North Park union., 1900-05-11
COLORADO MOTIFS.

COLORADO MOTIFS
". 8. stratton has given $1,000 to
the Midland Band to purchase rev uni
forms.
Tho coal mines In Las Animas coun-
" were shut down several days ON ac-
count of rain and snow.
tuition has been given permission 10
be placed In the geological park At
Washington.
Sam Kibler. q blacksmith working
In the Ready Cash mine, near Lead
Vile. nearly lost his life In a snowslide
last week. After being buried eighteen
hours he was rescued. and none too
soon to save his life,
Father T. II. Malone will represent
Colorado In the international Congress
Of Public and Private Charities, from
July Both to August 9th. at the Paris
Exposition. The meeting Wednesday
night of the State Board Of Charities
and Corrections made the appointment
OF. Father Malone. No money can he
appropriated by the board for ex-
penses of its members beyond the lin
Its of the United States, so Father Ma
lone will have to bear the cost Of the
trip.
Deputy Game Warden W. R. Lee Of
the Third district, says the deer are
now leaving their winter feeding
grounds In dr0ves, finding their way to
the White river plateau, where they
feed during the summer. Streams
throughout the district are alive with
trout, he said, and the sport will be
plentiful. and there is every indication
that there will be more grouse than
usual. Mr.. Lees district includes the
Flat Tops and the Trappers' lake coun-
try, the best game districts In the
state.
DIR. Giffin Of Boulder, who made a
post mortem examination on the re-
mains of late Postmaster Thomas Hall
Of Wall Street, in that county, found
TINT some time ago the man had swal-
lowed large prune seed, which lay
In depression mt the lower part Of
the stomach, and Immediately across
the opening Into the bowels. As no
food could pass out OF the stomach.
the man starved to death. The prune
seed had been In the stomach long
enough for the moisture to cause the
seed to burst.
The Colorado School of Mines will
turn out this year twenty-seven engi-
neers, the largest in the history Of the
Institution. or the seventy boys who
entered the school as freshmen four
years ago, there are left only fifteen to
receive degrees, this being about the
usual per cent that makes the course.
A few left voluntarily, but the majority
We're those who fiunked out under the
rigorous course that has given the in
stitution Its fame as one of the most
thorough technical schools In the world.
Twelve Of the present class were re-
ceivdd In advance standing.
Three miles east OF Barr about
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Nelson
Anderson. seventeen years old, EN-
ployed by the Colorado Carlsbad Wa
ter Company as teamster, while coming
to the station with load Of freight,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The team which he was driv-
ing also was killed. The bolt tore OF
his left shoe, which was picked up full
ly thirty feet from where he lay. He
was found n few moments later by an
other teamstcr following. lying under
the horses with his clothing burning.
There was no water close by and II
was impossible to put out the Gre, his
body burning to a crisp.
The state convention of the Peoples
party met at Florence on the 25th and
nominated delegates to the national
convention ms follows: T. nj. Patter.
son. ID. A. Mills, William Dunham, II.
| @. Sherman, 4. ]. Hart, Frank Mad.
don. T. II. Stratton. +. L. Hawkins,
John Uglow. d. H. Nichols, J. p.
James. jackson Rhines. p. w. Mona.
han, 4. b. Eubanks, p. n. McPbee, A.
b. Gray. Dora Phelps Buell., G.. w.
Roe, ]. A. Edgerton, Olive NJ. Bacon,
]. l.. Wallace, +. w. Overs, L. c. Kin
ikin, Neal Mckenzie, ]. H. Moore, d.
NJ. Campbell, II. l.. Hubbard, ]. n.
Harris. Elmer F. Beck&ith, Mrs. Sue
N. Callahan. W. J: Thomas, L. I.
Gray, Il. s. Fcsder. b. b. Bloom. c. 4.
Philip. A. n. Towney. II. T. o'Reilly
and p. A. Anniss.
Rio Grandc train No. IL was wrecked
near Toluca siding Tuesday afternoon
by running into light engine. 1t was
Il head-on collision, but no passengers
were injured. Engineer Meehan of the
light engine was dangerously hurt
and II was due to his heroism that the
accident was not more serious. His
injuries nre n severe confusion Of the
abdomen, which may mean serious In.
ternal laceratlon. n crushed shoulder
and several cuts on the head. The
cause OF the accident has not yet been
fully determined. but 1t Is supposed
to be the defective machinery of the
light engine, which was being brought
to Denver. presumably to be repaired
in the Burnham shops. Both engines
were badly damaged, and the front
end Of the baggage car was crushed
None OF the cars We're derailed, but the
two engines left the trnck.
| A test case to determine the right to
tax deposits and capital stock of build
4 Ing and loan associations was decided
ut Denver Monday by Judge Butler OF
l the District Court. 1t was the suit OF
] the Fidelity Savings Association OF
Denver against the Board of County
\ Commissioners, and the association
! was victorious Last summer the Fl.
deity Savings Association in its tax
return to Assessor Ames mentioned an
item of $S,2O7 cash on hand. Mr.. Ames
holding that the association was really
n bank and should he taxed as such
eliminated the cash on hand" item
and added to the schedule $3S0,51O to
cover deposits, capital stock and the
| like The association asked the Conn.