The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

SOOu U0 suppHeO Win new UNIFORMS
Durango is to have government,
weather station established July lst,
} Two men recently arrested in Den
yer are charged with having stolen
900 chickens.
Plans have been completed and work
Will soon be commenced on the new
Catholic cathedral In Denver.
Peabody club has been organized
at Cripple Creek to work for the re.
nomination Of Governor Peabody
Representative Hogg has recon,
mended to the President the appoint
ment Of A. NJ. Reed as postmaster a.
Stlverton.
Louis Hepp was killed and three men
slightly injured by the breaking loose
OF cars at the Arkansas smelter IN
Leadville April End.
A magnificent statue Of Robert Burns
will be unveiled in the City Park at
Denver next Fourth Of July The
statue is ten feet in height.
Five men accused of election frauds
| in the recent Denver charter election
have been held for trial in the Grim
inal Court by Judge Johnson.
On Easter Sunday the Twenty-third
Avenue Presbyterian Church of Den
YER celebrated its twentytirst ami
versary and raised $4,000 to pay off its
| Indebtedness.
On March 29th the taxpayers Of
| Boulder voted to issue bonds for the
| extension of the water system. The
vote in favor of the bonds was about
| ten to one.
Mrs. Mary Gilispie, who died in the
county hospital at Denver a few days
ago at the age of eighty-siX, was dur
ing her life time the mother OF fifteen
pairs of twins.
Thomas Tonge, the well-known Colo
rado newspaper correspondent, is visit
ing Mexico accompanied by his wife,
and writing interesting letters from our
sister republic.
A Juvenile Improvement Society has
been organized in Denver to lend a
helping hand to the boys who are un-
der the supervision of Judge Lindsey's
celebrated juvenile court.
The State University has begun the
publication of a new periodical entitled
The University of Colorado Medical
Studies" 1t is proposed to make il
high-class medical journal.
DR.. Rose, a well-known veterinary
surgeon of Saida. was found dead in
his room on the night of April 3rd \
CoroEers jury decided that his death
vas occasioned by heart failure.
Texas Colorado railways will arrange
a low excursion rate from various
places in Texas to st. Louis via Colo
RADIO points. giving tourists chance TO
visit the mountains and cool off going
Oh coming.
Little Ethelyn McGill, the three-year-
Old daughter of Representative and
Mrs. E. d. McGill of Wray, was badly
bitten by two vicious hogs few days
since but her injuries were not con-
sidered dangerous.
In the District Court at Denver
April End. Judge Palmer sentenced
Thomas c. Williams, convicted OF
throwing sulphuric acid in the face OF
Albert Wassenich to a term of five to
eight years in the penitentiary.
AT the request of the Denver school
board the bank presidents of Denver
have named an expert accountant to
examine the books of the school dis
trict. Charges of extravaganza have
been made against the board.
lie dppllCatlUu VI n. II. ADDOll, SSS-
ley Staley, George W. Gates. c. II.
Mathis and d. H. Staey to organize
he First National Bank of Mantle Yis-
Ia. with $25,000 capital. has been ap-
proved by the comptroller Of the cur
rency.
William Danner has just been elected
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association at Denver for the seventh
consecutive term. His work in connec-
tion with the establishment of the
health farm near Denver is attracting
national attention.
At Breckenridge on the 4th inst
Mary Rouse, aged twelve years, acci
dentally shot herself with a revolver.
receiving dangerous wound. On ad
vice of her physician she was immed-
ately sent to St. Lukes hospital at
Denver for treatment.
The Pueblo land Office has sent out
notices to all stockmen in the Pueblo,
Otero. Kiowa and Bent counties warn
ing them against inclOsing government
land for the purpose of grazing. George
E. Hair, special agent, arrived from
Washington and sent the notices.
The Rev Richard E. Sykes, one of
the leading Universalist preachers OF
the country, has resigned the pastorate
Of the Universalist Church at Denver,
to take charge of church at Maiden.
Massachusetts, Ke will be succeeded
by the Rev l. NJ. Atwood of Rochester,
New York.
William Dotson. an cmploye in the
cooperage department of the steel
works at Pueblo, was arrested on the
18th inst. on the charge of trying to kill
Genetz MendechillO, an Italian boy, by
| throwing him against a circular saw.
| The boy escaped with his life but lost
| his left arm.
The Burlington railroad will carry
the special train of the members of the
Colorado Federation of Womans
| Clubs to the Worlds Fair to attend the