The state herald., 1901-11-01
COLORADO NOTES.


The annual report of the commits
sioner OF pensions shows the number of
pensioners on the roll for Colorado was
S,134; amount paid them, $944, 1925.
w. B. Starr hns shipped In from New
Mexico 5000 head of lambs which he
Will feed this winter In the vicinity of
Greeley for the eastern markets.
A serious car blockade has existed for
some time at Pueblo, there being miles
of cars standing on the tracks which
the lines have SO far been unable to
handle.
a. l.. Lawtol for many years prom
inently connected with the Colorado
Springs Rapid Transit Company, died
at the PlankintOn house In Milwaukee
October 9th Of pneumonia.
The members of the Gentlemen's
Driving and Riding Club of Denver
are again agltating the building of u
grand stand at City park race track.
The polo games attract great crowds.
At Boulder October 25th the jury in
the case Of Ida Lamm and her hus-
band, Peter Lamm, charger with shoot
Ing and killing "Curley" Ables last
August, brought In verdict of NOT
guilty.
The Leadvillc football eleven Is pre-
pairing to make q western trip. The
manager has arranged for games Mt
Glcnwood and other western Colorado
towns, the trip to end In Salt Lake,
after having played an eleven In Ogden.
The registration in Teller county
shows that about $4,000 voters are en-,
titled to cast their ballots on Novem-
Der 9th. The following is the number
registered in the principal towns of the
district: Cripple Creek, 1915; Victor,
4,043; Goldfcld, 1,341; Independence,
S1l.
Major II. ii. Wilson. in charge of the
Denver recruiting station, has received
orders to stop recruiting artlllcrymen
and to get men for the Philippines. The
reason is that during the next few
months the terms of enlistment of Il
large number of men. most of whom
are in Luzon, will expire.
The recent attempt to photograph
the loop between, Georgetown and Sill
yer Plume from n balloon was n fail
ure owing to n rapid current OF cold air
causing the balloon TO burst. The Den
YER Post announces that no further
trial will be made this year
A Mormon church will soon be erect
ed in Denver. ground having been pur-
chased at the corner of South Water
street and Sixth avenue. The money is
said TO have already been sent from
Salt Lake 10 pay for the lots and
building that will seat 800 people.
The fall meeting Of the teachers OF
the sixth normal institute was held mt
Cheyenne Wells October 25th and 2ith.
The officers elected for the coming
year are: Miss Cora Hamilton, pres.
ident; Miss Lucy VIII, secretary, and
Superintendonts Hobart. Truslcy and
Thompson, vice presidents.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will meet in Denver November / and
investigate cases against n number of
roads involving the relative rates ap-
plicablc TO Denver and Pacific coast
points. George ]. Kndel and the Den
Yer Chamber OF Commerce are the
complainants in these cases.
Since Mr.. Eilers' retirement from the
general management of the Pueblo
plants of the American Smelling and
Refining Company they have been
placed under three superintendents, rs
follows: l.. q. Eakin. Philadelphia
smeltcr; w. ii. Howard, Pueblo plant,
and Z. A. Mossman. Colorado plant.
In n quarrel In the room of Madge
Barry at the Hotel Colorado, In Den
yer, OH the night OF October oath. Will
lam Beal, paper hanger, shot and
probably fatally wounded John Swan
son. proprietor OF the Scandinavian
House saloon. Rivalry over the pos
session OF the woman occasloned the
ARRAY. Beal was taken Into custody.
Thirty walter girls In the Home
Dairy restaurant. at Denver. an eNtcn-
sivc and hlgh-toncd establishment.
struck n few days since because they
We're compelled to pay for broken
dishes when. ms they asserted. II was
the agreement not 10 exact pay for ac-
cidcnts but to discharge those who
were careless. The girls gained their
point and went back TO work the next
day.
State Auditor Crouier has sent n cir
cular letter TO each of the county AS
SCISSORS asking them 10 forward TO him
Immediately complete abstract of as
sessmcnt OF all property assessed 10y
them and elunlzcd by the state board
OF equalization: also abstracts OF all
property nsscsscd by them and certified
10 them by the state board OF assessors.
The abstracts are wanted ns n basis
for the auditors estimates and appor-
tionmcnt OF the state tax.
In the Midland hotel Mt Denver, on
the morning OF October 9th. Mrs. Mel.
lie HnrdIfcr. wife Of n Denver con-
tractor aud builder. and William l..
Flanders. n hotel keeper u Lyons. Col
orndo. took morphine nnd cocaine with
suicidal intent. In n state OF dcilrium
Flanders called the hotel clerk, who.
ON going To the room with others, found
Mrs. Ilnrdfcr In dying condition. She
died almost Immediately. md Flanders
was taken TO the county hospital.
where II was thought he might recover.
Another change IN thr method OF op.
Grating the plants OF the American
Smelling md liciininn Company has
been announced and will be- effective
Immediately. A few months ago at
ench Of the three plants the local op.
Grafton OF all the plants was put IN
charge of Karl ElicrS. Under the
change which now goes Into eject
Knrl Ellers will rrmoy. 10 Denver.
the position ~ general superintendent
of the three Pueblo plants being ahoi.
ishcd.
In the Denver 4 iilo Grnndc yards
nj sniida. October 2ani. while a. V.
Hubbard, air brake inspector, was .s-
nmlnpg brake an some ears on n
side irnrk. b. was run over 10y n