The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-05-11
COLORADO NOTES.

Ulu 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
health commissioner of Denver, the
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
yited to visit the Festival OF Mountain
and Plain in Denver, October LIST. md
and Bird, quite informally, 'incognlto,
us they say in Europe.
Mr.. Bodine says the company ex-
poets to increase its development
work as rapidly as possible upon the
advent of a railroad which is expect
ed to reach Crestone not later than
June 1st
According to the reports which they
have filed with the city clerk, the Re-
publican city committee spent $2O,213
on the late city elections In Denver,
and the Democratic city committee
spent $20,127.
ID. G. Crawford, who was the first
auditor of the state OF Colorado. died In
Denver May LIST. He was formerly
manager of the Crawford house at
Colorado Springs and the Lindell no.
tel in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh are
preparing to return to Colorado from
Washington early in May. They Will
entertain President Mckinley ana 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 Il glass and whisky
to IS cents straight, caused great con-
sternation in Denver a few days ago.
But the calamity was averted.
The WOman's Club of IOngmont
has completed stone walk to the
cemetery. north of town. The WORK
was undertaken a year ago and has
just been finished The walk Is about
half mile long and four feet wide.
Hereafter Denver people who happen
to be down town at noon can get the
absolutely correct time. AT exactly II
o'clock to the fraction of second, a
large ball will drop from n tall steel
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
I the capitol in Denver. j. +. James,
his predecessor is now acting MS In
spector of foods for the State Board Of
Health.
William H. Davie has been appoints
| ed postmaster at Florence. He Is
druggist and has resided in Florence
about five years. DIR. J. w. Rambo,
Inc retiring postmaster, is company
| physician for the +. a. G. g. road and
has held the office about two years. :
Game Warden Harris recently re-
| ceIyed a letter from w. G. Cove, of
| Creole, stating that seven mountain
| sheep were recently killed by a snow
slide near Amethyst. Colorado. The
heads are said to be intact and will be
| preserved by the state.
Minister Conger passed through Den
yer April Both on his return from Chit
. ma, and was given quite an ovation.
/, In the party were MIR. and Mrs. Con
ger, Miss Conger and Miss Mary Con-
ger Pierce, his niece. who shared with
his family the terrors OF the Pekin
siege.
Governor Orman lias appointed
Charles r. Dudley of Denver Il be a
member Of the State Board of library
Commissioners for five years and
George w. Irwin. superintendent of
| public schols of Conejos county, to be
n member of the State Normal School
| Board of Examiners.
Six members of President (brmerly
Major Mckinley's regimeit, the
Twenty-third Ohio, live in Deliver and
will be present to greet him when he
visits the city next month. He has
presented each of his former comrades
with n small flag inscribed with the
name of the regiment.
Hon. Lyulph Ogilvey, bett{r known
| in Colorado as Lord Ogiljey, was
warmly welcomed by his oldIacquaint-
ances in Greeley on his firjt appear
ance few days ago, after in absence
| of over eighteen months in|SOuth AT
RIGA where he was n soldier in the
Boer war. He looks as Tough cam
paigning agreed with him.
Rural free delivery servfe has been
ordered established June 1st mt Little
lDtl. tiTdlihot COUNTY, tofoihuo' Inc
route covers an area of seventy-nine
square miles, containing n population
of 1870. Chauncey Olmktead and E..
J. Durnen have been appointed car
rIers. The postoffice Mt Cherrylyn will
be supplied by rural carrier from
Littleton.
At its recent meeting at Fort Collins
the State Board of Agriculture estab-
lished department of veterinary sci
ence, and appointed Or. George II.
Glover of Denver at the head of 1t. Mt
an annual salary of $1,000. Harlan
Thomas and Professor 4. G. Carpenter
of the department of physics and en-
cheering were empowered to prepare
plans for new building for Professor
Carpenters department.
The Denver News of May I'd says:
The new beet sugar factory in northern