The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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county.
The approaching visit OF President
| Roosevelt to Denver is awakening the
community to the fact that the city is
very dirty.
Oil was encountered on the 18th
inst. at a depth of 800 feet in we'll No.
. of the DeBecue Oil and Develop
mcnt Company at DeBeque.
The Longmont Beet Sugar Company
has changed its name to the l.ongmont
Sugar Company and increased its capi-
| tai from $4,000 to 81 600 900
The Republicans of Colorado Springs
have nominated Judge Ira Harris for
mayor, his competitor on the Demo-
cratic ticket being Curtis j. Smith.
Health Commissioner Clough of Den
yer proposes to inaugurate 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
it is known just how many new coun-
ties are 10 be added to the map of the
state.
John c. Hughes. a prominent pio-
neer resident of Trinidad, died March
23rd. He was senior member of the
firm of Hughes & Bro, extensive lum-
| Der dealers.
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 ard one-half hours
stay in Denver May 4th, President
Roosevelt will take a 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 2lst, the
loss being estimated at about 81, 800, on
which there was no insurance. The
fire was caused by a lamp explosion.
Passenger representative of lines
reaching Colorado common points helo
a meeting at Chicago March goth and
decided to make the colonist rate $50.
During the tourist season last year the
rate was $25.
There continues TO be a scramble
for lands in Montrose county under
the main ditch from the GunniSOn
tunnel. In four days the entries COW
cred 5000 acres, leaving about $4,000
acres yet open.
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
| twelve to fourteen years in the peniten-
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
in the interscholastic track meet, which
takes place at Boulder May 10th.
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Y. Howard of Longmont, Alice,
Helen and Ray, aged five, seven and
nine years. all died within the same
| week of scarlet fever, the last to die
being buried Sunday, March 22nd.
Suit has been filed in the District
Court al 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.
On the night of March 18th the peo-
pie of Delta held big meeting to eel
citrate the news ttSt the government is
to complete the GGnnison 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 lst the following rural free de-
livery routes will be established in
Colorado; Two at Montrose, two at
Longmont. ard one each at Granada
| and Holly.
| II is stated that |. Harry Stratton.
son Of the late w. S. Stratton, intends.
in case he breaks his fathers Will. to
establish a polytechnic school in Colo
RADIO Springs, the building to cost from
| $500 600 to $l0OO,0OO. The institution.
in time he expects. would graduate 200
to 800 students each year
The first annual musical festival of
! Colorado will be held at the Broad
way theater in Denver April nth and
| 18th. The oratorio of Elijah will be
given on the first night and on the af-
| ternOon of the second day there will
| be a free organ recital at Trinity NJ
T. Church by John j. Mcclellan of
the Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake.
| The first case under the new juvenile
law came up in the El Paso County
! Court al Colorado Springs a few days
ago. when sentence was passed upon
| George Newman. the thirteen-year- old
! Denver forger. Judge Orr suspended
| the usual reform school penalty, on
condition that the boy attend school
| regularly and report periodically TO the
| court.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone. the captive
missionary, whose ransom from the ,
Macedonian brigands cost sG5.00O
| quite captivated the hearts of the
Denver people who heard her lecture
a few nights ago. They think she is
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