The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-13
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


young trout in Lake lvanhoe and the
Frying Pan river.
Arrangements are being made by Of
ficers OF the Order of Good Samaritans
TO erect a spacious and well-equipped
hospital in Pueblo.
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
The Cowenhoven tunnel. Aspen.
which has been shut down for five
months. is now open to all the mines.
Wires are now being strung for light
and power.
ID. G.. c. Mcneil, formerly OF Colo
RADIO Springs, has purchased the street
railway franchise of Colima, Mexico, u
city located on the coast Of the Gulf
of Mexico.
wife and three daughters, had a narrow
escape from death on the 9th inst.
when a bolt of lightning demolished
zone end of his house.
The DeWeese dam and reservoir.
Just completed in the Wet Mountain
valley, near Westcliffe. will furnish wa
ter TO irrigate 1000 acres Of valuable
fruit land in Lincoln park. near Canon
City.
A. A. Porter, a man about eighty
years of age and for many years jani-
tor of the North Side school building
in Golden, died suddenly on the 18th
inst. while at work about the build
ing.
Frank Gcetz, sentenced to the State
Penitentiary from San Juan county Oc
tober 2, 1903, to a term of five years
for grand larceny. has had his SEN
tence committed to from one to five
years.
The following postmasters have been
appointed for Colorado: l.. s. Alfred,
at Kit Carson, Cheyenne county, sue
ceeding John @. 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 DIR. ]. NJ. Blaine. Denver. secretary.
The next meeting will be at Colorado
Springs, October LIST to 18th, 1906.
What appears to be an inexhaustible
supply of Fuller's earth is being
opened near Akron. A large plant has
been erected, for drying the earth.
which is used for verifying lard. clari-
flying sorghum. cleaning woolens and
for various medicinal purposes.
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 capital stock of $4,000. 1t is
the purpose of the company to erect a
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.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company will park the grounds
around its depot at Colorado Springs.
The parking tract adjoins that being
improved by Gen. w. J. Palmer. and
the entire territory. when improved.
will comprise a park extending from
the depot more than a mile north along
both banks of Monument creek.
Joseph Flynn, a young miner of
Central City, fell under a moving
train at Idaho Springs on the after
noon of the End inst and died at st.
Josephs hospital in Denver on the
night OF the same day from the effect
of his injuries. He was the youngest
son of Mrs. John Flynn of Central
City and was only in his twenty-second
year.
One hundred thousand copies OF
"Colorado-Its Hotels and Resorts"
the sixth booklet in the series being is
sued by the Colorado Promotion and
Publicity Committee. for the advertis-
ing of the resources and attractions of
the Centennial State, will be distrib-
uted the coming winter. in the hotels
of the eastern Gulf and Pacific coast
states.
On October LIST the number OF tourist
tickets on deposit In the Offices at Den
yer. Colorado Springs and Pueblo was
1886 under the number on deposit in
the three offices October l. 1903. The
total last year exceeded 55 900, and this
year exceeds $4,000 tickets. This
heavy decrease in tourist travel is at
tributed to the Worlds Fair at st.
Louis.
A movement, started at Milwaukee,
where his father is a member OF the
soldiers home. is on foot among
Grand Army men to secure the release
of Charles Baker. the young man serv-
ing a sentence of from thirty-five to
sixty years in the State Penitentiary at
Canon City for the alleged murder of
Uplide Vallie in Park county three
years ago.
The golden wedding Of State Senator
G.. w. Swink and Mrs. Swink was right
royalty celebrated at Rocky Ford Octo-
Der LIST. Six hundred invitations were
issued, the guests being divided into
three groups. and being received at
three periods of two hours each. Sena-