The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-12-08
COLORADO NOTES.

D. X. Pearson, the notsd phiaA-
thropist Of Chicago, has announced
bis intention to make another dona-
alton Of $4,000 to Colorado college
January LIST
| Augustus Anderson, a bridge car
penter employed on Denver 4 Rio
Grande construction gang. was almost
instantly killed on the 22nd BY piece
OF rock hurled by blast.
Charles Green, who was shot in the
election day riot at Denver while act
ing as special policeman. has been
released from the county hospital, hav-
Ing entirely recovered. Policeman Car
penter IL improving.
On Thanksgiving Day the Colorado
College football team and the School
of Mines team played a match game
| on the grounds Of the former at Colo
RADIO Springs. Colorado College won
by score Of 80 to 0.
| II. II. Shepard, the veteran travel
ing agent OF the Chicago & Alton road,
was made general agent Of the Al
ton at Denver December LIST 1t II
thought there will be no other changes
In the local force. Mr.. Shepard for
thirteen years has been in Denver.
| The stomach and other digestive or
| gans of George A. Barber, who died
at Pag0sa Springs with symptoms of
virulent poison, have been received by
DIR. J. A. Sewall, Of Denver, for analy-
sis. 1t is feared that Barber was polls
oned to obtain his insurance, amount
ing to $500.
| General Passenger Agent Eustis of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad, who was In Denver 4 few
days ago, says that he Is personally in
favor of one cent a mile rate to Col
orado for the g. A. r. national en-
campment next summer, and thinks 1t
Is likely to be granted.
Charley Campbell, the man who shot
and killed A. F. Gribbel on the sum
NIT Of Veta pass last July, and who
| has been confined in the county jail at
San Luis, was acquitted at an ad-
| journed term Of the District Court Of
COstilla county by jury Of nine Mexi-
cans and three white men.
| l. II. Robson, manager of the Peli-
can, Dives, 7:3O and Bismarck mines,
as has been his custom for several
years past, gave to each employe on
the mine turkey for Thanksgiving.
| Two hundred and twenty turkeys
were distributed, amounting In the ag-
gregate to over 5000 pounds.
The Texas House on Harrison ave
nue. Leadville, was partially burned
November 2Srd, the damage being es-
timated at nearly $1,000, partially In
sured. The Texas was famous as the
| greatest gambling resort for many
years In the city. 1t was the scene Of
many tragedies, one Of the last ones
being the murder Of Mart Duggan.
The Denver Evening Post gave q
big dinner to 100 newsbOys on Thanks
giving Day at the Brown Palace hotel.
Governor Thomas and Mayor Johnson
were present and made speeches. The
menu was n follows: Blue points, cel-
ery, potatoes, turkey. with cranbaEry
sauce, mashed pstatoss, asparaSus, Ice
4sfaAm and cake. milk, coflee. nsss md
Or. Rllsy Of the Colorado sanitafium
ut Boulder has received word from
| Commissioner General Peck that his
sanitarium has been awarded . bronze
| medal for their exhibit In class three
| at the International Exposition ct
| Paris, and the hrst prize and q gold
medal for the best and purest sanitar-
ium foods. These foods were made In
the factory Of the sanitarium In Boul-
der.
Dr.. Solomon Book reported upon his
return from Wray, Yuma county, that
the epidemic among cattle that he was
called there to Investigate was caused
by erROt poisoning. The belt Of corn
land 10 excessively moist and q fungus
growth has appeared upon the corn.
The Veterinarian warned the cattle
1 men to destroy the corn that has been
contaminated and keep the cattle there
from.
| At Castle Rock on the 9th, Judge
Harris sentenced the Palmer LAks
hold-ups, George Parker and Thomas
Macdonald, to not less than eight or
more than ten years In the penitenti-
ary. Anthony Thomas was given
seven years in the reformatory at
Buena Vista. Dewitt Cleary, Of Night
hawk, convicted of cattle stealing, was
sentenced to a period not exceeding
ten years in the state reformatoFy.
The Glendale hotel. two stories and
q basement high, at Ophir Loop, was
completely destroyed by fire at 2
o'clock Thanksgiving morning. An ad-
joining vacant store building and two
small warehouses were also burned.
The loss to the hotel and contents lie
estimated at about 5000, to the va
cant store room 81 600, and to Skillen
4 Martins warehouses and contents,
$1,000, all of which il partly covered
by insurance.
The new reservoir constructed by the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
three miles south Of Pueblo. will be
completed and put In use soon and will
be the largest body Of water around
Pueblo 1t has a depth Of thirty-eight
fest in places and is several miles in
circumference. A roadway of macad-
am il to be constructed around the
lake, and the surrounding grounds will
be parked. The reservoir Is to be used