North Park union., 1900-09-21
COLORADO NOTES.

Springs, $1,000 was raised for the Gal
weston flood sufferers.
The Democratic factions of Arapa-
hoe county. after n prolonged struggle,
have buried the hatchet and united on
a ticket.
Eight thousand people nre repoSfed
to have enjoyed the delights OF Water
melon Day mt Rocky Ford. They aD-
sorbeti the usual vast quantity OF mel
ons and enjoyed the sports that were
provided.
An electric railroad from Denver 10
Boulder and the northern Colorado
coal fields. financed by J. Brisben
Walker of New York. is Il probability
OF the near future. Mr.. Walker Is III
Denver to look over the ground. River
Front park will be turned into terminal
grounds II the present plan goes
through and the large holdings OF MI.
Walker will be utilized In connection
with the rnilrond. The scheme. which
is one OF the largest which has been
conceived for the benefit of - rich
northern territory adjacent to Denver,
will be decided upon when Mr.. walker
returns TO New York.
Friday afternoon while three loco
motives and Il caboose were coming
down the hill from Boreas the middle
engine. No. 63. with a caboose ran
away. Sevety-one, which WAS ahead.
managed to catch 1t when No. Us piled
into them. The caboose OF No. 63 was
driven up into No. II. smashing the
cnboose and Nos. 63 and rs piled up in
n wreck which will probably take most
OF the night to clear away. Rudolph
Morgnnfield. the engineer of No. iS.
stayed with this engine to the last, but
n broken tank rod prevented him stop
ping 1t. He was fished out OF the
wreck and taken to Breckenridge.
where his Injuries. II broken and twist
ed left ankle. bent right rib and sew
ernl scalp cuts. We're dressed.
Two campers. Scared almost beyond
recognition. came into Walsenburg
from the Medina river country with
the skin of gigantic mountain lion.
slaslled by knife cuts, and as thrilling
n tale of adventure as ever grnccd tile
pages of South Africa history. a. G.
White and Oscar Heareau. both prom
inent in Rocky Ford. had terrific
hand-to-hand combat with Il nine-foot
mountain lion. They fought for three
quarters OF an hour. White was struck
down many times. but each time he
cut Mt the huge cat with a small pock-
etknife. until. weak from loss of blood.
White tainted. while the lion. dying
from knife thrusts. lay down by his
side and started to chew ut his shoul-
dcrs. His partner. taking advantage
OF the situation. rushed back to camp,
secured rifle and killed the animal.
Judge ]. l.. Russell has rendered an
important decision In the District
Court nt Durangs that not only affects
La Plata county. hut every county In
the state Ii was the case of the state
of Colorado versus La Plata county.
wherein plaintiff sought to recover In
terest on delinquent taxes collected by
the county, the decision being in favor
of defendant. Last spring. or winter.
the city and school districts brought
suit for delinquent interest and rccov
cred by decision of Judge Russell. the
same course being followed by Judge
Johnson In Arapahoe county. The
state suit was brought mt the instance
of the Thomas state officials. Had the
decision been favorable, similar suits
would hive been started In every coun-
ty In the state. and the sum thus col
lected would add several hundred thou
sand dollars to the state treasury, as
In Plutn's share would have been 81.
800. The attorneys for the plaintif
took an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The annual lion hunt of the Western
Slope Hunting Association will he II
great one this year NJ Debeuue. Gen.
er:l Passenger Agent Bailey of the Col
orndo Midland said yesterday that the
hunt would come OF November lSt. ID
and Sd. He is making great prepara-
tions for the time. There are all
kinds of wild animals to shoot around
Debequc. There are mountain lions.
bear. deer, elk. wild cats. coyotes anG
mountain grouse. or course 1t takes
hunters to get this kind of game. but
there are hunters of all sorts and con-
di,ions in Denver. Mr.. Bailey said il
would hardly be necessary for hunt
OF 10 take more than his gun and
hunting suit on this trip, so perfect are
the accommodations of the road.
Teams and wagons will be furnished
to carry the hunters to the places
where the big game is to be found.
At the close of the African Methodist
Episcopal Conference just held mt Den
yer, the following assignments were
ders. s. w. Byrd OF Colorado Springs
and ]. ii. Hubbard of Denver. Short
er's Chapel. Denver, J. w. Scott:
Payne's Chapel. Colorado Springs. ].
A. Burleigh: st. Johns Chapel. Pueblo.
John Turner: Coal Avenue A. NJ. f.
church. Albuquerque. \. NJ. Il. $. Wat
son; st. Luke's a. NJ. T.. church. Lead
Vile. j. w. Sanders: Paul Quinn
church. Denver. j. Il. Smith; Allen \.
NJ T.. church. Cheyenne. Wyoming. c.
NJ Smith: Grace Chapel, Trinidad, I.
w. Tolson: Hardy Chapel. Cripple
Creek. b. r. Mcintyre; La .Iunta, w. Il.
johnson: Boulder. q. ii. Smith: Bcsse-
mer Mission. Pueblo. NJ. Jones: Embry
Mission. Manitou. S. Rice: Gardner.
New Mexico. II. ii. Hawkins: Santa
Fc. New Mexico. +. Ellsworth. The
following women We're appointed as
evangelists: Olive Elliott. Lem Mason.
Anna Raney. Lydia L. Allen, Dorothy
Watson.
The Rocky Mountain News says
Two mining propositions of gigantic
proportions, the greatest vet considered
in Colorado. We're yesterday written in
the history OF the states mining. and
of themselves are indicative of the
favor with which the mines. of the
state are regarded for investment and
speculation by the great centers of
finance which nre beginning to ap.
proach the state with offers that run
into the millions. A proposition that went
through yesterday contcmplates the eX-
pendlture of S2O.OOO.0OO In the pur-
chase OF Colorado gold mines. 1t is
the greatest thing yet known in the