The Meeker herald., 1901-04-20
COLORADO NOTES.

James b. johnson has beef named
postmaster at Montrose.
Congressman John F. Sh3roth Is
contemplating a trip to the Philippines
this summer.
The grand Jury Id the Unith States
court at Colorado Springs returned
twenty-nine Indictments.
OIL City will be the name IL new
town that has been laid out u the OIL
fields Of Rio Blanco county.
Rural free delivery at Fof Collins
has been increased by one ca fier. who
VIII serve population Of ~.
Ex-Mayor johnson Of Deliver is a
cousin of Tom l.. johnson, be newly
elected mayor Of Cleveland, IOhio.
Ex-senator wolcott is EXPECTED to
arrive in Denver within a lew days
to remain in Colorado duringfthe sum
mer.
New postoff1ces have beeh estab-
lished at Firder and White Lincoln
county, with special service from
Hugo.
John F. Farley, Denver's veteran
chief Of police. resigned his position on
the advent Of the new Fire and Police
Board.
Colonel William r. Grove of Colo
RADIO has been appointed captain and
assistant commissary of subsistence
in the regular army
The Newhouse tunnel at Idaho
Springs was driven 225 feet in hard
rock last month. which is regarded as
a remarkable achievement
The Cripple Creek woman's Club
recently held a very successful ball
for the benefit of the public library
fund. clearing upwards Of $500.
The Boulder City Council has re-
scinded Its order requiring all pupils
to be vaccinated before entering
schools, as there is now no case of
smallpox In the school district.
George b. Tyler, representing
Hastings, Nebraska. company, is pre-
pairing to do extensive prospecting
with diamond drill in the Brecken-
ridge district this season.
Libel suits come high; but Senator
Patterson Of the News and Crawford
Hill of the Denver Republican have
plenty Of money and can perhaps af-
ford to do little advertising.
During the snowstorm on the 18th
Inst there were more or less serious
collisions on several Colorado rail-
roads, though fortunately without loss
of life.
On the 18th and 18th the Denver
dailies published column after column
Of kilograms from different places In
the state along the front range and
east of 1t, telling of heavy and long
continued snowfall. The plains got a
thorough wetting down.
The Colorado grand lodge of the An.
cient Order Of United Workmen, bet
ter known simply as the A. O. u. W.,
at its session III Central City, April
18th. adopted the classified plan Of as-
sessments, which has been under con.
sideration for several year,.
Deputy State Engineer Field recent
~ visited Twin Lakes for the purpose
of arranging egress for a large guam
tity Of water stored there. This wat
er goes to the Bob Creek canal and
$50 miles over the country before be-
ing taken out for irrigating purposes.
The Crestone Business Mems Club
is to have banquet at the Hotel Cres-
tone Thursday evening. May 10th.
Governor James B. Orman, Senator
Thomas Patterson, Judge Holbrook
and many other state and county off,
GERS have been invited to be present.
as well us the newly elected city off,
GERS.
Albert Fredericks, the principal wit
ness against Albert Cowan, who was
arrested in Denver on suspicion Of his
being the Capitol Hill slugger, was
sent east by the district attorney after
the trial. FrederIcks wanted to 60 to
New York. from whence he proposed
going to Liverpool, England, to Join
his wife.
At the meeting of the board of trus.
tees Of the State School of Mines,
April 18th, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing two years:
President, Frank Buckley, Arapahoe
county; secretary, James T. Smith,
Arapahoe county; treasurer, Jesse w.
Rubey, Jefferson county, whose bond
was fixed at $4,000 Mr.. Otto f.
Thum, the new member of the board
from Pueblo county, was present. The
hold-over members are W. s. Strattop
of Ell Paso. Captain E. L. Berthoud Of
Jefferson and Frank Buckley of Den.
yer, who was appointed from Pitkin
county. Captain Smith. the secretary
of the board, is also one Of the newly |
appointed treappointed) members. He
has served since April, 1876, or twenty.
i've years.
Among the bills signed by Governor
Orman since the Legislature adjourned
Is House bill 1875, by Mr.. Hammond,
providing for state canal to lead the
waters Of the Gunnison river into the
Uncompahgre valley. The bill appro-
PIRATES $4,000 from the internal i'm.
provement fund to start the work.
The canal will be known as state ca
nal No. 3. The bill provides for the |
of a board Of control of |
three members. who shall each receive |