The Springfield herald., 1903-04-03
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Denver Retail Grocers' Associa-
ton is arranging for pure lood snow
TO be held at Coliseum hall from April
Goth to May End.
Oil was encountered on the l9th
inst at a depth of 800 feet in well NO
. of the DeBeque Oil and Develop
ment Company at DeBeque.
Sidetracks have been completed to
the sugar factory at Longmbont and
work on walls, smokestack, sewerage
etc, is being pushed rapidly.
Thieves robbed four Leadville
churches few days ago. taking num-
ber of bibles and other articles, includ-
ing bell, a clock and violin.
John c. Hughes, prominent pio-
neer resident of Trinidad, died March
23rd. He was senior member OF the
firm of Hughes & Bro, extensive luih-
ber dealers.
The Colorado Press Bureau OF In
formation at Denver will publish ~
600 copies OF revised edition OF the
pamphlet While You Are LOOKING
About in Colorado
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Colver, who died at
Golden. March 21th, in the 19th year
of her age, had lived in Colorado slhce
1858. being one of the earliest pioneer
settlers of the state
George Miller, a Las Animas restau-
rant keeper, was thrown from pustss
and killed while returning from
darce in the country at O'CLOCK III the
morning of March 2Sth.
Edna Hunnell, girl eighteen years
of age. committed suicide at GRIPPE
Creek, March 2Sth, by taking NOR
phine. Her betrothed was killed IN
oh months before.
Gen. w. T. Clark, formerly of Den
yer. who was adjutant general for
General Mcpherson during the Georgia
campaign, was run over by a cab in
Chicago March 2ith and had his skull
fractured.
w. j.. Groggin, the notorious leader
of the gang of money order forgers. an
ex-convict who has operated eXten-
sively in the West is being sought Tor
by secret service men in the vicinity
of Trinidad.
Passenger representatives of lines
reaching Colorado common points hello
a meeting at Chicago March 10th and
decided to make the colonist rate S3O
During the tourist season last year the
rate was S25.
There continues to be a scramble
for lands in ,Montrose county under
the main ditch from the Gunnison
tunnel. In four DAYS the entries Gov
cred 5000 acres, leaving about 2o,OOO
acres yet open.
A committee is actively engaged in
the work of securing pledges for the
planting of 5000 acres of sugar beets
near Littleton in order to secure the
erection of a factory by the Littleton
Beet Sugar Company.
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
Mrs Mary A. Stanton of Boulder
aged seventy-one years, died at the
home of her son, DR.. Timothy w. Stan
ton of the Smithsonian Institute, at
Washington, March goth. Her remains
were brought back to Boulder for bur-
ial.
Tom Harris. porter of the Denver
| Club, has confessed that he robbed the
safe of s672 and gold watch, and his
confession implicated another colored
man by the name of Norris, who in
turn confessed and showed where the
| stolen property had been buried.
John Muir, the noted botanist and
scientist of California, who is to be
| one of President Roosevelts compan-
| ions through Yellowstone Park, has
written a correspondent at Estes Park
that he will probably be in Colorado
this season to explore the new forest
| reserves.
Probably no funeral ever held in
| Denver has been attended by greater
number of pioneers and representa-
| tive men of the city than that of the
| late William n. Byers, which took
| place March 2Sth. 1t was notable
| gathering to honor the memory of an
| eminent citizen.
The first annual musical festival of
| Colorado will be held at the Broad
way theater in Denver April 18th and
| 18th The oratorio of Elijah will De
| given on the first night and on the af-
ternoon of the second day there will
| be free organ recital at Trinity NJ.
| E. Church by John j. Mcclellan of
| the Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake.
Miss Ellen NJ Stone. the captive
missionary. whose ransom from the
| Macedonian brigands cost s65OOO.
| quite captivated the hearts of the
| Denver people who heard her lecture
| a few nights ago. They think she is
| worth more than the $4,000 that her
captors first demanded. If she were
again in similar straits that sum coulo
easily be raised in Colorado alone.
The Morgan County Independent
| Telephone Company will eXpend $50
| 900 in building extensions in northern
! Colorado and a double copper circuit
| between Fort Morgan and Greeley
| This will connect the principal agri-
cultural districts and practically com
bine the Fort Morgan company with