The state herald., 1902-01-03
COLORADO NOTES.

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qua steel plant at Pueblo amounted TO
more than $212,000.
4he Denver Mining Exchange will
occupy new quarters IN the Equitable
building after January list.
The nomination of B. q. Fleming,
register of the Sterling land office, has
been confirmed by the Senate.
| Congressman Shafroth has intro
1uced n bill to increase the cost limit
Of the Denver mint to SSOO.OOO.
The striking plumbers of Denver ad-
here to their plan of establishing q
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 tariff war
has got down 10 business coal has
sold in Cripple Creek as low MS $2.oO
ton.
Milton Hess of Frederickstown, Mis-
souri,, has been appointed an Industrial
teacher ut the Grand Junction Indian
school,
Edwin b. Potter aged scventy-four,
a lawyer, committed suicide by shoot
Ing himself through the head in Dem
yer on Christmas day.
A heavy wind storm in Buena Vista
on the 22nd blew down the telephone
and electric light wires and left the
town temporarily in darkness.
Judging by the number of marriage
licenses issues just before Christmas,
Colorado is III. ~ to break the record
for holiday weddings this year.
The Denver 4 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. Il.
Tlmberlake receiver of public moneys
Mt Sterling. and +. Hobkirk receiver at
Del Nortc. Both We're confirmed by
the Senate.
The carpenters union of Denver
have voted TO demand an increase OF
wages on May LIST. The present scale
is IL cents an hour and they will prob
ably make it 80.
The county clerk of Pueblo county
granted sixteen marriage licenses the
day before Christmas. In the much
larger county OF Arapahoc twenty-six
We're 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
active during the hig gale Of December
23rd. The contents of many haystacks
were scattered far and near.
There have been an unusual number
of deaths from pneumonia in Denver
recently. People Seem to have gone
out without overcoats and wraps on
account Of the bright weather, which
was much colder than 1t seemed.
Telephone poles are being received mt
Alamosa FOR the new line TO connect
Alamosa and Walsenburg. This line
will put Alamosa In telephone conn,e-
tion with Pueblo, Colorado Springs,
Denver and other eastern and northern
points.
a large new furnace At the Phlladel.
phia smelter. in Pueblo. is practically
completed, making the twelfth of the
new model. II Is planned TO replace all
the small furnaces, one OF the new
ones having capacity equal to two OF
the old.
Robert Haielt, scvcnty.fye years
old, Colorado pioneer. dropped dead
at the headquarters OF the Pioneer So
clety In the Charles block. Denver. on
the night OF Christmas. lie had been
playing whist with old friends during
the evening.
The custom house business OF Den
yer Is increasing materially. The re-
eeipts for the last six months Of this
year. December estimated. Were $685.
2eS.si, an Increase OF 81, 5,26s.32 over
the same period for sist year. The
number Of entries were 523. an in.
crease Of iI6.
The Denver Real Estate Exchange
and the directors Of the Festival OF
Mountain and Plain are planning an
excursion In January TO II Pnso. Tex
as. to attend the winter carnival which
Is held there from the iith to the 18th.
The Santa Fe road has made special
rate OF S23 for the round trip, and
enough persons will 20. II Is expected.
10 enable the committee on arrange
ments 10 provide n special train.
Flora Il. Mcdonald. formerly OF
Georgetown, but who had been IN Den
yer for some time, disappeared on
Monday. December 23d and was found
dead In the lake at the City park on
Christmas day. Her father. brother
and sisters live In Georgetown and she
hn "A ttksltNss Ia.
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. George Dal.
gleish, In Denver. II Il supposed TO be
II case OF suicide occasioned by de
spondcncy.
A romantic ending TO n case pending
In the County Court Of Pueblo county
was announced December Goth by the
granting OF marriage license TO Hen
ry W. Snider Of burlington. Iowa. and
Miss Imogene Hopkins, aged nineteen,
OF Carmen. Illinois, Less than week
before Snlder wns n fugitive from Jus.
ucc. all because Miss Hopkins had
sworn out warrant charging him
with obtaining from her $1,000 under
false pretcnses.
The State Industrial School. Mt Gold.
en-. was On Christmas the scene Of n
pleasing entertainment and dinner
given TO the inmates. The boys had
feast OF turkey and other Christmas
dniniles. and aficrward there wns
program of songs and rcclinilons fur.
nishcd by the boys themselves nIid
music by the students band. The
bnnd IL composed entirely OF boys nm.
der fourteen. their lender being thir.
teen.
ON Christmas eve Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
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