The state herald., 1901-11-22
COLORADO NOTES.


26th, 9th and 2Sth.
A civil service examination will be
held in Denver December 18th for the
position of messenger In the mint.
The Colorado Midland he, 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 $1O0OOO of four
per cent. bonds for the erection Of new
school buildings.
During September last the Colo ado
& Southern issued pay and time checks
to the amount of $127, BOG, all Of which
We're 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
Mt $14. 9,9TT, against something like
four and one-half millions last year.
Henry Plgg, charged With selling
whisky to the Indians on the Wind
River reservation, pleaded guilty In the
United States court ut 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.. Ilslton, arrived in
Boulder on the 18th Instant after a
sojourn of several months In Europe.
The Y. NJ. G. A. at Colorado Springs
is erecting n $4,000 building and on
Sunday, the 18th instant, ten churches
abandoned their services for II mass
meeting to raise funds for the contlnu-
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 n new orgunlza-
ton incorporated in Denver by Roy @.
Howells, c. j. Woodward and Milo ii.
McMinn. Ii proposes to organize n
band of fifty pieces and build large
dancing hall.
The German societies of Denver have
asked the Park Commissioners to es-
tablish Fairgrounds In connection with
the parks of the city. II Is proposed
to provide n place where young and old
may meet and romp and indulge In
gymnastic exercises.
a. III. Rice, young man who came
from New York 30 Denver in the last
ct af ,..,. lt..I hA
18th at University Park after having
consumed 100 gallons of oxygen daily
for several days In an an effort 10
prolong his life.
Harry Waring, an operator upon n
Merganthaler machine in the office Of
the 1fmes-Citizen at Cripple Greek, es-
iablished n record ON the 18th instant
setting 3.403 lines. equal to SS,IIS 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
car In Denver Oh the 9th inst, is still
Improving at the Arapahoe county hos
pital, and there Is now thought TO be
little doubt OF his ultimate recovery
unless some unexpected complication
should develop.
The Greeley Ice and Light Company
has been organized to supply the city
with Ice, Hight and power. Jesse s.
Sale is president The company ex-
poets TO begin business IN n few
weeks with n combined Ice and light
plant In the old pump factory south
east OF town.
The Pacific Jurisdiction. Woodmen
of the World, has paid $1,000 for two
lots ON fremont street. near Fifteenth,
In Denver. and viii 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 81. Louis and
Chicago, where II finds good mar
ket. The cut rate at the Missouri riv-
er does not apply at 81. Louis and Chi
cago and Colorado sellers took ad-
vantage OF this fact.
Colonel James NJ. J. Sanno OF the
| Eighteenth Infantry. the new commnn-
der of the Department of the Colorado.
Is 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 win be IN
Denver.
Figures Just completed on the tourist
business OF Colorado for the past 1--WE
years are said to show that Pueblo Is
gaining large percentage In her pro.
portion OF the states business. The
figures OF 1893 show that Denver re-
celved 3.53 times the number OF tickets
that Pueblo did. while the figures for
1901 show that the number OF tickets
received nt Denver were only 2GG MS
many as those received at Pueblo.
At Cripple Greek ON Saturday, the
10th. Mrs. Frank Smith had her left
eye knocked out by n golf ball. Robert
Lyons wns driving toward the hole
when Mrs. Smith turned Ia see the
stroke. The hall did not 20 accurately
and struck her square In the face. Her
eye WIS So badly dnmagcd that there
is said TO he no hope that she win ever
be able 90 see out OF ~, and there
wns thought TO he danger that the
right eye will also lose Its usefulness.
A Colorado man. DR. Robert Column.
Jr.. was physician to the late Chinese
premier. III Hung Chang. The cable
dispatches rccitrd briefly how Dr Colt.
mnn WINS nn attending physician. mud
fnyc his statement on the symptoms ~
the distinguished patient during his