Sis a. m. and arrive
at Pitkin al 6: SO p. M. and Gunnison
at Sis p. m. The route will be via
Como. over the Alpine pass.
Denver will have another bronco
busting contest at d. A. C. park on
August 1st. The contest will be be-