North Park union., 1901-10-18
COLORADO NOTES.

A good deal of hay was scattered
over the fields by the recent VIM
storms south of Florence.
The first snow of the season fell at
Denver shortly after midnight Octoper
9TH. II was all gone before morning
The city of Colorado Springs and the
cornty of El Paso will unite to build
:, 81 GOO nest house. work to be cont
menced Immediately.
The President has appointed Charles
Hartzell of Denver secretary OF state
for Porto Rico and he Will leave ior
that island Immediately.
Many portions of the stnte were VS.
tied by n heavy fall OF rain nnd snow
ON Sunday. October 9th. The front
range took on coat of white.
The Letter Carriers National Con-
yention will meet at Denver next year
and arrangements will he made TO
show them over the state as lnuch us
possible.
Six new excursion cars, built on the
n,,n of an observation coach. will be
ordered for the passenger department.
of the Colorado Springs GRIPPE
Creek Short Line railroad.
Governor Ormun has issued an order
declaring Salida to be city OF the
second class, in accordance win 'he
twelfth census returns. which gave
that city population OF 3,I22.
After looking over the bands In at
tendance at the festival In Denver, me
committee from DeadwOOd, South llh-
kota, engaged the Creede band Tor the
week of the festival at Deadwood next
year.
Appearances seem to Indicate that
attendance at De Bepue's third annual
lion hunt, October 25th and 26th, VIII
greatly exceed all previous years. AN,
pie provisions for guides, horses anu
dogs have been made.
The county commissioners Of Garfield
county finished their three days SEES
sion sitting as II board of equalization
without receiving Il single request from
any taxpayer to have his assessment
reduced.
For their mutual protection in many
matters the hotel men or Coiorhuo'
wyoming, Utah and New Mexico nave
formed an organization which will he
known as the Rocky Mountain Hotei
Mems Association.
An effort will be made to have the
members of the American Institute OF
Mining Engineers to visit Coioraao
Springs and the Cripple Greek district
Immediately after their annual meet
ing in the City of Mexico early In No
vember.
In case the Carter museum DulldlnE
Is built ut the east side OF the Clty
park In Denver II is said that arrange
ments will be made with an automobile
company to run automobiles next sum.
mer through the park and up the NIL
to the museum.
Pueblo will endenvor to secure from
Andrew Carnegie the gift OF library
building into which to transfer the NC
Clelland public library. J. J. Burns,
]. l.. Rizer and $. ID. Trimble have
been appointed committee to take the
matter In hand.
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 SUI
preme Court by Augustus III. Martin,
attorney for Mrs. Sam Strong.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application for the es-
tnblishment of the First National Bank
at Las Aninas. capital S50.OO. d.
rectors, Paul J.. Gaume. Oscar i.
Smith, George ID. Dulin. John Mcln-
tosh and Llewellyn L. Thompson.
On Monday, October 7th. the jury in
the Jenkins murder trial ut Grand
junction, after being out from Sntur-
day night. brought in Il verdict of MUIR
der in the second degree. jenkins shot
and killed Thomas Hallock in an alfal-
fa field near Whitewater. Sunday, July
7th. The trial lasted three days and
the defense was ably presented.
Julius c. Plumb of Colorado Springs
died OH the 4th Inst. He had been
twice county commissioner. once al
dcrman and once mayor of Colorado
Springs The cause of his death was
cancer of the stomach. from which he
had suffered for the past two years.
Mr.. Plumb was for many years promi-
nent in both business and political
circles, being one of the Silver Repub-
licnn party In the state. He was inter-
ested in Cripple Creek and was an ex-
tensive owner in the Anchoria-L Leland.
The large mill of the Atlas Mining
and Milling Company at Boulder was
burned OH the night of October 18th.
he Illli was liot III wv plNpHia
tions We're being made to put in new
machinery and operate 1t. large lot
Of new machinery was on the outside
of the building. which originally cost
about S5O.OOO. The main part was four
stories high. The building and ore
bins were over 800 feet long. The lat
er improvements made to the mill
make the total loss much larger. The
office and one or two smaller buildings
We're saved.
Commissioners of the state insane
asylum in Pueblo have completed ar
engagements whereby the bills of the
asylum hereafter will be paid monthly
instead of quarterly as in the past.
This arrangement, 1t il claimed, will
result in a saving Of probably 5000 or
$4,000 annually In the cost of the main
tenance of the asylum. Heretofore
bills have run from one to three
months between the meetings Of the
board and merchants bidding for con-
tracts to supply the institution have
naturally figured. on this delay in re-
ceiving payment.
The tenth triennial Sunday school
convention will be held in Denver
June 26th to 10Th of next year. Each
state is entitled to four delegates for
every representative in Congress, and
1t is expected that all of North Ameri-