The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-11-09
COLORADO NOTES.

The Morris Military hand Is prepar-
ing to open u popular-priced theater
In Pueblo.
William Stevens Is preparing to es-
tablish creamery at Erie, having Sc
cured the promise of a good quantity
Of milk.
Denver's building permits during
October aggregated $35O,965. Over
One-half Of this amount II for eighty
six residences
The Denver & Rio Grande freight de
pot at Denver will he enlarged by the
addition of new two-story building
4S1 feet long and forty-eight feet wide.
At Denver, Richard Thompson, aged
seven years, who has record of hav-
ing stolen two horses and buggies and
three bicycles, has been arrested again
for stealing bicycle.
Sales of tickets during October at
the Union depot In Pueblo amounted
to So, 954 40, against $21, 1850 for the
corresponding period last year, an in
crease of nearly 5000.
The police court at Loveland heard
complaints against about thirty boys
for disorderly conduct on Halloween.
Twenty-Five were found guilty and
each fined S. and costs.
1t cost number of students of the
University Of Denver the sum of $50
to toss a postgraduate student in
blanket. He was badly injured and
they had to foot the doctor bills.
The Portland Cement Company has
decided upon n location seven miles
east Of Florence. 1t will take four
months to erect the plant, and when
completed 1t will have a capacity Of
1900 barrels day.
Frederick H. Morley, Junior member
of the Shields-Morley Grocery Com
pany of Colorado Springs, died in Phil
adelphia November Bird, Of lung dis
ease. His wife, mother and son were
with him at the time of his death.
On the evening of October LIST, sixty
servant girls met in the Charles block
in Denver and organized q union under
charter from the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. They will insist on
shorter hours and one day on each
week.
Seven members of the football team
of the Denver Manual Training high
school returned home from Boulder bat
tered, bruised and physically dilapi-
dated after their recent game with the
preparatory students of the State uni
verslty.
The hoodlums of Denver celebrated
Halloween on the night of October
31st by derailine electric cars, cutting
telegraph wires, tearing up bridges
and culverts, stealing gates and per-
forming many other kinds of deviltry.
All this in spite of considerable de-
tail of extra policemen.
The Phillips County Cattle and Horse
Protective Association has just COM
pleted a dipping vat for the purpose Of
Kidding the country OF mango and other
skin disorders which have been affect
ing the cattle for some time. The ca
paclty of the plant Is about TOO cattle
per day. 81 "a
Since Mr.. Eilers' retirement from the
general management Of the Pueblo
plants OF the American smelling and
Refining Company sth1v have been
placed under three supeElntendents, ~
follows: l.. G. Eakin, Philadelphia
smelter: w. II. Howard, Pueblo pla1s,
and p. A. Mossman. Colorado plant.
The fall meeting of the teachers Of
the sixth normal institute was held at
Cheyenne Wells October 25th and 18th.
The officers elected for the coming
year are: Miss Cora Hamilton, pres
ident; Miss Lucy VIII, secretary, and
Superintendent Hobart, Trusiey and
Thompson, vice presidents.
The county commissioners of Gupin
county have decided to postpone for
another year, submitting the question
of establishing county high school, to
a vote of the people. The petition ask
ing the board to submit to the people
for vote the issuance of $3.50. 900 bonds
for county system of water works
was not acted on.
John Brisben Walker, publisher of
the Cosmopolitan magazine, has writ
ten to Mayor Wright Of Denver Offer
ing to sell to the city what is known
as River Front park. on the Platte riv-
er between that and the Union depot.
He values the property ut 100000,
but will donate $i0O,OOO of the amount
IL his offer is accepted.
President William S. slocum of Col
orndo College at Colorado Springs has
been granted leave of absence for
one year, and will leave Colorado De
cember 10th for trip abroad that
will continue until next September.
Professor Edwin S. Parsons, vice pres
ident of the college, will be in charge
during the absence Of DIR. Slocum.
According to the monthly statement
of Baggage Agent ]. G. Campbell at
the Union depot in Denver, he and his
men handled 74,444 pieces of baggage
in October. A year ago IS, 1893 pieces
were handled, showing an Increase of
1926 pieces for 1901 over 1900. Dur
ing September of this year 02.334
pieces were received and forwarded,
On the night of October End, at Den
yer. Mrs. A. NJ. Hoskin, woman six
ty-four years old, was criminally as
saulted by an unknown man in her
own room Mt PA Weiton street. She
was so seriously injured that she had
to be taken to hospital, where 1t was