La Junta tribune., 1903-01-31
COLORADO BRIEF&


croft Of Denver gives 1890 to the
Denver Old Ladies' Home.
The average daily output Of the
Boulder Gil belt Ii about sos barrels
. day Of crude oil.
Representatives OF Colorado College
and the University Of Nebraska viii
meet in . debate some time naxt
spring.
At the annual meeting OF the Colo
RADIO Springs Chamber Of Commerce.
January 24th. the old board OF directors
was reelected
James BeethAn. . pioneer Of tie
Union Colony and one OF the leading
citizens Of Greeley. died January 2lst
~ the age Of IS years.
The cornerstone OF the new Elks'
Club building Al Colorado SpripEs vas
laid by Exalted Ruler Holland Janp-
AIRY 2lst with the usual ceremonies
Small children living at . distance
will be provided with free transportA-
tion To the Clayton school in Denver
BY the school board Of district No. l.
The dog license inspector OF Denver
Reports that there has been . whole
sale poisoning Of dogs in many parts
OF the city duriag the last six months.
Pueblo business men are moving to
raise subscriptions for the purpose Of
securing the location OF the proposed
new Presbyterian University for Pu-
eblo.
The football team Of the University
OF Colorado is making arrangements
for ten-days trip through Kansas
and Nebraska during the spring vaca-
lon.
Pending the settlement Of the Legis-
latlse squabble and the passage OF an
appropriation bill. state officials in
Denver are getting short Of postage
stamps
Ground was broken at Sugar City
January goth for the water works sys-
TEN. to cost 10000. The plant will
supply water for both irrigation and
domestic use.
Chief Roberts OF the Denver Fire
Department purposes to attend the
convention Of the International Fire
Preventive Congress to be held in Lon
doA July 1th.
DR.. II. A. Lemen. for many Year, enc
OF the leading physicians OF Denver.
died January 22nd. Owing to Ill health
he had not been in active practice for
several years.
The round trip rate from all parrs of
the country to the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor conven-
ton at Denver next summer Will be
one fare plus two dollars.
TIE Denver Box Companys plant at
Tenth and Wazee street, in Denver.
was burned January 23rd. occasioning
q loss OF over 600 and throwing for
~ people out of employment.
President Boyle of the Colorado City
Chamber of Commerce is in cores
pondence with Andrew Carnegie in re-
lation to the establishment OF Carne-
gle library In Colorado City.
Miss Cora Fay of Colorado City. now
a government teacher in the Philip
pines. has been given three months
vacation owing to the prevalence OF the
plague in the Islands. She is now In
Japan.
The Colorado Telephone Company
will extend It's line from Florence to
the agricultural regions OF Hardscrab-
BILE and Wetmore. distance OF fifteen
miles, establishing toll stations at
Wetmore and Greenwood.
On January 23rd. in dispute over
coyote caught in trap set by George
l.. Smith in Lily park. Routt county.
Smith shot and killed Oscar c. Veg
rich. young man about twenty-six
years OF age. Smith was arrested and
placed IN confinement at Hahn's Peak
Edgar Maroony and John QUinn OF
Orchard, who were convicted in the
District Court at Greeley OF cutting
brands from living cattle and showing
them to the owners as evidence OF the
death OF the cattle and rebranding the
same with their own brands. have
been taken to Canon City to serve not
less than eighteen months nor more
than three years for their crime.
At Denver on Sunday. January 25th,
IN the presence of the officers and
committees OF the National Jewish
Hospital for Consumptives.th the Guggen-
helm pavilion. the recently completed
addition to the hospital, was dedicated. !
The new building yill AFFORD accom-
modations for 100 patients. 1t was
erected by the Guggenheim brothers as
a memorial to their mother, Mrs. Bar
bara Guggenheim.
The Florence Electric Street Rail-
way Company has recorded in the Of
6ce Of the county clerk of Fremont
county q trust deed for 81. 700 900 to
the Eastern Trust Company of New
York as trustee for the purpose OF
building 125 miles Of street railway to
conect the cities and towns of the up
per Arkansas valley. 1t will be the
first interurban road in the state. ex-
cepting the extension Of the Denver
Tramway Company's line to Arvada-
Charles Devling has secured ver-
dict in the District Court at Boul-
der against the Poor Mems Silver Min
ing Company. at Caribou for the sum
OF 1880 damages. Devling was min
er employed there in 1901. when, by
reason OF a missed hole. Jack Bryant,
q fellow miner. was killed and Devling
lost an arm. He claimed that he and
Bryant Lad not been informed by
Foreman Johns when they went to
work that the former shift had put in
q shot there. When they went to drill