North Park union., 1901-03-15
COLORADO NOTES.
Ex-Mayor T. 8. McMurray has been
appointed cashier ut the Denver post

oftice.
A $4,000 hotel will soon be erected
at the corner Of Seventh and Mhh
streets, Pueblo.
The Thirty-fourth infantry. which
had its rendezvous at Denver, Is Oh i's
way home from Manila.
Colorado Springs is considering tne
purchase of n large tract or trac's u
ground to enlarge its park area
The Republicans of Trinidad nave
nominated +. II. Wood for mayor 1or
third term, and the Democrats nave
nominated W. +. Lawler.
AdJutant General Overmeyer mas
commissioned Charles S. Card, q ser
geant In troop @, Denver city caSa1ry'
to be n second lieutenant.
The train from Denver to Boulder
was held at Marshall four hours, on
the evening of March 3rd, because Oh
the violence of the wind.
Plans are being made to run three
mile spur from the Denver, Lakewood
& Golden railway to the newly opened
basalt Quarries on South Table noun
tain, near Golden.
On February 2sth Fred Cheney, one
of the Oldest and best known miners
In Aspen, was caught by body oi ore
In the shoot In the Bushwhacker mine
and instantly killed.
Lyman E. Baldwin, n Colorado
pioneer, died at Boulder March 3rd. he
came to Colorado in 1859 and was 4
member of the Denver City Home
Guards during the war.
The Board of Pnrdons has agreed to
commute the sentence of George Cor
don from ten to six years. Gofuon
was convicted In Arapahoe county,
May 3, 1897, on the charge OF criminal
assault.
John Hays Hammond, tho mining
expert of international fame and Jame-
sou raid notoriety, Is again IN cripple
Creek, where he has charge or the
Stratton's Independence company's
properties.
T. e. Fisher, general passenger agent
Of the Colorado L. Southern, has re-
turned from Ell Paso. He says the
outlook rs good for n large travel from
Texas to Colorado during the tourist
season.
q. II. Wolfe, lntely with the Rocky
Mountain News, has purchased the IN
terest of Z. J. Carver in the Greeley
Tribune Publishing Company, OF
which Mr.. Carver acted AS manager
1oF thc past Twenty sehiS'
No certain evidence has been Sc
cured against al. Cowan, the suspect
ed woman murderer in custody at Den
ver. However, his hatred OF women
Is established and experts pronounce
him Insane and advise his confinement.
The large shafthouse and machinery
of the Golden Age mine near James
town. in Boulder county, were destroy
ed by fire on the night of February
26th, the loss .approXimatinS $LotOo.
They will be replaced.
Six of the small cottages ON the
Chautauqun grounds at Boulder were
blown from their foundations during
the wind storm Of Mard 3rd. A funeral
had to be postponed because 1t was
| thought unsafe to drive to the ceme-
terry.
Alaska .ndvices received via Seattle
state that Fred Watson, aged thirty
four, died November 4th of pneumonia,
in Nome Fred Watson was son of
Judge Watson, n pioneer of Aspen, and
his BROTHER Sam Watson, Is now liy-
, ing In Aspen.
At breckenridge, February 2Sth, I.
| IL. Thompson, who had been recently
divorced from his wife. shot and dam
gerously wounded John Keenan,, whom
he accused of having induced his Vile
to lenve him. Thompson promptly
surrendered himself to the authorities.
For the first time in the history of
the state Colorado is now represented
by Senator who trims with the DEM
ocrntlc party E,anding arm-in-arin
with Senator Teller, Senator Thomas
NJ. Patterson was sworn in by Vice
President Roosevelt on the 4th Of
March.
1t is reported Mt Colorado Springs
that the new manager OF the Aptlers
hotel will be G. w. Martin. who has
( been managing the Hotel Colorado at
Glenwood Springs. DIR. Bell has NJ
ready ordered the furniture, which
will probably be in place early In the
summer.
September 10th, 11th. 18th and 18th
will be dates of the next horse show in
Denver. The Denver Horse Show As
sOciation met n few days ago and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. C. Il. Stubs; vice president, w.
w. Porter; treasurer, John w. Spring
er; secretary, G. Il. Martin; assistant
secretary, ]. A. Burnett.
General II. G. Merriam is in Omaha,
where he was installed as temporary
commander of the Department OF lie
Missouri. He continues in charge of
the Department of the Colorado. 1t is
thought new commander of the De-
partment of the Missouri will be
named in a short time to succeed Gen
eral FitZhuSh Lee, retired.
For the month of February Secretary
of State Mills turned into the state
treasurer the sum of $7,93O.25. or this
the largest item. SG,3O3.75, was de-
rived from interpretations. 1t COM
pares with $2,5O0.90 for February.
1900. The total receipts for February,
1900. were S6,94S05, showing a gain
| in favor of last month of $9S2.20.
The will of the late George W.
Clayton, whitsl gives about $2,OO0,OOO
to the city of Denver, as trustee, to
establish and maintain n free college
| for orphan boys of white parentage,
has been sustained by Judge Palmer III
the District Court. Thosmas s. Clay
! ton, brother of the testator. who is the
+ contestant, will appeal the case to the
supreme Court of the state.
The employees of the Colorado &
Southern who stop In the bunk cars at
! Kokomo section were held up on the
night of February 9th at 11:30 and
were relieved Of $105 by two armed
! men. Eight men were compelled to get
4 nd i'm 1nsprihn tho hold