Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-08
Gems from the Rockies.


boarded the Pullman sleeper, Bogota at
Fremont and found comfortably housed
there, the members of the Denver
council whom the local municipal
officers expected 10 receive at
the u. p. depot. They were
getting their ovcrcoats and grips in
readiness for disembarking and were in
that particularly happy frame of mind
which is generally the possession of pco-
pie who start out to have good time.
and who succeed in having it. At first
sight, they presented very propossessing
appearance, and subsequent acquaintance
established the fact that they are all
hearty, good-natured and Intelligent gen
tlemen.
The car in which they travels ,as already
mentioned, is the Bogota, one OF the most
beautiful Pullman sleepers on the road.
1t will accompany them on their
trip, which includes a visit to Chicago,
thence to st. Louis, and finally to Kan
sas City, from which last named point
they Will return. by way of the Kansas
Pacific to Denver.
Jhe party comprised the following
gentlemen:
o l.. Smith, one of the supervisors and
chairman of the republican central com
mittee or Arapahoc county, Col, and
one of the firm of Colyer Il Stoddard,
leading printers of Denver He is a
gentleman of polite address with Il
ravshing pair of "Dundrearys" and Il
shiny tile. He is accompanied by his
son, a bright little lad of about twelve
years, who bears the initials of his
father.
ID. Packard, of the firm of Packard
Il Wilson, insurance men. Mr.. p. is one of
the leading supporters and the manager
of the Denver base ball club, and has just
returned from Leavenworth, where he
has been looking for players for the next
season.
Walter Conway, II mild hammered gen.
teman, with pounds of common sense,
also member of the republican county
central committee, and foreman OF the
blacksmith shops of the Denver a. South
Park railro al.
ID. p. Hatfield, foreman of the machine
shops of the Colorado division of the U.
p. road, which are located in East Den
yer.
A. ". Hogle, q young-!ooKing gcntle-
man with lightly grey mnstache
and ruddy countenance.. He is
chief of police of Denver
and bears the honor of his position with
commendable ease and dignity.
Samuel T. Inman, sergeant of the
police, a big, broad -shorldered gentle
man, with rather Il long grey beard and
a set of intelligent and kindly features.
This is the gentleman who saved the life
of Old Solomon, one of the Larimer
street pawn brokers by wrestling six
shooter from the assassin, T. j. Whit
lock, after he had killed Chinaman in
the store and wounded Solomon 8 clerk.
Whitlock is now in the pen in Canyon
City.
T. p. Egan, a well rounded flord-
featured, good-lookng gentleman who
fills, with sat sfaction, and credit
to himself. the important posi-
The party reached the depot at about
$50 in the evening, and found waiting to
receive them Chairman Bechel of the
council, G.. +. Goodman, chairman, and
Messrs. Lowery and Bailey, OF the com
mittee on arrangements, together with
Messrs. Goodrich. Cheney, Ford, Schroe-
der, Daley, Manville and Lee, members
of the council, besides Marshal Cum
mings, and Chief Galligan of the fire de-
partment.
They were escorted to carriages and
driven to the Millard house, where they
will make their headquarters, and where
they partuok of an excellent supper, for
which lavish preparations had been made
for their special accommodation in the
ladies' ordinary.
After supper cigars were passed around
and the members of both the home and
visiting councils were given an opportu-
nifty to renew the acquaintance which
they had so pleasantly formed on the oc-
casion of the visit of the former to the
towns of both the mountains and the
west.
Later they went to the exposition build
ing and listened with considerable attcn-