The Springfield herald., 1901-10-11
COLORADO NOTES.

| pointed railway mail clerks.
j. w. Work of Florence has sold his
paper, the Retiner, to the EN-Parte Pub
| fishing Company, composed of Senator
i f. A. Moore, Frank Z. Warner and Ill.
| d. Johnson.
| During the months of July, August
| and September Denver people took out
| permits to erect buildings to the value
of 1904 500 which far surpasses any
three months since the panic of 1898.
| After looking over the bands in at
tendance at the festival in Denver, the
| committee from Deadwood. South Da-
kota, engaged the Crcede band for the
week of the festival at Deadwood next
| year.
The county commissioners OF Garfield
| county finished their three days ses-
| sion sitting as a board of equalization
! without receiving Il single request from
| any taxpayer to have his assessment
| reduced.
Civil service examinations will be
held at Denver OH November 10th and
at Pueblo and Colorado Springs on NO
| vember Goth for positions Of clerks
and letter carriers in the postoifices in
| these cities.
1t is hoped that arrangements can be
made to have Secretary of the Treas
ury Lyman j. Gage address the mem
bers of the Loyal Legion of Colorado
at their banquet in Colorado Springs,
October 18th.
w. S. Stratton has transferred his
large real estate holdings in Denver to
the International Realty Company,
presumably for convenience in their
management. The amount of revenue
stamps on the deed indicates valua-
ton of S425,OOO.
The breach of promise suit brought
by Miss Nellie Lewis against sam
Strong has finally been settled out of
court. Stipulations to that effect have
been filed with the clerk of the Sd
preme Court by Augustus II. Martin,
attorney for Mrs. Sam Strong.
The paint and car shops OF the Flor
ence X Cripple Creek railroad, locat-
ed at Canon City, We're destroyed by
fire on the morning of Sept 10Th. The
origin of the fire is not known. There
was water pressure on the ground and
every effort was made to suppress the
fire, but the buildings were completely
destroyed.
Rural free delivery will be establish
ed in Mesa county, Special Inspector
Llewellyn having decided upon two
TDultS NIlsill'iS w. INthhi' pN'i
appointed carrier on the east route and
D. NJ. Flick on the west route. These
appointments We're made by Postmas-
ter Price of Grand Junction.
The Pueblo Courier. a labor paper.
announces that the former proprietor
and editor, Lieutenant Governor David
c. Coates and Otto Thum. have trans
ferred their interests to Frank Rich
ardson, who will in future edit and
conduct the paper. 1t is reported that
, Messrs. Coates and Thum will start Il
state labor paper in Denver.
A competitive drill between Uniform
Rank No s, knights of Pythias. of Vic
tor. and Commandery No. 4G. Knights
of ST. John of Leadville for $500 a side.
was held in the arena at the festival
grand stand in Denver and resulted in
victory for the Victor team by the
narrow margin of eight points. The
Victor team scored 502 points and the
Leadville team 494.
One of the selections played at the
Mountain and Plain Festival by the
Modern Woodmen's band from Grand
Junction, was the Local Taxation
March," dedicated to State Senator
James w. Buclllin of Grand Junction,
in honor of his success in placing be-
lore tHt DtbIle IL
ment giving counties an opportunity to
vote on special methods of taxation.
| The music is by George L. Kinsley of
Brockton, Massachusetts.
The Common Council of Victor rati-
fed the compromise made by the city
officials in the suit between the city of
Victor and the Altman Water Company
for the possession of Bison Park basin
on the southwest slope of Pixies peak.
The city is now the owner of the larg
est reservoir basin in the district. The
reservoir. when completed. will hold
4OOOO0,UO0 gallons and will be worth
to the city 100000 improvements
will at once be started. The city will
pay $4,000 for the property.
Chairman C. A. Parker of the Colo
RADIO Terminal Lines has not yet COM
pleted the table of tickets deposited
with his agencies in Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo but estimates the
number rs being between 3S,OOO and
10000. Last year the number was
about 2T.0OO. Counting the number
of travellers coming from Texas and
other southern states and from Cali
fornia. Utah and other western points,
all of which are not recorded at the
Terminal Lines Association, the num-
ber of tourists into Colorado this year
is estimated at more than 10000.
The Florence Merchants Association
has received Il letter from the Model
Woolen Mill Company of indianapolis,
Indiana. stating that it is anxious to
locate at Florence. Mr.. Chenoweth of
the company says that the plant will
cost about $4,000 and will be first
class in every particular. 1t manu-
factures cashmeres, tiannels, blankets
Fs.,. do mil