The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
COLORADO BRIEFS

lily, who spent the winter in Porto
Rico. have returned to Denver.
Leadville has rock-picking bees ev-
cry Sunday afternoon to clear the
ground for the new race track.
Congressman II NJ. Hogg of the Sec
ond district is arranging to change his
place of residence from Telluride to
Pueblo.
The Miners Union at Idaho Springs
will run a general store in order to
be Independent of the merchants
league.
DR., o. G. Place has purchased the
Roberts hotel. at Boulder, containing
twenty-five rooms, and will establish a
private sanitarium.
Bishop Earl Cranston has been
chosen to preside at the Colorado CON
ference of the NJ L. church to be held
in Denver next August.
The total number of pieces of bag
gage handled in the Union depot at
Denver during the month of April was
7l,941, as compared with 66,955 in
April, 1902
Citizens of Orchard Place and Cher
relyn, adjoining Denver on the south,
have petitioned the County Court of
ArapahOe for incorporation as town
to be called Englewood.
The Ell Paso County Humane Society
has decided to give a silver medal to
the police officer or agent of the So
ciety making the best record during
the year for humane acts.
Miss Dora Moore. principal Of the
Corona school, in Denver, has been
presented by the mothers of some of
her pupils with a sufficient sum to de-
fray her entire expenses on trip TO
Europe the coming summer.
w. C. Caldwell, who operated a small
distillery near Aguilar, was caught in
the machinery on the Sth inst. and had
| one arm nearly torn from the socket.
He refused to have the arm amputated
and died from loss of blood.
| Special Agent Tuft of the Humane
/ Society al Denver has taken charge of
a tifteen-year-old japanese girl, said
TO have been purchased in Japan and
| brought to Denver for immoral pur-
| poses by a Japanese woman.
| Edgar r. Downs, formerly principal
of the North Side high school, Denver,
but for the past three years superin-
| tendent of the city schools of Durango,
| HAS DpeH Ie-tletltu lDI d louItu ytdl
/ by the Durango School board.
There was very large attendance
at the conference of the Northeast dis
trict of the State Federation of Wom-
ans Clubs at Longmont May 9th. Ar
rangements were made to select def
| mite lines of work for the ensuing year.
| The comptroller of the currency has
| issued a certificate authorizing the
| First National Bank of Fountain. Colo
RADIO, to commence business. The bank
| has a capital stock of $25,000 Gordon
Jones will be president and Clifton
| George cashier.
At a special meeting of the trustees
held in Denver on the llth inst. Pro
fessor w. l.. Carlyle, of the Wisconsin
Agricultural College, was chosen to fill
the chair of agricultural and animal
husbandry in the Colorado State Agri-
cultural College.
The War Department at Washington
has rejected all bids for the driving of
an artesian well at Fort Logan, near
Denver, the cost of which was to have
been about $4,000. 1t is stated that
none of the bids were in compliance
with the specifications. and that new
proposals will be asked for.
Attention of the federal arborculture
experts has been called by the custo-
dians of the South Platte forest reserve
to scourge that is destroying the pine
trees, 1t il supposed that some insect
is destroying the trees, of which hun
dreds are turning yellow. The blight
appears to be spreading
The Colorado Pharmaceutical AS
sociation will hold its annual
convention at Cascade near Man
itou Springs. June 23rd oath,
25th and Goth. 1t is figured that from
$50 to 200 druggists from all points in
the state will be in attendance and
unique program has been prepared.
w. J. Downing, the raAchman who
shot Samuel G. McMullin at Grand
junction, May 11th, was taken before
Judge Joseph p. Sweeney. charged
with attempt to murder. He pleaded
not guilty and was bound over to the
District Court in bail of $500. Not
being able to secure bail, he was re-
manded back to Jail to await trial
The Citizens Protective League has
been organized at Idaho Springs It's
object, as announced. is to protect its
members and the community at large
and all persons who desire to work
from unlawful interference and the evil
effects of strikes, lockouts and boy
colts, and all other movements unnec-
essarily or unreasonably interfering
with labor and business.
The Central District Christian En-
deavor convention at Cripple Creek
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, E. Fl. Liv-
ermore of Colorado Springs; vice pres
ident, J. H. Ryder of Victor; treasur-
er. Orno f. Tyler of Cripple Creek
The watchword of the meeting was
Denver 'O3,' and a large delegation
is assured for the big national con
vention in July.
jamestown, in Boulder county. is the
home of new social lodge. This is
called the Grand Order of Antelopes.
Incorporation papers for the grand