The silver star., 1900-03-23
COLORADO NOTES.


on the 18th.
The Civil Service Commission VIII
hold an examination In Denver and
Pueblo some time in the spring to Sc
lect clerks for the local land ofhces
These examinations will be general
throughout the country. The dates OF
examinations have not been set.
The companies which had policies
out on the life OF Frank Z. Tyler. the
Kansas City man who was burned to
death near Alpine, Colo, last summer,
have given up the attempt to prove
that the case was another Fraker
swindle and will pay up.
Over one hundred residences are now
under course Of construction at Rocky
Ford and arrangements have been
made for the erection Of new business
blocks. The American Sugar Beet
Company is pushing work on the sugar
factory, 100 additional men having
,been put to work during the week.
The Mutual Life of New York has
paid its $4,000 policy. held by the
Metropolitan National bank as secur-
ity for q debt, to the receiver OF the
bank, and the smaller policies will be
paid in q day or two. Detectives have
been working on the case for months,
but have not been able to substantiate
the fraud theory.
Notes and papers representing money
cannot be taxed in Colorado II they
are the property of one not residing IN
the state, even though the loans were
originally made here. Thit is the opin-
ion handed down by the Court OF Ap-
peals in the case of Seth w. Hathaway,
administrator Of the estate of Edwin
French, deceased, appellant. versus Ar
mand Choury, treasurer OF Costiiia
county.
A political convention called by the
labor unions of the state met at Pu-
eblo on the 18th. The first days session
was a stormy one. developing the pres
ence OF two factions and resulted in
split II appeared to be contest be-
tween the Denver men and delegates
from the rest of the state. the Denver
contingent being opposed 10 putting up
an independent state ticket next fail.
They were out voted and bolted.
An attempt was made to wreck the
Kansas City local on the Union Pa
citic between Magnolia and Watkins
Saturday morning by piling ties on the
track. The engine was damaged and
the train delayed several hours. Some
time ago n rail was raised near the
same place and an accident narrowly
averted. A grudge against the COM
pany seems to be the cause. as Rock
Island train had passed over the road
a few minutes before.
Colorado College has lately been of
fered $4,000 toward the endowment of
a science building, provided 100000 for
building purposes be secured by April
1st. The unexpectedness Of the o1er
and the shortness of the time will nc
cessitate great and unceasing efforts
on the part of the college to meet the
conditions. General Palmer has given
$4,000, Mr.. Howbcrt $500, and other
gifts. bring the total up to nearly $780,
coo. So there remains $4,000 to be
raised in two weeks.
What appears TO have been q das-
tardly attempt to burn the J. j. Maher
Mercantile Company's building and
Masonic hall. at Ouray, was made last
Tuesday night. by placing sack satn-
rated with kerosene in some boxes un-
der the rear stairway and setting fire
TO it. About sixty ladies' of the order
of Rebekah We're holding banquet in
the lodge room, and they discovered
the fire in time TO avert n catastrophe.
The constable of the precinct was ar
rested on suspicion at midnight.
The National Beet Sugar Company,
now erecting half million dollar
sugar factory. fifty miles east Of Pueb-
10 on the Missouri Pacific railroad,
have 300 ment at work and expect to
complete the factory by October 1st.
This company proposes to raise its own
beets, and has prepared about 1000
acres Of ground for this years crop.
Two trainloads OF experienced beet
growers will leave April 1st for Sugar
City. With their arrival will be gin
the planting Of the first beet sugar crop
In Otero county.
The Denver Republican says: Grand
Junction will be colonlzed by Nor
mons. An influx Of families from the
city of the saints is now certain. For
~ families have already made arrange
ments to take up In the Colorado beet
sugar town. Many other families Of
the same faith are said TO have decid-
ed to follow the forty now on the way
to Grand junction, and that Grand
Junction will soon be 80 largely popu-
lated by Mormons TINT they may be
able TO control Its politics Is now
thought to be highly probable. The
Grand Junction sugnr-beet factory IL
preparing 10 90 mucn larger Dusiness
this year than last. Grand Junction
citizens who We're In Denver yester-
day express the fear that too large nn
influx OF Mormons would take the DO
litical control OF affairs out Of the
hands Of those who have lived in
Grand Junction for years. An efror,
will be made to guard against this.
The Mormon colonisis will bc directly
connected with the beet industry and
to the introduction of the beet sugar
business into that section can be at
tributed this Influx OF population as
well ms the coming OF many other new
families.
The Gillett townsIte. water works
and electric light plant have been
transferred TO the Golden Crescent Wa.
ter and Light Company. one Of tho
companies controlled by the Woods In.
vestment Company. Harry WoodS
states that an office will be opened 10
the city. and the company will start !
real estate business. The town 10 te
bo improved by the new owners. The
Woods syndicate has Increased III
holdings In the district until now II