The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-21
COLORADO NOTES.

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Galveston.
Many cities of Colorado are sending
funds to Galveston.
Denver people have already sub
relief fund.
The Union National Bank of Denver,
which failed in 1895. has now paid its
depOsitOrs In full.
The Broadway Temple Association,
founded by the late Myron w. Reed, is
no longer in existence. The associa-
tion was practically dissolved last
June, when services in the Broadway
tEcater were discontinued, and now the
association has formally disbanded.
The horse show will be held at d. A.
Z. Park, Denver, and contract has
been let for the constructing of a grand
stand with seating capacity of 1900.
This will, of course, include boxes and
seating accommodations of every kind.
A rOund-trip rate of one fare has been
secured from the railroads.
The third annual exposition ef the
Las Animas County Fair Association
was opened Wednesday morning with
splendid line of exhibits. The agri-
cultural, fruit and poultry display are
especially fine. The main attraction
was baseball game between the local
team and Sopris. The score was ~ to
= in favor Of the home team.
Nora O'Neil, tifteen-year-old girl
living near the track of the Rio Grande
eight miles west of GlenwoOd, saved a
passenger train from being wrecked the
other day. Just before the train
reached her home she discovered 4
landslide on the track and by energy
she Jagged the train in time to stop it.
The grateful passengers made up ii
substantial sum to show their appre
citation.
\ trammer at the Portland mine
named Tony Quincy fell from the end
of the trestle down the dump at 3
O'Clock Friday morning and dragged
his ore car after him. He rolled some
forty feet over sharp rocks to the bot
tom. Fortunately the heavy ore car
took a different route and this fact
saved Cuney from death. He escaped
with IA spraincd wrist and many
bruises.
1t is reported that W. s. Stratton has
made another gift to the State School
of Mines, the amount with which he is
credited with giving the institution this
time is $4,000, this being the third do
nation to the school. Mr.. StrattOn is
a member of the board of directors and
has always taken an active interest in
the welfare of the college The gift is
entirely distinct from the one made
short time ago, and will be used for
a nf at
school to be known as the Stratton
building.
The Republicans of Arapaho county
have nominated the following candi-
dates For state senators from Arap-
ahoe county, Wolfe Londoner, William
A. Hover, John Il. Smith; for district
judges, Calvin J.. Butler, J. C. Stark
weather, George w. Allen, I. T.. Bar
nun, George p. Steele; for district at
torney, f. w. Hurlbut: for county
commissioners, Theodore Mott; for
members of the House of Representa-
tives, Louis Anfenger, w. w. Booth,
John COrcoran, Sidney Eastwood, Mrs.
John Glitch. Jr.. DR.. w. NJ. Robertson.
Peter Winnie, John NJ. Walker, Paul
b. Gaylord, Frank c. Goff, Joseph d.
ID. Rivers, Ralph W. Smith and Will
liam II. Sanford; for justice of the
peace (secOnd district, J. A. G. Rey-
nolds; for constable Second district),
John Holmberg.
A movement is afoot to induce Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, recently retired
from the United States army, to come
to Colorado to accept a position ,as
head of the National Rough Rider
military encampment, which will soon