The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
COLORADO NOTES.

and put in use ave Pullman coaches
and 100 box cars Of 5000 pounds Ca
paci-y.
Track laying on the new tranway
line from Eliteh's Gardens to A-avada
has been commenced II VIII be com
pleIei in s month.
Fifty thousand dollars was received
by the county treasurer Of Teller eoun-
y On the first day OF the delinquent
tax sale al Cripple Greek
Daaverss Ne-dlewo-k Guild has just
sent out 3.clo articles Of wearing ap-
Tarel 10 difTe7en Institutions for dis
lribuIion among the needy
Colorado Springs has closed sub
scriptious for the Mckinley memorial
fund after having collected nearly 81
ulc. mostly in sums less than 81
Assessed under the recent revenue
law Lake county's valuation Is placed
at SI=-369917. against something IKE
four and one-half millions last year
On its second pay day at Rocky Ford
the American Beet Sugar Company DIS
bursed S1i0.1..o &c farmers, who are
said to be generally making more from
their beets this year than last
John 5. Stidger. special agent of the
general land Office. has been trans
ferred 10 the Denver district from the
Montrose district He will take up his
new duties on December 1st-
Henry PiGc. charged with selling
whisky TO the Indians on the Wind
River reservation. pleaded guilty in the
United States court at Cheyenne aad
was sentenced TO two months in jail
Mrs James H Baker. wife of the
president of the STATE University, and
her father. Rev. Mr.. Hilton, arrived in
Boulder on the 1Tth instant after
sojourn OF several months in Europe
The total cost of the recent election
to the taxpayers of Teller county VIII
be about $500. In precinct 81. where
only twelve votes Were cast. the ex-
pense amounted TO $3.50. approximate
ly IS vote.
The Florence oil Company is laying
2 three-inch pipe line from its wells in
the southern district to the refinery
for the purpose of pumping the crude
oil to the refinery. II Will be more than
three miles long.
The Y. NJ. c. A. al Colorado SpriIsss
is erecting a $4,000 building and on
Sunday. the 11th instant, ten churches
abandoned their services for mass
meeting to raise funds To- the coninu-
alton of the work.
\ 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
Harry Waring. an operator upon
Mercanthaler machine in the office OF
the Times-Citizen at Cripple Greek. es-
Jablished a record ON the 18th instant,
setting 3.i03 lines. equal TO SS.iiS ems.
in eight hours. the machine speeded TO
ei-hty-four revolutions per minute.
Thomas Donovan. a young man re
Gently found guilty in the District
Court At Cripple Greek of stealing
quantity OF copper wire from the
Short Line. was sentenced to the state
reformatory at Buena Vista. 10 be re-
leased at the discretion of the warden.
\ ten per cent. dividend is about to
be declared 10 the depositors of the de
funct Peoples Savings Bank of Den
yer. by +. J. Spencer. assignee. This
will bring the total dividends paid to
SCI cents on the dollar. Mr.. Spencer
says that all the depositors will event
ually be paid in full.
Al: Boyd. William Brown and T. P.
Morgan. youthful cowboys from the
:
tempted to give wild west exhibition
in Victor, riding their horses at break
neck speed up and down the streets
and firing shots with revolyers. They
were arrested and fined.
The United States government wishes
an assistant astronomer for the naval
observatory. place that commands a
salary of S1,occ a year. An examina-
ton of those wishing the job will be
held at Denver on December 11th, 18th
and 18th. Those aspiring TO the place
should communicate AT once with II. c.
Hunter at the Denver postoffice.
Louis G. Frossard. night engineer
and electrician at the Lacombe electric
plant in Denver was instantly killed
shortly after midnight November Goth
at the plant of the company. at West
Thirteenth avenue and the Platte river
No one witnessed the accident. but it
is said he touched a part of the ma
chinery that was heavily charged, re-
ceiving 6,oo0 volts.
The Colorado Telegraph at Colorado
Springs has been sold to a syndicate
of local capitalists for $4,000. Lewis
Gaylord. owner of the controlling in
terest, retires, his equity being settled
for on basis of 100000. The new
owners recently secured control of the
Evening Mail, and these two papers
will be consolidated under the name of
the Colorado Telegraph, the Mail be-
ing superseded.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Colorado Chautauqua at Boulder, No
vember Goth, the following executive
committee was selected: Chairman. ].
II. Nicholson: members, r. NJ. DeLong.
NJ. S. Whiteley. George NJ. Mcclure
and \. a. Reed. The committee 30
solicit the guarantee fund reported
progress to the extent of 5000 of the