The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-17
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Rio Grande railroad paid over
$4,000 to its employees al Pueblo on
its last monthly pay day, February
llth.
A large organization has been
formed at Montrose TO build up Mont
rose county and advertise its re-
sources.
The Pixies peak climbing contest for
automobiles next August is attracting
a good deal of attention all over the
country.
The annual exhibition of the Colo
Iado Kennel Club will be held at
Denver March I'd to 4th Some IA
nous dogs will be shown
The Moffat road proposes to esrab-
lsh daily milk train service early
next spring between Denver and the
big ranches in Middle Park
Captain Winfield Scott Grove. for
merly with the First Colorado and well
known in this state, has recently been
appointed senior inspector at Leyte.
Philippine islands.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany is contemplating installing cleo
tricity instead of steam power for the
operation of its coal mines in Ere
mont county.
An eastern company is said to be in
vestgatirg deposits OF salt said TO cA.
ist east and north OF Pueblo with a
view to building refinery il results
appear to justify it.
Judge Charles Southard of the
County Court of Weld county recently
started East for New York and Wash
ington. He expects to witness the in
augIration ceremonies.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the Union National Bank OF
Greeley to begin business with $50
600 capital B. d. Harper is president
| and E. J. Decker cashier.
j. c. Boosinger, the Pueblo engin.
Ger who was injured in Denver a
Rio Grande collision near Portland,
in Fremont county, some months since,
died in the Salida hospital on the l3th
inst.
Thirteen members of the Gallaudet
College Alumni Association balqueted
at the Albany hotel in Denver on the
10th inst. Some very eloquent
speeches are said to have been handed
out
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
has reduced its initiation fee from S25
to $40 and removed all limitations as
to membership. An effort will be
made to increase the membership TO
5000.
Engineer Sullivan of the Colorado 4
Southern, in charge OF engine 4s5, wss
badly scalded at Loveland on the 18th
inst by the loosening of a rivet in the
boiler He was taken to the Loveland
hospital.
Captain John Brodie Brooks. vet
cran of the Civil War. died at Aspen
February 7th at the age o.. seventy
seven years. Captain Brooks came
to Colorado in 1880 and was builder o.
the first smelter at Ashcroft.
RAYMOND d. Plank. well known
machinist of Denver, was killed on the
18th inst. by the explosion OF the water
heating box in kitchen stove. He
was trying to rhaw it out after the
water in it had been frozen.
The Amo Oil. Gas and Development
Company, comprised Of El Paso
county capitalists. has struck oil al a
depth of 10 feet. seventeen miles east
| of Colorado Springs. The extent OF the
| flow has not been determined.
Fifty carloads. or 12,50o head. of
lambs, the greatest shipment of the
season. left Greeley February 9th for
market. The lambs were from Greeley
and Lucerne, Eaton and Fort Collins,
and were destined for the Chicago
market.
The application of Morton Jones OF
Denver, J. NJ. Herbert. a. c. Foster,
NJ. Y. Osborn J. ]. Meade and Z. Z.
Fauver, to organize the First Nationa!
Bank of Loveland, Colorado, with $50
900 capital, has been approved BY the
comptroller of the currency.
Miss Katherine Craig, state snperin'
tendent of schools and her assistants,
have Just completed the compilation o.
book for the use of the public
| schools of the state in arranging
Lincoln and Washington birthday ceIe'
| bratiOns.
The Littleton postottice was burglar
! lied on the night of February 3th ana
an unsuccessful attempt made to blow
open the safe. but the robbers were
| frightened away after boring hole in
the side of the safe and filing it up
with black powder.
The State Land Board at its meeting
| February Sth sold 100 acres OF land III
| Prowers county to Sylvester NeedhaM
at an average price of $5 per acre. IN"
Warren Live Stock Company leased
10 600 acres of state land in Weld
county at cents per acre for ten
years.
Fort Collins will eXpend over 100000
| This wear in the construction of new
! sewers. hree ne" Se"eI hiS'ii' !"
| have been created and contracts for
the completion of sewers in two OF
them have been let by the city council.
| The contract for the third will be leJ
March lst.
G., e. Collard. while shovelinS snow
in front CS the transformer house of
! the Tom Boy mine at Telluride on The