The Delta independent., 1901-08-02
COLORADO NOTES.

The Glenwood Springs horse show
opened successfully July 2Sd.
The President has appointed W. H.
Ogle postmaster at Lake City.
The new Antlers hotel at Colorado
Springs will be run strictly on the
European plan.
The newsboys Of Denver propose to
give fair August 18th to 18th to raise
money to pay for uniforms.
The plant of the Golden Pressed
Brick Company at Golden, which was
recently burned, will be rebuilt imme-
diately.
The Salt Lake Tribune says that the
accounting department OF the Rio
Grande Western railroad will be
moved from Salt Lake to Denver Oc-
tober 1st.
The hail and wind storm In the vicin-
ity Of Rocky Ford on the night OF July
oath did a good deal OF damage to can
taloupes and fruit, but fortunately on
ly hit limited district.
The executive committee Of the
Transmississippi congress at Cripple
Creek awarded the first prize Of $50 In
cash for the best decorated building to
the fire boys OF station No. /.
On the night of July 23rd at Grand
Junction safe blowers wrecked the
safe Of the Book Ciir railroad depot
and another In the feed store OF ]. w.
Osborn. The amounts taken were not
large.
The chlorination plant Of the Ell Paso
Milling Company at Florence was COM
pleteiy destroyed by flre on the morn
L. ,,lx IA A nd
The loss In estimated at $2OO0OO; In
surance, $4,000.
An eastern automobile firm is said
to be considering the project OF estab-
fishing an automobile service at Colo
RADIO Springs and Manitou to carry
tourists to the Garden Of the Gods and
other points OF interest.
A break occurred In the Victor city
dam on the southwest side Of Pixies
peak about 4 o'clock on the morning Of
July 23d and carried away about
twelve feet OF the dam, also causing u
loss Of 100000 gallons OF water.
Running races will be held at Glen.
wood Springs August 21st 22nd. 2ird
and gath. at which 5000 In prizes
will be offered. a cowboys tourna-
ment will conclude the races, In which
the entire western slope will particl-
pate.
Extensive forest fires are reported In
Park and Jefferson counties. great
fire has been spreading on Mount Ev-
ans. destroying hundreds OF acres OF
pine. Another great IRE has been dev-
nstating the mountain forests between
Evergreen and Pine Grove.
A Toledo, Ohio. dispatch says that
w. +. Moses. the land script dealer Of
Denver. has made claim to four is
lands near the mouth OF the Mnumcc
river. The islands are valued Mt
$4,000 and nre now claimed by the
state under the swamp act OF 1850.
The Pueblo Single Tax Club has
been organized with Il. d. V. Reed ms
president and J. w. Printlinger as Sec
retary. J. Il. Herman, who hns been
giving lectures ON the street corners Ia
Denver and Pueblo ON the single tax.
has gone west to continue his lecturing
In other cities.
The net earnings Of the Denver &
Rio Grnnde In the second week In July
were $2JO.2OO. en- increase OF &41 600
over the corresponding week OF last
year. The first two weeks OF July the
net earnings were &4Oi. 800. mn increase
Of $GO.SOO over. the corresponding two
weeks OF last year.
J. E. Carney. foreman OF the pipe
line construction gang. recently
brought to Lovelnnd u skeleton which
was uncovered near a big dam west OF
I>oveland. The skull md jawbones In
dicate that II was an Indian. A stir
rup and bride bit were found In . per-
feet state OF preservation.
Colorcd members Of the knights Of
Pythias from Colorado Springs. Cripple
Greek and LeadvIlle met In Pueblo re-
Gently and founded the first Afro
American Pythlan grand lodge In Colo.
RADIO. There are some $40 members
among the colored people OF the state.
but no hitherto recognized lodge.
About thirty non.union miners left
Leadville July 2ith for Rosslnnd, Brit
ish Columbia. where they will take
the plnces OF striking miners. The
agent for the company had consider.
able difficulty In getting the men away
from town, but when the train finally
pulled out there was no demonstrae
tion.
The Denver Republican correspond
en-. at Florence writes that the apple
crop Of Fremont county was never
being fully one-third greater than that
Of last year. The country for miles In
covered with fruit trees loaded down,
owing to the weight Of the fruit upon
them.
The Pueblo Press Club will keep
open house In Colorado Springs to the
editors Of the state during the Quarto-
Centennial celebration, August LIST. 2nd
and Bird. Joseph d. Glass. the repre-
sentative OF the club. has secured, sub
ject to the approval Of the Press club
at Its next meeting, headquarters In
the Antlcrs hotel.
Hirnno. a Japanese who keeps res
taurnnt In Denver. has been having
trouble with the WniterH' uninn