The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-17
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Massachusetts. which will hold Its
commencement on June 21st
The postmaster at Denver receives
an increase in salary from 5000 to
S6, 900 under the annual readJustmeu,
made by the Postofnce Department
The Rev. A. C. Lofgren Of Greeley
was elected president Of the conference
of ths Swedish Free Church Of America
At Rockford. Illinois, on the sth inst
Prof ]. B. Richards of the Military
Academy at Macon. Missouri. has been
appointed principal of the Colorado
SPRINGS high school. to succeed George
E. Myers. resigned.
Dr.. William Duane of tho University
Of Colorado has gone to Europe to
devote q year to the study Of radium,
having been granted = leave OF ab.
ssncs for the purpose. He will be &C
companisd by his wife.
NJ J. O'Brien. special agent of the
! general land ONCE. recently stationed
at Denver, has been appointed auc-
tioneer to auction the land In the Red
| Lake Indian reservation sale be.
ginning June 20 at Thief River Falls,
Minnesota.
| The Colorado Springs joint agency OF
the Western Passenger Association re-
ports more than ], 100 tickets on deposit
up to June 18TH gain OF 202 over the
| same period last year Most Of the tour
! lists are from Chicago and Missouri riv-
| er points.
Mayor Speer of Denver is In receip:
! Of information from the Navy De
partment that it would be unable to
/ send the cruiser Denver to Galveston
for many months yet. and therefore the
idea of holding a celebration at that
point has been abandoned.
| Jesse w. Thomas. a lamp trimmer
for the Pueblo and Suburban Traction
f and Lighting company at Pueblo, was
s instantly killed on the 9th inst. by
coming in contact with live wire. He
was twenty-elght years Of age and
leaves wife and child.
! Peter Deus, arrested several weeks
ago at Pueblo on a charge of contempt
OF court, has been fined $3.50 and costs.
Deus was a member Of the grand jury
and refused to vote with other juror
IN rendering verdict. No explanation
OF his action was made.
Seymour B. Wacaster. who shot his
, wife in the Glenarm hotel at Denver,
| April 7th, has been convicted of muir
.
life Imprisonment in the State Peni
tentiary at hard labor. Wacaster
pleade guilty and introduced testi
nony to show that insanity Is heredi-
tary in his family.
Andrew Pavitch was instantly killed
! and John Marshall severely injured at
! the Independence mine at Victor on
! the morning Of June 18th by drilling
L~t
working in the stope above the 900
{ foot level. Marshall probably will
| lose his sight. He is married man.
! Pavitch was single.
+ The experimental station owned by
Nicola Tesla on Knob hill. at Colo
RADIO Springs, and which was recently
attached to satisfy a judgment for $3.50
will not be sold by the sheriff. The
Colorado Springs Electric Company, in
whose favor the judgment was given,
has received check from Mr.. Tesla
| covering the amount of the bill.
After the authorities refused to as
sumo any responsibility for the safety
OF the Cleora wagon bridge crossing the
Arkansas river two miles east Of Sail
da, the torch was applied to it by un-
known parties. 1t was regarded as dan
cial attention after the fall Of the foot
bridge at Salida on Memorial Day.
Herbert Gorham, coachman for D. c,
Dodge at Denver, attempted to com
NIT suicide on the morning OF the 18th
inst, at first by inhaling gas in the
cellar and then by cutting an artery in
his left wrist. He was taken to the
county hospital in dangerous condi
| 10 fhot "a ho1
drinking heavily for some time.
W. S. Hughes. former city water
clerk at Colorado Springs. recently con-
victed in the District Court of embez-
zling city funds, has been sentenced by
Judge Lewis to from seven to eight
years at Canon City. The court point
cd out that while Hughes was convict
ed on a charge Of appropriating only
$2050, the evidence proved systematic
robbery.
During an electric storm at Idaho
Springs on the night of June 18th the
family OF Elmer Gustafson had a mar
row escape from death by lightning
Their home, situated on Spion kopje.
south of Idoho Springs, was struck by
lightning and the four inmates knocked
to the floor, but not seriously injured.
The electric light wires were fairly torn
from the building the windows demol-
ished and one side Of the cottage badly
wrecked.
Sheriff Andrew Sandberg of George
town was in Idaho Springs on the 18th
inst. serving subpoenas on forty-six
witnesses for the Sun and Moon dyna
hitting trial. to be held in the District
Court of Gilpin county at Central City.
July 22nd. These are the cases against
]. c. Chandler, former secretary ant
financial agent Of the Idaho Springs
Miners Union: Foster Milburn, Ross
Sandburn and others. charged with the
destruction of the Sun and Moon trans
former house last July.