The Meeker herald., 1903-03-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Brighton postofice will be ad-
vanced to the presidential class April
LIST.
The Greeley Sugar Company has In
creased its capital from 100000 to
$75O.0O0
The President has reappointed John
2. Squire to be registerfof the land Of
nee at Glenwood Springs.
The proposed completion Of the Gum
nison tunnel is bringing many home
seekers and investors into Montrose
county.
The approaching visit of President
Roosevelt to Denver ia awakening the
community to the fact THAT the city il
very dirty.
the Fourth OF July grafton before the
Colorado-Texas Chautauqua Associa-
ton at Boulder.
The Longmont Beet Sugar Company
has changed its name to the Longmont
Sugar Company and increased Its CAPT
tai from 100000 to $1.000.0O0.
The Republicans of Colorado Springs
have nominated Judge Ira Harris for
mayor, his competitor on the Demo-
cratic ticket being Curtis ]. Smith.
Health Commissioner Clough of Dem
yer proposes to inaugurate a crusade
against the present habit of scattering
empty tin cans into alleys and vacant
lots.
The map publishers will have an In
ming after the Legislature adjOurns and
1t Is known Just how many new coun-
ties are to be added to the map of the
state.
The present session of the Four
teenth General Assembly expires by
constitutional limitation April 9Th. 1t Is
high time for both houses to get down
to business.
BY the will of William J. Chever. Of
North Andover, Massachusetts,. Just
filed in Denver. the Denver Orphans
Home and the Old Ladies' Home will
each receive $4,000.
During his two and one-half hours
stay in Denver May 4th. President
Roosevelt will take short ride
through the city and make speech
from the capitol steps at noon.
The Portland hotel at Gillett was
burned on the night of March 21st. the
| loss being estimated at about $500. on
I which there was no insurance. The
fire was caused by a lamp explosion.
Carl Remington and Fred Wilson, the
two boys convicted OF holding up and
robbing several drug stores in Denver.
! were sentenced by Judge Mullins to
| tiary at Canon City.
w. H. Bryant of Denver. one of the
regents of the State University. has
offered a gold medal for the individual
winning the greatest number of points
a nj In fro pk
takes place at Boulder May 18th.
| Suit has been filed in the District
Court at'Denver to compel Miss Emma
Herey to surrender her office as county
superintendent of schools for Arapahoe
county, the Rush amendment having
abolished the county organization.
1 ]. 8. Welsh has been appointed tie
and timber agent of the Denver. North
western 4 Pacific railroad Mr.. Welsh
at present holds the same position with
the Ell Paso & Northwestern. the Rock
Islands Ell Paso line.
On the night of March 18th the peo-
| pie of Delta held big meeting to eel
citrate the news that the government is
to complete the Gunnison tunnel. 1t is
estimated that the tunnel will more
| than double the irrigable lands Of the
valley.
Superintendent Machen of the Rural
! Free Delivery Service, announces that
on July list the following rural free de-
livery routes will be established in
Colorado: Two at Montrose, two at
| Lonemont. and one each at Granada
and Holly.
On March 18th Postmaster l.. c.
Dana of Colorado Springs celebrated
the thirtieth anniversary Of his arriV-
al at the Springs. Twenty-Five OF
these years have been spent In public
Office. ns sheriff, chief of police and
postmaster.
The efforts Of the Swedish-American
residents Of Denver to raise money for
the benefit of the starving people in
Sweden are meeting with unexpected
success. DR.. A. E. Engzelius is chair
man of the finance committee and be-
,ieyes that there is possibility that
| $1,000 will be raised.
1t is stated that |. Harry Stratton,
son Of the late w. s. Stratton. intends.
| in case he breaks his fathers will, to
establish polytechnic school in Colo
RADIO Springs, the building to cost from
$500, 900 to 81 ,OOO, 900. The institution,
| in time. he expects. would graduate 2oo
| to 800 students each year.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany will commence the delivery OF
steel rails on its contract with the Moi
fat road next month, and at the same
time shipments Of ties and bridge tim
Der will begin, in accordance with the
recent contracts made by General
Manager A. c. Ridgway.
On the 18th instant Bernardo VAL
dez, a miner near Hastings, Las Ami
mas county. found his wife In a room
with another man and killed her by
cutting her throat with a razor. VAL
dex was arrested. He is about twenty
I'VE years Of age and his wife was
twenty-five. They had been married
but Ave months.
Mayor Wright Of Denver has appoint