North Park union., 1901-08-16
COLORADO NOTES.

$500 belt VIII DE OileIeu ~.
best exhibition of rough riding at the
approaching Denver festival.
Charles H. Simpson, who drew loo
acres in the land lottery at Lawton,
has lived In Pueblo for somewhat over
year.
The Pueblo Y. NJ. C. A. has added
fifty members In three weeks since tne
accession of the new secretary, MT. v.
w. James.
The fiftieth annual meeting OF the
American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science will convene In Den
yer August 26th.
In Denver on August 3D. Carl Mens
shot and probably fatally wounded his
next-door neighbor. w. ID. Hogan, us
the result of a family quarrel.
The Denver Eye. the principal sub
urban weekly paper of Denver, has
been purchased from the estate OF ).
q. Garrison of l.. n. Zalinger.
The total precipitation nt Denver
during the month OF July was one
hundredth of an inch. Hardly equiva-
lent to moderate fall of dew.
Fred Jeffrles was killed at Black
Hawk on the night of the 3d instant
by taking hold of live electric wire.
He was the only son of n widow on
whom she was largely dependent Tor
support.
Ticket sales last month mt the union
depot in Denver We're $20,OOO greater
than for July of the year before ana
there was an Increase of 20, 1O3 in the
number of pieces of baggage handled.
Colorado has been full Of tourists.
The colored people of Fremont and
Pueblo counties celebrated Emancipn-
tion Day mt Florence, August 9th.
There was an excursion train from I'u-
eblo which brought several carloads OF
visitors, accompanied by the Pleasant
Grove Band.
Captain c. II. Hilton. Jr.. who served
during the war with Spain and during
the Philippine insurrection with the
Colorado regiment and the Thirty-
ninth infantry. United States volun-
teers. has received notice of his ap-
pointment as first lieutenant in the ar
tillery branch of the regular army.
In the Telluride Journals voting
contest for the most popular young
lady In San Miguel county, Miss Min
ME Tosh, assistant postmaster, won
first prize. trip to the Buffalo Expo.
sition, and Miss Genevieve Mcleod OF
the Mountain and Plain Festival.
At last reports II. b. Palmer, the
gunner who was dangerously injured
in firing salute at the Boulder Quar-
to-Centennial celebration, was doing
well In the hospital at Boulder. and
likely to recover. He has lost one
arm and three fingers of the other
hand and is in danger of losing one
eye.
The Grand Junction city council has
voted to give the Peach Day committee
the benefit OF the license that may be
assessed against shows. etc. during
the three days celebration, August
2Sth. 29th and 3Oth The committee
hope in this way to raise several hun
dred dollars more toward the big cele
bration.
Orville Wilson, who was brought
from Durango to Salida by Sheriff An
kle on charge OF being implicated In
the death OF Eta Fowler, was taken
before the coroner's jury and made his
statement to that body. He was taken
to the county Jail at Buena Vista and
the preliminary trial was set for Au-
gust Goth.
The Manitou City Council has passed
IN ordinance to the effect that after
sundown all burros which are kept
for hire shall be banished from the
city, to remain in exile until morning.
The ordinance applies as well to dogs,
cats, parrots or any other beast or
bird that may become troublesome
during the night time by reason of un-
earthly noises.
A deplorable accident occurred on
the 9th instant nj the home OF Van b.
Kelsey. five miles north of Fort Lup-
ton. Wheeler Kelsey, boy of eight
cen. while performing with revolver
supposed to be empty. shot and killed
Harry Rafferty,. aged thirteen. the son
OF n neighboring farmer. The bullet
entered at the inner corner of the left
eye and penetrated the brain.
Thomas Conway, recently returned
from the Philippines. was instantly
killed at Anaconda on the night Of the
4th instant by taking hold of a live
wire. Conway was about twenty-five
years of age and his father Mt one time
was superintendent of bridges on the
Florence 4 Cripple Greek railway
He has two brothers who reside at Du-
range.
Lightning struck the dome of the
federal postoffice building in Denver
on the afternoon of August 4th, tear
Ing patch of plaster off the wall,
breaking an electric light globe and set
ting fire to pile OF rubbish. The fire
was quickly quenched and no real
harm was DONE Weather Forecaster
Brandenburg aud Guard Virgins felt
the shock but We're not hurt.
Weather conditions for August in
Colorado for the past thirty years
We're summarized by the weather de-
partment at Denver August list. Most
striking in the report was the indIca-
ton that Colorado is getting less rain
now than formerly. The greatest pre-
cipitation was 2.S4, just ten years ago.
The least monthly precipitation was in
August Of last year. OF course this
does not apply to every section of the
state.
Mrs. Jane Fish, who figured in one
of the most sensational murder trials
this state has ever experienced, was
locked up In Denver few days ago on
the charge of disturbance Mrs. Fish
was arrested for murder of her hus-
band, Gaylord Fish, at Georgetown,
December Z, 1897. Her present trouble
was brought about by quarrel with
Raymond Kircher, her granddaugh-
ter's husband, with whom she has
been living, and whom she accuses of
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