The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
Tho Ebert county fair will be held
at Ebert September 22d-

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watermelons on the Stevens Markle
ranch near Greeley.
The Yuma County Fair at wray pre-
sented a fine exhibition and drew an
unusually large crowd.
Mrs. Margaret Pollock OF Greeley has
been picking her second crop OF straw
berries. and good crop. too.
Adjt. Gen. Sherman Bell rejoices in
the advent Of a daughter and proposes
to name her after Helen Gould.
The new sanitarium of the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society was ded-
icated at Denver September 4th.
State Treasurer Newton and his fam
lily have forsaken Pueblo and intend to
make their permanent home in Den
yer.
The county commissioners of Delta
county will appropriate funds to make
an exhibit of fruit at the Worlds Fair
IN St Louis.
The Pullman Car Company has or
dered its shops in Denver closed. 1t is
not stated when. IL at all. they will be
reopened.
At the Methodist conference at Pueb-
10 the delegates presented beauti-
fully engraved gold loving cup tc
Bishop Moore.
Miss Minta Elmer has been appoint
ed postmaster at West Fork. Monte
yuma county, Colorado, vice L. II. FL
mer. resigned.
The wire mill at the Minnequa steel
plant, which was shut tdown recently
for repairs, is running again and the
force has been increased.
Engineer Al Philliber of the ID. &
R. G. lost his left eye at Red Cliff on
the Sth inst by the bursting OF the
water gauge of his engine.
David NJ. Harris, former proprietor
Of the Commercial hotel at Fort Col
Inns, died at San Diego. California, on
the 18th inst. of paralysis.
The Grand Army eno-mpment at
Loveland. in Connection with the corn
roast celebration, was a great success,
about 200 veterans being registered.
In the ten mile bicycle race at Den
yer on Labor Day there were eighteen
starters and a large crowd of specta-
tors. The sport seems to be looking
up.
Three branch postal stations have
been authorized for Pueblo by the Post
office Department at Washington. II is
expected that they will be in operation
by October LIST.
The Colorado Futurity race for grey
hound puppies will be run on Septem-
Der 25th at the Mcconnell ranch. south
of Denver. There will be twenty-four
entries.
Attorney John Hipp of Denver has
been selected by the national Prohibi-
ton committee to make a number OF
I'D In NNynnnfpo n tho fnt0rpSt
of the party.
President W. F. Slocum Of Colorado
College has received an invitation to
serve as a member of the board OF
awards of the educational exhibits at
the Worlds Fair.
The corn roast at Loveland on Labor
Day attracted an unusually large at.
tendance. The Grand Army gathering
was also a great success on that and
the following day.
The valuable hoisting plant OF the
Consolidated Alpine company in Clear
Creek county. south of Lamartine, wal
almost entirely destroyed by fire on the
evening of the 9Th inst.
The United Mine Workers have Is
sued a call for a strike to all miners
now at work in the Trinidad district
miners now on strike.
Wesley Hunter. Clear Creek county
pioneer, died Stmddenly at Idaho
Springs on the 7thsinst.. while sitting
in his chair. His funeral was con-
Quoted by the Pioneer Society.
Charles NJ. Carter, superintendent q
drawing for the Denver schools. has
been appointed member of the inter-
national jury of awards for the depart
ment of education at the Worlds Fair.
The new bridge over the Arkansas
river at La Junta is to cost $1,000. The
sum of 1000 was appropriated by the
Legislature and the county commits
sioners will furnish an additional
$4,000.
John Mosley, who came to Colorado
Springs from Lonoon a few months
ago, will tour the mountains with his
family in "palatial' camp wagon, fit
ted with electric light, gasoline heat
ers, etc.
Adolph Anderson, thirteen-year-old
boy employed to tend a door In a coal
mine at tSarkville, Las Animas county,
was burned to death on the 9Th inst.
by his clothes catching fire while he
was entirely alone at his post.
The suit instituted by Judge Hallett
to test the legality Of the proceedings
in connection with the voting of bonds
for the Denver Auditorium will come up
before Judge Malone in the District
Court at Denver September 18th.
At the Grand Army gathering at
Loveland during the corn roast Peter
Schelt, a member of George II. Collins
Post of Fort Collins, died in his tent
on the night of the 9th inst. OF paraly-
sis. He was seventy-two years of age.
President Moffat of the Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific railroad. who
has recently returned from the East
says that work will soon be COM
menced on the Salt Lake City end OF