The silver star., 1900-09-21
COLORADO NOTES.


Galveston.
Many cities Of Colorado are sending
funds to Galveston.
Denver people have already sub
scribed over $1,000 for the Galveston
relief fund.
At a mass meeting held at Colorado
Springs. 5000 was raised for the Gal
weston flood sufferers.
Byron II. Fox. timberman at the
Smuggler mine Aspen. was killed at
go this afternoon by a cave-in In the
sixth level. He was putting in set
OF timbers when rock weighing sew
eral tons tipped down. rolled over and
crushed him against the timbers.
The hoese show will be held at ID. A.
G. Park, Denver. and a contract has
been let for the constructing OF grand
stand with seating capacity OF 4.o'
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 OF 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 a baseball game between the local
team and Sopris. The score was II TO
in favor of the home team.
Professor C. ]. Sealy. who recently
came TO La Junta and who has been
much concerned over the fate of his
relatives in Galveston. has received
word from that city that his mother.
sister. two brothers. an uncle and other
relatives TO the number of twenty-one.
in all. have been lost. He is prostrafed
with grief.
The first day of the district fair OF
Garfield. Pltkin and Eagle counties
was devoted to the arrangement of the
numerous exhibits. which bid fair ts
eclipse all former exhibitions held at
Glenwood The bountiful production
of fruit already is apparent on every
table. The display OF agricultural prod
ucts is also very fine and conclusively
shows that the district cannot be sur
passed by any section Of the state.
A 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 Quincy from death. He escaped
with a sprained wrist and many
bruises.
II is reported that w. :. Stratton has
made another gift 10 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. MIR. Straiton 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 u
short time ago. and will be used for
the erection Of another building at the
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 =. Butler, ]. C. Stark.
weather. George W. Allen. /. f. Bar
mum. George +. Steele: for district mt.
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, Whine. John NJ. Walker, Paul
Il. Gaylord. Frank c. Con. Joseph u.
d. Rivers. Ralph w. Smith and VIII
liam ii. Sanford; for justice of the
peace Second district. j. A. C. 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 10 accept position as
head OF the National Rough Rider
military encampment. which will soon
he established In the Shenandoah val
ley Of San Miguel county. The leaders
OF the enterprise nre Governor Thomas,
General +. V. Summer. General Irving
Hale. Colonel g. X. Hooper. u. II.
Moffat and G. d. Gurley. Mr.. Gurley
has opened offices In New York. The
governor. In letter to Mr.. Gurley.
says: II trust that the National Rough
Rider encampment may prove the first
movement In the establishment of n
permanent national military camp
within the limits of our state. and that
the future benefits will be as pro.
nounced and constant as those derived
In the past from the national military
academy at West Point, or the naval
academy at Annapolis"
The annual report OF Superintendent
Lennon OF the Teller Indian School.
Colorado. Just received. shows salts.
factory progress IN both the Industrial
and literary work Of that institution
during the past year. although no de.
tails are given. The superintendent
recommends that n new brick mess hall
and kitchen bc erected nj the school,
large enough to accommodate 2IO
children. together with n store room
capable Of holding one months rations
md other appurtennnces which make
up complete dining room. He also
recommends that nA acetylene gns
plant be- Installed. so that gas may
supplnnt kerosene as the iIluminnnt nj
the school. being both safer and clean.
er md giving higher grade of light.
An individual heating system ut ench
Of the buildings. school. hospital and
dormitory. Is recommended as more