The state herald., 1900-10-26
COTORAUO NOTES.

George Coppcll, chairman of the d.
rectors of the Denver and Rio Grande
road, denies the report that President
Il 4 Jetfery is to retire from his office
at an early day.
Winter may be said TO have set in
quite generally in the mountain Sec
tons of Colorado on the Goth inst,
when cold weather and snow were re.
ported over a large area.
William Il. Pabor. the veteran Colo
RADIO colonist and newspaper man, who
had become nearly blind from cata-
racts in both eyes, underwent an opera
ton for the removal of the cataract in
one of his eyes October 23rd.
In honor of Mrs. Carr of Longmont,
tional President of the w. X. O., and
Mrs. Hardin of Denver, national Sec
retary, the ladies of Nathaniel Lyon
Post, No. ~, G.. A. r., of Boulder, held
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
luaho University.
The Colorado Humane Society is con-
sidering 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.
The much-ranled-fo big cow, that
mi ,nI fA, hn nlI T,n
dies Home in Denver, has been pur-
chased by the International Stock
Food Company and taken to Mime
apolis. Her weight before she started
for the city of big mills was 2,6IO
pounds.
Herbert D. Avery, an engineer on the
Colorado & Southern railroad, was
killed on the 18th instant, near Bailey's,
his engine turning over. 1t is supposed
that spread rail caused the accident.
He lived at No. 40i4 Downing avenue,
Denver, and was married and had two
children.
1t is expected that the government
will convey all Christmas boxes sent
to soldiers in the Philippines free of
charge from San Francisco. Two
years ago several carloads of delica-
cies and clothing We're shipped from
Colorado to the Colorado First regi-
ment in the Philippines.
An additional rural delivery route
has been established at Greeley, Weld
county to 90 into effect November 1st.
The route is fifty miles long and
will supply "A population of 1,155,
scattered over an area of sevcnty-four
square miles. j. II. Smith and @. Il.
klmball have been appointed carriers.
Joseph Shaklec. arrested at Greeley
and confined for some time in the Weld
county Jail, has been taken to Denver
on the suspicion that hc is the person
who murdered Mrs. Lillian Bell and as
saulted Mrs. A. l.. Jessup and Miss
Annie McAtce, besides assaultng other
women on Capitol Hill. Shaklee is
mentally unbalanced.
An important amendment TO the con
stltutlon Of the state of Colorado Is to
be voted on this fall This amend
ment TO the constitution Is to allow six
amendments to be made ut once. At
present the constitution permits only
one amendment biunially. so that the
voters may not be confused by any
multiplicity of issues.
The much -talked-of fast train over
the Missouri Pacific between Denver.
Kansas City and ST. Louis may be put
In service early next spring. The road
has ordered twenty new passenger To-
comOtives and new coaches, and IL Is
expected that the Improvement of the
track and Strengthening OF curves on
The Kansas llRg viii be completed b.
February LIST.
The Denver Tramway Company has
slightly advanced the wages of Its en-
ploycs, the conductors and motormen
being now paid according to the follow
Ing scale: Eighteen and one-half cents
per hour for the first year; u cents per
hour for the second year, - cents an
hour for the third, fourth and nfth
years, and 23ls cents per hour after five
years service.
The management of the Colorado
and southern road hopes TO keep tho
narrow gauge route open this winter
over Boreas pass 10 breckenridge, and
also in the region of Alpine tunnel.
Work Is now In progress upon addi-
tional snOwshCds ut both points, and
before cold weather arrives nearly two
and half miles OF snowshed VIII be
standing on Boreas hill.
Reports received from Rio Blauco
nnd li0uit counties are that big game Is
plentiful There are thousands OF deer
and hunters who have returned from
Of l..
not at MI difficult to get deer. The
storms from the mountains have driven
the deer Into the valleys. Thousands
OF elk nre also reported In these coun-
ties, The open season for elk VIII be-
gin October 18th.
The harvesting of sugar bcets for the
factory Mt Rocky Ford il now being
rushed and the factory Is consuming
about 1000 tons day. The product
Of the factory Is about 1000 lO0.pound
sacks OF sugar daily. The factory runs
night and day and Is employing nj pres.
ent about $50 hands. II win take be-
tween three and four months 10 use the
entire crop Of sugar beets, which COW
or an area Of about 5000 acres. The
Yield Of hectS IL running from fifteen to
twenty tons per acre, aud the price
paid, which IL according TO quality,
runs In the nclghboihool Of 50 per ton.
\ half rate from all points In Colora-
dn, selling October 20 nnd good TO No
rembcr !, Ia the Good ionds conycn-
tlun, 10 h. held October 30 has been
granted by the railroads ccntcring IN
Denver II Is quite probable that the
two cabinet officers win he present,
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson TO
talk ON the general subject OF good
rond-, nnd Postmaster General Smith
10 emphnslze the fact that the only
thug which now stands IN the way OF
universal rural free delivery Is the poor
condition of the rounlry roads IN the
nation, Hon Martin Dodge. secretary
~ the office Of fund Inquiry of the Az.
ficultnrnl Department. win also be-
present
Thomas rorcornn nf Aspen, who ls
riding n wheel from Denver TO Boston.