The silver star., 1900-12-21
COLORADO NOTES.

A new postof1ce has been established
at Hillrose, Morgan county, with Aug
ust Ballot as postmaster.
A Denver firm Of undertakers offers
to bury the paupers Of Arapahoe coun-
ty at the rate Of 100 for 1 cent.
The sheriff Of Archuleta county, r.
b. Sanderson, has issued notice to sa-
looms to stop all gambling In Archuleta
county.
The Baxter shaft house, belonging to
the Utica mine at Ward, was burned
December 18th, together with consid-
cradle valuable machinery, the loss ap-
proximating $3.50.
The American Beet Sugar Company
shut down its factory at Rocky Ford
for the season December Sth. 1t has
! worked $4,000 tons Of beets and made
4,SOO tons Of fine beet sugar.
A number Of Italians of Ouray have
organized a patriotic order which was
Incorporated as the Society Of George
Washington. Fred Scala, John Cresto
and E. Zunella are the incorporators.
The tenth annual catalogue Of the
State Normal School shows q total en-
rollment of 546 students ut the institu-
ton. 234 being In the training depart
ment and 312 in the normal school pro-
per.
Mrs. NJ. Yoss of No. 10 Irving avenue.
Atlantic City, New Jersey, hasn't seen
or heard of her husband. Albert, In ten
years. and asks Governor Thomas to
help her ascertain IL he has been In
i Colorado.
The buttermakers have succeeded in
securing their one-way rate to the ma
tional meeting of butter-makers to be
held in ST. Paul. February 19th-2Sth.
The rate will be one fare for the
| round trip
The twenty-sixth annual session OF
the Colorado Teachers Association will
be held at the East Denver high school,
December 26th. 9th and 2Sth. Numer-
Gus papers of highly instructive
character will be read.
The large meteor that passed over
Denver December 7th was seen by
Rev. Mr. Earle of the Baptist church
of Aspen. Mr.. Earle says the meteor
1 fell several miles north of Red noun
tain. An attempt will be made to To-
| cate 1t.
Acting Governor Akers Of Arizona
has hOnOred the requisition from Colo
RADIO for Antonio Semenza, wanted In
Telluride for the embeZZlement OF
$500. Sheriff Fountain of Telluride is
after the man, who has been located at
Bisbee.
The Board Of Health of Fowler is
sued an order on the 11th instant clos
ing the schools on account OF scarlet
fever. One case was under quarantine.
All children are also required to bring
certificates of vaccination when they
re-enter school.
Fifteen horses were burned to death
and three more injured beyond recov-
cry in n fire that restrOyed the stables
of the City Package Delivery Express
Company. in the rear of No. 1884
Champa street, Denver. on the night
OF December 18th.
The date for the annual poultry ex-
hibit of the Southern Colorado Poultry
Association at Pueblo, has been set for
January 18th. and the five days sue
ceeding that day. Officers of the assO-
citation plan to have an even larger
show than in previous years.
The discovery of a nineteen-fOot vein
Of good coal near the surface Is report
ed from HuerfnnO canon mt point for
~ miles from any mine now opened In
HuerfanO county. 1t Is near the line
Of railroad proposed by the Denver and
Rio Grande from Walsenburg to Silver
Clif.
Everything seems to have risen this
year. even the thermometer. Up to
December 18th the weather bureau at
Denver reports an excess of tempera-
ture amounting to eighty-sev degrees
since the first of the month and S61
, degrees since the beginning of the
year.
| Scenery and climate are among the
most valuable assets OF Colorado. This
| fact IL shown by the annual report OF
| the Western Passenger Association, .
total of H.11S tickets having been ex-
changed ut Denver. Colorado Springs
and Pueblo from May 1st to October
| 81, 1900.
A stock company has been organized
mt Fort Lupton for the purpose Of erect
ing a condensed milk plant to be oper-
ated by o. u. Frink of the Silver State
Creamery Company. The capitalize
tiOn will be $4,000. This will be the
only condensed milk plant west Of the
Mississippi river.
that the commissioners think DIR. A. p.
Busey has made II success as superin-
tendent and that the Institution was
ably conducted. The report will place
the value Of the asylum property mt
$46s.00O and will ask for appropria-
tiOns TO the amount Of $345,O0O for the
biennial period now commencing.
Dr. Robert Coltman, Jr.. with his
wife and six children, ranging in age
from two to sixteen years, has arrived
In La Junta from San Francisco. He
will visit with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Coltman. until a permanent l0ca-
tion In decided upon. Doctor Coltman's
diary and description Of the siege OF
the legations nt Pekin. published In the
Chicago Record. has attracted wide
attention.
Charles H. Bowen has presented to
the war relic department In the state
house n rusty dagger blade found on
the battlefield Of the Alamo and sup
posed to have belonged to the army Of
Santa Anna. Mr.. Bowen also turned
over to Custodian Cecil A. DeAne q