The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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Denver people are not all supersti-
tious. Four marriage licenses were
taken out on Friday, the 18th inst.
Lewis H. Breeze assessor of Mesa
county, died on the 18th inst. after four
months illness from appendicitis.
Mrs. l.. E. Aumick was recently
drawn as = juror in the District Court
at Boulder but was excused from serv-
ing.
The interior of the state capitol
building at Denver has been cleaned.
repaired and revarnished at . cost OF
$500.
The Ell Paso County Horticultural So
ciety has selected August 22d. 23d and
oath of next year for the next annual
flower show.
Thomas Grieve of Colorado has been
appointed photographic aid in the geo.
logical survey and assigned to duty
in Washington.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
will erect a factory at Pueblo for the
manufacture of frogs-not for food.
but for railroad switches.
The people of Aspen at special
election have voted in favor OF pur-
chasing the old water plant and
against erecting a new one.
George Gouson. a Denver dairyman,
had his house burned few days ago,
and with it 5000 in money that he had
been unwilling to trust to the banks.
Andy Adams, the famous cowboy
author of Colorado Springs, will
shortly issue new book, Cattle
Brands" dealing with his own Texas
range experiences.
Alvin Cummins. who escaped from
the State Reformatory at Buena Vista,
September 10th, was recaptured at st.
Louis and brought back by Deputy
Warden Richard L. Shaw.
Bids will be received at the state
capitol October 2lst for the construc-
ton of the Teller and Fremont county
state wagon road between the Cripple
Creek district and Canon City.
Frank Buster, charged with the mur-
der Of Martin O'COnnor at Victor In
April last, has been released and the
case against him dismissed. there being
no evidence to warrant trial.
The State Board of Charities and
Corrections has elected DIR. Eleanor
Lawney delegate from the board to
the National Prison Congress at Lin
coin, Nebraska, October 21st to 2Gth.
A good deal Of damage was done in
the Uncompahgre valley by a heavy
frost on the night of October 9th.
Nearly all green vegetables were
killed and some kinds of apples badly
injured.
In order to stimulate good marks.
manship in the Colorado National
Guard Adjutant General Bulke!ey
Wells is Offering handsome silver
cup as trophy for excellence in skir-
msh fire.
Isaac N Reed, well-known resi-
dent of Denver and Chicago. died iii
Chicago October 5th. Mr.. Reed was
a publisher in Chicago and man OF
considerable wealth. having real es-
tate in Colorado and California.
The 1000 acre ranch of the Earl of
Dunraven in Estes Park has been pur
chased by Miller Porter of Denver, to-
gether with hotel, cottages and live
stock on the place. The price is said
to be 100000.
Patrick Horan. an old soldier, who
came to Denver from Omaha for the
G. A. r. encampment, and was sup
posed to have been missing, has been
located He has written friends in
Omaha from Evansville, Ind.
James w. Wilson, who was injured
by street car at Pueblo in February
of last year, has been awarded a judg-
ment of $4,000 damages against the
Pueblo and Suburban Traction and
Lighting Company The case will be
appealed.
Dr. Hugh Taylor secretary of the
state board of health, has appointed
Miss Grace Courtney and Miss A. l.,
I.artner to compile the mortality sta
tistics for Colorado for 1905, to he
used in the next United States cen
sUs bulletin.
The naval recruiting station in Den
yer has just been closed after gather
ing in fOriysiX physically perfect
Young men. Thrcefourths of all those
who offered to enlist stood the eXamin-
alton and were accepted. This is an
uncomronly large percentage.
The jury at Boulder in the case OF
Jacinto Navarette. accused of murder.
ing Yeres Was June 22d near Long
mont, brought in a verdict of not guilty
on the 10Th instant. Was, Mexican,
was killed in a fight resulting from
saloon quarrel in North Longmont.
Governor Mcdonald has signed an
order for the organization of a second
section of Battery A of Victor. The
battery will consist of thirty men with
two field pieces and will be commanded
by Major II. A. Naylor of the Second
regiment. who, it is said, will resign TO
accept the captaincy.
George Adams, Greek carrying an
American name, has been ordered out
of Pueblo by Chief of Police McCaf-
ferty. Adams is charged with mas.
queradng as priest and claiming to
be collecting money and valuables that
can be converted into money for the
interests of the Christian religion in
Servia.