The silver star., 1901-02-01
COLORADO NOTES.

AUG grip uaS nit oOuluer uuEu-sA
fact. few, II any, places Ia the state
have escaped.
A company is being organized In
Denver to run electric automobile cabs.
vans and express wagons
The January pay roll of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company at Pueblo was
$4,000. which is $4,000 In excess Of
any month of last year.
The Golden public schools. and the
School of Mines which were closed
two weeks on account Of the sickness
OF many pupils, opened again Monday,
January 2Sth.
The American Cattle Growers Asso-
citation, recently formed during the
stockgrowers' meeting at Salt Lake
a;.a City; wiz l,i hold Its first convention in
The agricultural experiment sta
ton at Fort Collins has n bulletin on
raspberries, blackberries, and other
bush fruits, now in press. which will be
sent to the regular mailing list and to
others who apply.
The Oil Well Supply Company has
announced its decision to build manu-
tncturing machine shops ut Florence
The structure will be made of brick
l
less than $4,000.
The legislative committee now en-
gagged in investigating the coal strike
IS examining many witnesses and
seems to be inquiring very closely into
all the details of coal production and
the pay of miners.
Secretary of State Mills has ap-
pointed Miss Florence Ragland Of
/ N ND %
to o=be clerks in the brand department,
and Miss Estelle Persnell of Central
City to be stenographer.
Samuel Cobain, an employe of Getdis
X Seerie at Cheesman lake, near Buff
talo Park, committed suicide January
18th, at Z O'Clock. by cutting his throat
with razor, severing the jugular vein.
lying twenty minutes later.
The Pueblo county commissioners ap-
propriated $40 toward the support Of
the Pingree gardens. which have been
very successfully operated for two sea-
sons In Pueblo under the philanthropic
branch OF the Womans Club.
The Woman's Club of Grand juno
ton has received word from Andrew
Carnegie that he will donate an addi-
honal $1,000 towards the erection Of
the new library building In Grand
Junction. The total sum now on hand
Tor building purposes alone is $1,000.
The freight depot of the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad Mt Colorado
Springs was almost totally destroyed
by fire January 26th. before daylight
IN the morning. Night Watchman l..
I. Wells was found dead inside the
door and is supposed TO have died from
suffocation.
1t was developed in the legislative
coal strike Investigation committees
examination of Mr.. Bartels, secretary
of the Northern Coal Company, that
the mortgages on the company's prop
erty aggregate S2.OO0.OO0 and that the
property is valued ut between $500
100 and S4,OOO,OOO.
FRANK Wallace who was convicted Of
murder In the second degree for the
killing of Night Captain William C.
Rooney, January 22, 1900. was SEN
fenced by Judge NJ $. Bailey In the
District Court at Buena Visa to term
of not less than twenty-ii, nor more
than forty-five years.
Every effort is making for the ex-
tension OF the city water works of Fort
collins to point above the mouth of
the North POudre, and the city engi-
neer. who has just completed the sur
vey. has submitted his report. which
gives an estimated cost OF 100, ,2S1, with
costs of settling reservoir and head
works added.
Farmers institutes have been held by
the Colorado State Agricultural Col.
lege ut Holly and Rocky Ford, and
others will be held at Longmont, Love-
land, Grand Junction. GIenwood
Springs and Montrose. The experI.
incnt station Will soon issue n bulletin
on Beigian hnres, giving the results of
feeding different kinds of food.
The assessed valuation OF Boulder
county Is SG.272.220.14. The assess.
ment by towns is as follows: Boulder.
S1.61O,372OS: Longmont. 5000. .S03. 80:
Lafayette. $1O7. .645.53: louisville. $tIi.
OO.N: Ward, SOS, 7O433. and Eldora,
Si3.249. The total county tax is $1O4,.
is1.4O' ana the total tax Of all kinds,
1O5.46.
n Farmers. Institute has been organ.
i.ed at Montrose. G. A. Rcdding WINS
CHOSEN president. II. ID. Nichols vice
president and Abe Roberts secretary,
An executive committee consisting OF
j. II. Heath, Aaron Walters, Mrs. Hi.
ram Dockstader and Mrs. J. A. Fen.
lon. were selected to net with the OH.
GERS nnd prepare program to be sub.
mitted mt the next meeting, February
George Nelson. Colorado sprinRs
contractor. has obtained contract for
twelve miles OF grading and construc.
fi0n work on the El paso L. NOrtheaH Ht.
ern railrond. now In course Of building
to meet the Rock Island. which Ia ielnq
extended from Liberty. Kansas. Tho
home ofitce OF the company In nt FL
I'nso. Mr.. Nelson will require nearly
40 men for this work. and will Hire
them from Pueblo ana Colorado
Springs.
Walter w. Shemwell. treasurer Of
the Northwestern OH Il COal COMPANY
Mt Colorado Springs. received n tele
gram re. sntly stating thnt the derrick
md surf. GO buildings OF the compnny
sltunteti ~ Steamboat Springs. isoutt
county, hhd been set on fire by an OK