The Delta independent., 1901-06-07
COLORADO NOTES.

The Broadmoor hotel and casino at
Colorado Springs were opened June
LIST.
Peter p. Barclay, receiver Of tho
United States land Office at Del Norte,
died suddenly on May 10th of paraly-
sis.
benefit of the Free Reading Room AS
sociation of Central City, netted q
tribe less than 800.
The order of May 18th discontinuing
the postoffice OF GranerOs, Pueblo
county, has been revoked and the old
postmaster reinstated.
The following increase of postmas-
ters' salaries are elective July I: Del.
ia. 81, 500 to 81 1,60O; Independence and
Eaton, $1,000 to $1,1OO.
The Broadway Methodist Episcopal
Church society In Pueblo will sell their
present house Of worship and erect
new building to cost $4,000.
Memorial Day was never more gen.
orally observed throughout the state
than this year, although In quite
number Of places the rain interfered
with the exercises.
The secretary Of the interior ON June
LIST approved thirty-nine permits to
Craze 7,7l6 cattle and 444 horses in
tue White river plateau forest reserve
Colorado. as recommended by the gen.
eral land office.
1t is estimated that the honey ship
ments Of Las Animas this season will
exceed 100 tons. an increase of twenty.
five tons from last year, this seasons
honey values being conservatively esti-
mated at $4,000.
Miss Margaret e. Stratton, gradu-
ate Of Oberlin College and for some
time dean Of the wOman's department
Of Wellesley College, has been elected
dean of the wOrhan's department OF
the University Of Colorado.
It Is said that the 1900 head of
Mexican steers on the Las Animas
ranges belonging to the Ernest Wilson
Towers syndicate are TO be moved to
Montana ranges this summer, the exO-
dus beginning about the middle Of this
month.
Colorado Springs Is making exten-
sive preparations for the quarto-cen-
tennial celebration August LIST, 2nd
and 3rd. General Palmer has given
the committee his check for $500 anil
other wealthy citizens have promised
Some OF the Denver newspapers. As
well as base ball fiends, are chagrined
becanse the Denver team has 30 low
old player puts II. ''they seem to be
trying to lower their record every
time they play ball."
Horticultural inspector Palmer of
ArapahOe county has announced that
- G.~R k<>1 lsna
must be sprayed BY the owners, other
a. required by law and the cost
charged to the property.
Professor Aurfree Of the law depart
men Of the University Of Colorado.
who has suffered . long time with his
right foot, finally had It amputated
1ust above the ankle. There was
diseased bone In the foot. The patient
stood the operation well.
May, 1901, was . much heavier
month for tourist travel than May OF
last year. The records for the past
month In the baggage department OF
the Union depot at Denver show S,O67
more pieces OF baggage handled than
during the month OF May, 1900.
The state treasury will be enriched
in the sum OF $4,000 from the estate
Of the late william Church OF Denver.
1t will be the first payment. 1t 10 said.
under the Inheritance law enacted by
the last Legislature and Is based on
an estimated valuation OF $1,OO0,OOo.
On the 3Oth uitimo, Frank n. Hunt,
q machinist employed ut the Gold Coin
mine at Victor. was struck by a cage
of the main shaft and his head entire
ly severed from his body. He was
forty-fcur years of age and lenves q
wife and two children living In Gold.
field.
In the district court at Greeley Judge
G. A. Bennett imposed the follo~rinx
sentences: william Johns and Charles
H. Bennett, each two years In the state
penitentiary. grand larceny; Harvey
Brundige, I'VE days In the county jail
for petty larceny, and two years In the
penitentiary for grand larceny.
The Pueblo Evening Star and the
Pueblo Daily Journal have been con-
solidated and are now printed as the
Pueblo Star-Journal, both plants hav-
ing been purchased by syndicate Of
business men. Frederick w. White.
Jr., formerly Of the Western Press As
ISOLATION, is vice president and general
manager. while =. A. Bingham. well
known in Denver and Laramie. heads
the editorial sta6.
The number Of acres planted to sug-
ar beet1 in the immediate neighb0r-
hood Of Las Animas this season In
about 800, as against 200 acres last
year. The Oxnard beet sugar factory
at Rocky Ford takes all Of the Las
Animas beets at the same net price TO
the beet growers that IA realized by
the Rocky Ford farmer himself, this
encouragement to local beet culture be-
ing made possible by liberal Santa
Fe railroad freight rate.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell. superintend-
ent Of public instruction, has issued 4
booklet for the use Of teachers Of the
public schools In preparing and arrang-
Ing a program for Flag Day. which