The Delta independent., 1901-05-24
COLORADO NOTES.

Matz.
Robert NJ. Morris, formerly chief
clerk In the insurance department, has
been appointed receiver Of the Denver
Life Insurance Company.
The old building at the county hos
pital In Denver will soon be torn down
and repSS by a new one to cost be-
tween 100000 and $4,000.
The proposed midsummer excursion
to Buffalo and the Pan-American ex-
position by the Colorado Editorial As
sociation has been abandoned.
The school census just completed at
Colorado Springs shows an increase of
9lS over that OF last year, the present
number of children of school age be-
ing 6,1O2.
The greatest gathering of high school
students ever held in Colorado re-
sponded to the invitation rendering
reception by the State University Mt
Boulder May 18th.
The Colorado 4 Southern will build
pavilion at Cycle park in Platte can
on, and put in "A sidetrack. An unusual
amount of Improvement Is promised
In the canon this season.
The Fraternal Order OF Eagles Is
preparing to hold n street fair and ex-
nlDitlon OF home products mt Denver,
June 24th to Both. with n MIDWAY,
cycle parade. horseman's parade, etc.
Denver building permits for the hrst
quarter of 1901 aggregate 11S buildings
to cost 1.12G. 1873. which Is gain OF
S5o9,OO9 over the same period last
year. This looks like building BOOM
recent dispatch from Hastings,
Nebraska, says: over eighty Kus-
slams. or two carloads, have just LETT
here TO work In the beet fields AT Su-
gar City. Colorio."
The senior class OF the University OF
Colorado. at Boulder. is now rehears-
Ing Much Ado About Nothing"
which Is to be given on the University
campus next month.
James II. Devore. who was shot by
his mother-in-law. Mrs. =. ii. Perry.
In Harry's restaurant ut Denver a few
weeks ago. died OF his wounds mt 81.
Luke's hospital May 10Th. Mrs. Per-
ry will be tried for murder.
The public schools OF Central City.
with the exception OF the high school.
have been ordered closed for six
weeks ON account OF the prevalence OF
scarlet fever. The Sunday schools
Will also be closed
up the big canvas-covered structure
near the state house In Denver TO bc
used for the Army and Navy fair. June
I'd To Sth. The building Will bc laOx
200 feet In size.
The city OF Colorado Springs will In.
sue bonds to the amount OF &1fS.0OO
for the purpose OF erecting u city hall.
The bonds win draw four per cent. In.
terest and will mature In fifteen yenrs
with nm option Of ten.
The people OF the Cripple Creek dis
trict nrc not very well satisfied with
the fact thnt President Mckinley. ac-
cortiing 80 the present schedule. Will
only spend about nm hour and a half
In the town OF the district.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for Denvcr's annual Festival Of
Mountain and Plain. More money il
being subscribed than ever before and
more varied and interesting program
is being arranged. The railroads
promise the usual low rates.
The Pngosa Springs correspondent
OF th.. Denver News says II Is report.
ed that syndicate has been organ
lied to erect 1OO-room hotel nt the
Springs. and that It Is rumored that
McPhee Il McGipnity OF Denver arc
Most OF the teachers Of Colorado
Springs and Colorado City recently
made nn excursion to Cripple Greek |
over the short Line. 4 bontnnIcaI
pnrty OF thirty students OF Colorado |
College nlso went mp to the camp and
spent he day nj Point Sublime.
The American Association for the |
Advancement Of Science Will hold It's |
to August 31st. The association has |
about 2.4OO members. among whom |
are the presidents OF most OF the lead- |
ing universities and colleges.
1t Is stated that Miss Nellie Lewis.
who secured judgment against Sam |
Strong for $4,000. and who WINS the |
stnr witness In the trial against Sam |
Strong just concluded in Denver, pro- |
poses to incorporate her experiences
with Strong IN n novel, which is 10 be |
written for her by man.
Governor orman has appointed the
following water commissioners: Dis |
trict "a. Melton Albert. Costilia county; |
District "a, Lewis Jarrntt, Montexunia
county: District 35, Charles Macmillan,
Costlila county; District 81. A. Kal-
quist. Eagle county; District 3S
George w. Hull, Eagle county.
g. l.. GafYord. n well-known physi- |
ciHn Of Buena Vista, was instantly
killed on the 9th instant, by accident |
ally taking hold of brass hook that
supported number OF electric wires. |
He was supposed 10 have been arrang- |
ing n curtain and was unaware Of the
danger.
The new reservoir for the North
fnr Va nj In ha1a
completed. 1t has capacity Of 49,. |
100000 gallons, md will be n consider.
able element In clarifying the present
water supply. II Will be used as n
settling basin and has capacity equal
10 the combined other three reservoirs. |
A Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, dispatch |
Of May 10th, wnys that Rowe Pingrey
Of Denver IL under treatment at the
Da aafellr Institute nf Mercy haanlfal In