The state herald., 1901-05-10
COLORADO NOTES..


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Pelton's Lake, a summer resort near
Montrose, was opened with dance on
the night Of May 1st.
Herman Darling recently made H.
fngs at the Montrose land office pre-.
paratOry to opening up two large saw
mills.
The Stubbs capital punishment bill
did not contain an emergency clause
and hence does not go Into effect until
July LIST.
In the list of births during he
month of April, filed with the city
girl babies outnumber the boys two to
one.
Leo Vincent, clerk Of the District
Court at Boulder, says 1t cost the coun-
ty over $1,000 to prosecute the case
against the Eldora men accused Of kill
Ing N B. Bailey.
Vice President Roosevelt Is to be In
vited to visit the Festival Of Mountain
and Plain In Denver, October 1st, 2nd
and Bird, quite informally, "lncognito,"
us they say In Europe.
General Irving Hale and Henry Il.
Rogers will represent Denver Unitar-
1ans ut the annual meeting Of the
American Unitarian Association in
Boston the last week In May.
Denver building permits for the first
quarter of 1901 aggregate 71S buildings
to cost $1,128, 1873, which is gain of
$359, 600 over the same period last
year. This looks like a building boom.
According to the reports which they
have filed with the city clerk, the Re-
publican city committee spent SIC, ,213
on the late city elections In Denver,
and the Democratic city committee
spent $2O,127.
John @. Henry, who died mt Denver
May Bird, is claimed to have been the
inventor Of the overhead trolley for
electric railways, which was first used
In Kansas City in 1888. He made a
fortune out Of his inventions.
d. O. Crawford, who was the first
auditor Of the state Of Colorado, died in
Denver May 1st. He was formerly
Colorado Springs and the Lindell ho-
tel in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh are
preparing to return to Colorado from
Washington early In May. They will
entertain President Mckinley and the
presidential party when they reach
Glenwood Springs.
A report that an association Of liquor
dealers had decided to raise the price
of beer to 10 cents glass and whisky
to 10 cents straight, caused great con-
sternation in Denver few days ago.
But the calamity was averted.
Hereafter Denver people who happen
to be down town Mt noon can get the
absolutely correct time. At exactly II
o'clock to the fraction of a second, n
shaft over the Office of the Denver
Post.
B. s. Newland, lately appointed dep
uty dairy inspector, has arrived from
Victor and taken charge Of his desk Mt
the capitol in Denver. ]. =. James,
his predecessor, is now acting rs in
spector of foods for the State Board of
Health.
PaNon Uzzell OF the Denver Taber-
nacle has arranged with the manage
ment of the I>oveland beet sugar fac
tory TO supply several hundred work
ers from his congregation for emerg-
cncy labor In the beet fields this sum
mer.
The recent heavy rains caused sew
eral large rock slides on the track OF
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
along the Grand river near Glcnwood.
Springs. The water In the river was
also at n very high point, occasloning
n good deal Of anxiety.
With the recent orders secured for
steel rails from the Colorado Midland
road, there Is enough work on hand
TO keep the rail mill nj Bessemcr busy
throughout the summer. At present
work Is being done ON n large order OF
eighty-flve-pound rails for the Santa
Fe road.
The school census Just completed mt
Central City shows school population
Of 1.115. rs against 035 In 1900. This
puts Central City In the list OF first
class districts and entities II to n school
board numbering five instead OF three.
but no change Will take place till next
year.
Minister Copger passed through Den.
yer April Both on his return from Chi
ma, and was given quite an ovation.
In the party were Mr.. ana Mrs. Con
ger, Miss Congcr and Miss Mary Con-
ger Pierce. his niece. who shared with
his family the terrors OF the PckIn
Siege.
The Colorado Human Society has np.
pointed these agents; John II. Van
Dcrpooi. Dcbcque; Mrs. Ada Il. Han.
mn, Victor; Henry Abel. Arling Wilson
and Ralph Ward. Denver. and Horac.
Park. Greeley. An agent win be ap-
pointed In Routt county for the ex-
IRENE northwestern part Of the state.
who VIII have charge OF n vast area OF
country. The nearest postonlcc IN
Colorado In his district ls sixty miles
away. and the nearest In Utah. twenty
i've miles away. There are now 100
agents OF the society In the state.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Harris has appointed II. y. Crooks M.
pcrintcndcnt OF the fish hntchcrics ut
GunnIson, and W. II. Crane assistant.
Mr.. Crane Mt present " superintendent
and Mr.. Crooks the assistant. On be-
Ing Interview few days since IN re.
gard 10 this hatchery, MIR. Crane said;
There IL grent amount OF water IN
the streams and much snow OH The
hills. which effects the work n, this
time OF year. If the streams subsldc
we VIII turn out more than i.O00.UDO
rainbow trout and 10000 other ynrle,
ties. the capacity OF the hatchery"
Representatives OF Colorado College
nnd the University OF Nebraska had
prize debate nj Colorado Springs on
The night OF May 3ri. In which the
colorndonns were declared winners.