North Park union., 1900-10-26
COLORADO NOTES.

U1uiy luJuEeO.
An effort Is being made at Florence
to form q company to erect q new
opera house that will cost $4,000 and
seat 1900 people.
@. w. Raymond, a Rio Grande brake
man living In Pueblo, had his left ieg
broken few days since while loading
coal at Larimer.
1t Is expected that the Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek Short line
will be completed into Cripple Creek
In less than month.
The laborers in the new smelter at
Ouray went out on a strike on the 18th
inst, making the second strike at the
works within a month.
John Abeel of Empire, Clear Creek
county, was found dead on the 18th
inst, In n prospect he had been work
ing on Lincoln mountain.
The new Transcontinental Passenger
Association has decided to make Den
yer its headquarters. and has elected
James Charlton chairman.
Chancellor Buchtel Of the University
of Denver, who is making tour among
the Methodist churches Of the state, to
raise funds for the university, reports
good success.
The First Church of Divine Science
has arranged to erect fine church
building, 65xS7 feet in size, on Its lots
at Seventeenth avenue and Clarkson
streets. Denver.
City Treasurer Sours Of Denver has
received 500 O9S6.4S on the sale OF Dem
yer water bonds. and the city will prob
ably try to negotiate for the purchase
OF the present water plant.
The rural 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.
Commander-in-Chief Rassieur Of the
G. A. Il. has announced the appoint
ment of ex-Department Commander II.
o. Dodge of Boulder rs member OF
the executive committee OF the national
council Of administration.
The annual convention of the Nation
al Live Stock Association will be held
Mt Salt Lake next January. A vlgor-
GUS effort will be made by Colorado
| people to secure the convention for
Denver in 1902.
According 10 the weather bureau up
to the 9th instant there had been an
| accumulated excess Of temperature
during the year of 593 degrees at Den
yer and 1t has been correspondingly
warm in other parts of the state.
Patrick McAtec has offered n re-
ward of 5000 for the Arrest and convic-
tIon OF the ruiiian who assaulted his
sister, Annie McAtee. few nights
| since. Miss McAtee Is still alive, but
has not fully recovered consciousness.
The late Kemp G. Cooper, formerly
manager Of the Denver Republican, left
no will, and w. +. Robinson was ap-
pointed administrator Of his estate by
County Judge Steele. Mr.. Cooper left
about $4,000 In personal property.
A committee OF the prominent clti-
Eens OF Looveland, interested In secur-
Ing 4 beet sugar factory for Loveland,
recently visited and carefully exam
ined the big plant OF the Colorado Su-
gar Refining Company at Grand juno
ton.
As the result of n quarrel, John II.
Lawrence was shot and killed by his
neighbor, Henry Dillman, on the morn
, Ing OF the 18th, near Brighton. Dill
man first shot his victim In the arm.
and then followed him quarter Of q
mile and fired several more shots.
More activity is being manifested Mt
present In the Florence oil fields than
has been apparent for many months
past. Work has been resumed by the
Independence Oil Company, and the
United OIL Company has five drills 60
ing.
The Congregational Society, at its re-
cent meeting at Boulder, took up the
proposition Of Mr.. X. l.. Melendy Of
Chicago Commons to erect at New Cas-
tie, Garfield county, Colorado, hall,
reading room and baths, and pledged
$500 toward the $1,000 needed for the
enterprise.
State Engineer McCune reports the
contract for the Dotsero- -Glenwood state
road has been let 10 Kyle & Peters and
Henry Morrell, for the sum Of 10000.
The road is thirteen miles long, and
will not only cut of twenty miles Of
roundabout travel, but VIII give oil
winter service.
The new sugar refinery at Rocky
Ford began operations on the 18th Inst,
marking an important event In Arkan-
sas valley industries. 1t employs sew
sral hundred men in the refinery, be-
sides additional large numbers outside
harvesting beets. The refinery at Su-
gar City will begin in two weeks.
The secretary of the Humane soci-
ETY. at Denver sent letters to all the
superintcndcnts of express companies
Ealing attention to frequent com.
plants that poultry Is being shipped
20 Denver In crates and boxes not
arge enough. The letter says that
rwo years ago request was sent to
Ill superintendent that care should
be taken in receiving fowls shipped in
improper manner and that notice to
the companies had been all that was
necessary.
At meeting held in the opera house
Loveland the committee appointed to
consider the proposition for the erec-
tion of beet sugar factory made its
report. A proposition was presented
Tor the erection Of n S50-ton factory at
Loveland to be ready for the crop of
1901, to cost about $5OOOOO, on condi-
/ ton that that vicinity give us bonus
l 500 acres of land of an average value
of S25 per acre, and $1,000 in cash,
and contracts $500 acres of beets for
three years. The proposition was ac-
eepted and n committee appointed, in
structed to proceed with whatever ns-
sis.ance was necessary to secure the
donations and beet contracts. This
work must be completed by November
18th, and large force OF canvassers
Will be started out at once.
GoraroI Coa w Cnalg xx-Io H.,