The Springfield herald., 1901-11-15
COLORADO NOTES.

Inc MOTIFS MILITARY u3ll : lEelAaE-
ing TO open 3 pOpular-priced theaier
in Pueblo.
William Stevens is preparing to es-
tablish creamery at Erie. having Sc
cured the promise Of 4 good quantity
of milk.
The Denver & Rio Grande freight de-
pot at Denver Will be enlarged BY the
addition OF a new rwo-story building
4S1 feet long and forty eight feet wide
The police court at Loyeland heard
complaints against about thirty poys
for dfsorderly conduct on Halloween.
Twenty-Five were found guilty and
each fined S. and costs.
Sales Of tickets during October at
the Union depot in Pueblo amoanted
10 So. .3Ji 10. against S2I-2I5-p for the
corresponding period last year, an IN
crease of nearly 5000.
The Portland Cement Company has
decided upon location seven miles
east of Florence. IL will take four
months to erect the plant. and when
completed Ii will have q capacity OF
1000 barrels a day.
Frederick II. Morley. Junior member
of the Shields-Morley Grocery Com
pany of Colorado Springs died in Phil
adeIphia November 3rd- OF lung dis
ease. His wife. mother and son We're
with him at the time of his death
on the evening of October 1st, sixty
servant girls met in the Charles block
in Denver and organized union under
n charter from the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. They will insist on
shorter hours and one day OF each
week.
A movement is on foot TO build
strong retaining walls on both sides
of Cherry creek in Denver, the walls
to extend from ColfaI avenue to
Arlington Park and TO be paid for by
the owners of adjacent real estate that
would be benefited by them
BY the overturnins OF an automobile
near Overland park in Denver on the
7th instant, three ladies received pain
full injuries. The victims of the acci-
dent We're Mrs. y. X Morris. Miss
Anna Lewis and Miss Julia Campbell.
Fortunately no bones were broken
Judge w. $. McElroy Of Cripple
Greek. who broke Two of his ribs by
falling over an embankment while
walking fast to catch an electric car at
Anaconda a few days ago, was at
tackled by pneumonia as result of
the accident and died on the 9TH inst
Bishop Spalding of the Colorado do
cese of the Episcopal Church has de-
cided that owing to failing health he
needs the assistance of 4 coadjutor
bishop. He has therefore called spe-
cial council to meet in Denver January
Sth for the purpose of electing coad-
jutor bishop and making provision for
his support.
Charles Taylor. said to have been re-
Gently released from the Canon City
penitentiary. was caught 4 few days
since near Atkins. in Larimer county,
in the act of criminally assaulting
Pansy Burford. eight years of age, and
turned over 10 the sheriff by Clarence
Smith and William Catlett. who over
powered him after hard struggle.
John Brisben Walker. publisher of
the Cosmopolitan magazine, has writ
ten to Mayor Wright of Denver offer
ing to sell to the city what is known
as River Front park. on the Platte riv-
er between that and the Union depot.
He values the property at Sl.UoOoo.
but will donate 100000 of the amount
if his offer is accepted.
President William s. Slocum of Col
orado College at Colorado Springs has
been granted leave Of absence for
one year. and will leave Colorado De
II
will continue until next September.
Professor Edwin $. Parsons. vice pres
ident of the college will be in charge
during the absence of DR.. Slocum.
The railroads of the state have
granted a special rate of one and one
fifth fare to the annual meeting of
the Colorado State Beekeepers' Asso-
citation and the annual horticultural
convention. Tickets will be sold to
enable the holders TO reach Denver on
November 18th or goth and will be
good three days after the close of each
convention, not counting Sunday.
Copies of the report of the commits
sioner of the general land office for
the year ending June 80 last have been
received at the Pueblo land office and
show that this office has maintained
its place as the office doing the largest
business in the United States During
the firscal year ended June 80, 1900,
the Pueblo land office did twenty-five
per cent. of all the land office business
of the government.
At a meeting held in the office of
Governor Orman Il few days ago it
was determined to at once advertise
for a forty-acre or smaller tract of
land on which to locate the State
Home for Dependent and Neglected
children. With the surplus of the
legislative appropriation, estimated at
5000, a first payment will be made
and the next legislature will be asked
20 complete paying for the farm.
The verdict of the coroners jury at
Telluride that investigated the murder
of Norbert Savisnac, who was killed
in his cabin on the night of the 1st
inst, charged the nephew of the dead
man, Arsene Latour, who was alone
in the house with him. with being ac-