The state herald., 1900-09-07
COLORADO NOTES.

seen twenty miles east of Denver.
The pioneers of Washington county
held n reunion mt Akron on the 3rd.
Albert W. Durkee of the Greeley Ma
tional Bank has been appointed post
master
The horse show will be held at Den
yer October 3rd and 4th. A great
many entries have been announced nl-
ready.
There are at least five new creamery
enterprises soon to be started in Colo
RADIO. The industry continues to grow
slowly but surely.
William Barager. cook, shot and
Killed Alvina Bollen at Denver Mon
day becouse she had refused longer to
receive his attentions.
II Is announced that Florence will
very soon have an automobile factory.
large two-story structure will be
commenced in about two weeks for n
factory building.
a new rural delivery route has been
established ut Rocky Ford. to he thirty
four miles long and cover an urea of
forty-eigEt square miles. Eugene w.
Shelton has been appointed carrier.
Colorado built 100 miles of the 2,11O
miles OF railroad constructed In the
United States in the first six months of
this year. This does not include sew
eral lines now in course of construction
which, when finished. will bring Colo
rado well up in the list Of states that
are building railroads.
The thirty-cighth annual session of
the Colorado Methodist Episcopal
Church convened in Salida on the 2Sth.
and there Is II large attendance of min
listers and great interest in several
Items of business to come before the
conference, notably the University Of
Denver and the deaconness work Of the
state.
The second series of fires which has
Threatened Leadville within Il week oc-
Cured on the 2nd and came near wip-
ing ont the little suburb of Stringtown,
where the smelter people live. Ii was
only through the excellent work of the
Arkansas Valley smeltcr that the town
was saved. The houses are all frame,
built in row, and there is no water.
The Arkansas valley people stretched
hose about 800 yards and put their
pumps TO work. The damage was SS,-
900 or $1,000.
Spencer Dicks, who murdered Orville
Miner. near Castle Rock on Sunday
night. drove into Rocky Ford Tuesday
night. put his horse in a livery stable
and sent q telegram to the officers at
Castle Rock to come and arrest him.
He said he might go TO the penitentiary
| but could stand no longer the life he
had led since Sunday night. Dicks was
completely exhausted, and after send
ing the telegram he registered at the
ST. James hotel under his own name
and Went TO bed. He carried two re-
volvers.
The State Board of Health. under the
direction of Secretary Tyler. is prepar-
ing "A tabulation OF deaths and the
causes leading to these deaths. These
figures show that for the first six
months of this year 1856 more males
than females died. According to the
school census OF Arapah0r county the
male children of school age number
1851, while the females number 49,
5l5, or GGl more than the males. The
other counties of the state establish
the same general proportion. which
gives Colorado many more girls than
boys
For the fourth time within seven
days another bad blaze occurred at
Leadyilie ON the 3rd The fire occur
red at the Il. a. VI. shaft of the Small
Hopes Mining Company. This iS one
Of the finest surface plants In the
camp. and the shaft ls one OF the heav-
lest producers In the district. For
time II appeared as II the entire place
"a.
struggle the miners succeeded In get
ting control OF the flames. keeping the
damage down 10 about 10000. The Il.
A. NJ. shaft Is located In Graham park
II II owned and operated by the Small
Hopes Mining Company and Is one of
the deepest shafts Of the district.
\ ,cn-pound hammer slipped from
the hands of a Marshall coal miner, n
contestant In program OF field sports
nj Boulder lake last Sunday after.
noon, and stove In the face aud frac-
turcd the skull of 4. e. Edison. agent
Of the Colorado 4 Southern railway nj
Marshall Mr.. Edison died during the
night. Mr. Edison was n spectator,
and standing at n distance OF thirty
feet from the ring when he was struck
Two feet from him stood William
Thoreau of Denver The handle OF the
hammer hit Mr.. Thorcau. cutting
deep cash ON the forehead and bruls.
ing him sevcrly. In the excitement the
hammer thruwcr. n coal miner OF Mar.
shall. left the grounds aud cannot be
found.
\ rather Important meeting OF the
Colorado League of Municipalities was
held nt Pueblo during the past week
Papers and discussions We're heard
bearing on questions OF interest 10 cities
In the state. The business Of the scs.
slon was the appointment Of n commit
tee at i've 10 receive suggestions OF
changes IN municipal laws To be con
d.nsed 10y the committee into legal
form, and To bc presented ns petitions
10 the state Legislature for redress ON
the committee are jacob Flllus Of ben.
yer. Judge II. 4. Drulcy OF Pueblo. W.
e. Baker OF Greeley. +. II. Baker of
Fort Collins aud +. II. Wood OF Trini.
dad.
The Trnpscontlneninl Passenger As.
rocintion N now mn assured fact. The
general passenger agents who have
been IN session at Glenwood since Inst
Thursday morning concluded their Ia
borr Monday, aud the results 20 10 the
presidents nnd mnnngers Of the re-
Sprrtivc lines, who meet In New York
city September 18th. There appears
Ia b. no doubt In the minds Of the
agents but that their work win be rat.
flied by their superior officers. The
scope of III. organization covers NIL
passenger trniiic west OF the Missouri
| river destined 10 California points only