The silver star., 1900-11-23
COLORADO NOTES.


Sterling, Colorado. 10 begin business
with a capital of $4,000. G. A. Hen
derson is president and Charles Yah
cashier.
At recent meeting Of the Cripple
Greek Bar Association resolutions
of respect We're adopted on the death
of J. W. Harner and elected Charles
Z. Butler president, vice julius Thomp-
son. now at Cape Nome.
1t Is positively asserted in Denver
that w. $. Stratton proposes to build
an immense business block next spring
on the corner of Seventeenth and Wei
ton streets at a cost approximating 81,
100000.
| Fred S. johnson. superintendent of
the Hull City placer in the Cripple
Greek district. was severely injured on
the 1t0h inst. by an accident to the
cage in which he was descending. His
right leg was broken and serious inter-
nal injuries are feared
Railway mail service will be estab-
lished on the Brush-Alliance branch OF
the Burlington railroad between Den
yer and the Black Hills, of South Da-
kota. Mails will leave Denver at 11:20
p. m. and arrive at II 30 p. IN. daily.
c. Il. Marin. secretary of the M
1 tional Live Stock Association. has gone
from Denver to Salt Lake City, where
| he will open his census office and also
attend to matters in connection with
the annual meeting of the association.
John Holm also known as Jack De
lane. Swede. aged twcniy-three and
unmarried while attempting to step
across shaft in the Tambourine mine,
near Wall Street. in Boulder county.
fell to the bottom. distance of 100
feet, and was instantly killed.
The people Of Loveland and vicinity
are confident of securn. the proposed
beet sugar factory. y surplus of acre
age for storing beets has been sub
scribed and 5000 toward cash bonus
promised The donation of land for the
factory has not yet been fully pro-
vided.
Andrew Augustin, Leadville pio-
neer and member of the Leadville Mu-
sicians' Union, died II few days ago
and was buried under the auspices of
the union, the band playing a waltz
as they approached the grave in ac-
cordance with the dying request of
Mr.. Augustin.
d. X. Pearson, the aged Chicago
philanthropist who has given $4,000
benefactions to collegiate institutions
amount to somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of S3.0on.o0O, has been staying for
/ time in Colorado Springs by direction
| of his physician.
The Denver horse show Of 1901 will
\ be given in the second week of Sep
tember and will run through four day
and night sessions. The show will be
opened in the evenlng-and at that
time of tlA year evenings will be warm
enough for outdoor performances-and
will close in the afternoon.
The Indian office has been advised by
the agent at the Gintah agency, Utah.
that all the indians from that reserva-
ton who had crossed into Colorado and
We're killing deer had been taken back
to Utah and that in the future close
watch would be kept to see that none
escaped from the reservation.
The members of the Woman's Ed.
ucational Society of Colorado college
at Colorado Springs have made ar
rangements 10 hold what they call
| runmace sale November 81. % and
"a. when article suitable for house
furnishing win he put on sale to raise
money to furnish the dormitory for
young ladies'.
| In accordance with recommendation
made by the State Board of Pardons.
Governor Thomas has issued the fol-
lowing executive orders: Uncondition-
al pardon, George W. Grace, Arapa-
hoe; combinations. John L. Frey. from
ten years to three years and four
months, and X. g. Spencer. fifteen
years TO five years.
TIE members of the Denver Board of
Public Works recently made a trip to
inspect the ST. Nrain river with n view
to ascertaining the feasibility Of de-
riving water from that source for the
city water supply They will visit all
the other streams that seem to carry
water not appropriated or where water
rights may he purchased.
Secretary Martin of the National
Live Stock Association has been poti-
fled by Eben Il. Mcleod. chairman OF
the Western Passenger Association of
Chicago that all lines within that as-
sociation have unanimously agreed to
one-fnre round trip TO the animal CON
vention OF the stock association nt
Salt Lake city next January.
State Engineer McCunc of Denver
ana the board of county commission.
crs OF Colorado Springs recently In.
spected the Monument dam. The state
engineer advised putting In four.foot
iron pipe for controlling the water of
the reservoir and repairing n break In
the dam caused by seepage water last
spring
The Denver & Rio Grnnde railroad
has begun the month of November
with nD Increase In earnings For the
first week In the month the earnings
were 25.20o. an Increase Of s22. 500
over the corresponding week Of last
year. Since July list the earnings have
been Si.2s0'Do. an increase of $3.50.
800 over the corresponding period OF
last year.
hunting party from Las Anmas
went sixty miles south to the Cedar
hills. nnd while they were occupying
nm old cabin The roof. which wns com.
posed Of logs and cnrth, fell In and
killed Wllllnm Worihlcy and Injured
his son. The pnrty returned to Las
Animns with the body. Mr.. WorthIcy
Ind lived In I.ns Anlmas for scyernI
years and leaves q widow nnd five