The state herald., 1900-11-02
COLORADO NOTES.

Brick walks have been put down be-
tween the tracks at the Union depot In
Denver
The annual Pioneers Society ball will
be given in Kassler's hall, Denver, In
the first week In December.
Thieves broke into 'Parson" Uzzelrs
new tabernacle building In Denver and
robber the carpenters chests of tools
worth $50.
On the evening of the oath the shaft
hOuserecently built ut the Eithoff tun-
mel at Kokomo was burned, practically
destroying the plant of machinery.
Donacio Trujillo, boy eighteen
years of age, was run over by coal
car and killed at the Starkville coke
ovens. near Trinidad. October 25th.
In honor of Mrs. Carr of Longmont,
tional President of the w. Il. c., and
Mrs. Hardin Of Denver, national sec
retary, the ladies of Nathaniel Lyon
Post, No. %, G. A. r., of Boulder, held
a reception and banquet October 23rd.
The net earnings of the Denver 4
Rio Grande for the third week In Oc-
tober were S244,400. an increase of
$4,000. The net earnings from July
LIST We're S3,G91,6OO, an increase of
| $595, 700.
Ross Miller. the Denver & Rio
Grande brakeman who knocked IL
wOuld-be train rObber OFF the car with
his lantern. has been taken care of by
the company and placed on good run
near home
William Il. Pab0r. the veteran Colo
RADIO colonist and newspaper man, who
had become nearly blind from cata.
racts in both eyes, underwent an opera
ton for the removal of the cataract In
one OF his eyes October 23rd.
The school board of District No. 1,
Denver, known as the East Denver
district, has arranged to have children
IN certain remote parts Of the district
taken from their homes to school In
the morning and back AT night In Oln-
nibuses.
Professor Walter II. Nichols has
been appointed to the chair of history
and political science in the University
| of Colorado made vacant by the reslg-
nation of DIR. MacLean, who leaves to
accept the position of president of
Idaho University.
Captain John b. Bennett Sixteenth
infantry. has been relieved from duty
as acting judge advocate of the Depart
ment of the Colorado, and from other
duties at headquarters in Denver. and
has been ordered to join his regiment,
now campaigning in the Philippines.
The much-ratiicd-for big cow. that
earned so much money for the Old Lii
dies Home in Denver. has been pur-
chased by the International Stock
Food Company and taken to Minnc-
apOlis. Her weight before she started
for the city of big mills was 2GI0
pounds.
1t is expected that the government
will convey all Christmas boxes sent
10 soldiers in the Philippines free Of
charge from San Francisco. Two
years ago several carloads of delica-
cies and clothing We're shipped from
Colorado to the Colorado First regi-
ment in the Philippines.
The companies controlled by the Gug-
genhcim brothers at their various
plants In Pueblo. Old Mexico. Perth
| Amboy, New Jersey. and Chill, South
| America. are said 10 employ about
twenty OF the graduates of the Colorado
State School of Mines, many OF them
in leading positions.
Thomas Holland, state supernteml-
ent of fish hatchcrics. who has been In
| the western part OF the state where he
went in company with State Game
Warden Johnson, says the late move
mcnt of the game from the north alone
saved n most fr!ghtful slaughter from
the invading Indians.
A gallon jug fun of corn whisky was
recently received at the revenue office
In Denver as proof that an Illicit dis
tlllery formerly existed In that section
of Eiberi county. near the Arapahoc
line. known as THE Breaks" The
siill. however, seems to have disap-
pcared.
An additional rural delivery route
has been established Mt Greeley. Weld
county. 10 20 Into effect November LIST
The route is iifty miles long and
Will supply n population OF 1,155.
scattered over nm area OF scventy.four
square miles. !. +. Smith and c. H.
kimball have been appointed carriers
An Important amendment to the con.
stitution Of the state OF Colorado is to
he voted on this fall This amend
mcnt To the constitution Is to allow sin
amendments 10 h. made NJ once. Al
present the constitution permits only
one amendment bicnially. so that III
voters may not bc confused 10y any
multiplicity Of issues.
Harold j. Bell. n ciyil and mcchani.
cal engineer. died at Denver, October
2Sth. Mr.. Hell was OF an inventive
turn OF mind aud had taken out morc
than 400 patents on various articles of
general or special use. lie was n m.
tive OF Ireland. but had resided In
America since boyhood and had lived
In Colorado since the early EOS.
Al the annual meeting Of the inicrdc
nominaiionnl missionary societies OF
Pueblo. n committee was appointed tn
secure books 10 start n missionary de.
pariment Ia the Mcclellan public II.
brary. II was also decided To raise
SiOo to educate n Turkish blind giri In
England TO act ms missionary among
her own people.
The much.tnlkcd.of fast train over
the Missouri pacihc between Denver.
Kansas City and 81. Louis may br put
In service early neNt spring The road
bns ordered twenty new passenger 10
comoilves aud new coaches. and " II
expected that the Improvement Of The
'rnck nud strengthening OF curves on
the Kansas line win bc completed by
February LIST.
The dead body of Mrs. Elmlrn {.
kicr was found In her cabin. Just east
Of Glcnwood Springs. On the 18th In
sinni. There were no signs Of violence
nnd d.nih was probably the result of
alcoholism, III. woman has been
known for III" past ten years MS
"Mlcky" sullivan or Min. OF lin.
monds." For the Inst few years food
hns been supplied her 10y the county.
Some lime ago Robert Allen of Long.
mont mysicrlonsly disappeared and has
not been heard from since. II Il claimed
that he iH doni Allen belonged io ihe
! Woodutpu Of the Woild mud pnrri,,J -,