The state herald., 1901-02-01
COLORADO NOTES.

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There has been considerable plowing
done In the eastern part of the state
during January.
The grip has hit Boulder hardin
fact, few, II any, places in the state
have escaped. :
A company is being organized in
Denver to run electric automobile cabs,
vans and express wagons.
The January pay roll of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company at Pueblo was
$146OOO, which is $4,000 in excess of
any month of last year.
The Golden public schools. and the
School of Mines, which We're closed
two weeks on account of the sickness
of many pupils, opened again Monday,
January 2Sth
| OTTO Mears, the wizard of the San
Juan" is enjoying social distinction in
Washington. He is to be one of the
thlrty-siX members Of the inaugural
ball committee.
The American Cattle Growers Asso-
citation, recently formed during the
stockgrowers' meeting at Salt Lake
City, will hold its first convention in
Denver, March 9TH.
! George Trepey who was probably
the oldest man in the Cripple Greek
district. died at Altman on the goth
inst. He was born on February s, 1911.
He served through the Civil war.
The "chutes" and all the other big
wooden structures at Chutes park in
Denver werehl lnost entirely destroyed
by fire on the night of the 21st inst.
They are said to have been insured.
| Mary Collins, the nine -year-old
daughter of William Collins of Golden,
was burned to death few days ago
while playing, together with other
children, with a toy stove and using
kerosene oil to make blaze.
Colorado Springs stood third in n re-
cent compilation of twenty selected cit
les In point of gain in percentage in
building progress for the past year.
| The figures reported for the Springs
are: SSjO,OOO in 1899 and 81 1896, 900 in
| 1900.
The agricultural experiment sta
tiOn at Fort Collins has n bulletin on
| raspberries, blackberries, and other
bush fruits, now In press, which will be
sent to the regular mailing list and to
others who apply.
The Oil Well Supply Company has
announced its decision to build manu-
featuring machine shops ut Florence.
The structure will be made of brick,
steel and sheet iron, and will cost not
less than $4,000.
The legislative committee now en-
gagged In Investigating the coal strike
Is examining many witnesses and
seems to be inquiring very closely into
all the details of coal production and
the pay of miners.
Secretary OF State Mills has ap-
pointed Miss Florence Ragland of
Denver and Thomas Quinn of Ouray
to be clerks In the brand department,
and Miss Estelle Persnell of Central
City TO be stenographer.
Samuel Cobain, an employe Of Geddis
x Seerle at Cheesman lake, near Buff
falo Park. committed suicide January
18th. Mt o'clock. by cutting his throat
with a razor, severing the jugular vein,
dying twenty minutes later.
The Las Animas Coal and Copper
Company has acquired the property OF
the Wlcks mine at Hillsboro In Sierra
county. The company proposes to
erect iifiy-ton concentrating plant
on the properly in the near future.
The Woman's Club OF Grand June
ton has received word from Andrew
Carnegie that he will donate an addi-
tional $1,000 towards the erection of
the new library building In Grand
Junction. The total sum now on hand
for building purposes alone is 5000.
The freight depot OF the Denver &
Rio Grnndc railroad at Colorado
Springs was almost totally destroyed
by fire January 26th. before daylight
In the morning. Night Waterman l..
G. Wells was found dead inside the
door and Is supposed to have died from
suffocatlon.
II was developed In the legislative
coal strike Investigation commlttee's
examination OF Mr.. Bartels, secretary
of the Northern Coal Company, that
the mortgages ON the company's prop
eriy aggregate 100000 and that the
property n valued ut between $500.
600 and si.0Oo.cOo.
Frank Wallace who was convicted of
murder In the second degree for the
killing OF Night Captain William e.
Rooney, January 22, 1900, was sen.
fenced by Judge NJ. $. Bailey In the
Dlstrlc, Court NJ l,uena Vista 10 term
OF not less than twenty-five nor more
than foriy.iive years.
Every effort Is making for ahc ex-
tension Of the city water works OF Fort
Collins TO n polnt above the mouth of
the North Poudre. and the city engI.
neer, who has just completed the sur
vey, has submitted his report. which
gives an estimated cost OF SgDasl with
costs Of settling reservoir aud head
works ndded.
Farmers Institutes have been held by
the Colorado State Agricultural Col.
ieee at Holly and Rocky Ford. and
others viii be held at Longmont. Love
land. Grand Junction. Gienwood
Springs aud Montrosc. The expert.
mcnt station Will soon issue n bulletin
ON BelrInn hare, giving the results of
feeding different kinds OF food.
The assessed valuation Of boulder
county Is sJ,aI2 ..2O.li. The ASSESS.
mcnt by towns j. Ms follows: BOULDER.
SlJio,3i2.os: Longmoni. SGoo, sp3. ~:
Lafayette. Si0T .Gl5.bl: Louisville. sol.
,Do.0i: Ward. S.s,I0i.33. aud Eidora,
sI3'2lo. The ioinl county ,nx Il SLOT.
12i 40, and the total tax OF nli kinds,
state, county school. etc, is $50.
T0s.iJ.
a Farmers Institute has bccn organ.
lied NJ Mon'tpsc. G. A. iictldlng wnz
chosen president. r. y. Nichols Vice
president nnd Abe Roberts secretary.
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