The silver lance., 1899-01-06
NEWS OF THE
WESTERN REGION.

The Denver Tramway Company is
equipping its cars with electric head
lights.
Dr. L. Benjamin Andrews of Chicago
lectured before the Colorado Teachers
Association in the Both.
The new telephone line connecting La
Junta with Pueblo has been staked and
the poles and wires will soon be up.
James Roche, brakeman, was
ground to pieces on the Ibex branch of
the Rio Grande, near Leadville, Fri
day.
Miss Lucy Rider Meyer, mother of
the Methodist Deaconess movement, is
going to establish a home at Pueblo for
sick girls of her order. Miss Finley of
chicago will have charge of the home.
A complimentary reception and ban
quet to Colonel w. ]. Bryan was ten
dered by the Nebraska Travelling
Mems Bryan club at the Lincoln hotel
Invitations We're sent to $50 admirers
of Mr.. Bryan, which were. with few
exceptions, accepted. Mr.. Bryan again
stated his views on the subject of eX-
pansion.
The physicians of Pueblo are taking
steps to stop the ravages of smallpox.
gives thirty -four cases and ten deaths.
All dogs and eats running about the
streets are to be killed and guards will
be placed over the premises where the
disease has gained n foothold. The
strictest quarantine is to be enforced.
For 1893 the books at the Denver
branch mint We're closed at p. m.
Thursday-to permit the making up of
the official reports. The total for the
year reads $40 195. 1864, compared
with $12.373.451 in 1897. The gain
equals 81 ,S22, ,544.64, or fraction in ex-
cess of 63 per cent. The full statement
will appear in the New Years News.
The Business Mems Association of
Pueblo is having an ordinance drawn
and an effort will be made to have it
passed by the City Council, which will
require that all classes of business be
taxed. The object is TO raise funds to
clear up the city Indebtedness and
eventually reduce the taxation.
The report of the Denver fire depart
ment for 1898 shows that the total loss
by fire in the city during the last year
has been less than in any single year
since 1854 The losses have been $780,
31S.S7. against S72, ,O33.21 for 1854, the
least previous loss happening in any
one year. against $261 263.05 in 1895,
the largest loss in any one year, and
against SS6.249.5S the loss for 1897.
The number of alarms answered has
been 421. exceeded but once, by 434
alarms, in 1895. There We're but 1876
alarms in 1884.
At the special water election held at
Florence on the 29th the advocates of
mountain water and ownership won "A
complete victory, carrying the propo-
sition for the erection of waterworks
by 12S to 8. Owing to n snow storm
In the afternoon the vote was light,
but the feeling for waterworks is so
strong that the opposition did not try
hard to defeat it. 1t is the purpose of
the city to advertise for bids on con-
struction and negotiate the sale of
bonds at once and al as early date as
possible begin work on the system.
The Colorado Teachers Association,
at it's convention at Denver on the Both.
elected the following officers: For
president, DR.. w. +. Slocum of Colo
RADIO Springs: director, DR. Howe. Uni
versity of Denver: auditor, Professor
Fenneman of the State Normal School.
1t was resolved that a committee of
three be appointed by the chair for the
purpose of cooperating with the coun-
ty superintendent's committee in con-
sidering revision of the school law
of the state referring to the examin-
ing of teachers and the powers Of the
superintendents and school boards.
At public auction sale in the office of
the state land board. Denver. Register
Paddock disposed of $50 acres of state
land in Douglas county to good advan-
tage. A price of 81 per acre was paid
by S. l.. johnson. the only bidder. This
figure is unusually high for land of
that character and located in that sec
ton of the state. 1t is likely that
Johnston will erect a sawmill upon the
property within n short time, in order
that he may make good use of the tim
ber which covers it in large quantities.
His tract is situated just north of
Palmer Lake about three miles from
Greenland.
r. Dale. a tie hauler. met with what
might have been a fatal accident at
Beach Blow, eight miles east of Ba-
salt Thursday. He was hauling ties aEG
shooting them over a bluff nearly BOG
feet high The ties became jammed
at the top of the bluff. He went down |
to start them, when they all started, |
catching him and carrying him down
nto the Frying Pan river. Gus Olson,
who lives near by, say him and assist |
ed him to his house. Medical aid was \
summoned, and he was found to be |
quite severely cut about the head and |
face, also one rib broken and back !
badly bruised His injuries, while Sc
we're, are not considered fatal.
The citizens of Thermopolis, Wyoming,
are much agitated over the future man
agement of the hot springs property.
which has been ceded to the state, and |
several meetings have been held TO dis
cuss the matter and present some plan
Of action to the consideration of the
next Legislature. 1t is unanimous
opinion here that the free bathing and
camping facilities heretofore allowed
should be continued, and nearly the