La Junta tribune., 1900-12-01
COLORADO NOTES.

stockrniser OF Morgan county, oeu ~
Brush. November 18th
Congressman Shafroth has filed his
statement Of election expenses, which
shows that his reelection cost nm
81. 40.
The new odd Fellows building az
Ward was destroyed by fire November
2ith. 1t was a fine building and cost
about $1,000.
John II. Bennett, deputy clerk oi
Clear Greek county. died al Denver NO
vember 9th. Mr.. Bennett had been
sick for but a short time and was III
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 Journai'
In the case of Mrs. John Andrews,
who sued the city OF Golden Tor slo'-
600 damages for injuries alleged To
have been received by falling of u
bridge in 1896. the jury brought IN
verdict in favor of the city.
Herbert Kempton. Socialist Labor
candidate for regent OF the State oni-
versity. has filed statement showing
I tnIt nlc
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 a review of the de
partmental decision cancelling Waiter
$. Cheeseman's entry of the Miller
placer claim. in the Denver iand dis
trict. This claim is from thirty TO hfty
foot yriI, MI fhrpp miles long.
Alonzo WeIty. the pioneer liveryman
of Cripple Creek, died November Z6tb
from the effects of injuries received Dy
him in a runaway ON October ith. MS
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 az Pagosa
Springs on the night of November
o3rd and was found dead in the spring
the next morning. 1t is thought posi-
ble that IL was a case of suicide.
n. b. Bailey of Eidora, 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
and he died within twelve hours.
Thomas +. Walsh of Colorado was
elected president of the National Irriga-
ton Congress at Chicago. Two meet
incs 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 Buff
falo in October. during the Pan-Amer-
lean ExDosition In that city.
II is announced thar Governor-elect
! Orman has decided to appoint Horace
w. Havens as his private secretary.
Mr.. Hayens is at present deputy secre-
4 tary Of state, which position he has
held under both Secretary G. III. S.
/ whipple and Secretary Elmer r. Beck
/ with. He is a Lake county Democrat.
Thomas +. 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 Charf-
J ties at Denver. Mr.. Walsh had sal
1 airy of $1,000 as commissioner, and the
remaining $1,000 he has given to the
1 Associated Charities of Washington.
ID. G.
4 1t is reported in Pueblo that within
I the next few weeks the Missouri Pa
| cific railway win establish a suburban
service between Pueblo and Sugar City
( enabling the people from the new town
/ to come to Pueblo. transact their busi-
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 Leadyille postofiice 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 Gov
| cred by contract liabilities, leaving
S12,919 actually available for interior
| finish. There has been a total expendi-
ture on the Pueblo postoffice OF S292.-
2SG and the available balance now on
hand is S7,310.
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 II they turn out to be good men
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 a body to secure
work. and are said to be a very indus
trious class.
When interviewed In Denver recent
ly, Warden Hoyt of the state peniten-
tiary Is represented as declaring him
self In favor Of the restoration OF cap
ital punishment. There will undoubt-
edly be great many Legislators who
will advocate electrocution,' said the
| warden lint IA that Is NOT anx r,osu