The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-02
DOINGs AT DENVER.
Items of Interest From the City and ths
State Capitol.

of bread.
The various posts OF the G. A. Il. In
this city are talking of putting up h
building to be used by all Of them.
On the night of the Goth the offices
Of the Illustrated Weekly and ROCKY
Mountain Sentinel We're broken INTO
and several articles Of value stolen, IN
Guiding case OF fifty watches used
for premium purposes. the manager
overcoat, some stamps. etc. II Is
thought the thieves will be caught, as
the watches all bore the trade marx,
The Calhoun Watch, Denver. Cole"
The people in and around Henderson
have taken steps TO secure church
privileges for poor farm people us well
as for the community at large. They
will ask the Board of County Commits
sioners OF Arapahoe county for site
for a church building on the southeast
corner of the poor farm, near the en-
trance. Having secured the site, they
hope to secure such aid from the
church aud charitable organizations OF
Denver as to enable them to put up
building. The site selected is sutfi-
ciently close TO permit the attendance
of the poor farm inmates. 1t Is to be
n strictly non -sectarian organization.
Governor Thomas has received from
Washington a telegram stating that
Spanish war claims to the amount OF
$4,000 which are due the state have
been settled and that the balance await
further proof This money will of
course go into the military fund" said
General Overmyer. The military
board will make such use of 1t as it
may decided upon. but there has been
no discussion of this yet. The whole
claim of the state is for $4,000, and l
think that we will receive consider
able part OF what has not yet been al
lowed. but not the whole of II, The
claim is something like that put into an
insurance company after 4 loss. The
full value of everything is given. but
there is no thought of getting 1t all.
Health Commissioner Carlin has in
augurated n crusade against city bak-
cries which are selling loayes of bread
under weight. For the past few days
DIR. Carlin has had several sanitary in
spectors engaged in purchasing bread
from the different bakeries in the city.
The department laboratory yesterday
looked as IL the product of at least one
fully equipped bakery in 5-cent and 10
cent loaves had been stored in it. The
loaves represented the purchases of the
sanitary inspectors and Assistant Meat
Inspector Hopkins. AS result of the
investigation complaint was filed in
the police court during the afternoon
against Adolph Roederer, n baker of
1922 Larimer street The charge is for
selling bread under weight, and is
brought under sections 1OG6 and 1867
of the health ordinances. A test will
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the ordinance is sustained as constitu-
!ional. other prosecutions will follow.
Denyer's moral wave continues to
reform this wicked city. Following the
order which abolished the dance halls
of Market street the police officials
who patrol that district are 10 enforce
the ordinance requiring the inmates Of
the small houses to conceal themselves
from public view. Great latitude has
been allowed the females of the disrep-
utable section during the past six
months. 1t has been no uncommon
sight to see the ialf-clad creatures rush
into the street and drag unwilling Pc
destrians into their dens. The shutters
have been taken off many of the
houses and the inmates sat behind the
open curtains in attitudes calculated
to attract attention from pedestrians.
Yesterday they We're notified that all
houses would be closed up tight. The
windows must be sanded curtains
drawn and the shutters closed The
shutters will be kept up by means of
n chain attached to staples and pad
lock. Chief Farley asserts that the or
der will be enforced permanently.
The location of the shops of the Colo
& lat hu f.;,
| ly announced from Headquarters of the
company. The shops will be on the
east bank of the Platte river. near
| Seventh street. The plant will consist
| of three large buildings and half
dozen smaller structures, and the en-
| tire improvements will require an ex-
| penditure of S450,OO0. Six miles of
| track will be constructed TO connect the
lines of the railway with the new plant
and it has been decided to build four
miles of track in the freight yards be-
| tween Third and Fourteenth streets,
| The Colorado K Southern shops will be
| the finest and most complete works of
| the sort west of Chicago. The shops
will be>entirely independent so far as
heat, artificial light and power are con-
cerned. An electrical plant will be
| maintained on the premises, and an
immense travelling crane. capable of
lifting the largest locomotive and plac-
ing it where desired. will be one OF the
curiosities of the plant. The designs
We're drawn after officers of the road
had inspected the large shops in Chi
cago and vicinity. The principal build
ings will be the round house, machine
shop and car shop. The round house
will be eighty feet deep and 800 feet
long, and will be equipped with thirty
! five stalls for engines. 1t will be light
ed, ventilated and heated upon strictly