The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

ASeis Vi lue oTueI Ol DOOu oalnaTltduS
to erect a spacious and well-equipped
hospital in Pueblo.
The members of the Cripple Greek
Mine Owners association have issued
positive denial of the charge that
they intend to reduce wages.
Eugene Hughes, wanted in Greeley
to answer to the charge OF an assault
with intent to kill his wife, was ar
rested at Cheyenne. Wyoming, on the
9TH inst
ID. G. c. Mcneil, formerly of Colo
rado Springs. has purchased the street
railway franchise of Colima, Mexico. a
city located on the coast of the Gulf
OF Mexico
| F. S. Balster of Durango. with his
! wife and three daughters. had narrow
I escape from death on the 9Th inst,
I when bolt of lightning demolished
one end of his house.
F. NJ. Grogan of Pueblo is reported
to have found gold within or near the
city limits and has shown one pan
OF earth containing five colors. mug
get and several rubies.
| A. A. Porter. man about eighty
| years of age and for many years jan
| in Golden, died suddenly on the 1th
inst. while at work about the build
| ing.
Frank Goetz, sentenced to the State
Penitentiary from San Juan county Oc-
! tober =. 1903, to a term of five years
| for grand larceny. has had his SEN
tence commuted to from one to five
years
The following postmasters have been
appointed for Colorado: l.. S. Alfred.
I at Kit Carson Cheyenne county, sue
ceeding John C. Murphy; Otis A. Wilt.
/. at Vulcan, Gunnison county, succeed
( ing Grace l.. Harvey.
The Colorado State Medical Society
at its meeting in Denver elected DR..
Frank Tinney of La Junta president.
and DR.. J. NJ. Blaine. Denver. secretary.
The next meeting will be at Colorado
4 Springs. October 1st to 9TH, 1905.
The sugar factory at Fort Collins
began operations October 10th. 1t
will keep at work until it has con-
verted the entire seasons crop of
! beets tributary to the factory. esti-
mated at 100000 tons, into granuia-
ted sugar.
The following patents have been is
sued to Colorado inventors: Cyrus N.
Schooley. Monte Vista, tool; Euchariste
SirOis, Denver. belt fastener; James w.
Stephens. Denver. lock; Swan F. Swan
son, Pueblo. dumping car; Edward E.
+ Swink, Rocky Ford, molding appliance.
Newcastle people have incorporated
the Grand Valley Canning Company
with a capital stock of $4,000. 1t is
the purpose Of the company to erect
factory at Newcastle this winter so as
to be ready to handle next seasons
crop. c. A. Hahn is president Of the
company and Samuel Doll. general
manager.
There will be no successor appoint
ed for the late Charles F. Martin. sec
reary of the National Live Stock as
sociation, until the national conven-
tion to be held in Denever next Jan
uary Mrs. H. E. Kennedy. chief
clerk in the general offices of the as
sociation, will attend to the duties OF
the secretary.
Some Pueblo spOrtsmen out hunting
discovered pack of wild dogs in a
cave about six miles from the city. The
dogs attacked one Of the hunters, but
. was killed The dogs are thought to
be more dangerous than wolves and
hunting party is being organized to ex-
terminate them.
The junior appointments at Yale,
based on scholarship for two years.
for the class of 1906. include George
Berger Struby of Denver, second col
loquy; Lester Emes Grant of Denver
first colloquy; Ben Oyerton Brown of
Denver, second dispute: Mahlon Dan
iel Thatcher, Jr.. Pueblo, first COLO
, guy.
For the first time in the history OF
the Colorado Springs postoffice. the
amount of money order business for
the fiscal year ending September 80,
1904, exceeded the $1.000,0O0 mark
The amount was s1,010,7S6.27. last
years figures being $90S,446.05, so
that gain for the tweleve months
past was $102,340.22.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company will park the grounds
around it's depot at Colorado Springs
The parking tract adjoins that being
improved by Gen. w. J. Palmer, and
the entire territory, when improved
will comprise park extending from
the depot more than a mile north along
both banks of Monument creek.
Several wagon loads of apples were
given away on Apple Day. October
3th, at the Douglas County fair in
Castle Rock. Visitors were also
treated to watermelons. Ned Corvin.
Douglas county man, succeeded in
riding Pinears the noted Routt coun-
ty mare that has record of throw
| ing fifty-fOur expert horsemen.
! On October 1st the number of tourist
! tickets on deposit in the offices at Den
yer, Colorado Springs and Pueblo was
| 1895 under the number on deposit in
| the three offices October I, 1903. The
total last year exceeded 5000 and this
wear exceeds $4,000 tickets. This
heavy decrease in tourist travel is at
tributed to the Worlds Fair at St