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There are 2,O34 children of school age
10 Jefferson county.
A few buffalo are still occasionally
found in NortkPark
Literary clubs are starting up all
over the State.
The oank clearings in Denver last
week amounted to %, ,9s1 ,sN.
Business men report collections bet5
ter this fall than for years past.
The Rio Grande railroad has estab-
lished free reading room at Pueblo.
Three men have been beheaded on
the Rio Graude within the past month.
1t is said that hotel will be erected
in the Garden of the Gods this winter.
The Midland people are boring a
tunnel $50 feet long near Rainbow Falls.
Montrose is elated over the prospect
for obtaining good supply Of artesian water.
Harry P. tones, young man 26
years old, committed suicide in Denver Thurs
day night
1t is believed that over 100000
pounds of wool will be shipped from Durango
this season.
Sterling's new hotel is completed and
will be opened to the public in few days. 1t
fills a long felt waut.
Pueblo claims the largest squash ever
grown in the country. 1t weighs one hundred
and eighty two pounds.
The Ladies Relief Society of Denver
collected and distributed $7,2s1.75 in their
charitable work last year.
The business of the Silverton post
office for the quarter ending September Both
amounted to over $4,000.
The Midland graders have struck
vein Of marble six feet thick on Norman q.
jones' property In Manitou.
There are said to be more charcoal
camps in the mountains than ever before, and
they are all crowded with orders.
Lamar, the new town on the Atchi-
to be great cattle-shipptng point.
The Pioneers held their annual re-
union in Denver last Thursday. Barnscles
were present from all parts of the State.
The laying of the corner stone of the
new Academy building at salida took place,
with appropriate ceremonies, on the 18th.
Durango is going through season of
great prosperity. 15o carloads of freight were
received there for the week ending Octoscr 16,
and nearly as much shipped out.
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Hospital was given iu Denver last Wednesday
evening. Itwas great social success and
large sum OF money was realized.
The stone quarries at Ralston, eight
miles west Of Loveland are being opened by the
Union Pacific company. It is said one hundred
men are to be put to work Immediately.
The Denver base ball club played the
Kansas City league club in the latter oily last
Saturday and were defeated by q score of 2 to
1. Neither club made a run until the ninth
inning.
Notwithstanding the large force of
men employed in constructing the new Mid
land railroad more ere wanted. There is no
reason for any able-bodied man in Colorado
being idle.
The new Methodist church at Lead
willie WIS dedicated last sundsy. Bishup Was
rem preached the sermon and a collection Of
over % 500 was taken up-nore than enough
to clear of all debts.
Miss Laura B. Marsh, of Durango,
has won a prize Of $500 offered by the Youths
Companion for the best story they should re-
ceive within given time. There were 5000
competitors for the prize.
MIR. George H. Andrews.a a brakeman
employed in the yards Of the d. & r. G. rail-
road at Leadviile, fell between so moving cars,
the wheels passing over his neck completely
severing his head from his body.
The land eboom has struck Kit Car
son, in Bent county, and preparations for an
other town on the old town site have consid-
erably advanced. The town has been plated
and drawing for lots took place on the 4th.
This week the Duff Opera Company
are filing AN engagement at the Tabor Grand
Opera House. Their r,pertoire embraces
"lolanthe," ''The Mtkado" and "a Trip to
Africa" The company is sail to be an un
usually strong one.
The property Of the Denver Railroad
and Land company has been sold for $124, 900
cash. The railroad has only recently been built
and only extends to some coal fields few
miles cas-. Of the city. 1t is not known who the
purchaser RS are, but it is thought some eastern
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