The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-12
COLORADO BRIEFS.

appointed CHIEF engineer OF the Great
Arrowhead Reservoir Company in Cali
1ornia.
Allen F. Alexander. an old resident
OF Fremont county and an ex-Con1ed-
crate soldier, died at Canon City Feb
ruary 5th.
Denver's second charter convention
finished its work February 9th, having
completed and adopted charter, and
adjourned sine die.
The business men of Fowler Otero
county, met few days ago and organ
lied a board of trade. The sum OF $500
was subscribed to give it start.
William Hendricks. bricklayer. was
killed at Denver February 9TH, by fall
OF ninety feet down the elevator shaft
of the Littleton Creamery building.
The loss of many valuable dogs in
Grand Junction by poisoning has in
duced the mayor and the Humane So
ciety to offer rewards for the detection
OF the poisoner
City Physician c. f. Taylor of Pu-
eblo has discovered typhoid fever
germs In the water of the Arkansas
river and advises consumers to boil the
water before drinking it.
l"O hundred DON car lOauS vi potd-
toes shipped from the Greeley district
during the past few weeks for points in
Texas, Kansas and Missouri. went
through safely without a potato being
frozen.
The Colorado promotion and pub
liclty committee is now installed in its
new headquarters at Sl3 Seventeenth
street, Denver. where Secretary Thorn
as d. Parker is already beginning to
send out advertising literature.
Mrs. Lena Corwin OF Glenwood
Springs, whose husband died year
ago. committed suicide February 9th
by jumping into the Roaring Fork
river. She had for some time shown
evidence of mental arrangement.
Judge Lindsey. who conducts the ju-
venile Court in Denver, says that the
practice Of selling cigars. cigarettes and
liquor to minors must be broken up.
even if he has to put every dealer in
the city in Jail to enforce the law.
DR.. Charles O. Rice of Pueblo. who
was acquitted of the murder Of Police
man Marts on the plea Of insanity and
afterward confined at the Woodcraft
Sanitarium. has been given into the
custody of his wife to be removed to
lower altitude.
The effort to incorporate saloon
town between Fort Collins and the
sugar factory has failed. not enough
names having been signed to the neti-
ton. The proposed town was to have
been called Buckingham. so much
for Buckingham.
The grass and grain exhibit OF Colo
radO. collected for the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition at St Louis, was on
exhibition at Denver on the Sd inst,
and was highly praised by all who
saw it. Colorado will shine as an agri-
cultural state at the big fair.
A special feature of the new press
service of the Colorado Promotion and
Publicity Committee will be the local
and state news service. Every weekly
and daily newspaper in the state, under
the plan. will tie given a chance to pub
lish something rbout Colorado interests
and prospects
State Superintendent OF instruction
Mrs. Helen NJ. Grenfell has accepted an
invitation to attend the convention of
the National Association at Atlanta.
Georgia. which convenes in that city
in March She will deliver an address
on increasing the Efficiency Of the
Rural Schools
Walter s Noltie of Denver, formerly
member of the Colorado National
guard, who was discharged with other
members of his company on its return
from Cripple Creek, committed suicide
at Hamilton, Ohio. February Sd by tax
ing carbolic acid. His act is attributed
to disappointment in love.
,,,in ,P IL
philanthropic real estate man who died
at Denver a short time since. leaves a
portion of his estate of $4,000 to be di-
vded equally between Colorado College
and Harvard College for the purpose of
establishing scholarships for deserv-
ing young men and women. regardless
of race religion. nationality or color
The Otero County Stock Growers
Association held its annual meeting at
La Junta February 9Th and elected the
following officers: j Watson. presi-
dent; Nj. A. Lee. secretary. and Charles
Reynolds. vice president Twelve dele
gates were elected to attend the annual
meeting of the state association to be
held in Denver in March.
Dean A. c. Peck of Denver preached
in the First NJ. f. Church at Colorado
Springs on Sunday the 18th inst. and
raised 500 with which to open the Pro-
testant hospital. Though valued at
$4,000. the hospital was sold TO the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Church for 81 900 by the
Deaconess Society of Chicago.
William NJ. Frey of Arvada commit
ted suicide February Sd in grove
near the Moffat railroad track. by tax
ing cyanide of potassium. being driven
to desperation by pain caused by blood
poisoning from defective teeth. Mr.
Frey was Grand Army man and a
member of the A. O. L. w and was
widely known as an expert millwright
According to statement issued by
Secretary William ID. Haywood of the
Western Federation of Miners. the con-
ri l,,.t long LG ci . l.