North Park union., 1900-10-19
COLORADO NOTES.

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both Interest and attendance.
The rattle for the big COW netted the
Old Ladies' Home In Denver the
handsome sum of $f.4S7.15.
The Northwestern Oil and Coal Com
pany have ordered machinery with
which to drill for oil In Routt county.
G. w. Raymond. Rio Grande brake
man living In Pueblo. had his left leg
broken a few days since while loading
coal at Larimer.
1t IL expected that the Colorado
Springs and Cripple Greek Short line
will be completed into Cripple Greek
In less than a month.
Charles Rau, the thirteen-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rau of
Trinidad. wns killed on the 9th instant
By being thrown from horse.
William C. Baragnr, sentenced at
De1ver to Imprisonment for life for
the murder of Alvina Bollen. was TAX
en- to the Canon City penitentiary on
the 9th instant.
The rurnl free delivery routes near
Greeley are being mapped out by In
spectOr l.. A. Thompson. These are
the only petitions for free delivery In
the state that have not already been
established.
According to the weather bureau up
to the 9Th Instant there had been an
accumulated excess of temperature
during the year OF 503 degrees at Den
yer and 1t has been correspondingly
warm In other parts of the state.
Patrick McAtee has offered re-
ward OF 500 for the Arrest and convic-
tiOn Of the rutfinn who assaulted his
sister. Annie McAtee, few nights
since. Miss McAtee Is still alive, but
has not fully recovered consciousness.
The third biennial session Of the
Young Mems Institute. Catholic or
ganization, began In Denver on the
Sth instant. Archbishop Ireland is Mt
the head of The institute and II mas
members in oil parts of the United
States.
The earnings Of the Denver Rio
Grandc railroad for the fourth week
In September showed Il considerable
falling OF but officials OF the road say
II was not due to IL small business this
year, the receipts of that week last
year being phenomenally large.
At a meeting of the prominent cit
liens OF Boulder it was decided that
there should he a reorganization OF
the Texas Colorado Chnutauqua, so ns
TO place 1t more closely In the hands
OF the citizens of Boulder. vote
OF confidence was passed In favor OF
the present board.
The county assessor has officially no.
titled the city clerk OF Colorado
Springs that the valuation of the city
approximately is $SOO1 $40, the assess
ment being made on basis of one
third of the actual vnlueation. The
valuation last year was $lO,I52,GSO.
the assessment being on one-half val
uation.
The State Land board Is arranging
to endeavor to secure more timber
lands from the general government us
part Of selections which can be
made by the state ut any time 1t sees
fit. 1t IL said that In Dolores and Mon
tezuma counties there are large tracts
of federal timber land which the state
will endenvor to secure.
The state board of health has decid
ed to make n meteorological eNnminn-
tion of the Platte river. The purpose
OF the examination Is to investigate
and determine the amount of pollution
ut Denver and at the state line, with
n view to discovering just how much
the wntcr clears itself in flowing that
distance. The board has secured the
services of DIR. Philip Hillkowitz to
make the examination.
A big mortgage hns been filed in
the office OF the clerk of Jefferson
county, at Golden. Ii is a first mort
gage given by the Northern Coke and
Coal Company to the New York Loan
and Trust Company. The amount in
volved Is $2,0OO,OOO and the record
consists of over 1000 words. Over
$50 In revenue stamps We're required
for filing this instrument in Jefferson
county alone, and II will be filed In
nearly every county In the state.
The Colorcd Home and Orphanagc
Association at Denver has been incor-
porated. The officers are: President.
T.. Il. Sprutlin, NJ, d.: vice president,
j. w. Jackson; secretary, George s.
Contcc: treasurer. Mrs. Lou knight.
The association is considered one of
the most worthy charities OF the city.
There are twelve children In the home
and more than thirty applicants who
cannot be cared for on account of the
lack of room.
The secretary of the Humane soci-
ETY. at Denver sent letters to all the
superintendent of express companies
calling attention to frequent com
plants that poultry Is being shipped
to Denver in crates and boxes not
large enough. The letter says that
two years ago request was sent to
all superintcudents that care should
he taken In receiving fowls shipped In
improper manner and that n notice 20
the companies had been all that was
necessary.
Miss Morn O'Neil, who so heroically
saved the Rio Grande passenger train
between Aspen and Glenwood the night
of September 14th. has received an
elaborate gold medal from Engineer ].
+. Lane. The officials of the Rio
Grande are making special efforts to
secure complete account Of the act Of
Miss O'Neil. and the probabilities are
that ut IN early date the young lady
Will receive substantial acknowledge
ment from the company of the great
service performed by her prompt ac-
tion in time of danger.
As q result of the woodworkers'
strike at the McPhee X McGinnity
Lumber Companys mills and mills of
every company of the Denver Lumber
Exchange were closed on the 9th in
stant and $50 members of the Wood
workers Union, No. 8, are out of work.
The strike only involves the wood
workers of the five mills, but the Dem
yer Building Trades Council, compriS-