The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-09-23
WESTERN NOTES.

The city council Of Victor has decid-
ed to build city hall.
An old-fashioned rlght-of-way con
test ID on at Leadville. The Colorado
Southern and Rio Grande are laying
branches to the big mines and crossing
contests result.
Greeley and Boulder gave a royal
welcome to their returned volunteers
when they arrived Friday. Parade,
speech-making and a dinner were the
features of the day and there was
great turnout Of people from the sur
rounding country.
President Osgood Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, acting for
the board Of directors, has sent the
stockholders a circular explaining the
use to which the proposed Increase OF
$12, ZOO, 900 capital stock Is to be put.
It u proposed to increase the present
output 66O, 900 tons Of finished products
annually.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande roads fin-
! ancial report continues to show in
creases. For the first week In 6eptem-
Der the earnings were S,647, cOmpar-
ed with $47 1856 for the corresponding
week of last year. Since July ! the
earnings have been $4,7O2 600, COM
pared with $1,6l4,5 for the same per-
Tod last year, an increase of $87 500.
| Benjamin Laswell and Charles Walk
er, mining men and prospectors, have
bonded their mine, near Bear noun
tain, to eastern parties for 100000.
The mine contains several large depos-
its Of corundum and vesuvianite, and
It Is the intention of the persons bond
Ing 1t to erect a large factory thereon
for the manufacture Of sandpaper.
A bad freight wreck on Sherman hill
west Of Cheyenne delayed freight and
passenger trains Friday. The accident
occurred shortly after O'Clock in the
morning. Train No. 10, the Pacific
coast fast freight, In charge of Conduc-
tor Woolston and Engineer HOdgeman,
was bowling along down the west side
Of the hill when wheel broke at the
Harvey side track. Ten heavily load
ed cars were thrown into the ditch and
the track badly torn mp. No one was
hurt.
Bishop Matz of Denver has been ten
dered and accepted the honor of in
yesting Rev. Peter BOurgade, the re-
Gently installed archbishop of the do
cese Of Colorado, New Mexico and Ar
iona, with the palllum blessed by the
Pope. The ceremony will be one Of
great splendor and will take place in
the cathedral at Santa Fee. 1t Will be
attended by nearly all the priests in
the diocese, as well as priests and
church dignitaries from all parts Of
the United States.
Thursday. the third of the Peach day
celebration at Grand Junction was the
greatest Of all in point of numbers and
entertainment. The business houses
all closed and the city was turned
over to the visitors, who seemed to
make full use of the privilege. The
main thorouehfaree In the afternoon
were one gurging mass Of people, fully
eight thousand people enjoying Grand
functions hospitality. The event Of
the day vas the masque carnival IN
which fully 1000 people participated.
w. 9. stratton and party have. AZ.
rived In New York on the maiden vox-
age Of the big steamship Oceanic. The
news Of Mr. Stratton's arrival in this
country will be received with pleasure
by his friends, and especially 80 when
It Ia known that Mr.. Stratton Is much
greatly benefited by his vacation. 1t
Is probable that Mr.. Stratton will re-
main In the East for several weeks
and will witness the Dewey celebra-
ton, the yacht races, etc. He Is stop
ping at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel,
New York.
A very successful reunion of the San
Juan Pioneers Association was held at
Telluride on the 18th: Many pioneers
came Across the ranges from Silver
fNY1 and nnrau hnr oh ~ Ap
came around in wagons and more
came on the trains from each way. The
reception committee, composed of all
the resident pioneers, met the trains
with band and escorted the visitors
to the new Sheridan hotel, until that
commodious hostelry was taxed to Its
limit. Papers and talks upon the early
history Of the region made up an IN
teresting program.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Py-
thias, In session at Florence, Colorado,
gave q contest Wednesday night in
third rank work. Those taking part
were Ignite No. "a, Lafayette; Enter
prise No. 81, Denver. and Pueblo No.
g. Pueblo. The judges were w. G.
Ronald. Seattle; Everett Bell, Trini-
dad; Frank Madden, Greeley; DR..
Little, Canon City; T. E. Fenton,
Montrose. Iignite No. "a was award
ed the first prize of 800 and Enter
prise No. 81 the second prize Of $50.
At 8 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
drill between Ralph Talbot Uniform
Rank and Queen City Uniform Rank
took place. the former winning the first
prize Of 5000, the latter the second
prize Of 500.
The first section of the Colorado free
train Of soldiers did not reach Lead
Vile until 1915 o'clock Tuesday night.
having been delayed for some time BY
the breaking down of the head en-
CINE. Companies f and l. reached the
city at about. II o'clock, and there was
q tumult Of joy from one end of the
camp to the other. The reception ten
dered the volunteer soldiers as they ar
rived was genuine western welcome.
The city was ablaze with enthusiasm
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