The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

third to fourth class.
The corner stone of the new Elks'
home at Boulder was laid June 3Oth
with impressive ceremonies.
Colorado is the only state in the
Union which has publicity bureau at
the Worlds Fair in st. Louis.
Reports received at the state engi-
neer's Office show that this has been an
unusually good year for water all over
the state.
There were 800 enistments in the
navy from Colorado last year-and
hardly water enough in the state for
q single heavy dew.
The Colorado Springs and Denver
teams of the Western Baseball League
continue handsomely in the lead over
their four eastern competitors.
An immense picnic was held at
Rocky Mountain Lake in Denver July
I'd for the benefit OF the miners de-
ported from the Cripple Creek district.
An immense alfalfa crop is being cut
in all parts of Colorado. The present
condition of the soil nearly everywhere
is such as to insure another good cut
ting.
Mrs. j. S. Sperry. who died at Pu-
eblo a few days ago had for twenty
years been prominently connected
with Humane Society and Red Cross
work.
The experimental station erected at
Knob Hill, Colorado Springs, by Nicola
Tesla, the electrical inventor. Will be
torn down and the apparatus shipped
to the owner in the East.
Raymond Wolf. the eight-year-old
son of c. w Wolf, manager of the
Greeley Tribune, was seriously injured
by being run over by the wheels OF a
moving machine June 29th.
| Recent floods have again seriously
damaged the famous Rainbow Falls. in
the Ute pass at Manitou. by cutting a
passage under the rock. 1t will doubt
less soon be filled and the falls re-
stored to their normal beauty.
! The body of Esther Morgan, one OF
the victims of the Salida fOotbridge
accident, was found in the river few
miles above Canon City, June 50th. by
a party of young people walking along
the river bank. The body was caught
on some trees near the bank.
Harry Davis, the famous Colorado
snake handler, was bitten by a Gila
Monster at Elitch's Gardens a few
days ago, but liberal use of the Or
thodox snake bite antdote and the use
of cauterizing iron by the surgeon
are expected to prevent any serious
| result.
| The Caledonian Club of Denver
unanimously voted to select John ID.
McGilvray of San Francisco, formerly
Of Denver. as the chief orator at the
unveiling of the statue of Robert Burns
in the City park July 4th. The statue
is of bronze, heroic size. on pedestal
of solid gray granite
The Empson Packing Company at
Longmont will give reception July
9th to which everybody is invited The
capacity of the plant for canning peas
has been increased to 10000 cans ar
hour and the machinery used is well
worth inspecting. A special train will
carry Denver visitors.
Members of the Pueblo Business
, Mems Association are advocating a
plan for another excursion around the
circle. taking in Las Animas, Lamar
and Rocky Ford fairs with large del
egaton of professional and business
men. Such a trip was taken last year
with excellent results.
Gilbert McClurg of Colorado Springs.
who has just returned from a six
months trip East where he lectured
on the attractions of Colorado, de-
clares that agriculture and irrigation
are the two topics to which eastern
audiences are attracted in the discus
sion of the Centennial State.
Warrants were issued from the Unit
ed States Court at Denver July 1st for
the arrest of A. WOOp San Juan. Pa
tricio COnach and Siwaw, four Indians.
charged with the murder of med
cine man. Wap. in the southern part of
the state. The case has been once be-
fore the state courts, but was dismissed
for lack of jurisdiction.
The following patents have been is
sued to Coloradoans: Elizabeth Blicll-
ensderfer, Breckenridge, lap robe
holder for vehicles; Myron G. Brow
mel. Denver. telephone directory; Am
ner J.. Green. Creede. compound tool;
Allen Morell. Cripple Creek, key guard:
Charles II. Smith and +. d. Giddings.
Fort Collins, beet litter and topper.
Judge +. r. johnson of the District
Court at Denver, in hearing in cham
bers, gave the Denver Union Water
Company until July 26th to file their
answer in the suit brought by the Col
orado & Southtrn Railway Company
The suit is over the washing out of
large amount of track caused by the
breaking of a reservoir owned by the
Water company.
DR.. Arthur 7. Blachly of Delta.
graduate of the medical department
of the University of Colorado at Boul-
der, has been appointed resident ply
sician at the Hayward Indian reserva-
tion in Wisconsin. DR.. Blachly's faith
er, who was cashier of the Delta bank
was killed by robbers while he was
attempting to protect the interest Of
his employers.
The quarto-centennial celebration at
Leadville. July 4th, was highly sue
ceSsful In additinn to the civic and