The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

tiOn frauds at Pueblo returned forty
one indictments on the 18th inst.
Judge J. w. Coulter, chairman OF the
Pueblo Democratic county committee,
died on the 14th inst. of apoplexy.
The city of Florence rejoices in the
receipt of $5792 royalty on leased oil
lands. This will help to oil the mu-
nicipal machine.
The mint machinery which was in
use at the Worlds Fair for coming
| souvenir medals has been received at
| the Denver mint and will shortly be
| installed
/ Two great automobile events in Colo
RADIO next summer will be race be-
| tween Denver and Colorado Springs
and an endurance contest from Colo
RADIO Springs to the top of Pixies Peak.
Officers of the Humane Society at
Pueblo are taking action against drfv-
ers who leave their horses standing on
the street in cold weather without
blakets and who drive them smooth
shod on icy streets.
A large crowd OF revivalists, both
men and women, marched through the
sum districts of Denver the other
night, singing hymns, after which they
went to the Curtis Theatre and held a
rousing midnight meeting.
The proposed issue of 100000 worth
Of bonds for an entirely new system of
water works for the city of Montrose
was carried by large majority at the
special election, there being only ~
votes cast against the project.
big wildcat captured near the Vic
tor reservoir at Gillett by Water Com
! NJ
sented to the Victor firemen. A cage
has been built for the animal and the
fire boys will attempt to tame it.
The special grand jury at Pueblo, in
vestigating election frauds, has issued
a great number of indictments. If all
those indicted are convicted the Pu-
eblo county Jail will be a close rival
Of Denver in the number of its In
mates.
AZel D. Galbraith, in the penitentiary
at Canon City under sentence of death
for the murder of his wife and child.
has been granted a further reprieve OF
forty-five days pending the decision OF
the Supreme Court on the capital pun
ishment law.
George T. Higgins, who died at Pu-
eblo on the 10th inst, at the age OF
seventy-four was one of the pioneers
of the city and large real estate
owner. He was also heavy property
owner in Leadville, Salida, Creede and
other camps.
Following are the newly-elected Off
GERS of the Denver Chamber of Com
merce: President, J. S. Temple; first
vice president, A. J. Spengel; second
vice president. c. H. Reynolds; treas
Afp~, Arth ~
Williams.
The new officers of the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce are as
follows: President. J. r. Fisher; first
vice president, d. V. Donaldson; sec
ond vice president, J. r. Mckinnie;
secretary, Henry Russell Wray; treas
urer, c. l.. Hemming.
County Assessor Carey of Pueblo
county in retiring from Office an
nounced that when he took the Office
five years ago the assessed valuation
of realty and of personal property was
$13,000,000 and that to-day is is more
than double that amount.
George Messina and Felix GULL,
Italian miners who were preparing to
go to work in the Carlton coal mine
of the Pixies Peak Fuel Company,
north of Colorado Springs, were killed
by the explosion of steam radiator
in the engine room of the mine.
The truant officer of the County
Court of Teller county visited all the
messenger boys of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies at
Cripple Creek, and ordered them to
go to school. The boys obeyed and the
telegraph companies were left without
messengers. The places will be filled
by older boys.
The coal production of Fremont
county has increased greatly in the
last few months. Now 3.470 tons OF
coal are shipped from this country
daily. Although the business has been
carried on for thirty years, production
did not reach large proportions until
lately. 1t is planned to enlarge sew
eral Of the important mines.
Judge Lindsey of the Juvenile Court.
of Denver, recently started on a lee
ture tour that will include the princi-
pal cities of the Middle West. Among
the places on his list are Lincoln,
Omaha. Chicago, Louisville, Peoria,
Cincinnati, Nashville and several
other cities. In several states he will
address state legislatures.
The county commissioners of Delta
county have granted a franchise for an
electric road in the county The en-
terprise is backed by w. B. Stockham
and C. l.. Pike, who are representing
eastern people. The road will have Il
mileage of almost 100 miles and will
consist of one line from Delta to the
anthracite coal fields recently discov-
cred on Smiths Fork. and another
from Delta to Eckert, Cedaredge and
the Grand Mesa lakes summer resorts
Antonio Pechecho. a sheep herder,
was found frozen to death on the l4th
inst. in his tent in a ravne near the
Colorado-New Mexico line, south of
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