The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-30
COLORADO NOTES.

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The Colorado Springs horse show,
which closed August 22nd, was Dc
clared to be a decided success.
The Postotfice Department has auth
orized the appointment Of one add
tional letter carrier ut Boulder.
A new tOwnsite will be located at the
Empire railroad station Of the Colorado
4 Southern in Clear Creek county.
The steel works at Pueblo had a pay
roll of $174,6OO.5O for the month c'
July. which is higher than ever before.
| The planning mills AMI woodworking
| establishments of Denver have beer
idle for some time by reason OF :.
strike Of go worknlen.
The Central City lodge of Elks is
preparing to hold fair and festival
from September 14th to 21st to raise
funds for the erection Of building.
While on picnic with his family ii
Williams canon at Manitou few days
since. Nelson II. Gates Of Nebraska,
fell from cliff and was instantly
killed.
The proposed new power house and
plant of StrattOn's electric street rail
way system in Colorado Springs will
cost about $1n.OO0 and will be one Q!
the finest in the West
The five large steam laundry plants
in Pueblo are endeavoring to effect a
combination and have been consider
ing the erection Of big plant to :c-
commOdate the whole business.
Lieutenant Colonel Cassius NJ. Moses
has returned to Pueblo and will make
hnnn in, f,,t,,,
turning with the Colorado regiment Mr..
Moses has lived in Kansas City and
Denver.
Thomas +. Barr. founder of the
Peoples Pulpit" work in Milwaukee,
VIII endeavor to reorganize the famous
broadway Temple Association of the
late Myron w. Reed at the Broadway
theater in Denver.
In the Sugar City school bond elcc-
tlon the proposition to issue $1,000
bonds for an eight-room brick school
building was carried unanimously. The
new building will be ready for occu-
pancy this year.
In the amount of building permits
last month Denver stood twelfth in the
list of American cities, her citizens
taking out permits to the amount of
$3.50, being an increase of thirty
SIX per cent. over July, 1900.
Organized labor has begun move.
nent to Instruct the people of Colorado
Gu the elght-hour law, which will be
voted on at the election next autumn.
From now on meetings will be held
regularly at which sentiment in favor
of the law may be increased
On the 18th instant n large excursion
went from Pueblo over the Texas
Creek branch of the ID. & r. G. road,
running from the main line at Texas
Creek to West Greek. The new branch
Is worthy of the reputation of the
"scenic line"
Two additional free delivery rural
routes are to be established at Boulder.
October 1st. with \. G. Campbell and
l.. NJ. Miller rs carriers. These two
routes. forty-One miles long. cover an
area of thirty-two square miles, and
serve population of 1000.
The Grand Junction Elks have de-
cidcd to erect a building for lodge pur-
poses. and a committee has been ap-
pointed to look up site and confer
with contractors. The new building
will cost 10000 and will also be fitted
up with fine dancing hall.
James A. Fleming, formerly of Der
YER but now a wealthy mine owner
or Phoenix, Arizona. has been sued for
SIlo0o damages by Miss Jessie NJ
Graham. who alleges that Fleming
promised to marry her in 1890. and
has failed TO do so. Miss Graham for.
mcrly lived in Butte, Montana