The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29
COLORADO BRIEFA

Sugar City II to sxpend 10000 to-
1ater worka ut oncs.
A crusade aSainst gamblers his been
commenced at Colorado Spring.
f. A. Cooper has sold his interest
in the Mstropole hotel in Denver 70
his partner. Everitt Davis.
A fire In the warehouse OF the Ora
den Mercantile Company ct Durango.
November z2nd. resulted In damages.
mostly by smoke and water, estimated
| 1t 10000.
The situation at Telluride IL greatly
mine managers, other than those Of the
Smuggler-Un not to close down
their properties.
The Orpheum Theater Company will
soon begin the erection OF new thea
ter building on Welton street near FIJI
tenth. in Denver.
A dre in the Simpson coal mine ct
Lafayette nearly caused the death Of
the night shift, but ~ the result Of
heroic work on the part Of their fellow
miners all were rescued.
District Judge W. p. Seeds has Or
dered Sheriff Robertson to destroy BY
fire all the gambling paraphernnlia,
valued at about $4,000. now stored In
the basement of the county jail ct
Cripple Greek.
II Colorado Springs druggists adhere
to the agreement which they are said
to have made recently, Springs people
will have to buy their liquor by the
quart until the present reform move
Inent blows over. M
w. w. Winnie. who has been secre-
tary Of the LeadvilIe Y. M. G. A. for
the past year. has Just received the APP
pointment of secretary of the Prospect
Park branch of the Brooklyn, New
York, Y. M. c. A.
Because she would not stop laughing
when requested, Fred Shockler shot
and instantly killed Ella Callifore-
Both are colored The shooting oc-
CURED at o'clock this evening ut
Chandler. coal mining camp In Fire.
mont county.
Ohlcsrs of the 6muggler- Union MIN
ing Company ran . special train to
Pandora bearing Mrs. Collins and
three surgeons to the bedside OF Ar
thus l.. Collins. who was shot by an
assassin. The time made was very
fast-thirteen hours and eight minutes
for 422 miles.
Colorado Springs authorities are In
yestigating a report that . resident OF
l1l PAso county, whose name ID with
held, recently stated that he was the
Individual who nve years ago admin
lstered terrible beating to Charles H.
Srowine of the Manitou Journal and
hat he was paid $50 for the job.
Work is progressing rapidly on dou-
bile tracking of the Santa Fe line over
Ration pass in Colorado. The double
track will extend from Ell Moro to jan
sen on the Colorado side and from
Morley to Ration in New Mexico. Part
bf THE double track Ia already In OPP
grafton and 1t will be completed early
n the spring.
It cost approximately US 900 to pub
fish the five constitutional amendments
that were voted ON at the recent cleo
tion. The secretary Of states force has
lust finished tabulating the accounts
for the publication of these amend-
nents and ind that the sum will 50 Z
little above this amount. Publicattoa
In the daily newspapers cost III, 40
end in the weeklies $10,s00.
About twenty-five members OF the
cripple Greek Presa Club rode to Colo
RADIO Springs ON q special car ON the
morning of November 2ard, to attend .
banquet at the Antlers hotel as guesta
BIT the Denver 4 Southwestern railroad.
Representatives OF the Colorado
Gprings and Denver press were also
present. A series of such outings will.
it is said. be given by the road.
Nearly q ton of powder was burned
in fire which destroyed the magazine
of the Golden Cycle Mining Company.
near Goldfield. II there had been giant
powder caps stored In the place there
would have been an explosion which
would have destroyed the town OF
Goldfeld, on the edge OF which is built
the magazine, and which would have
shaken the town of Victor consider
ably.
Tax Agent Corey of the D. & r. G..
appeared before the Board Of County
commissioners of Gunnison county to
Eecure a reduction OF taxes. The COM
bany's tax for 1901 was @56, 900, an in
crease Of $28, 900 over 1900. The COM
pany refused to pay the same and
made the commissioners an offer OF
$2S 900. which was accepted by the
| board after a long consultation with
leading taxpayers. t
i
| between Manager ]. M. Herbert of the
Rio Grande railroad system and the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, by
| which the members Of that order who
are employed as switchmen in the va
rious yards of the company are granted
an increase of pay, based on the Chi
cago schedule, which was recently
| adopted. The increase amounts to
and 4 cents per hour
The stage which carries mail be-
tween Walsenhurg and Pictou was held
! up last Saturday night shortly before
reaching Pictou. The highwayman was
| negro. He stopped the stage and
searched the driver. v. A. Hardy. and
the one passenger on the stage. Mrs
johnson of Pictou. but did not secure
any booty. The mail sacks were not
touched. The negro was subsequently
| arrested and identified.