The silver star., 1900-10-26
COLOR.ADt)s NOTES.

to form company to erect new
opera house thnt VIII cost $4,000 ana
seat 1000 people.
The laborcrs in the new smelter NJ
Ouray went out on a strike on the lSth
inst, making the second strike ut the
works within month.
John Abcel of Empire. Clear Creek
county, was found dead on the l2th
inst, In prospect he had been work
Ing on Lincoln mountain.
The Denver Teachers Club is consid-
ering the desirability of petitioning the
Legislature TO pass bill for pension
ing superannuated teachers
Herman Silver, formerly assayer of
the United States mint ut Denver, has
been nominated by the Republicans for
mayor of Los Angeles, California.
Chancellor Buchtel of the University
of Denver. who is making n tour among
the Methodist churches of the state, to
raise funds for the university, reports
good success.
City Treasurer Sours of Denver has
received S1OO.9S6.iS on the sale of Den
yer water bonds. and the city will prob
ably try TO negotiate for the purchase
of the present water plant.
Secretary Osborn has practically
completed the program of the conven-
tion of the State Horticultural Society.
which meets in the state house on No
vember 21st. 22nd and 2'rd.
The assessors valuation of property
In Pueblo is higher than last year and
the assessment smaller The total val
uation of city property for 1900 is
$SAS1 .562, an increase of $661 SAT over
that of last year.
The canning factory at ManzanOla
has canned 1000 cases of string beans
and 5000 cases of tomatoes. This week
pumpkin canning begins and 1000
eases will be put up. Pueblo groceries
take the entire output.
The Denver boys who put n small
garter snake in Il mail box for the fun
of seeing the letter carrier jump when
he put his hand in after the mail have
all been discharged after having been
pretty well scared by the prospect of
having to serve Il term in Jail.
The Colorado Humane Society is con-
sidering Il thorough investigation of
the conditions existing in mines where
horses and mules are kept below
ground throughout the year. 1t is said
that some animals never see daylight
from one years end to another.
Otero county alone will feed over
1OO.OOU lambs this winter At Fowler,
Manzanola. Ordway, La Junta and
Rocky Ford extensive preparations are
being made for the feeding season,
and train loads of lambs are coming
into the county.
j. L. Schultz. proprietor of the
Princeton restaurant in Denver, depos-
tied 5000 or Whereabouts in some
bank or bank vault in Denver, under
an assumed name. Then he died sud
denly and his family can't find where
he left the money.
Herbert ID. Avery, an engineer on the
Colorado X Southern railroad. was
killed on the 18th instant, near Bailey's,
his engine turning over. II is supposed
that spread rail caused the accident
lie lived at No. IOI4 Downing avenue.
Denver. and was married and had two
children.
Game Warden Lee says that the Uin-
tah Indians have been in Rio Blanco
and Routt counties hunting but have
been peaccahle. That they care moth
ing for such regulations ms have been
established by the state laws Is evil
denced by their constant shooting at
either bucks OF does.
The first ear of sugar bccts was ship
ped from Las .Aniinas on he 11th inst.
TO the American Beet Sugar Company
at Rocky Ford. There was grown In
the vicinity only 100 acres which will
yield an average of fifteen tons to the
acre. The percentage of sugar Is
greater than expected. and 1t is predict
ed that an acreage in the thousands
viii be sOwn to bccts next year.
Word has reached Montrose that JOS
eph Woods was murdered Mt Naturita
In Montrose county, by Austin 4. Ions
way. n neighboring rinchman. There
has been i'll feeling existing between
the farmers for some time. growing
out of dispute over some land, cul-
minatlng In murder. The murderer,
while fleeing. met his victims sons
coming To the home he had saddcned.
On learning of the death OF their faith
er. the sons pursued the fugitive.
The harvesting OF sugar bccts for the
factory mt Rocky Ford is now being
rushed and the factory Is consuming
about 1000 IONS n day. The product
of the factory is about 1000 1OO.pound
sacks of sugar daily. The factory runs
night and day and Is employing at pres
ent about 40 hands. II viii take be-
tween three and four months to use the
entire crop of sugar bccis. which COW
er mn area of about 5000 acres. The
yield of bcets IL running from fifteen to
twenty tons per acre. and the price
paid. which Is according TO quality.
runs In the ncighborhood Of 50 per ton.
Thomas corcoran Of Aspen, who In
riding wheel from Denver 10 Boston,
arrived In New York after averaging
40 miles day for thirty days. Cor.
coran left Aspen on August 1tth. and
has made his ride nionc. The run to
Denver was the hardest OF his trip, it
being over n steep mountain trail. lila
route led him through Topeka. st. Jos
eph. Quincy. Springfield. indianapolis,
Detroit, Niagara. Albany nnd down the
Hudson valley to New York. Corcornn
did not attempt to break or make n rec.
ORD Tor speed. lie expressed his lug
gngc from point TO point, lived COM
fortnbly md rested whenever he felt
tired. His longest luy's rtin xvna 1Os