The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-12
COLORADO BRIEFS.

collapse OF u folding bed.
The county convention of the Ell
Paso Sunday School Association will
be held in Colorado Springs May 9Th
and 9th.
Fifty unclaimed bicycles nre at the
police station In Denver awaiting own
ers. Nine bicycles We're reported stolen
In one day recently.
The wife of j. Addison Peralta-
Reavis of Peralta land grant fame,
has sued for n divorce in Denver.
Reavis has left her and Is in Califor-
mia.
A crowd of students of the Univers-
ity of Denver had "night-shirt pa
rade" few nights since. Presumably
they had heavier garments underneath
their robes de-nult.
1t Is officially announced that the
BrOadmoor Casino and hotel Mt Colo
RADIO Springs will open for the season
on June 18th, the concerts ut the Ca
slno to begin one week later.
For economic reasons, the Denver &
Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland
have opened joint agency ut Aspen.
The Denver Il Rio Grande agent will
hereafter act for both roads.
Judge John A. Riner of Cheyenne
will take the place of Judge Moses
hallett in holding the regular spring
term Of the United States Circuit aud
District courts at Pueblo.
On the night of April LIST Governor
James b. Orman and his staff of twen-
ty-twO resplendent colonies attended
ball given by the knights of Macca-
bees at Mineral Palace in Pueblo.
Thirteen bridges are to be erected
by the Chicago Bridge Company near
Trinidad on the line of the Colorado u
Southern railway. Men who are now
doing contract work at the MinneQua
steel works will he sent south to take
charge Of the railroad improvements
The attorney generals Office will
soon issue the new revenue law in
pamphlet form for the benefit OF law
yers and others interested in Its con-
tents. The feature of the pamphlet
will be the index and the side margins
showing at glance the contents of
each section.
The new canal near Fowler. which
was recently placed in the hands of
receiver. is being repaired and extend
cd and put in order for the spring flow
of water. This canal irrigates dis.
trict lying several miles south OF
Fowler, where Irish potatoes were
successfully grown last year.
DIR. William Sparks, an old Civil
War veteran was brought to st. Vim
cents hospital ut Santa Fe. recently,
with his left hand crushed. 1t was
necessary to amputate his arm near
the elbow. Sparks had been injured in
Hesch's saw mill on the upper Pccos,
near which lie has ii ranch home
The contract for grading the extern
sion of the Denver N Northwestern
railroad from Arvada to Coal Creek
has been let to DE Rcmer x Olson.
Active work was contracted to begin
April 9th and the entire ten miles are
to be ready for steel within sixty
days.
James L. Smith, linemnn In the
employ of the Colorado Springs Elec-
tric Company, fell from the top of
pole in the rear of $50 West Cucharas
street April 18th and sustained injuries
which may prove fatal. Smith was a
well known football player OF Colorado
Springs several years ago.
Florence citizens are working for a
free delivery system. Tie receipts OF
the pOstottice during the fiscal year eX-
ceeded $1,000. the minimum required
Steps will ut once he taken to number
all streets and houses. this being neces-
sary before the service can be estab-
lished.
Richard Wisner. alias Il. II. Hollis
ter, alias Clarence Mackeesey, is to be
brought back to Colorado from Iowa
10 stand trial on the charge of MUIR
der. EXtrnditiOn papers lave been
signed by Governor Orman on the gov
ernor of Iowa. Wsner is wanted in
Leadville for shooting Joseph Mans-
helm on September 10, 1901.
At meeting of the Cripple Greek
chamber of commerce Which was
largely attended, a resolution of thanks
was unanimously adopted thanking
the Hon. i. +. Montgomery, speaker
of the House, for his successful effort
in having the opinion OF the chamber
Endorsed and PUT into law in regard
to the taxation Of mining properties.
Thirty per cent. increase over the
business done at the Pueblo Union de-
pot in March of 1901 is the record
made for the month Just past. Bag
gage to the number of 24.216 pieces was
handled this year, against 1857 pieces
for March. 1901, an increase of 5,G39
pieces. The ticket sales for the
month of March, 1902, were forty per
cent larger than the sales for March,
1901.
Pueblo county is rapidly coming to
the condition in which ArapahOe coun
ty found itself by reason of lack of ac-
commodations at the State Insane
Asylum for all the insane of the state.
During the month of March there were
fifteen persons adjudsed insane in the
County Court. The county is now at
an expense of between 500 and $500
month for the care of insane persons
for whom room cannot be found at
tile asylum.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
is entering upon an extensive advertis-