The state herald., 1900-10-19
COLORADO NOTES.

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pany have ordered machinery with
which TO drill for oil In Routt county.
Michael Lewis of Central City, while
cleaning holster few days since, had
two fingers broken and his forearm
badly injured.
An effort is being made Mt Florence
to form company to erect new
opera house that will cost $4,000 and
seat 1000 people.
| Q. w. Raymond, n Rio Grande brake
man living In Pueblo, had his left leg
broken few days since while loading
coal at Larimer.
1t is expected that the Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek Short line
| VIII be completed into Cripple Creek
In less than Il month.
The laborers in the new smclter at
Ouray went out on Il strike on the 18th
inst, making the second strike ut the
works within month.
John Abeel of Empire, Clear Creek
county, was found dead on the 18th
inst, In prospect he had been work
ing on Lincoln mountain.
The new Transcoutinental Passenger
Association has decided to make Den
yer Its headquarters, and has elected
James Charlton chairman.
Chancellor Buchtel of the University
| of Denver, who is making tour among
the Methodist churches of the state, to
| raise funds for the university, reports
| good success.
The First Church of Divine Science
has arranged to erect Il fine church
building, 65xS7 feet in size, on its lots
mt Seventeenth avenue and Clarkson
streets, Denver
City Treasurer Sours of Denver has
received S1OO9S6.4S on the sale of Den
yer water bonds, and tho city will prob
ably try TO negotiate for the purchase
OF the present water plant.
The rural free delivery routes near
Greeley are being mapped out by In
spector i. A. Thompson. These are
the only petitions for free delivery in
the state that have not already been
established.
Commander-ln-C Chief Rasseur of the
Il. a. IL. has announced the appoint
ment of ex-Department Commander ii.
o. Dodge of Boulder as a member of
the executive committee of the national
council of administration.
The annual convention of the Nation
nj Live Stock Association Will be held
at Salt Lake next January. A vigor-
GUS effort will be made by Colorado
people to secure the convention for
Denver in 1902.
According 10 the weather bureau up
TO the 9th instant there had been an
accumulated excess of temperature
n pin h. - l.,.
YER and II has been correspondingly
warm In other parts of the state.
Patrick McAtee has offered n re-
ward of 500 for the Arrest and convic.
tion of the rutlian who assaulted his
sister, Annie McAtee, few nights
since. Miss McAtec is still alive, but
has not fully recovered consciousness.
The late Kemp G. Cooper. formerly
manager Of the Denver Republican, left
no will, and w. Il. Robinson was APP
pointed administrator of his estate by
County Judge Steele. Mr. Cooper left
about $4,000 In personal property.
a committee Of the prominent citi-
| Zens OF Looveland, interested In secur-
ing a beet sugar factory for Loveland,
recently visited aud carefully exam
lned the big plant of the Colorado Su-
gar Refining Company at Grand June
ton.
As the result OF a quarrel, John ii.
Lawrence was shot and killed by his
neighbor, Henry Dillman, on the morn
Ing Of the 18th, near Brighton. Dill
man first shot his victim In the arm.
and then followed him a quarter OF
mile and fired several more shots.
More activity Is being manifested at
present In the Florence oil fields than
has been apparent FOR many months
past. Work has been resumed by the
Independence OH Company, and the
United OIL Company has five drills GO
Ing.
The Congregational Society, at its re-
cent meeting at Boulder, took up the
proposition OF MIR. II. l.. Melendy OF
Chicago Commons to erect at New Cas-
tie. Garfield county. Colorado, a hall,
reading room and baths. and pledged
$500 toward the 81, 800 needed for the
enterprise.
State Engineer McCune reports the
contract for the Dotsero- Glenwo0d state
road has been let To Kyle X Peters and
Henry Morrcll. for the sum OF $4,000.
The road is thirteen miles long, ana
VIII not only cut on twenty miles of
roundabout travel, but will give all
winter service.
The new sugar refinery at Rocky
Ford began operations on the 10Th inst,
marking nm important event In Arkan-
sas valley industries. II employs sew
eral hundred men In the refinery, be-
sides additional large numbers outside
harvesting bects. The refinery at SUI
gar City win begin In two weeks.
The secretary of the Humane soci.
ETY. ut Denver sent letters TO all the
suerlntcndcnts of express companies
calling attention to frequent com.
plants that poultry is being shipped
% Denver In crnics and boxes not
nrge enough. The letter says that
.wo years ngo request was sent 10
al supcrlnicndcnts that care should
pc taken In receiving fowls shipped In
improper manner aud that notice 90
the companies had been all that was
necessary,
Al n meeting held IN the opcrn house
Loyclnnd the committee appointed To
consider the proposition for the cree.
llon of beet sugar factory made its
report. a proposition was presented
Tor the erection OF 350-ton factory nj
Loyelnnd 10 bc ready for the crop OF
1901, 10 cost about s50O.0O0. on condl-
Hon that that vicinity give ns bonus
300 ncros Of land of mn average value
u So per acre, nnd $1,000 In cash,
lnd contracts 800 ncrps of bentg for