The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-25
COLORADO BRIEFA

June.
TO idea has been broached in sew
eral quarters OF q semi-centennial cole
bration OF the founding Of Colorado, to
be held in 1909.
The amalgamated assembly of labor
unions and the building trades council
VIII unite In establishing co-opera-
tive store in Denver.
George Waybright. deputy city mar
shal at Hastings. was assaulted and
badly injured by striking Italian min
ers at Aguilar February goth.
1t is reported that many members of
the National Guard OF Colorado are Sc
rfously considering the idea of going
east to enlist in the army OF Japan.
An attempt to change the date of
the meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee did not succeed 1t
will be April I'd. as at first announced.
Two hundred lawyers were present
at the annual banquet OF the Denver
Bar Association on the night OF FEB
ruary goth at the Brown Palace hotel.
Pueblo is to have an open air am
phitheater at the corner OF Sixth and
Main streets that will seat 1000 people.
1t is proposed to complete the structure
by June list.
The Colorado Promotion and Publi-
city Committee has collected III diff
ferent publications about Colorado at
its rooms in Denver. Its aim is to have
every county in the state fully repre-
sented.
Paul ]. Sours, the new Denver post
master took charge of the office Feb
uary 18th. John Cprcoran is assistant
postmaster. Mrs. Ina r. Thompson,
cashier. and Mrs. Edith p. Baggs tinan-
cial clerk.
The Denver city and county govern
ment is sadly short of money to pay
expenses principally because the pub
lie utility corporations claim that their
property has been over-assessed and re-
fuse to pay their taxes.
Samuel Raugh, one of the principal
ranch and horse owners of the Platte
valley, died at Brush. February 18th.
He was the owner of the NH" brand.
and had been a resident of this valley
for over thirty-fve years.
Rufus Wall. janitor at the city hall
at Pueblo has been selected as steward
of the Colorado building at the Worlds
fair. Wall is prominent colored citi-
zen of Pueblo county where he has
lived for twenty-five years.
Mabel Joseph. three-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Joseph OF
Pueblo, died February 10th as the re-
suit of burns received few days be-
fore. Her clothing caught fire while
playing near a fire in an alley.
DR.. John T. Bass. Denver osteo-
pathic practitioner, is sueing the state
board of Medical examiners for alleged
false Imprisonment DR.. Bass was
arrested for pracucing without Ii
cense and the district attorney dis
missed the case.
Judge Voorhees,, in the District
Court at Pueblo. condemned attaches
of the sheriffs office and police de-
partment for permitting the increase
of houses OF Ill repute and saloons of
a questionable character in certain dis
tricts of the city.
The explosion of an acetylene gas
plant in the Mossman hotel at Walden
on the night of the 18th inst. blew Mr..
Mossman, the proprietor and Mr.. Sny-
der, waiter out through window.
The fire was soon put out, but consider
able damage was done.
w. A. Saville. United States mechan-
ical engineer. has come to Denver to
assume charge OF the mechanical equip
ment Of the new mint. Under his di-
rection the placing Of the machinery
for the electric lighting, heating. ETC.,
of the building will begin at once.
Tunnel No. s on the Moffat line is
about completed 1t is thirty miles
from Denver and is 722 feet in length,
being one of the first long tunnels on
the road This will make the eighth
tunnel finished, the track having al
ready been laid through seven Of them.
Two Methodist ministers who for
merly lived in Denver and who have
many friends in Colorado. are now in
Korea and some concern is felt as to
their safety. They are Rev. Phillip
Gillette and Rev. w. B. McGill. the lat
ter a graduate of the IliE School of
Theology.
Pat Dermott, one of the pioneers of
Cripple Creek. who was credited with
having been the locator of the Last
Dollar mine, was found dead in his
cabin at Independence on Tuesday. the
10th inst. He had not been seen since
Saturday and it is supposed that he
died Sunday.
The Pueblo Title & Trust company,
which became insolvent three months
ago, has paid SO per cent. to all depos-
itors who filed claims in accordance
with the law. Two thousand depos-
itors had filed claims and on the 10th
inst. s159, 900 which had been collested
was distributed among them.
There was large attendance at the
meeting of the Bent and Prowers Coun-
ties Cattle and Horse Growers Asso-
citation at Las Aninas February 18th.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: NJ. II. Murray. presi-
dent; A. N. Parrish, first vice presi-
dent; ]. c. johnson, second vice presi-
dent; P. G. Scott. treasurer; NJ. J. Nc
Nf;llou secretary.