The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-16
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Greeley is to have . wireless tele-
graph station.
Pueblo Pushers" is the name Of an
organization that has been organized
to boost Pueblo.
An unusual number OF tourists have
visited the top of Pixies Peak in May
and June this year.
Thomas Millard, formerly Pueblo
policeman. has fallen heir to q $4,000
estate in Scotland.
BY the action of the Salt Lake con-
vention permanent headquarters OF the
Western Federation of Miners will be
continued at Denver.
A complete school census for the
county of Pueblo shows 1904 children
of school age. This is an increase OF
200 over last year.
George w. Beardslee OF Pyramid.
Colorado, has been granted permission
by the Forestry Bureau to construct
three small reservoirs within the limits
The annual convention of the Colo
rado State Realty Association will be
held at Colorado Springs June 2Oth.
to 23d. The programme includes ad-
dresses by many prominent men.
The Denver baseball team has
reached second place in the Western
league and has an eye on the cham.
pionship. Colorado Springs will have
to hurry" to escape the BOBBY prize.
Money is being raised for the con-
struction of a woman's pavilion at the
National Jewish Home for Consump-
tives. The sum of $4,000 is wanted,
over $4,000 of which has already been
subscribed.
Edward Carberry, one of the most
noted detectives on the Denver police
force, died on the 10th inst. of heart
disease. Mr.. Carberry was night mar
shall of Cripple Creek in 1886 and
1897
Pueblo cackles as follows in tele-
graphic dispatch: H. c. Welch of East
Second street has a hen which yester-
day produced an egg measuring nine
and three-fourths inches at its greatest
circumference and eight inches around
the center.
AT conference between Director of
the Mint Roberts and Superintendent
Downer of Denver. the appointment OF
Fred II. Chatfn as cashier of the Den
Yer mint was decided upon and his
feet July 1st.
Charles Swancy, who was sentenced
to sixty-days' term in the county
jail at Grand Junction for assaulting
Judge w. A. Marsh in the Office of the
latter, has been pardoned by Governor
Mcdonald. He had served one-half of
his sentence.
The Philippine veterans of Colorado
will hold their annual reunion at Colo
RADIO Springs July 22d and 23d. There
are large number of the boys in the
state who belonged to the First Colo
RADIO. Thirty-fourth volunteers and
other organizations.
During the last sixty days twenty
two cases of violent deaths have been
handled by the coroner of Las Animas
county and this number does not in
clude the numerous persons killed in
the mines. Murder, suicide and the
railroads contribute to the list.
Forest Supervisor J. H. Clark is in
Colorado Springs preparatory 10 in
auguarating the work of planting So
600 Nebraska seedlings in the Pixies
Peak forest reserve. Approximately
100000 feet of dead timber will be
sold off the south reserve this year.
The Board of County Commissioners
CT Pueblo county has formally ac-
cepted the offer of Orman & Crook.
bondsmen, to pay to the county treas
urer the sum of $3,31290, which is the
amount Pueblo county actually lost by
the failure of the Bank of Pueblo in
1893.
Candidates for admission to the bar
In Colorado will appear before the
State Board of Examiners June 23d-
oath. The examinations are usually
held at the capitol, in one of the legis.
lative chambers. There are indications
that there will be large class this
year.
The Ell Paso County Horticultural
Society is completing plans for the
seventh annual flower show. A new
feature this year will be the presenta-
tion of blue ribbon diplomas for the
highest awards. The show will be
given in Colorado Springs August 23d,
cath and 25th.
At the meeting of the transcontinen-
tai passenger association at Portland.
Oregon, is was decided that from
HOTlu COdsl polutS W me 4Ndlloudi AS
sociation of Fire Insurance Agents at
Denver, August 10th to 18th, the rate
will be $40 higher than the lowest first
class iare for one way.
Thomas Shepperson. who turned
states evidence in last falls Denver
election fraud cases against himself
and Messrs. Peter Miller and Michael
Dowd, has been given his freedom.
while Miller and Dowd will have to
serve terms in the state penitentiary,
the Supreme Court having so decided.
John Cameron, as trustee for the
city of Pueblo. has filed in the office
of the state engineer plats of the
Greenhorn reservoir, twenty-nine miles
west of Pueblo. The site was pre-.