The Delta independent., 1901-04-19
COLORADO NOTES.

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Farm, IL writing a novel.
Rural free delivery at Fort Collins
has been increased by one carrier, who
will serve n population of 695.
The first 1900 feet of the road being
built by the Florence Electric Street
Railway Company has been coinp!et-
| ed.
Ex-senator wolcott is expected to
, arrive In Denver within few days
to remain in Colorado during the sum-
mer.
New postoffices have been estab-
iished at Firder and White, Lincoln
| county, with special service from
| Hugo.
John +. Farley, Denvers veteran
chief of police, resigned his position on
the advent of the new Fire and Police
Board.
Colonel William II. Grove of Colo
rado has been appointed captain and
=, assistant commissary of subsistence
In the regular army.
The Newhouse tunnel at Idaho
Springs was driven 225 feet in hard
| rock last month. which Is regarded as
a remarkable achievement.
The Cripple Creek woman's Club
| ASNShuS hehu very suCtessiui
| for the benefit of the public library
fund. clearing upwards of $500.
The Boulder City Council has re-
scinded its order requiring all pupils
| to be vaccinated before entering
schools. as there is now no case Of
smallpox in the school district.
Emerson King, bartender for J. +.
Finlan ut Salina. in Boulder county,
was robbed Of $S4G.5O of the saloons
money on the night of the 18th instant
by n masked man with II gun"
Libel suits come high; but Senator
Patterson of the News and Crawford
| Hill OF the Denver Republican have
plenty Of money and can perhaps af-
ford to do n little advertising.
During the snowstorm on the 11th
Inst. there We're more or less serious
collisions on several Colorado rail
roads, though fortunately without loss
| Of life.
Lord Lyulph Ogilvie. son OF the Earl
of Airlie and formerly n well-knowu
ranchmnn of Colorado. has returned
from South Africa. where he served
In the British army against the Beers.
Bert Cassidy. formerly the popular
cartoonlst of the Denver Republican.
committed suicide in Chicago few
days ago, shooting himself through
the breast In the reporters room OF
the Chicago News.
II Is reported that the pending con-
sOlidatiOn OF Colorado railroad lines
will result In the abandonment by the
/ Colorado and Southern Of Its proposed
short line from Denver to Cripple
Creek via the Platte valley.
On the 11th and 18th the Denver
dailies published column after column
Of kilograms from different places In
the state along the front range and
east OF 1t, telling OF heavy and long
| continued snowfall The plains got
thorough wetting down.
| The Colorado grand lodge Of the An
cient Order Of United Workmen. bet
ter known simply as the A. o. U. W..
at Its session In Central City, April
11th. adopted the classified plan Of ns-
sessments. which has been under con-
siderntion for several yenrs.
| On the 18th instant 1t was decided
by the public authorities of Fort Nor
| gan to close the schools and churches
and prohibit NIL public gatherings for
the period Of two weeks on account OF
' the prevalence OF scarlet fever. al
4 though no fatalities were reported.
| The town of st. vrain. In Boulder
county. which was plated In June.
1887. by w. d. Suydam Of Denver,
will be reconverted into n farm. Out
OF 76S lots perhaps less than dozen
| were sold and no houses were built.
| Henceforth It will exist only as
memory OF n busted boom.
Colorado IL to have an ostrich farm.
w. 8. Belfeld OF California has &C.
cured ten-year lease on n tract of
five acres OF land near Manitou and
Is fencing In the ground for mn ostrich
farm. In n short time fifty ostricles
| vii arrive from South Pasadena, Call
fornia. coming from Belheld's ostrich
farm there.
The Rev. Camden NJ. Cobern hns re-
signed the pastOrnte Of Trinity NJ. Il.
| Church, Denver, where he has lnbOred
for the past Ave years, and says he
cannot consider n reappointment. He
is not decided as to where he will go,
but will probably quit preaching for
n time and seek lower altitude on ac-
count Of his family.
The Colorado State Fair Association
completed organization at Pueblo.
| April 11tS with n capitalization OF
10000. The grounds have already
been secured, on which buildings will
be erected and track laid out. The
Driving Association will hold races In
the latter part Of March. and the
State Fair will be held In the fall.
Under the provisions Of the new rev.
enue law 1t is the duty OF the city and
county clerks to collect $25 from each
and every liquor dealer in Colorado
| who wishes to continue business for
another year. The law IL now in ef.
/ feet and there In n Denalty Of 800 for
each day the law In violated. This
should put good denl Of money In
the state treasury.
Only one battalion Of the ThIrtleth
infantry Will be organized Mt Fort lIO-
gan, near Denver. The first and sec
Ond battalions OF the regiment have
| assembled at San Francisco and will
sail for the Philippines mt nm early