The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.

pass an appropriation bill.
Work has been commenced on the
new storm and sanitary sewer in Pu-
eblo. The cost will be about 100000.
The Pueblo Courier, labor paper
published for several years. has sus-
pended publication. Its editor. F. 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
The Idaho Springs City Council. by
unanimous vote. resolved to accept the
proffered gift of Andrew Carnegie OF
$4,000 to erect a library building and
pledged the city to raise $1,000 year
for the support of the library.
Victor now rejoices in the fact that
the electric passenger cars OF the Colo
RADIO Springs and Cripple Greek 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 women of Bessemer are making
a 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 in
sympathy with the movement.
BY vote of rs for TO Is against. the
taxpayers of Waisenburg decided to
bond the municipality for 100000. 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
81, 600
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
25O. 100000, which amount is being rap
idly added to.
Ferdinand w. voorhees,. a steno-
grapher in the Denver National Bank.
committed suicide near Sloan's Lake in
Denver. July 9Th. by shooting himself
through the heart. voorhees, came to
Denver from Chicago and had been
with the bank for four years. Only
week 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
htr nd Carpapfa'G Skn uO0 1nna-
tion, is in receipt of n letter from Mr.
Carnegie's representative. stating that
the money will be paid in $1,000 in
stallments. as often as requested by
the president and secretary. of the
board
Thirty boys from the juvenile branch
of Judge Lindseys court of Denver
went out with Fort Collins farmers on
July 9Th to weed beets. They all go
into good homes and will receive 81
per day and board. The boys will be
subject to orders from Judge Lind
sey's court and their department will
be reported the same as II they re-
mained in Denver.
Miss Maria Murphy. young lady
from Pontiac, Illinois, who was visit
ing in Denver. stepped on parlor
match. which was lying on the side
walk, and set fire to her skirts. Before
they could be extinguished she was so
badly burned that she died the next
day. Charles Watts. an employe OF
the D. & R. G. passenger department,
received severe burns on his right hand
in extinguishing the flames.
John A. Burnett. president of the
Denver Driving Club, has just lost a
magnificent team of matched horses,
o . "A
Burnett had been out driving and on
their return sent the team to the stable
by the driver On the way to the stable
the horses ran away. threw the driver
out of the carriage and ran down
Thirty-eighth street until they struck
train OF cars and were both killed.
w. J. Murray. prominent saloon
keeper of Cripple Creek. has gone
9Th he telegraphed from Ell Paso.
Texas. as follows: Deliver goods to
creditors. Leave tonight for South
America" 1t was a surprise to his
acuuaintances, as 1t was supposed he
was in Denver Mr.. Murray had been
in business as saloonkeeper on South
Second street for the past eight years
and he was supposed to be quite
wealthy.
Alderman ]. C. st. John, president of
the Colorado Springs City Council. who
was indicted in the District Court on
the charge of entering into unlawful
contracts for city supplies as a member
of the plumbing firm of st. John &
Barnes, was acquitted by order OF
Judge Seeds, who instructed the jury
that there was no cause of action.
similar verdict was directed by Judge
Seeds IN the case of Mr.. st. John for
alleged bribery in the granting of the
Jackson franchise.
At Pueblo on the 9th inst. Mrs, f.