The Delta independent., 1901-05-10
COLORADO NOTES.

paratOry to opening up two large saw
mills.
The Stubbs capital punishment bill
did not contain an emergency clause
and hence does not go into effect until
July LIST.
In the list of births during he
month of April, filed with the city
health commissioner of Denver, the
girl babies outnumber the boys two to
one. Fsl
Leo Vincent, clerk of the District
Court at Boulder. says Il cost the coun-
ty over $1,000 to prosecute the case
against the Eldora men accused OF KILL
Ing n. B. Bailey.
Vice President Roosevelt is to be In
vited to visit the Festival Of Mountain
and Plain In Denver. October LIST, 2nd
and 3rd quite Informally, 'incognito,
as they say in Europe.
General Irving Hale and Henry I.
Rogers will represent Denver unitar-
ians at the annual meeting Of the
American Unitarian Association IN
Boston the last week In May.
Denver building permits for the first
quarter OF 1901 aggregate T1S buildings
to cost S1,126. 133, which is gain OF
S3o9.G09 over the same period last
year. This looks like n building boom.
According to the reports which they
have filed with the city clerk. the Re-
publican city committee spent S2p.213
ON the late city elections In Denver,
and the Democratic city committee
spent S20.127. ~
John C. Henry. who died M Denver
May 3rd. IL claimed TO have been the
inventor OF the overhead trolley for
electric railways, which was first used
In Kansas City In 1883. He made
fortune out OF his inventions.
u. c. Crawford, who was the frs,
auditor OF the state of Colorado. died in
Denver May isi. He was formerly
manager of the Crawford house mt
Colorado Springs and the Lindcil ho-
tel in Denver.
Mr. ana Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh are
preparing to return to Colorado from
Washington early In May. They will
entertain President Mckinley and the
presidential party when they reach
Glenwood Springs.
4 report that an association Of liquor
dealers had decided TO raise the price
OF beer to 10 cents u glass and whisky
10 10 cents straight. caused great con-
sternatlon In Denver n few days ago.
But the calamity was averted.
Hereafter Denver people who happen
to bc down town at noon can get the
absolutely correct time. At exactly IL
o'clock TO the fraction Of second,
large ball will drop from tall steel
Post
B. $. Newlnnd, lately appointed dep
uty dairy inspector. has arrived from
Victor and taken charge OF his desk nt
the capitol In Denver. J. i. James,
his predecessor. is now acting ns In
spector OF foods for the State Board OF
Health.
Pnrson Uxzcll of the Denver Tabcr-
nncle has arranged with the MANAGE
ment OF the IIovelnnd beet sugar fac
tory to supply several hundred work.
ers from HIS congregation for emcrg-
ency labor In the bee, fields this sum-
mer.
The recent heavy rains caused sew
ernl large rock slides ON the track OF
the Denver Il Rio Grande railroad
along the Grand river near Gienwood
Springs. The water In the river was
also at n very high point. occasioning
n good deal OF anxiety.
With the recent orders secured for
steel rails from the Colorado Midland
road. there Is enough work on hand
10 keep the rail mill Mt Besseruer busy
throughout the summer. AT present
work is being done on large order OF
eighty rails for the Santa
Fe road
The school census Just completed at
Central City shows school population
OF Lib. as against D35 In 1900. Thf.
tar,ta H.. u.
class districts and entities II To n school
board numbering five instead Of three.
but no change Will take place TIL next
yenr.
Minister Congcr prssed through Den.
yer April Both on his return from Chi.
na, and was given quite nm ovntiou.
In the party were Mr.. md Mrs. Con.
ger. Miss Conger and Miss Mnry Con
ger Pierce. his niece. who shared with
his family the terrors OF the Pckin
siege i-aTf
The Colorado Human Society has M.
pointed these agents: John ii. Van
Derpooi. Debequc: Mrs. Adn II. Han.
mn, Victor: Henry Abel. Arling Wilson
and Ralph Ward. Denver. and Horace
Park. Greeley. An agent will be Bp-
pointed In Routt county for the ex-
IRENE northwestern part of the stntc.
who will have charge OF II vnst area of
country. The nearest pOstofiice in
Colorado In his district IL sixty miles
away. and the nearest In Utah, twenty.
five miles away. There are now 400
ngcnts OF the society In the stnte.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Iinrris has appointed II. y. Crooks s,i-
Ierintcndent of the fish hatcheries ut
GunnisOn, nnd w. II. Crane assistant.
Mr.. Crane ut present IN superintendent
and Mr.. Crooks the assistant. On be-
Ing Interview n few days since In re-
gard to this hatchery. Mr.. Crane said.
There In grent amount OF wnter In
the streams and much snow on the
hills, which effects the work at this
time of year. II the streams subside
we Will turn out more than 1,OOOOOO
rainbow trout and JO0.0O0 other vnrie-
ties. the capacity Of the hatchery" l3ie
Representatives OF Colorado College