The Elbert County tribune., 1904-08-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


Tho Santa Fe depot at Fowler was
destroyed by fire on the night OF July
zTth.
Hereafter sheriff Clarke of Las AMI
mas county Will run down criminals
with first class automobile
Up to July 26th the secretary Of the
fsh and game commission OF Colorado
Mt Denver had issued 1,740 hunting
permits this year.
Harry u. Mulnix has been given q
contract to audit the county books OF
Pueblo county, for which service he
IL to be paid $1.430.
President Meyer OF the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners says that the COOP
eratfve stores at Cripple Greek and
Victor will be reopened for business.
It Is estimated that there is now
over 5.000.Q00.000 cubic feet OF
stored water In the Poudre valley
available for the maturing OF crops
this season.
Gus White. the S-year-old son OF @.
A. White, a fruit dealer OF Pueblo. ran
away few days ago and was heard
from three days later at Great salis.
Montana.
Thomas Clark has offered reward
of t25 for information leading to the
arrest of the parties who dynamited
his fish pond near Longmont and
killed wagon load Of fish.
Tho fall circuit OF the Arkansas val
Icy Racing Association will hold races
in Leadville for three days. August IL.
IL and IS, under the auspices of the
new Leadville Racing Association.
John Alexander Dowie has been
sending large quantities Of Zion City
literature to Pueblo and people are
wondering II he is not coming out in
person to try to capture the town.
A haiistorm July Goth between Or
chard and Weldon. in the western
part OF Morgan county. did consider
able damage. In some places chick
ems. pigs, sheep and calves were
killed.
Eugene w. Holmes was burned to
death at Pagosa Springs July 22nd. In
a fire that destroyed Gaylord & Gar
wins saloon. Holmes was about fifty
five years old and had been ut the
Springs abou. TIRES years.
A. 3. Hail. farmer living near
Sterling. was killed July eth while
passing from one part of his farm to
another upon the Burlington track.
stepping In front of a train that he
failed to see.
Among the successful Colorado
drawers OF land In the Rosebud reser-
walton In South Dakota are Charles w.
Meyer OF Denver, w. r. Montgomery
Of Colorado Springs and John d. Coop
cr of Colorado City.
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New York Herald, the Chicago Record
Herald and the Philadelphia Press. one
Of the besthnown newspaper men OF
the country. has been looking into af-
fairs at Cripple Creek
The employees of a Denver dry goods
establishment gave an excursion on
the Moffat road q few days ago In
which over 1900 people are said to
have participated. The new line is
proving highly popular.
Harry Hunter OF the Big Creek
ranch near Pearl. In Jarimer county.
lassoed a big cinnamon bear near the
ranch few days ago. He afterwards
tied the bear. loaded him Into the
wagon and took him to the ranch.
c. A. Rogers. a Silverton restaurant
keeper. was killed few days ago by
slipping from n mountain trail near
Gladstone and rolling down the noun
tain side for distance of 325 feet. He
was on his way down to mining
claim and his body was not found for
several days.
Willie Ennis, the twelve-year-old
son OF F. ]. Ennis. living eight miles
west of Fort Morgan. was instantly
killed by lightning on the night of
July 25th while riding horse on tho
prairie. His horse and dog were also
killed and the three were found to-
gether later in the night.
Harry Davies. the Colorado snake
received his twenty-seventh
snake bite at Denver few days ago.
He was only Just recovering from the
bite OF ella monster. This last nip
was from a Texas diamond-back rat
tier, but Davies doesn't mind little
thing like that.
DR.. T. D. Bancroft, who has been
in Colorado Springs for some time ne
gotiating for the construction OF a
free home for consumptives. has Sc
cured an option on ITO acres directly
west OF the Portland mill in Colorado
City, and expects to commence actual
In the fall.
Earl Losey, the 14-year-old son of
Charles A. Losey of the Colorado
Fire Department. ran away in
company with another boy short
time ago and on July 25th word was
received that he was killed near Ozone
twenty-five miles west Of
Cheyenne. Wyoming. while trying to
steal ride on freight train.
To determine whether the rubber
plant can be profitably cultivated in
the lower Arkansas valley the Amer
lean Crude Rubber Company has en-
ployed botanist from the State Ag-
ricultural College to conduct expert
ments Pueblo people are interested
and the Business Mems Association
has numerous inquiries from eastern
investors.
President Boyle Of the Colorado
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