North Park union., 1902-01-03
COLORADO NOTES.


county road between Monument and
Palmer Lake.
The November pay roll of the Mime
more than $4,000.
Ahe Denver Mining Exchange Will
occupy new quarters in the Equhapie
building after January LIST.
The nomination of u. @. Fleming,
register of the Sterling land office, has
been confirmed by the Senate.
Congressman Shafroth has intro
duced a bill to Increase the cost limit
Of the Denver mint to $sOO.OOO.
The striking plumbers Of Denver ad-
here to their plan Of establishing
cooperative plumbing establishment.
Senator Teller and Representatives
Bell and Shafroth have decided to re-
main In Washington during the holi-
days.
Since the recent railroad tarin war
has got down to business coal nao az
sold In Cripple Greek as low as $2.oo
ton.
Milton Hess of Frederickstown. Mis-.
souri,, has been appointed an 1ndustrlai
teacher at the Grand Junction lndlan
school.
A heavy wind storm In Buena vista
on the 22nd blew down the telephone
and electric light wires and LETT the
iown temporarily in darkness.
Judging by the number of marriage
licenses issued just before Christmas,
Colorado is likely to break the record
for holiday weddings this year.
The Denver & Northwestern Rail-
way Company proposes to light the
town of Arvada by electricity as soon
as the Platte street power house is put
In operation.
The President has appointed g. B.
Timberlake receiver Of public moneys
at Sterling, and P. Hobkirk receiver ut
Del Norte. Both were confirmed by
the Senate.
The carpenters union OF Denver
have voted to demand an increase OF
wages on May LIST. The present scale
ls Al cents an hour and they will prob
ably make it SO.
The county clerk Of Pueblo county
granted sixteen marriage licenses the
day before Christmas. In the much
larger county of Arapahoe twenty-six
were issued on the same day.
1t Is claimed that no better education
NJ program has ever been presented In
the state than that of the Colorado
State Teachers Association In Denver,
December 26th, 9th and 2Sth.
In Boulder county and along the
foothills south hay was uncommonly
lctive during the big gale Of December
e3rd. The contents of many haystacks
were scattered far and near.
Numerous shoplifters were arrested
In the large stores at Denver during
the rush of the holiday trade, the
crowds being SO dense as to AFFORD
tempting opportunities to those thiev-
lshly disposed.
The following appointments Of Colo
rado postmasters have been an
uounced: Earl, William Tacke; Eu-
reka, Anna Jellik; Gladstone, ]. e.
Ashley; Hoehne, II. II. Butler; La
Plata, f. II. Gordon; Pickton, G. NJ.
Tonebllng; Rugby. l.. B. Morrisi Yam
pa, w. w. Carle.
Senator Bucklin, author Of the pend
ing Australasian land tax amendment
10 the constitution of Colorado, has re-
:eived letter from the president of
New York real estate owners associa-
tlOu uuNlub t,OOU lheLlueis stohSiy Ch-
aorsing the amendment because 1t pro-
vides for local option In taxation.
At Florence, December Goth, meet
ing OF the committee of the proposed
Florence, Victor 4 Cripple Creek rail-
road appointed at mass meeting last
summer to look after the survey, was
held to consider the report Of Engi-
neer Kelly, which was accepted. Three
companies are said to be figuring on
building the road.
On December Goth at Colorado
Springs the city and the county each
had a public sale, the latter disposing
Of delinquent tax property, while the
city held its annual sale of bicycles
In front of the city hall. This is tile
lightest sale in the history of Ell Paso
county, only $4,000 worth Of property
being held for sale.
John 7. Barnett, county attorney Of
Ouray, and attorney for the San Juan
Railway and Electric Company, was
In Denver recently. He said that the
city of Ouray has granted franchise
to the company to operate n street
railway to points within ten-mile ra-
dius of Ouray, as well us to furnish
power to the coal and metalliferous
mines In the vicinity. The company's
plant will be erected ut Ouray.
The county clerk of Arapahoe coun-
ty has received the following letter of
| inquiry: Mr.. clerk of denver colorado
has thare bin eny lisens ishued to Miss
lola Wilson for mariedg II SO please let
me no no she married to have you got
countyes In colorado If so please give
me ther names be tweene denver and
Cheyenne. Wwoming, is tahre Plase
named merakey in your territory.
| Please ancer, youres truly Pat VIII
son.
A competitive examination of candi-
dates for the West Point Military
Academy will be held at Colorado
Springs. Colorado. under the supervis.
lon Of Professor John Deitrich on the
10th and 11th of January, 1902. Any
person between the ages of seventeen
and twenty-onc years, from the Second
congressional district of Colorado is
eligible, II qualified mentally and ply
sically to meet the strict requirements
Of the military academy.
A Boulder special of December 22nd
to the Denver News says: Rev. Canon
e. w. Sibbald, pastor Of st. Johns
church, this city, this morning admin
istered some corrosive sublimate to
his two children and took a dose of It
himself. 1t was obtained by the house
hold to use as gargle for sore throat,
and as the children were so afflicted