The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

On Easter Sunday the Twenty-third
Avenue Presbyterian Church of Den
yer celebrated It's twenty hrst amir
versary and raised $4,000 to pay on It's
Indebtedness.
The Baird House at Durango. for
merly used as hotel. but of late rent
ed to housekeepers. was burned on the
afternoon OF April 9Th. leaving eleven
families homeless
Mrs. Mary Gillispie, who died in the
county hospital at Denver tew days
| ago at the age OF eighty-slx. was dur
ing her life time the mother of fifteen
pairs of twins.
Louis II. Blaekstock. proprietor OF
the Blackstock hotel at Fort Collins.
died on the 9Th inst. as the result of n
surgical operation performed Few
days before in Denver.
The State University has begun the
publication of new periodical entitled
The University OF Colorado Medical
Studies" II is proposed TO make 1t e
high-ciass medical journal.
Winfield s Hughes, charged with the
embezzlement of S3,l64 while acting as
clerk in the city water department AT
| Colorado Springs, has been bound over
for trial in the District Court.
Dr. Rose. a well-known veterinary
surgeon of Salida, was found dead in
his room on the night of April 3rd- A
eoroner's jury decided that his death
was occasioned by heart failure.
Texas-Colorado railways will arrange
a low excursion rate from various
places in Texas to st. Louis via Colo
rado points. giving tourists chance to
visit the mountains and cool OF going
OF coming.
The statements of the two national
banks and one savings bank in Trini-
dad show that the total resources are
S25s2 .075. and deposits aggregating ST.
9.0S0. One OF these banks has 4.200
individual depositors.
Col L. c. Ellsworth. one of the pio-
neers and most prominent citizens OF
Denver. having taken leading part
in many important public enterprises.
died at his home in Denver April 9Th
from paralysis.
1t is stated that Mary Rouse. the
twelve-year-o girl who accidentlly
shot herself in the neck at Brecken-
ridge, and who was taken to q Denver
| hospital where the bullet was extract
| ed, is doing well and Will recover
Little Ethelyn McGin. the three-year-
old daughter OF Representative and
Mrs. e. d. McGill of Wray, was badly
bitten by two vicious hogs few days
since. but her injuries were not. con-
sidered dangerous.
Dr. N X Morris and Frank A.
Knight propose to erect a mill in Dem
yer for the treatment of fuller's earth.
which they will procure from ranch
near Akron, where the deposit is said
to be of exceptional purity.
Prof E. r. Wolcott of the State
School of Mines has found evidences of
radium in the hot mineral waters of
Glenwood springs. He says the radio
activity of the waters is greater than
that of any that he has previously test
| ed.
William Danner has Just been elected
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association at Denver for the seventh
consecutive term. His work in connec-
tion with the establishment of the
health farm near Denver is attracting
national attention.
The knights of Maccabees of the
World, at their state convention In
Denver elected ]. A. Griffin of Denver
state commander for the coming three
years. The ladies of the Maccabees
elected Mrs. Murrea Marvin of Denver
as state commander.
At Breckenridge on the 4th inst
Mary Rouse. aged twelve years. acci-
dentally shot herself with revolver.
receiving a dangerous wound. On ad-
vice Of her physician she was inmedi-
ately sent to st. Luke's hospital at
Denver for treatment.
The federal grand jury at Pueblo
made its report to Judge Hallett on the
9th inst, and returned twenty-one in
dictments. Most of them are revenue
and timber trespass cases. Only a few
names of those indicted were given out,
because many arrests have not been
made.
The Anti-Saloon League at Colorado
Springs is proceeding against a num-
ber 0f druggists for the sale of liquor
in quantities less than one quart One
of the druggists, who has been fined TO
the extent OF 5000. has appealed five
cases from the Police Court to the
County Court
Jimmy Brennan. known as the her
nit of Independence. who had lived
alone for twenty years In cabin at the
old mining camp of Independence, near
Aspen. was found dead in his cabin
short time since. his death having evil
IDENTIFY resulted from natural causes.
He was about seventy-two years old
and was confederate veteran.
1t is said that DR.. c. o. Rice is con-
fined in Jail at Ashland, Virginia, for
safe keeping as result of his behavior
there several days ago. DR.. Rice shot
and killed Policeman Silas Marts in
Pueblo recently while in an intoxicated
condition. He was cleared of the
charge on a plea of insanity and left
Pueblo in charge of his wife several
weeks ago.
Gen. John w. Browning of Denver,
who died on the 7th inst at Mobile,
Alabama. served in the National Guard