The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-11-23
COLORADO NOTES.

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| held In Denver December 18th for the
position Of messenger In the mint.
The Colorado Midland has received
and put In use five Pullman coaches
and 100 box cars of 10000 pounds ca
pacity.
The taxpayers of Colorado Springs
have voted to Issue $1OO.O0O OF four
per cent bonds for the erection Of new
school buildings.
During September last the Colo ado
4 Southern issued pay and time checks
! to the amount of 1927, 3O6, all Of which
were paid In Denver.
The Right Rev. Nicholas Chrysos-
tom Matz, bishop Of Denver, was re-
celved by the Pope on the 18th instant
| at the Vatican In Rome.
Colorado Springs has closed sub
! scriptions for the Mckinley memorial
fund after having collected nearly ST.
600, mostly in sums less than 81.
| Assessed under the recent revenue
| law, Lake county's valuation Is placed
at $14,269,9I7, against something like
four and one-half millions last year.
Henry Pigg, charged with selling
whisky to the Indians on the Wind
River reservation, pleaded guilty in the
United States court at Cheyenne and
was sentenced to two months in jail.
Mrs. James II. Baker, wife of the
president of the State University, and
her father Rev. Mr.. Hilton, arrived In
Boulder on the 18th instant, after a
sojourn Of several months in Europe.
The Y. NJ. c. A. at Colorado Springs
! Ia erecting $4,000 building and on
C,pJnx bo 1ctb instant hon nhurrhpa
abandoned their services for q mass
meeting to raise funds for the continu-
| alton of the work.
A report is circulated that the Buena
Vista hot springs, situated six miles
west Of Buena Vista, have been sold
| to the Aspen-Buena Vista railroad,
which company will enlarge and make
an ideal summer report out OF them.
The Colorado State Band Associa-
| ton Is the name Of new Organiza-
ton Incorporated In Denver by Roy q.
Howells, G. j. Woodward and Milo II.
McMinn. 1t proposes to organize
band Of fifty pieces and build a large
dancing hall.
The German societies Of Denver have
| asked the Park Commissioners to es-
tabIish Fairgrounds In connection with
the parks OF the city. 1t Is proposed
to provide place where young and old
may meet and romp and indulge In
| gymnastic exercises.
| A. II. Rice, q young man who came
from New York TO Denver In the last
stages Of consumption, died ON the
18th at University Park after having
consumed 100 gallons Of oxygen daily
for several days In an an effort to
prolong his life.
Harry Warning. an operator upon q
Merganthaler machine In the ONCE of
the Tmes-C Citizen Mt Cripple Greek, es-
tablished record on the 18th instant,
setting A4O8 lines, equal to Bats ems,
in eight hours, the machine speeded to
eighty-four revolutions per minute.
A. B. Mckinley, who was run down
and severely injured by Curtis street
4 car in Denver on the 9th inst, II still
improving at the Arnpahoe county hos
| pital, and there il now thought to be
/ little doubt of his ultimate recovery
| unless s0me unexpected complication
should develop.
The Greeley Ice and Light Company
has been organized to supply the city
with ice, light and power. Jesse 3.
Sale is president. The company ex.
| poets to begin business In a few
weeks with a combined ice and light
plant In lae old pump factory south
east Of town.
The Pacific Jurisdiction, Woodmen
OF the World, has paid $4,000 for two
lots on fremont street, near Fifteenth,
in Denver, and will erect handsome
building for lodge purposes and for
| the head Offices of the order. The
building, as planned, will cost up
wards Of $4,000.
| The stock of the Colorado beet sugar
| which was stored at Missouri river
points has been sent to st. Louis and
Chicago. where 1t finds good mar
ket. The cut rate at the Missouri riv-
er does not apply at St. Louis and Chi
cago and Colorado sellers took adj
vantage of this fact.
Colonel James NJ. j. Sanno Of the
Eighteenth infantry, the new cOmman-
der of the Department of the Colorado.
il one of the best known officers Of the
army having served with distinction
| In the War of the Rebellion, numerous
Indian campaigns and the Filipino
War. His headquarters will be In
Denver.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Associated Charities Of Pueblo, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President
Rev. Edward p. Newton; secretary
Mrs. w. H. Mcdonald; vice presidents
Mrs. NJ. ID. Thatcher and Mrs. George
Lannon. Reports from the various Of
ficers showed the organization to be in
excellent condition and doing good
| work among the poor of the city.
At Cripple Creek on Saturday, the
10th, Mrs. Frank Smith had her left
eye knocked out by golf ball. Robert
Lyons was driving toward the hole
when Mrs. Smith turned to see the
stroke. The ball did not go accurately
and struck her square in the face. Her
eye was so badly damaged that there
is said to be no hope that she will ever