The state herald., 1901-04-05
COLORADO NOTES.

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mute baseball players this summer.
Cripple Creek people will make an
organized effort to induce President
Mckinley to visit the great gold camp.
A big apartment house to be built in
Denver will have telephone to each of
the apartments, of which there will be
twenty-four.
Nearly 400 acres of sugar beets have
been contracted for in the vicinity of
Fowler, being large increase over the
acreage of last year.
The Rio Grande saloon mt Cripple
Creek was held up ut 1:3O Il. IN. on
March 25th and robbed of $37. Five
men were in the place mt the time.
President Packard of the Denver
Baseball Club is gathering in the menu
bers Of the team and expects to have
them all together before April 10th, the
day set for them to meet.
The loss of stock by the recent
storms In eastern Colorado Is estimat-
ed in different sections at from one to
three per cent. 1t is generally reported
to be mostly young calves.
The agricultural department of the
State Agricultural College has received
very fine microscope for bacteriolog-
ical work, and also Il two and Il half
horse power gasoline engine.
A cane made from the historic Char
ter Oak at Hartford, Connecticut, has
been placed In the state museum of
war relics In the capitol building ut
Denver by William A. Fuller.
The valuation attached to Denver
building permits for the month of
March, 1901, was the sum of S4S4 ,SS2.-
0i, great increase over the year 1900,
when the valuation was only $265, 14O.
A short time ago 1t was announced
that the macaroni factory Mt Coal
Creek, near Florence, would be moved
to Pueblo, but the operators decided
that the plant should remain where 1t
is.
The Lamar Building and Loan As
sociation has been Incorporated with
Garvin. Morton Strain, C. G. Huddles-
ton, l. l.. Maxwell. A. Il. Bent, l. IL.
Myers and w. j. Johnston.
Benajah s. Phelps of Colorado
Springs celebrated his 1O1st birthday
March 2ith. He is in very good health
and is believed to be the only person
in the state who has lived in the
eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth
centuries.
Mayor johnson OF Denver has signed
an ordinance passed by the City Coun-
Gil prohibiting storekeepers from ex-
changing candy, cigarettes, etc, for
milk. bread, yeast and ear tickets, post
age stamps and other articles offered
as barter by children.
After being out twenty-four hours
the Jury In the Vanolia VS.. Thompson
attempted murder case at Montrose
was dismissed and the prisoner bound
over to the next term Of court. The
jury could not agree, standing ten for
conviction and two for acquittal.
In a reaf-end collision between two
freight trains on the Rio Grande near
Apache. forty-five miles south OF Pueb-
10, March Both, at 0D5 y. m. In n fierce
snow storm. Head Brakeman Edward
Miller was killed outright and Conduc-
tor Goodlow OF train No. 422, was in
jured.
Professor Benjamin II. Gnss, n
prominent Denver teacher and prln-
cipal of the Hyde Park school. died
March 9th at the age OF sixty-four
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fcssor Gass taught for some time at
Durango and was well known through
out the state.
ihe receipts at the United States Gus
tom house In Denver from duties on
imported goods were twice ms much
for the month Just closed as for March.
1900. The greater part OF the revenues
come from taxes ON whisky and ,obac-
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other articles OF luxury.
J. +. Reynolds. the blramist- preach
er OF Green Mountain Falls was SEN
fenced to six months In the county jail
by Judge Hnllett In the United States
court Mt Denver March 2Ith. He plead
cd guilty TO the charge OF embezzling
the money order funds In the postoiiice
In that town five years ago.
II is reported that w. $. Stratton
has made an offer to Colorado College
nt Colorado Springs TO pay that insti-
tuition ST., 1000 In cash In return for the
right TO build line OF the Rapid
Transit system through the college
reservation. This would make the Te-
jon street line continue straight north
across the college campus instead OF
turning OF to Nevada avenue.
The Florence field seems to bc going
right ahead with It's production with.
out any fear OF losing Its position at
the head OF the list of oil producing
sections In Colorado. The field IL grad
ually extending. A few days ago n
new well was struck about three miles
southeast OF Florence and ON the cx-
treme limit OF the developed field. II
produces 100 barrels day aud was
struck Mt depth OF 2,loo feet.
A large cheese factory IL being erect.
ed at u point ten miles north of Pey-
ton Ia the center Of one Of the richest
agricultural sections OF III Paso coun.
~. II VIII be known as the Bljou Ba-
sin Cheese Fnctory and viii cost from
$1,000 to $1,000. The plant win have
capacity Of handling ! 200 gallons
OF milk and will turn out 600 pounds
Of cheese each day. Francis Capcll OF
Colorado Springs Is the proprietor.
Cuinior FcrrIl Of the State Historical
Society and Museum. ut the capitol
building In Denver, Is receiving some
distinction mt the hands OF the ST.
Louis papers. which give him the credit
for the first suggestion Of not only the
centennial celebration Of the Louisiana
purchase In the Mound city, but Of the