The state herald., 1901-03-29
COLORADO NOTES.

The Hotel Colorado at Glenwood
Springs Is to be opened May 10.
The Woodmen of the World will
erect building Of their own ut Mon
ument.
Pueblo will build some extensive
levees along the Arkansas river above
the city.
1t is stated that the Burlington route
will spend $50 1000 this spring and sum-
mer in advertising Colorado.
Sunday, March 18th, was st. Pat
rick's day, and was observed in nearly
all the larger towns of Colorado.
John II. Bennets, n prominent min
ing man of Boulder county, died at
Gold Hill, March 10th, aged sixty-six
years.
The spring races at Trinidad will
take place May u, 22 and % and good
purses promise TO attract many fast
horses.
Charles Landes, president of the
state board of control of the reform
school, has been reelected president Of
the board.
Harry Il. Sharplcss & Co. will build
n seventy-fve.room family hotel on
Main street between Seventh and
Eighth in Boulder
A new creamery will soon be erect
ed at Monument. Yards and pens will
also be built for feeding stock in con-
nectlon with tie business.
The Denver real estate exchange will
hold n dollar banquet April 18th, at
the Brown Palace hotel, to discuss
''Irrigation and How 1t Affects Colo
RADIO"
The funeral of Peter Otto, for fif-
teen years superintendent of the ELL
ers' smeltcr at Pueblo, was attended
by fully 600 employees on the 1Ith
inst.
The Boulder City Council unanimous
ly passed resolution to assist the
Board of Trade in making the quarto-
centennial celebration on August i,
1901, notable event
A recruiting station will likely be
started in Boulder soon for the pur-
pose of enlisting soldiers into the reg
ular army. Those who enlist are TO
I'LL out the quota now at Fort Logan.
The farmers near Platteville are con-
tracing n large acreage of sugar beets
for the Lovcland factory. As much
as 200 acres may be planted If the
movement progresses rs 1t has be
gun.
Ex-senator Thomas II. Carter of
Montana has written TO the executive
committee of the National Irrigation
Congress expressing his regret that he
will be unable to visit Colorado on his
way home from Washington.
Colorado Springs proposes TO go
ahead with her quarto-centennial cele-
bration Notwithstanding the fact that
the state Senate has recognized Boui-
der. Her motto is pixies Peak or
Bust"
DIR. Alfred Green, n prominent citizen
of Greeley and surgeon OF distinc-
tlon during the war Of the Rebellion.
died March 10Th NJ the age OF seventy
eight years. He served as medical di-
rector ON the stan of General Meade.
A Denver Republican reporter de
scribed Governor Orman's reception
wrote that most OF the members of
the Legislature wore silk hats with IS
suits. no cuffs and tan shoes" The re-
j
by this time. II he didn't before.
James Collins Of Red Clln has pre-
sentcd to the state historical collection
the largest cliff dwellcrs' vase now In
the collection. The vase is over four
feet In circumference aud was found
by Thomas Collins In Mancos canon
eight years ago.
The Denver News OF March 22nd
says: A swan, said TO be
twenty-five years old. was yes
tcrday received at the depot by
James T.. Hyde, who lives In Love
land. The bird was presented TO Mr..
Hyde when he was n boy, and has
lived NIL these years In small lake
ON the farm ?f his father mt Evanston,
Illinois.
A Telluride special 10 the Denver Re
publican, March END says. j. L. Red
| TEX, one OF Telluride's most prominent
citizens. had n narrow escape from
death IN n snowsllde this afternoon. lie
was returning 10 his mining property
In Ingram basin and when he reached
point on the Trail between Medium
tunnel aud Bridal veil falls n slide
broke loose from above and carried
! him down The mountain side n dis
| tancc OF 200 feet. The slide finally
| threw him from under the snow and
when II stopped he was on top, unhurt
but badly frightened.
As n result of mass meeting OF FIRE.
mont county miners AT Florence. Sat.
nrlay, March 2;ird. all the concessions
made by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company were accepted and the strike
called on. The mines VIII he put In
working order ~ once and work VIII
be resumed about April LIST. Accord
| Ing 10 the company's offer the miners
receive 10 cents n ton for 1000 pounds
run OF the mine" This II consid.
cred even better than the old scale, ms
the men were getting 81 per ton OF
1900 pounds lump coal before the
strike was declared ten weeks ago.
Paul Morton. second vice president
OF the Atchlson, Topeka 4 Santa Fe.
while In Denver few days ago. said:
"Wc do not contemplate nny building
IN Colorado this year. We have Just
finished the block system between Den.
yer and Pueblo and II Is working per.
fcctly. We Will soon begin putting In
nlneiy.ihree miles OF eighty .nve.pouni
steel rails between Denver aud Pueblo
and eventually this heavy rail- win he
laid on the cniirc division. The report
that the SANTA Fe has secured control
OF the new Colorado Springs u Grip.
pie Creek ronl N untrue. As yet we
hnvc not even mndc amy traffic agree.
mehi with that road. but ] presume
that We shnll do 80. w" expect To