The Elbert County tribune., 1904-11-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


pointed postmasted At Mancos. vice r
N. Hutchinson. deceased.
1t is reported in Denver that . syn
dictate h being formed to build . mag
nilcent big hotel at steamboat Springs.
Samuel w. Meyers. auditor Of dis
bursements of the kio Grande system.
died Of pneumonia October 18th In b.
Marks hospital. Salt Lake.
County Probation Oficer Reasoner OF
Colorado Springs has made the CLUB
women angry by asserting that tney
neglect their children. This they
strongly deny.
George w. Currier. a prominent pio-
neer and real estate owner OF Denver,
died at his home in Denver on the lst
Inst from a stroke Of apoplexy. de
was sixty-five years old.
The will Of Fred w. Kohler. who re-
Gently committed suicide at Boulder.
has been admitted to probate. He leaves
an estate valued at $4,000. and his
wife is appointed executrix-
Extensive arrangements are being
made in Denver to entertain the dele
gates to the annual meeting OF the Ma
uonal Live Stock Association, which
will be held during the week beginning
January 9Th.
Mrs. Lucy Cowan was burned TO
death near Longmont on the 30th uit-
by the breaking of a lamp. which set
Gre to her clothing. She was hfty-nve
years of age and leaves a husband and
two daughters.
The Supreme Court has sustained
the order OF Judge Northcutt Of the
District Court at Las Animas restrain
ing certain judges of election from
striking on about 1900 names from the
registration books.
The Dupont Powder Company is
making arrangements to build q big
powder factory two miles west OF FL
eblo. near the Rio Grande railroad. II
Is expected that more than 500 men
will be employed.
]. A. Ray, owner of the old Norris
house In Manitou, recently destroyed
by fire, will construct a 100000 brick
and sandstone hotel upon the old site.
The hotel will contain 100 roons and
work will begin at once
Stanley Gorse, a ten-year-oid Pueblo
boy. had the unusual experience few
days ago of being run over by switch
engine in the Minnequa yards and be
ously hurt after 1t had passed.
A number OF Denver men are intE-
ested in the Conejos County Reservoir
Company. which plans to impound the
waters of Elk creek and build large
reservoir in what are known as the
lower meadows of Elk creek. tribu-
tary OF the Conejos river.
David 4. Crosby, register OF the
frNc
died October Both at the age OF fifty
four years. He was prominent Mason
and at the time of his death was grand
high priest of the Grand Royal Arch
Masons of Colorado.
Forty-five young chaps celebrated
Halloween so vigorously in Denver
that they wound up the celebration in
Jail for such offenses as tearing up
walks, removing doors and signs, TAX
ing carriages to pieces and other more
or less malicious mischief. The police
were hot after them at every oppor-
tunity.
Chief OF Police Delaney of Denver
has been asked by the Chicago police
authorities to forward photograph of
R. Ii. Beeler. who is supposed to have
killed Otto Goette, an aged ranchman
llNluR near blSIS III AIdpdnOo SouAlJt
six years ago. He drove 1000 of his
victims sheep to market. sold them
and disappeared. 1t may be that he b
now in custody.
A Navajo Indian named Hassus has
confessed at the San Juan Indian
agency, near Pennington, New Mexico.
70 the murder of Hoski Yazza, the In
dian who was found dead at Fort Lewis
., 10, m Indian had haan
beaten to death with a stone. Hassus
claims that both he and the man he
killed were drunk and neither knew
what they were doing.
Frank Estes and Charles Lang, ar
rested by Chief Game Warden Fred A.
Gordon for violation of the game laws,
were tried before Justice r. N. Hedden
at Glenwood Springs, and found guilty.
Estes was charged with selling game
unlawfully, and fined $50 and costs,
amounting to S66.75. Lang had game
in his possession unlawfully, and was
was fined SIS and costs, amounting to
s35.95.
At the annual meeting of the Colo
RADIO Cliff Dwellers' Association in
Colorado Springs on the 29th ult, all
the officers were reelected. Mrs. Gill
DeTL MCSluIE was tieNtSu iS6cutp NIs.
W. S. Peabody first vice regent; Mrs.
]. D. Whitmore of Denver recording
secretary; Mrs. c. E Eldredge cor
responding secretary; Mrs. George T.
Sumner treasurer; Mrs. H. c. Lowe
trustee.
At the Worlds Fair In St Louis the
Colorado state school exhibit took a
grand prize, the Denver elementary
school took gold medal, the Denver
high school gold medal and the Man
ual Training and Art school a gold
medal. The state of Colorado has
taken three grand prizes, twelve gold
medals, eleven silver medals and four
bronze medals in the educational and
social economy exhibits.
The rail mill and converter at the