The state herald., 1901-11-29
COLORADO NOTES.

uoAu hoWer SHOW next April.
Track laying on the new tramway
line from Elitch's Gardens to Arnvada
mas been commenced. 1t will be com.
pleted in a month.
Mrs. Flnis p. Ernest of Denver has
been appointed member from Colorado
to the Board of Managers Of the st.
Louis Exposition.
The Denver Housemald's Union has
had to expel several woman managers
admission in the guise Of working
girls.
John s. Stidger, special agent Of the
general land Office, has been trans
ferred to the Denver district from the
Montrose district. He will take up his
new duties on December 1st.
On its second pay day at Rocky Ford
the American Beet Sugar Company dis
bursed $4,000 to farmers, who are
said to be generally making more from
their beets this year than last.
A. b. Mckinley, who was struck by a
car and badly injured some two weeks
ago in Denver, il reported to be much
better and his physicians believe that
within few weeks he will be able to
walk.
Bud Parrot, tried in the District
Court ut Ouray for the murder of
Charles Randall, was found guilty and
sentenced to life Imprisonment. The
jury stood for some time eleven to one
in favor of hanging.
George II. Peabody of New York has
offered $1,000 toward the building
fund of the Colorado Springs Y. NJ. G.
A. He Is n member OF the Board Of
Trustees of Colorado College, having
been interested In the institution by
General Palmer.
A ten per cent. dividend is about to
be declared to the depositors of the de-
funct Peoples Savings Bank of Den
yer, by Il. j. Spencer. assignee. This
will bring the total dividends paid to
S6la cents on the dollar. Mr.. Spencer
says that all the depositors will event
ually be paid in full.
The Denver Board of Aldermen after
defeating resolution to change the
name Of City park to Mckinley park.
reconsidered the vote at subsequent
meeting and adopted the measure. 1t
will have to be passed by the superyis-
ors and approved by the mayor before
1t goes into effect.
The Colorado Telegraph at Colorado
Springs has been sold to n syndicate
of local capitalists for $4,000. Lewis
Gaylord, owner of the controlling in
terest, retires, his equity being settled
for on basis of 100000. The new
owners recently secured control of the
Evening Mail, and these two papers
will be consolidated under the name of
the Colorado Telegraph, the Mail be-
ing superseded.
The Pope's encourage deny the report
circulated in the United States by a
news agency that Bishop Matz of Den
yer has been asked for his resignation
on account of his difficulties with the
1rish-American clergy of Denver. Fur
ther inquiries brought out an official
statement to the effect that Bishop
Matz had not been asked to resign.
Prominent priests In Denver declare
that no friction exists.
At meeting Of the directors OF the
Colorado Chautauqua at Boulder. No
vember 10th. the following executive
committee was selected: Chairman, ].
ii. Nicholson: members. II. NJ. DeLong.
NJ. s. Whiteley. George NJ. Mcclure
and A. A. Reed. The committee 90
solicit the guarantee fund reported
progress to the extent OF $1,000 OF the
$1,000 which II has in contemplation as
having been pledged for the support
of next years session.
In behalf OF the Board OF Trustees OF
the Denver University Vice President
j. w. Gilluly and Secretary Joseph C.
Shattuck have issued statement
thanking the friends OF that Institution
who assisted In the efforts to avert the
sale OF the University hall. and an
nounce that n compromise has been
made under which the University pays
Its Interest In full and Ii allowed fif-
teen months longer on the principal.
The annual meeting OF the Associated
Charities OF Pueblo was held at the
Grand Opera House November 2ith
and was largely attended. Rev. l..
Evan Darlington OF Colorado Springs
was the principal speaker and gave a
resume OF the work Of the organization
throughout the state. Mrs. Izetia
George. secretary OF the Associated
Charities OF Denver gave an Illustrated
lecture on the conditions existing In
the capital city among the poor.
The Weld County Teachers AssocIa-
tlon held Its eighteenth annual conyen-
tion at Greeley November 23r,l. n large
proportion OF schools throughout the
county being represented. The officers
chosen for the coming year are: Presl.
dent, County Superintendent ]. II.
Shook; vice president. A. Is. Cooke OF
Erie; secretary ana treasurer. Edna
West OF Greeley. Executive commit
tee: Bertha Brooks OF la Sale. W. q.
Weber OF Greeley and Il. \. Dickey OF
Windsor.
Unless some relief ls soon found for
the congcsted condition In the Pueblo
yards. and remedy for the present
shortage OF ears, II IN asserted that
there Is likely 10 he coal famine, ms
well ms serious delays In the delivery
10 Pueblo OF orders for NIL kinds OF
merchandise. The blockade existing
n month ago has been intensified by
the recent swiichmcn's strike. until
now the serious problem OF securing
sufficient ears to handle the business
In sight Is forcing itself upon tho rail
rondr.
The future OF the Archulcin county
oil region Will soon be known. says the
ragosa Springs correspondent OF tho
Denver Republican. Work Of roaming
II going ahead rapidly at the rngosa
compnny's well and II will bc only n
few days until the water Il cnscd OF
and the amount and quality Of oil de.
tcrmlncd. The Colorado on aud Ex.