The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-29
COLORADO NEWS


on a fourth Of July celebration.
The Fraterna Bankers of America
of Illinois has applied for admission
into Colorado.
Hermann Pleiffer, a former DeYyer
fireman. has inherited one-siNth Of 4
Sl,oOo,OOO estate in Germany.
The Elks' club at Canon City has
signed an agreement to quit the sale Of
liquor 10 its members or others pend
ing decision by the state Supreme
Court.
Company c of Ault is preparing
to send Il rifle team to the state en-
campment at Golden next July. The
team will consist of eight men under
Lieutenant Swone.
The Rev. !. Thomas Grove. for ten
years rector of ST. l.uke'S Episcopal
church at Fort Collins has resigned TO
take effect July lst. He will accept a
West Virginia pastorate.
An order for alfalfa meal has been
received from Germany. The firm in
Germany desires TO see of what it is
made and to test its value and efficacy
for feeding purposes.
The financial committee of the Flor
ence City Council has just made a re
port which shows that the municipal
debt has been reduced forty-fvc per
cent in the last five years.
Joe CoZzi, liftecn-yoar-old Italian
boy Of ASuilar has been sentenced to
term i'll the state reformatory at
Bucna Vista He was the leader of an
organized gang of boy thieves.
Slot machines seized in raids re
Gently made on orders Of the district
attorney at Cripple Creek We're burned
by order of Judge Owen on the l9th
inst. The machines were valued at
$500
The Fruit Belt Power Company, an
auxiliary of the Ccntral Colorado Pow
cr Company, has announced that work
will be started on the Grand June
ton street car system about October
lst.
The school board of district No. l.
Pueblo, will employ Il physical director
to conduct athletics. 1t has arranged
for an athletic field in one of the
parks and for the use of the Mineral
Palace.
Preston Smith, known as the cham
pion bronchu buster of Middle Park.
was almost instantly killed May 23rd,
while breaking a broncho on Trouble
some ranch a few miles from Sulphur
Springs.
Walter F. DAILY, chief of the CoIora-
do department of the naturalization bu-
reau. has left Denver to make "A tour
of the courts in Nebraska, Utah and
Colorado to attend hearings in the nat
uraliZation cases.
The tri-cOunty fair board held meet
ing at Aspen and elected w. S. Cope.
land president and Charles DALEY sec
rctary. 1t was decided to have a straw
berry shor,cake day, probably to be
held June Goth.
The department of biology and 700
logy Of the State University has Dor
rOwcd an exceedingly valuable collec-
ton of bees from the Royal Amber
museum of Prussia for research and
advanced study purposes.
Frank Ives, who pleaded guilty to
the charge of dynamitins the home of
Superintendent A. Alexander of the
Frederick mine AT Scgundo, last Jan
uaTy 3Oth, was sentenced in the Dis
rrict Court at Trinidad to "A term of five
to fourteen years in th" pcnit"ntiary.
Anton Capoucrti was previously sen
fenced for the same crime.
Bouidcr Strawberries are beginning
to ripcn. There will be about half Il
crop. Apple raiscrs say there will be
practically no apples, as while the
flowers seemed bright after the frost,
the fruit producing substance was
frozen and now the fruit stems are
falling from the trees. There Will be
some grapes.
The United Oil Company AT Florence
has just started another oil well to
pumping Il is 1000 feet deep and
there is 900 feet Of oil in the hole.
The well is expected to maintain Il
production # scvcntyiiVc barrels Il
day. This company has had remark
able success with its drilling ventures
in the last few months more wells
having been brought in than in "A year
previously.
The following new patents have been
ISSUED to Colorado inventors: A l..
Bonostecl, Denver, kitchen cabinet;
S. w. Brown. Colorado Springs, chute;
NJ. {. Clemens Denver, attachment for
rocking chairs; }. b. Dcspriest Man
assa. railway tie l.. *. Kramer, Monte
Vista. blasting tool; w. f. Phillips,
COlbran. attachment for cameras; S.
w. Wibel. y. J. McAloncy and w. r.
Cunningham, Denver, electric lock.