The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
COLORADO NEWS ITElfs

Crgahize a Minnesota Club in Denver.
loaho Springs is preparing for an ell
lareeneEt and Improvement OF It's VA
ter supply system.
Gen. VIM j. Palmer Of Colorado
Springs is arranging to start soon for
q European trip, accompanied by bis
daug!rers
A big convention of the Knights OF
Pyfhlas will be held at Denver April
lSth banquet will be held at the
WINDSOR hotel
The pooling Of the two electric light
systems at Victor has caused move
men Of property owners to erect an in
dependent plant.
The Denver baseball team Is being
trafned for the seasons contests with
other league teams and the Denver
newspaper reporters.
Prot. r. L. Morrison, principal OF the
Brookside school in Fremont county.
died suddenly of heart failure March
23rd shortly after dismissing school In
the afternoon.
Admiral Dewey has written to Cover
nor Peabody that he will be unable 10
accept the invitation to visit Denver
June 18th. as the guest OF the Sons Oh
! the Revolution.
Judge |. e. Barnum, prominent
Denver lawyer and public-spirited ciu-
zen, died March 22d Of pleuro-pneu-
monia at the age of sixty-two. He came
tc Colorado in 1877.
Troops L and G Of the Fifth United
States cavalry left Fort Logan. near
| Denver. March 22d, to march to Fort
Apache. New Mexico, 800 miles distant
The ride is expected to take thtrty-sl1
days.
| Congressman Brooks has appointed
Rex Evans OF HoIyoke to Annapolis as
a naval cadet Master Evans is high
schoo boy and distant relative OF
"Fightns Bob" Evans Of national
fame
A u1ited States grand jury has been
summoned to begin two-weeks sit-
ting at Pueblo April 9Th. Several cases
will! come before 1t in relation to post
Office Rmbczzlement and misuse OF the
mails
Canlemen at Hoehne in the Sunf1ow-
Ell valley, below Trinidad, are reported
to b. having a good deal OF trouble
with aange among their stock. the dis
ease having been brought in from
Texas -
I, s@rpfsyTx.ed .tss" f,ent +thn .ss''tsesss1
GIerwood Springs by means OF wate'
from the hot springs, which Will Df
ppcd to every part Of the town. IL IL
claimed that an abundant supply l.
available,
In the District Court at Canon City
March 26th. Judge Bailey appointed
George NJ Lawrence as receiver for the
Canon City Gas Company. which has
dsfaulted in the payment OF interest Oh
Its bonds
The executive committee of the Post
masters Association of Colorado mel
in Denver 4 few days since. and agreed
upon April 9th as the date OF the an
nuaI convention of the association, tc
be held at Denver.
The ice dealers of Boulder have
agreed upon schedule of prices foi
next summer. The rate will run from
&C. rents 100 pounds to the small
consumer, to $3.50 a ton to those buy
ing it in ton lots.
Sixty-four pages. seven columns tc
the page, is the size OF the annual sta
tisrical edition Just issued by the Dali!
Mining Record. at Denver. 1t is evil
dent that the bottom hasn't dropped
cut Of the mining business.
Chief of Police w. S. Reynolds OF
Colorado Springs went to St faui
Minnesota, with requisition and
brought back w. S Hughes on charge
Of embezzling So, 600 while clerk in the
Colorado Springs water department.
The settlement of Ault, eleven miles
north of Greeley. will incorporate. FIJI
TWO citizens voted for incorporation
| and twenty eight against 1t. The anu
| huuor people voted to incorporate and
Tho opposing element threaten to con-
test tIe election.
The Denver city government is max
ing An earnest effort to settle the own
,rship of all property along Cherry
creek within the city and county linn
It's n order that steps may be taken tG
build inclosing walls and establish a
| ton ward along the stream.
II is announced that the railroads
viii make a round trip rate of $50 from
81 louis to Denver and other Colorado
| common points from June list to sep
t,mDer 30th. A rate has been made
| from Chicago which permits tourists
| to NiSlt COLORADO lot one ldft pIuS ~
| cents.
The Carnegie and Woods Library
! Boards of Colorado City have agreed
| that after the completion OF the Car
ueg.a library the respective claims OF
! tho Wo boards will be submitted to ar
| L.rtion ane one or the other OF the
| I0.Hs withdraw in favor Of its sue
.c- II opponent.
A. Denver, March 21th. John Htpp
| -l. f the most prominent Prohibition
| la. rs of Colorado. who has lately
! Ir.. active in enforcing the saloon
! s1 y-closing law, was attacked whilr
| tn is way home at night by thugs
| va brutally beat him on the head
vii. brass EnUckles.
{ Lewis c. Skinner Of Colorado
Gn.. IS died March 2Gth. He had been
! u.. incntIy connected with the prog,
| Ic- # the city and county for twenty,
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