North Park union., 1901-01-11
COLORADO NOTES.

VIII build q large hotel at Colorado
sprinss.
A credit mems association has been
formed In Boulder with +. G. Mays a.
''-"s'dent and James Bergheim secre-
tary. :.
Governor Charles s. Thomas and his
wife celebrated the twenty-seventh an
niversary of their marriage on the
18th ultimo.
A cold wave struck the central ana
southern portion Of the state December
9th, but only severe enough to oe
seasonable.
Mrs. Hattie Ward. widow living on
| well-knOwn ranch near Hayden. was
| burned to death few days ago 0y the
turning of her house.
The Northwestern Is believed to be
arranging to build line from Valen-
tine, Nebraska, into Denver. A pre-
liminary survey Is being made.
There were eight weddings at Boul-
der on Christmas eve ana Christmas
which seems to indicate that the boui-
'ier boys are getting bolder.
In Denver. December 18th, George
tiObbick, South Omaha stOckman,
first tried to shoot his wife and then
shot himself through the head.
Governor Thomas has appointed Mrs.
Harriet G. Wright to ill the unexpireo
term Of Mrs. George on the board OF
control Of the State Industrial School
for Girls.
The new artesian well at the Tabor
Grand opera house in Denver mas
struck flow of water at $50 feet that
rises to within $50 feet OF the top. 1t
will be sunk deeper.
In Denver. December 10Th. Barton
B. Runyon shot and fatally wounded
Edward Windba uer. a young man VINO
had been visiting Munyon's daughter.
The net was the result Of quarrel.
The date of the Jeffersonian banquet
ut Denver In honor Of Governor Or
man has been changed to the night
before inauguration. january 1th. 1t
IL to be a genuine Democratic feast, to
cost IS plate.
A great amount of hay has been to-
tally destroyed along the line Of the
Union Pacific railroad near Julesburg
by sparks from engines. The losses
will aggregate $4,000. Great damage
has been done 10 grazing land along
the Platte valley on account OF nre
burning up the winter forage.
Victor Knllman, miner In the COM
modore mine at Crcede, wns probably
fatally injured January 1st by fall
of 2i5 feet from the ID level to the
shaft bottom. The miners lamp blew
out, and In stumbling around he took
his awful plunge. kullman was
brought out of the mine in n dying con-
dition.
7 ln fntlnh
guilty of counterfeiting tickets OF the
Colorado Midland road. is to have n
new trial. Blaze had started OH his
term ut Sing Sing. and the officers of
railways are disappointed IL learn that
another hearing is to be granted. The
prisoner Will be released on bail pend
Ing the hearing.
The twentieth century banquet and
dance given by the "Old Missouri CT
der Club, OH New Years eve. at
Georgetown, was one of the grandest
Affairs ever given. eighty-seven couples
participating. Refreshments consisted
OF cider and gingerbread. The former
was served out of large cut glass bowls
nggregating In cost $3.50, by uniformed
c0lorcd walters.
State Trensurer-elect Chipley yester-
day announced his list OF appointments
In the treasury. For deputy treasurer
he has appointed Thomas ii. Tulley, Mt
present secretary to Governor Thomas.
This appointment IL credited to San
Juan county. Julius II. Clark Of Arap-
ahoe county will he appointed chief
bo0kkeeper and Thomas A. Bradford
Of Pueblo registry clerk.
At the annual meeting of the Delta
Town and Improvement Company the
following officers were elected: George
Stephin, president; ]. Frank Sanders,
vice president, and A. II. King. secre-
tary. The officers were authorized to
grant n right Of way and donate land to
the proposed electric line which Is to be
constructed to Surface creek and the
North Fork country, in Delta county.
The coroner's inquest at Victor on
the bodies Of John E. Connor and Fred
Maudlln, the miners who lost their
lives yesterday morning In the John A.
Logan mine on Bull hill by inhaling
carbonic acid gas, returned verdict
to the effect that the miners deaths
were the result of asphyxiation at the
I 1,2OO-f foot level workings, and that no
blame attaches to the management or
other employees, rs the men had been
warned.
A mutual Insurance company has
filed articles Of incorporation for the
purpose Of insuring crops against hail
A provision of the articles Is that the
company shall ut no time incur an in
debtedness of more than $4,000. Those
interested in the incorporation are G.
d. Campbell, ]. ]. Harris, c. E. Thomp-
son, Charles II. Redfield. A. H. Harri-
son, ]. NJ Sherman. p. c. Rector. G. p
Roberts, II. f. Teisler, Orton Masher,
NJ. ]. Mcnamara, F. j. MOulton. II. s.
Bllck. George Hnllfarn. Harry Joseph,
]. G. Larkin, w. E. Gillespie, l.. A.
Thompson. II. A. Joseph, NJ. NJ. Martin
The principal office of the company
will be In Denver.
W. c. Caseley. a prominent druggist
of Bessemer, was found dead in his
store at 7:30 O'clock on the morning of
January 1st, with n bullet in his brain.
He was the proprietor of the Royal
drug store, corner of Evans avenue and
Summit street, and was secretary of
the Pueblo Pharmaceutical Associa-
tiOn. When clerk employed in the
store opened up next morning he found
the body OF Caseley lying Mt full length
upon the floor behind the prescription
case. The cash drawer had been
opened and tapped. the watch of the
dend man was missing and his pockets
had been turned inside out. A revol-