The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


county, succeeding j. S. Graham.
Dennis j. Donnelly has been appoint
ed postmaster at Lawson. in Clear
Greek county, succeeding n. f. Hazen.
The Business Mems association OF
Pueblo will publish 81. 600 copies of an
illustrated pamphlet to advertise the
city.
The University of Colorado at Boul-
der will be opened for the next term
September 18th. Registration of stu
dents begins on the 9Th
A fully-equipped government weather
bureau has been installed at Durango.
in charge of Wayland Bailey, recently
from Portland, Oregon.
In the annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions, just made public,
Colorado is credited with 8.251 pension
ers. drawing sl.17O,4O0 per annum.
A report has reached Rawlins, Wy
oming. that the village of Slater. Colo
rado, just over the line. was struck by
washout, and much damage done.
So far the Denver and Colorado
Springs teams of the Western Baseball
League have had no difficulty in keep
ing well ahead of the other four teams.
Elisha Higgins committed suicide at
Longmont August 25th by taking
laudanum. He had been working on
ranch near Longmont and was formerly
a miner.
The annual statement of the General
Land Office shows that in Colorado
during the past year 14,S09 entries were
made comprising G29.9 .905 acres, from
which s523.llS was secured.
A mail pouch containing many let
tcrs. some of them highly valuable.
from Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
was badly damaged by fire August Sth
in railway wreck in Indiana.
A fine of $50 and Imprisonment for
thirty days was the sentence imposed
on Denver restaurant employe who
trained a bulldog to kill cats. He was
prosecuted for cruelty to animals.
Harry Davis. the snake handler. who
|. was bitten in Denver in July by a rattle
snake and a Gila monster. has had his
right hand removed at the wrist and is
in danger of losing his entire arm, If
not his life.
The annual convention of the Colo
RADIO Log Rolling Association of the
Modern Woodmen of America finished
IL
oath and voted to meet at Pueblo next
year.
The Colorado Crude Rubber Com
pany has begun preparations for the
installment of its rubber extraction
plant at Salida. 1t will use the build
ing formerly occupied by the Salida
Creamery Company.
Prof William Elzinga, formerly OF
the Pennsylvania State College, has
been engaged as an assistant professor
in the department of mechanical engi-
neerng at the State Agricultural Col
lege at Fort Collins.
A number of centipedes have made
their appearance in Barnum, Denver
suburb. and the wife of Special Police
man Hardman was dangerously sick
for several days on account OF poison-
ing by one of them.
Judge Malone has appointed his
brother. r. II. Malone, to be joint re-
ceiver with Judge ]. c. Helm for the
Fidelity Savings Association at Den
yer. The petition for the removal OF
Judge Helm was denied.
Harry Devins. a young man seven
teen years OF age. was drowned in
Horse creek about eight miles north
OF Sugar City August 27th. He was
watering horse. when the animal
plunged into the stream with him.
Details of the clOudburst which
flooded the town of Slater, Colorado.
have been received at Dillon, Wyoming.
and show that it swept away many
thousands of tons of ranch property
besides almost wiping the town OF
Slater off the map
Frank Ruble of Denver, in the en-
ploy of the Telluride Electric Company.
died at Provo, Utah. August 23rd, as
result of burns received from an elec-
trio shock. He was the son Of Mrs.
Alice Rube of Denver, member of the
present State Legislature.
William d. Richardson of Park City
ulah, was the only man out of eight
applicants who was successful in Sc
curing an embalmer's license from the
state. as the result of the recent ex-
aminations conducted by the State
Board of Health. Seven failed
The Western Slope Fair Association
has let the contract for the erection of
modern grand stand at the fair
grounds in Montrose. The seating ca
Dacity will be over 1000. The fair. |
September Goth to 23rd. inclusive, will |
be one of the greatest in the state.
Plans have been perfected for the Or
ganization of an Automobile Club for T!
Pueblo. There are between fifteen and |
twenty owners of autos in the city who /.
will join the new organization. 1t is /
planned to hold meet late this fall ,
or early next spring.
Sheriff o. T. Clark of Las Animas /
county has offered a reward of 500 .
for the arrest of Luz Apodaca. charged
with having murdered JOsefa Madrid .
at her home near Tlinchera Friday I
morning, August 18th. A description .
of the murderer has been sent in all .
directions.
Mrs. Gilbert McClurg of Colorado