The state herald., 1901-08-09
COLORADO NOTES.

Charles II. Simpson, who drew 1Gc
acres In the land lottery al Lawton.
has lived In Pueblo for somewhat over
a year.
The Pueblo Y. NJ. G. A. has added
fifty members In three weeks since the
accession Of the new secretary, Mr.. q.
w. James.
The fiftieth annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science will convene in Den
yer August 26th.
Contracts nre to be let soon for the
construction of new steel bridge
across Clear creek on the Middle Park
road at Idaho Springs.
In Denver on August Sd Carl Mens
shot and probably fatally wounded his
next-dOor neighbor w. ID. Hogan, us
the result Of family quarrel. NJ
The death penalty law went into eff
feet at midnight August 1st, according
TO an opinion rendered by Assistant
Attorney General George Post.
The total precipitation Mt Denver
during the month of July was one
hundredth OF an inch. Hardly equiya-
AShe " IuuueTutc laii Va ucN. fH.- u
The Denver Eye. the principal sub
urban weekly paper of Denver, has
been purchased from the estate of j.
G. Garrison Of l.. n. Zalinger.
Delays In the construction OF equip
ment for the new telephone exchange
at Colorado City will postpone the
opening for three weeks. About $1,000
will be expended.
Fred Jeffries Was killed at Black
Hawk on the night of the Sd instant
by taking hold OF n live electric wire.
He was the only son OF n widow on
whom she was largely dependent for
support.
Ticket sales last month at the union
depot in Denver We're S20.0O0 greater
than for July Of the year before and
there was an increase of 20, I03 in the
number Of pieces of baggnge handled
Colorado has been full Of tourists.
The Reed Investment Company Of
Colorado Springs has decided to demol-
ish the old Brunswick hotel building
at Grand Junction and erect on the
site n first-class modern hotel to be
called "rhe Reed" 1t will cost $4,000
and will contain fifty rooms.
In the Telluride Journals voting
contest for the most popular young
lady in San Miguel county. Miss Min
ME Tosh, assistant postmaster, won
first prize n trip TO the Buffalo Expo
sition. and Miss Genevieve Mcleod of
the telephone station. second. n trip to
the Mountain and Plain Festival.
The Grand Junction city council has
voted to give the Peach Day committee
the benefit of the license that may be
assessed against shows. etc, during
the three days celebration, August
2Sth, 10Th and 3Oth. The committee
hope In this way to raise several hun
dred dollars more toward the big cele-
bration.
Orville Wilson, who was brought
from Durango to Salida by Sheriff An
kle on charge Of being implicated In
the death OF Eta Fowler, was taken
before the coroncr's jury and made his
statement to that body. lie was taken
to the county jail at Buena Vista and
the preliminary trial was set for Au-
gust 10th.
Thomas Conway. recently returned
from the Philippines, was instantly
killed at Anaconda on the night OF the
ith instant by taking hold OF live
wire. Conway was about twenty-five
years Of age and his father at one time
was superintendent Of bridges on the
Florence L. Cripple Creek railway.
He has two brothers who reside at Du-
range.
Lightning struck the dome Of the
federal postofiice building In Denver
on the afternoon OF August 18th, tear
ing patch OF plaster on the wall.
breaking an electric light globe and set
ting fire TO pile OF rubbish. The fire
was quickly quenched and no real
harm was done. Weather Forecaster
Brandcnburg and Guard Virgins felt
the shock but were not hurt.
The strike OF the Denver hod car.
ricrs Is declared of. This ends one of
the longest and most fierccly waged
building strikes that Denver has ever
seen. on June 1st over 500 hod car.
riers went out for an Increase In
wages. After a protracted discussion
on the night OF August LIST. the hod
carriers voted unanimously to declare
the strike on. This action was taken
because the State Board OF Arbitra-
tion decided against the strikers.
Leopold Batrcs. Mexico's greatest
archaeologist, may visit Mancos canon,
Colorado, II IL reported. for the pur-
pose OF making researches among the
cliff dwellers' ruins, recently brought
into prominence by Mrs. Virginia Me
Clurg OF Colorado Springs. Mr.. Batres
hopes 10 prove by his investigations
that Mancos valley may have been the
ancient Huctlapalln OF the Toltccs,
from which they started on their
southern pilgrimnge to populate the
land OF Anahuac. N
George Fravert Of Rifle recently
brought down TO Game Commissioner
Harris at Denver i've mountain sheep
heads. taken from the store OF Cross
Il Baker at Glcnwood Springs. They
belonged to John Morine OF Capitol
creek. near Aspen, and were placed
where Mr.. Frnvert found them by Al.
bert Morine. He was arrested and
fined Si0i.tO. The heads are now Mt
1ilG Fifteenth ST., Denver. mud win he
sold TO the highest bidder August i2,h.
Sealed bids viii bc received by Com.
missioner Harris.
The agricultural school at Fort Col.
Inns boasts of the highest ilagpolc Ia
Colorado. II now stands ON the col.
icgc campus. 10 feet In the mir. and Is
surmounicd by gold ball and an
enormous flag. The authorities wanted
n nngpolc thnt would be higher than
amy building on the campus. u. y.
Frcclnnd Of Denver cent 10 Idaho Tor
the pole. i, II ~ "orcgon cedar"
-Four long hat ears werc required To
carry this monster pole from Denver
Ia Fort Collins IL weighs 1900 hounds