The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-04
COLORADO BRIEFS.


ity of Kansas
The new science building Of Colorado
College at Colorado Springs. TO be
known as Palmer Hall. will be dedI-
Gated during the last OF January.
General Irving Hale declines to run
on the Denver charter convention tick
ct on account OF the pressure OF busi-
ness that accumulated while he was
on vacation.
The body of Julian A. kebler, eX-
president of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. who died at Denver
November 20th, was cremated at Chi
cago November 23d
A new company of the National
Guard of Colorado, to be known as
Company H OF the Second regiment,
was mustered in at Denver November
2Sth, by General klee
The Arvada Lighting, Power and
Construction Company has broken
ground for the mains of the acetylene
plant that they are about to construct
tor the Denver suburb.
F. E. Robinson. for twenty eight
years druggist in Colorado Springs,
and one of the leading business men,
died at san Antonio, Texas, November
24th, of heart disease.
Frazier Brothers, renters on the
o Bren farm, near Fort Collins, raised
twenty-nine acres of beets which yield
no tons, for which they received 81, l9o
from the factory. This is an average oil
SllO per acre.
Charles Runyon Colorado pioneer
and explorer. who first came west as a
member of Col. John G. Fremont s eX-
peditiOn. died in the Lake county hos
pitai at Leadville November 24th, at
the age OF seventy-nine years.
George b. Fravert, having charge of
the fruit exhibit for Colorado at the
Exposition, went to St Louis recently.
where he will store five carloads OF
winter apples. These will be placed on
exhibition when the fair opens in May.
Pueblo people, especially those who
are unable to secure coal at advanced
prices, have begun to use large guam
titles of wood. Dead trees along ths
streets are being cut and hauled away
for domestic use. Hundreds of wagons
are hauling the driftwood from along
the Arkansas and Fountain rivers.
A number of samples of marble which
is found in great abundance at Beulah
are being prepared to be sent to Eu-
rope for the inspection of capitalists
who are interested in the Pueblo &
Bcuah railroad. The quality is said
to be very fine and more beautiful and
varied in color than has been found
elsewhere.
An important educational meeting
will be held at the State University a;
Boulder on December 18th. when the
leading educators of the state will be
called together for the purpose of dis
cussing and revising the admission re-
qurements to the university. and
adopting a uniform curriculum for the
high schools of the state.
A call has been issued for the fourth
annual convention for the Colorado
Retail Grocers and Butchers Associa-
ton. The convention will be held al
Fort Collins Tuesday and Wednesday
the 18th and 10th of January, and pre-
parations for a most interesting gath
ering are in progress. The call is is
sued by the state president, J. r. Gard
ner.
County Commissioner James U. Har-
ris of Mesa coGnty, stated while in
Denver that when the season closes
Mesa will have shipped 100000 worth
of agricultural and horticultural pro-
ducts. He added that if the similar
products of Delta and Montrose coun-
ties are included. the product of the
western slope this year will reach over
81 100000
Ed Trevarro, one of the best known
mining men in the Cripple Creek dis
trict, has been appointed superntend-
ent of the Vindcator to succeed
Charles Mccormick. who was murdered
in the mine. The new superintendent
was in charge of the Victor in the ear
lier days of the camp and has had
wide experience throughout the state.
Adjutant General Sherman NJ Bell
and Governor Peabody were in Pueblo
November 2Sth and witnessed the mus
tering in of the new Pueblo militia
company recently recruited. The COM
pany consists of fifty-five members.
George b. Dickerman was unanimously
elected captain. r. A. Whadham was
chosen first lieutenant and b. II. Lug
erbill second lieutenant.
Concerning reports lately current in
various newspapers that the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company is about to
change it's policy in the disposition of
its granted lands by offering to set
tiers only. on some homestead scheme.
Mr. B. A McAllaster. land commission
er of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany states that sucn reports are
wholly and entirely visionary and un-
warranted. No land will be given
away.
Thirty property owners along Monu-
ment creek in Colorado Springs gath
cred at Colorado College recently to
meet General William J. Palmer and
c. w. Leavitt Jr. of New York, to in
spect and discuss the generals plans
for the parking of his and other lands
along the banks of the creek. General
Palmer intends to eXpend $500 900 on