The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-04
COLORADO NOTES.

Congressman Shafroth has filed his
statement of election expenses, which
shows that his reelection cost him
S1,140.
The new Odd Fellows building at
Ward was destroyed by fire November
24th. 1t was fine building and cost
about $4,000.
John H. Bennett, deputy clerk OF
Clear Greek county, died at Denver NO
vember 25th. Mr.. Bennett had peeh
sick for but short time and was in
Denver for treatment.
The first issue of the Pueblo Even
ing Journal made its appearance. IL
takes the place of the former Pueblo
Press, which plant was purchased by
the stock company issuing the journal.
In the case of Mrs. John Andrews,
who sued the city of Golden for $40
600 damages for injuries alleged TO
have been received by falling on Il
bridge in 1896, the jury brought In
verdict in favor of the city.
Herbert Kempton, Socialist Labor
candidate for regent of the State Uni
versity, has filed statement showing
that his entire campaign expenses
amounted to only 80 cents, and ADDS;
And deponent saith, not one cent
more"
The secretary of the interior has de
MED the motion for review of the de-
partmental decision cancelling waiter
s Cheeseman's entry of the Miller
placer claim. in the Denver land dis
trict. This claim is from thirty to nifty
feet wide and three miles long.
Alonzo Welty, the pioneer liveryman
of Cripple Creek, died November 26th
from the effects of injuries received by
him in a runaway on October itn. tils
wife suffered mortal injuries at the
same time and expired on the same
day that the accident occurred.
A stranger by the name of Smith,
who had arrived only the night before.
fell into the big hot spring at Pagosa
Springs on the night of November
23rd and was found dead in the spring
the next morning. 1t is thought possi-
BILE that it was n case of suicide.
n. B. Bailey of Eldora, who was re-
Gently shot through the arm by some
of his employees on the Enterprise mine.
died of pneumonia four days later. 1t
was thought that he would recover
from the wound. but pneumonia set in
and he died within twelve hours.
Thomas +. Walsh of Colorado was
elected president of the National Irriga-
ton Congress at Chicago. Two meet
ings will be held next year, the first at
Colorado Springs. Colorado, either just
before or Just after the Transmissis-
sippi Congress, and the second at Buf-
falo in October, during the Pan-Amer-
lean Exposition in that city.
1t is announced that Governor-elect
Orman has decided to appoint Horace
w. Havens rs his private secretary.
Mr.. Havens is at present deputy secre-
Iary of state, which position he has
held under both Secretary G. ii. S.
Whipple and Secretary Elmer II. Beck
with He is n Lake county Democrat.
Thomas f. Walsh, during his recent
short stay in Colorado, gave $1,000 to
st. Joseph's hospital at Ouray and an
other $1,000 to the Associated Chari-
ties at Denver. Mr.. Walsh had sal
ary of $1,000 as commissioner, and the
remaining $1,000 he has given to the
Associated Charities of Washington,
d. c.
1t is reported in Pueblo that within
the next few weeks the Missouri Pa
cific railway will establish a suburban
service between Pueblo and Sugar City
enabling the people from the new town
to come to Pueblo. transact their bust
ness, and return home the same day,
and on the other hand permitting Pu-
ebloans to go to Sugar City in the morn
ing and return to their homes in the
evening.
In his report on the public building
operations in the West the supervising
architect of the treasury says: THE
site of the Leadville postoffice has been
selected, but further progress looking
to the erection of the building is held
up awaiting an opinion from the attor-
ney general as to the validity of title.
Twelve thousand dollars is now COW
cred by contract liabilities, leaving
S12.919 actually available for interior
finish. There has been a total expendi-
ture on the Pueblo postoffice of $292,
2S6 and the available balance now on
hand is $3.50.
Employment agents for the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company are trying a
new experiment in the matter of en-
ployes at the steel works, says the Pu-
eblo Chieftain. They have recently
put twenty-eight Greeks to work there
and if they turn out to be good men a
large number will probably be brought
to Pueblo and given situations. The
Greeks are a new addition to Pueblo's
population, and besides those now en-
gagged at the Bessemer plant there are
nearly fifty more in the city. They
came from Chicago in n body to secure
work, and are said to be a very indus
trious class.
When interviewed in Denver recent
Iy, Warden Hoyt of Che state peniten-
tiary is represented as declaring him
self in favor of the restoration of cap
! ital punishment. "There will undoubt-
edly be n great many legislators who
will advocate electrocutlon," said the
warden, but as that is not any more
i l. l.. L L. l. IL.