The Meeker herald., 1896-09-12
COLORADO CONDENSED.

Aspen had $4,000 fire on the 9th,
A tennis tournament will be held NJ
Denver. commencing September sth.
Senator Teller addressed an Immense
audience at Colorado Springs on the
81st.
The state printing contract 10 to bs
let 10 the Smith-Brooks company Of
Denrer.
The neport of the Rio Grande South
ern shows profit of s234. .226.35. an in
crease Of 16 per cent.
Tho South Park railway men are 10
build . spur to Hilltop from Fairplay
to reach the mines in that locality.
The people Of Pueblo are urging the
authorities to put the Jail prisoners 10
work on a rock pile or otherwise.
1t was reported on the LIST that Gov
ernor McIntire intended to send the
militia to Leadville to suppress the
strike.
The Free Silver Republicans of Weld
county have nominated James Nc
Creery for state senator.
Ivy Baldwin, the noted aeronaut,
was badly hurt at Denver few days
ago by his balloon being blown into .
trse. He WIN. however. recover.
Everybody interested to secure free
silver should attend the silver rally at
Loveland, Monday next, September Z.
A special train "Around the Horn"
leaves Denver at $50 A. NJ. "Free corn
roast"
Mrs Mary Millington, whose sensa-
tional trial for numbering her husband
Frank Avery, at Fort Collins, created
% much interest a few years ago, has
applied for a divorce ON the grounds
Of desertion.
The new mining district Of Freshwa-
ter boasts of the. only mine camp lady
barber in the world. The person hav-
ing this distinction is Miss Viola Tip
ton, a young lady about twenty years
Of age, who has been engaged in the
"tonsorial art" for several months, by
which she supports herself and Wild
owed mother.
Now that the schools are reopening
State Labor Commissioner Klett in
tends to enforce the law which pro-
vides that children between the ages
Of eight and fourteen years shall at
tend school, and provides for fine Of
from SIS to $50 for any employer who
employs children during school hours.
Parents who neglect 70 send their chill
dren are liable to fines from IS to $25.
Some miscreant, probably actuated
BY Jealousy, placed stick of giant
powder under a dwelling at Cripple
Greek at 10 o'clock Tuesday evening,
and wrecked the building badly. 1t
was occupied by Mrs. Alice Brazleton
and Miss Frances Harvey, who were re-
ceiving calls from ]. E. Slower and
Maurice. Calm, Jr., at the time The
door was torn mp and soverel seasds
knocked OF. the side of the building
The furniture was wrecked and the oc-
cupants were badly shaken up, but
they fortunately escaped serious In
Jury.
The request for silver literature at
the Chamber of Commerce, Denver. on
the LIST, was greater than at any time
since the bimetallic committee has
commenced Its labors. Over $500
names Of Individuals were received,
and these people asked for from ten to
q hundred documents that they had
been requested to call for, making to-
tai Of 10000 documents wanted. These
names cover a vast territory, every
state in the Union being represented.
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio are
In the lead, with a strong demand
from Nebraska and other western
states. Over 5000 requests came from
Wyoming, where the people say that
they must have the help Of the CHAM
Der to carry the election.