The Springfield herald., 1901-08-09
COLORADO NOTES.

acres in the lanu LOTTERY at AhWt toh'
has lived in Pueblo for somewhat over
n year.
The Pueblo Y. NJ. G. A. has added
fifty members in three weeks since the
accession of the new secretary, MI. U.
w. James.
Contracts are to be let soon for the
construction of new steel bridge
across Clear creek on the Middle Park
road at Idaho Springs.
The death penalty law went into ef-
feet at midnight August 1st, according
to an opinion rendered by Assistant
Attorney General George Post.
The total precipitation at Denver
during the month of July was one
hundredth of an inch. Hardly equiva-
lent to n moderate fall of dew.
The comptroller of the currency has
extended the corporate existence OF
the Western National Bank of Pueblo
Colorado. until the close of business
July 26. 1921.
Delays in the construction of equip
ment for the new telephone exchange
at Colorado City will postpone the
opening for three weeks. About $3,Ooo
Will be expended.
Mrs. ]. l.. Brush. aged sixty years,
wife of ex-Lieutenant Governor Brush,
died July 31st, at the family home IN
Greeley of dropsy of the heart. she
had been i'll only short time.
All the county prisoners have been
removed from the Cripple Creek city
Jail to the county jail. The new 1aii
has a capacity to hold 100 prisoners
and cost Teller county $4,000.
The agent of the state land office
who went to look after the fire On MT.
laf X
tinguished. 1t is the opinion OF state
officials that the rains will put stop
to the fires that have been reported Sc
frequently of late.
The Reed Investment Company OF
Colorado Springs has decided to demol-
ish the old Brunswick hotel building
at Grand Junction and erect ON the
site tirst-class modern hotel to be
called 1.-The Reed" 1t will cost S21,oOO
and will contain fifty rooms.
On July 9th Mayor West of Pueblo
ordered the closing of all gambling
houses and the disuse of all the slot
machines used for gambling. He said:
II decided that If gambling could not
be controlled by the authorities, as the
authorities saw fit to control it, the
time had come to close all the gam
bling establishments. The order Is
gambling houses, but the policy shops
as we'll"
The strike of the Denver hod car
riers is declared off. This ends one of
the longest and most tiercely waSed
building strikes that Denver has ever
seen, On June 1st over 500 hod car
riers went out for an increase in
wages. After n protracted discussion
on the night of August 1st, the hod
carriers voted unanimously to declare
the strike Off This action was taken
because the State Board of Arbitrn-
tion decided against the strikers.
Leopold Batres, Mexico's greatest
archaeologist, may visit Mancos canon,
Colorado, ii is reported, for the pur-
pose of making researches among the
clisf dwellers' ruins, recently brought
into prominence by Mrs. Virginia Nc
Clurg Of Colorado Springs. Mir. Bntres
hopes to prove by his investigations
that Mancos valley may have been the
ancient Huetlapalla of the Toltecs,
from which they started on their
southern pilgrimage to populate the
land of Anahuac.
Mrs. Jane Fish. who figured in one
of the most sensational murder trials
this state has ever experienced, was
locked up in Denver n few days ago on
the charge of disturbance. Mrs. Fish
was arrested for murder of her hus-
band, Gaylord Fish. mt Georgetown.
December T. 1897. Her present trouble
was brought about by n quarrel with
Raymond Kircher, her granddaugh-
ter's husband, with whom she has
been living, and whom she accuses of
shooting at her. 1t is a very unsayory
family quarrel.
Coor,o L>rorn.r Of RiNn raanpt1y
brought down to Game Commissioner
Harris nt Denver five mountain sheep
heads, taken from the store of Cross
& Baker at Glenwood Springs. They
belonged to John Morine of Capitol
creek, near Aspen, and were placed
where Mr.. Frayert found them by AL
bert Morne. He was arrested and
fined S1O1.5O. The heads are now at
1416 Fifteenth St, Denver, and will be
sold to the highest bidder August 18th.
Sealed bids will be received by Com
missioner Harris.
Secretary Stonaker of the State
Board of Charities and Correction is
said to be opposed to Ralph Fields
methods at the Brightside School for
Boys, near Denver. Under the law the
state board has no power to act, but
will do everything it can to see that
the matter is brought to the attention
of the public At the next meeting of
the board the home will be brought up
for discussion and some action be TAX
en-. AT one time the home housed sew
enty boys, but now there are said to
be less than twenty-five there.
The Elks' street fair at Colorado
Springs was formally opened on July
29th by parade of 500 preceded by
the Colorado Midland band. just re
turned from Milwaukee. The principal
streets We're traversed, after which the