La Junta tribune., 1900-10-13
COLORADO NOTES.

The Denver Presbytery voted In IA
vor OF . revision Of the creed
The homeopathic doctors Of Colorado
met In annual convention at Denver
on the 4th.
Pueblo's four days street fair closed
on the 9Th IL vas very successful In
both interest and attendance.
The Denver Horse Show opened aus
piciousiy on the 3rd, attended by .
large and fashionable crowd
Engineer william Taylor of salids
was killed In 4 wreck near Eagle on
the Rio Grande road on the End
C. W. Raymond, Rio Grande brake.
man living In Pueblo. had his left leg
broken few days since while loading
coal at Larimer.
Charles Rau. the thirteen -year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Rau Of
Trinidad. was killed on the 9Th instant
by being thrown from horse.
The third biennial session OF the
Young Mems Institute. a Catholic or
gnnfzation, began in Denver on the
9th instant Archbishop ireland is ut
the head of the institute and IL has
members In all parts OF the United
States.
The earnings OF the Denver 4 Rio
Grnnde railroad for the fourth week
In September showed q considerable
FALLING on but officials OF the road say
II was not due to n small business this
year. the receipts of that week last
year being phenomenally large.
Reports from three OF the state insti-
tutions give the following populations;
State Industrial School for Girls. fifty
nve, added during the month, I'VE;
state Industrial School for Boys. l6J.
added during the month"; six: State Re
formatory. lis. added during the
month. ten.
Miss Katie Ewing. telegraph operat-
or at the Hotel Colorado. GIenwood
Springs. recently held direct telegraph
ic communication with New York city
and Mobile, Alabama, dispatching and
receiving messages for President Z. l..
Russell OF the Mobile 4 Ohio railroad.
II Ia claimed that she has established
the long-dlstance record for Colorado.
The COlored Home and Orphanage
Association mt Denver has been lncor-
porated. The officers are: President,
T. +. Spratlin. NJ. D.: vice president,
]. w. jackson: secretary. George s.
Contee; treasurer. Mrs. Lou Knight,
The association IL 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.
Miss Nora O'Neil. who so heroically
saved the Rio Grandc passenger train
between Aspen and Glenwood the night
OF Septembe' l4th, has received an
elaborate go!c medal from Engineer J.
+. Lane. The officials OF the Rio
Grande are making special efforts to
secure n complete account OF the act OF
Miss O'Neit. and the probabilities are
that at an early date the young Indy
Will receive substantial acknowledg-
ment from the company OF the great
service performed by her prompt nc.
ton in time OF danger.
As n result Of the wOodworkers'
strike at the McPhee 4 McGinnity
Lumber Company's .aills aud mills Of
every company Of the Denver Lumber
Exchange were closed on the 9th in
slant, and $50 members of .he Wood
workers Union, No. 3, are cul Of work.
The strike only involves the wood
workers Of the five mills. bur the Den
yer Building Trades Council, compris-
ing seventeen unions. the members Of
which are In the building trades. has
voted to support the strikers and 1t Is
possible that other unions will be in
Y"lved.
The Colorado Christian Endeavor
Union at Its session In Denver elected
the following named officers: Presi-
dent, II. r. Chapman. Colorado
Syringe; Vice president, Rev. r. A. n
Wilson, Pueblo; recording secretary.
H. r. Smith, Denver; corresponding
secretary, Miss Ella Queen, Denver;
treasurer. Bert Kittle, Greeley: Chris
tian citizenship committee: the Rev.
l. Thompson. Denver; Miss Nellie Will
INNS, Greeley; missionary, Miss Jessie
Aiken. Colorado Springs; district vice
presidents: Northern, A. A. Reed:
Northwestern, c. Il. b. Ward. Grand
Junction: Southwest, r. ]. d. Sanchez,
Antonito, Mr.. Olmstead; Denver. Miss
Marion Coriingly; Southern. Rev. w.
J. Fisher.
Promises made by the Pixies Peak
Power Company that their plant
would be running by November Is,
will be fulfilled. The last Of the ma
chinery Is now arriving. How great
an enterprise the building Of this plant
has been few people understand. Half
a million dollars will have been used
when the machinery Is oil i-Jtalled.
An instance OF the magnitude Of the
work Is In the fact that the company
brought fifty carloads of slaves from
California. Power will be furnished
for both electric divisions Of the Colo
rado Springs and Cripple Greek Dis
trict Railway Company, for tho Eco
nomic Gold Extraction works, for the
electric light systems Of Cameron and
Giliett and for purposes. except hoist
ing. on all Of the important mines con-
troiled by the Woods Investment Com
For many years the farmers OF