The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
The American De Forest Wireless
Telegraph Company has begun the in
stallation of its plant at Denver.

or the Pennington branch OF
the Denver 4 Rio Grande. below Dur
ango.
George Bauer of the Bauer Mercan
tile Company and Bauer Bank at Man
cos. died at a sanitarium in Guadala-
jara, Mexico. January 3lst
The Grand Aerie of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles will be held in Den
Yer next August and is expected 10 at
tract nearly $4,000 visitors.
Colorado College. at Colorado
Springs. has an endowmen, fund OF
$500 900. and will make vigorous ef-
fort to increase it to 81 100000.
George II. Crosby. formerly Of Den
manager for the Burlington in place of
the late Thomas Miller. who died re-
Gently.
The United States Senate has con
tirmed the nominations of +. NJ.
DoWner as superintendent, Wilbur
Hodgson assayer and J. W. Nilsson
melter and retiner Of the Denver mint
Ray b. Leese was unanimously re-
appointed secretary Of the State Board
of equalization and clerk of the Board
of Auditors al recent meeting OF the
board.
The Pueblo police magistrates have
decided that the law prohibiting mi
nors from entering saloons must be
enforced against newsboys engaged in
selling papers.
George w. Berger. prominent
blacksmith of Greeley. committed sui
eide February I'd by taking chioroform.
There was nothing in his business or
domestic relations to explain the act.
John L. and Bruce f. Watkins of
the firm Of Watkins Brothers at Pu-
enlo. are informed that they are heirs
with five others TO an estate IN Pitts
burg. p annsyITania valued AT $lG0O0.-
U0U
Postmaster o. W. Richardson of
Lonemont died on the 9th inst. at the
age of - years. He had been post
master for six years. During the civil
war he served in the Twelfth Illinois
cavalry.
The new Fremont county hospital at
the poor farm near Canon City has
been completed at a cost of 100000. 1t
will accommodate sixty patients and
there are six padded cells for insane
patients.
The Denver Young Mems Building
Association has purchased a building
site. l25xl25 feet In size, at Sixteenth
and Lincoln avenues, which is between
the Brown Palace hotel and the Cap.
ito building
AT the recent first annual meeting
of the Phillips County Farmers Insti-
tute at Holyoke dry weather farming
was discussed and il was planned TO
make experiments Of farming by wind
mill irrigation.
The Interior Department has with
drawn from all forms or disposal what.
ever six townships, embracing 1920
acres of public lands. in the Glenwood
Springs land district, on account of
irrigation projects.
On the arrest of Alexander E. Jack
son on the charge Of robbery in Den
yer. about 81 800 worth OF jewelry and
diamonds was recovered. Jackson is
a negro, and is said to be an extreme
ly successful sneak thief.
At Denver, on the 9th inst. William
II. Tallman. civil engineer. while
standing in bath tub full of water,
reached up to turn on the electric light
and received a shock OF electricity that
caused almost instant death.
Dudley d. Sales, a Denver boy. now
studying at the Stanford University,
has chosen to participate in the con
test for the President Carnot prize, of
!ered for he best speech on the gov
ernment or history of France.
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streets paved. Main street will be
paved from Walnu, street west to Ami
mas stree, and Commercial street from
First street TO the river. Two layers
of vitrified brick with Il cement foun-
dation will be used.
Sam Erickson was killed at the
Camp Bird mine. Ouray, January 3Oth,
by falling 100 feet down a shaft. He
was Finn. 80 years of age and sin
gle. Two sisters and a brother reside
in Michigan. and his father and mother
are still in Finland.
At Canon City "A few days ago
twenty seven drummcrs for all kinds
Of business landed on the afternoon
and night trains the same day. The
inns Of the place were able TO take
care of them without unlocking the
Hotel dc Canon City.
The Salida Board of Trade recently
adopted resolutions indOrsing the
scheme of A. G. Fitzgerald. who is
driving tunnel TO tap he Poncha hot
springs. II is expected that tn. tunnel
Will also tap deposits Of gold and silver
ore and mica.
Arthur Lewis. Missouri Pacific
trainman. while going back Ia flag Il
train after an accident near Eads, Il
station east of Pueblo. was attacked
by raveROus pack OF coyotes and only
escaped by brdndishing a lighted fuse
and rctreating to the CahoOSe.
\ convention OF the FL Paso county
Sunday school association will be
Acld at Colorado Springs March 23d,
oath and 25th. The annual convention
of the Colorado Sunday School assO
citation will also be held in Colorado
Springs May 30th. 3lst and June LIST