The silver star., 1900-11-02
COLORADO NOTES.

turers.
Brick walks have been put down BE-
tween the tracks at the Union depot In
Denver.
II. p. Hammond, one OF the pioneers
OF Gunnison, died recently mt Sandon,
British Columbia.
The annual Pioneers Society ball will
be given In Kassler's hall, Denver, In
the first week In December.
Thieves broke into "Parson" Uzzells
new tabernacle building In Denver and
robber the carpenters chests OF tools
worth $15.
On the evening of the oath the shaft
houserecently built at the Eithoff tun-
mel at Kokomo was burned, practically
destroying the plant Of machinery.
Donacio Trujlllo, boy eighteen
years of age. was run over by a coal
car and killed Mt the Starkville coke
ovens, near Trinidad, October 25th.
George Coppell, chairman of the d.
rectors of the Denver and Rio Grande
road, denies the report that President
l. I Jeffery Is to retire from his office
at an early day.
Winter may be said to have set In
quite generally in the mountain Sec
when cold weather and snow were re-
ported over n large area.
Warden A. G. butcher says there
have been no punshments necessary In
the state reformatory for the past five
months and no attempt has been made
by any of the inmates to escape.
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.
Professor Walter II. Nichols has
been appointed to the chair of history
and political science In the University
of Colorado made vacant by the resig-
nation of Dr. MacLean. who leaves to
accept the position of president Of
Idaho University.
Captain John b. Bennet. Sixteenth
infantry, has been relieved from duty
rs 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-raflled-for big COW. that
earned so much money for the Old La
dies Home in Denver, has been pur-
chased by the International Stock
Food Company and taken to Minne-
apolis. Her weight before she started
for the city of big mills was 2,67O
pounds.
The companies controlled by the Gug-
genheim brothers at their various
plants in Pueblo. Old Mexico, Perth
Amboy. New Jersey. and Chill, South
n urNA Il 60.
twenty OF the graduates OF the Colorado
State School of Mines, many Of them
in leading positions.
At the annual meeting of the interde-
nOminational missionary societies of
Pueblo. committee was appointed to
secure books to start missionary de-
partment In the Mcclellan public IL
brary. 1t was also decided to raise
500 to educate Turkish blind girl In
England to act as missionary among
her own people.
Some time ago Robert Allen OF Long
mont mysteriously disappeared and has
not been heard from since. 1t Is claimed
that he Is dead. Allen belonged to the
WOOdmen OF the World and carried 81,
600 insurance. His wife. Mrs. Louise
Allen, has sued the order for the insur-
ance money, which Is contested on the
ground Of lack OF sufficient proof that
Allen IL dead. The case was brought
up in the District Court mt Boulder.
The dead body Of Mrs. Elmira G.
kier was found In her cabin, Just east
Of Glenwo0d Springs, on the 25th in.
slant. There We're no signs Of violence
and death was probably the result of
alcoholism. The woman has been
known for the past ten years us
"Micky" Sullivan or mine OF Dia-
monds." For the last few years food
has been supplied her by the county.
At n special meeting Of the board Of
trustees OF the State School OF mines
mt Golden, n few days ago. n gift of
$1,000 was turned In by Acting Presi-
dent Bulkley from the GuggenheIm
brothers, owners Of the PHILADELPHIA
Smelling and Refining Company, with
offices In Denver and plant In Pueblo.
1t was added to the Strntton fund of
$4,000. which is being used In new
construction and In 80 enlnrging the
chemical laboratory MS TO ndd fifty per
cent. to the possible attendance.
The announcement is made that nego.
tiations for the location OF the proposed
great steel wagon manufacturing
plant mt Pueblo have been completed.
The plant viii he located near the site
OF the steel works. The steel wagon
company will he capitalized Mt 81 900.
900. and large buildings will he erect
ed In which will bc placed the neccs-
Enry material to carry on the work,
The capacity OF the plnnt will be for
an output Of 10000 wheeled imple-
ments md wngons for the first year,
ana II VIII give employment to 100
men the ycar round.
"Cnn tho farm and ranch products
Of Colorado be doubled, and II no.
what would be the effect upon the bus.
mess OF Denver" This question wus
propoundcd by the Union Pacilic Land
Company several week ngo, ana three
prizes offered for the hest answer. w.
n. Byers, John w. Springer and FL.
wood Mend were selected M 1udRes.
They announce that the first prize was
won BY Henry Michclscn, second BY
John U. Fed and third by w. u. m.
llOP Tho first e.riwn IL afn -. q. = "a a. !.