The silver star., 1901-01-18
COLORADO NOTES.

- 0UmO8G Oh I0CS0B IN ADW00 ~
beloved to be the work Of drebugs.
Charles F. Wilson has been elected
president Of the Denver Chamber Of
Commerce.
1t Is announced that the Silverton
railroad, from Sllverton to 1ronton,
has been closed for the winter.
Moses Llverman, cashier Of the Den
yer postoffice, haS resigned In order to
attend to his business in Silverton.
The board Of trustees Of Telluride
have granted twenty-year franchise
to the Colorado Telephone Company.
Thirteen carloads Of hogs were
shipped from Fowler during the month
OF October. bringing more than $O,OOO.
The Colorado Federation Of Women's
Clubs has selected Cripple Greek as
the place for holding Its convention
next fall.
William Stiner and William Hood
were KILLED by an explosion In the
Consolidated mine at Newcastle on the
9th instant.
John w. Crooks. state superintend-
ent OF the Baptist missions Of COlora-
do, died at Monte Vista on the Sth
instant, from an attack Of pneumonia.
The Pueblo Cowboy Band attracted
stopped over day on their way to the
StockgrOwers' convention nt Salt Lake.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a twelve and one-half per
cent. dividend in favor of the creditors
OF the insOlvcnt Commercial National
bank Of Denver.
The town council of Glenwood
Springs is moving toward municipal
ownership Of its water and electric ser
vice and has ordered a survey Of Griz-
ely creek with that purpose In view.
Mrs. Emma Fitzgerald of Denver,
whose husband is railroad fireman,
has applied for divorce because her
''worSer half pulled her out of bed
and forced her 10 pray for four hours.
Judge ]. G. Renkirt. for twenty-five
years Il resident of Alamosa, died on
the 18th instant. He was the seventh
man who has died in AlamOsa in the
past eight months who had been resi-
dent OF the town for twenty-five years.
At a meeting of the Denver Minis
ters' Alliance, ParsOn Uzzell, OF the
noted Peoples Tabernacle. is alleged
to have said: Il have raised $29,OOO
since last April for my church, and
out of that not $500 has been given me
by Christians"
j. A. Lowell OF the Denver City park
has purchased of Professor o. G.
Zangg of the public schools at Hugo.
fine antelope, which he shipped to the
National geological gardens at WASH
ingtOn. ID. c., in exchange for two
white-tailed deer.
At Trinidad. Nicoll Ferraro. Iu-
ciano Perrino and Nofrio Calasso, all
Sicilians, We're sentenced on the 9th
instant to not less than ten nor more
than thirty years in the penitentiary
for the murder at Berwind OF an Ital-
ian, Francisco Pecarraro.
Robert Huntington of Atlanta, GeOr-
gia. IL In Colorado Investigating the de-
STABILITY of erecting factory at
Rocky Ford or elsewhere in that vicin-
ity to trent watermelOns. or the waste
product of watermelons. as has been
proftably done In Georgia.
At Telluride. within the space of
twentyfOur hours. Oliver Scovel WAS
killed by falling rock, william Tenn
eat was crushed to death by snow
slide at the TOmboy mine. and Rich
ard Griffith lost his life by fall Of
80 feet down shaft In the Smuggler-
Union.
At faculty meeting of the State
school OF Mines on fhc 18th instant, 1t
closed until January 18th. at least. on
account Of the prevalence OF disease
epldemics. The public schools are also
closed indefinitely. No deaths have re-
suited so far.
In the District Court at Trinidad
Jack Madill was sentenced by Judge
Northcutt to not less than ten nor
more than sixty years In the penIten-
tihry for shooting his wife on the night
OF February 14th last. Mrs. Madill
fingered In half-cOnscious condition
for some time. dying on April 10th.
The Lincoln County Cattle Growers
Association elected the following Of
flcers for the ensuing year: President.
7. =. Harper Of River Bend: vice presI
dent. l.. Ii. Field Of Hugo; secretary
and treasurer. J. r. Dickinson: execu-
tive committee. J. q. D0stnl Of Aroyn.
Hugo.
Freight representatives OF railways
Iending East from Colorado are ex-
Wctihg heavy movement OF lambs to
eastern markets within the next few
weeks. II is estimated by the expcrts
that more than 1000 carloads OF lambs.
Imttcned In Colorado for the murkct.
VIII be sent out Of this statc before
next April.
The Lincoln County Cattle Growers.
association and the Lincoln and Elbert
county Wool Growers AssOcIntIons
elected the following delegates 10 at
tend the National Live Stock AssocIm.
ti0n meeting mt Salt Lake: A. McIn.
tyre. james VIII. l.. NJ. Laurie. ID. n
Brockwny. g. NJ. Miles, J. o. Dostni
and l.. II. Field. ""'
The county commissioners and ArchI.
tect Smith OF III Pnso county recentiv
went to snlt Lake City to Inspect the
marble and other Interior ,lecorn tions
or saR Lake city's new million All.
lnr city and county building. The de-
sign. will be studied with n view IN
employing them In the new court
house Mt Colorado Springs.
Last Sunday ltev. WillInm II. Patch.
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