The state herald., 1903-01-09
COLORADO BRIEFS.

ing the past year.
Denver building permits in 1909
amounted to $4.512.651, a gain Of more
than 100000 over the building busiA
hess of the previous year.
The Western Surgical and Gyne4
Geological Association, at its recent
meeting in st. Joseph, Missouri. voted
to come to Denver in 1908.
Grade work was begun on the Moffat
road at camp west of the end Of tho
Denver & Northwestern January End.
by Orman & Crook, contractors.
Denver's Charity Organization So
ciety has received the bronze medal
from the Paris Exposition for the third
best showing for organized work.
The school at Bennett in Arapahoe
Tor Adams) county has been discon-
tinued for want of funds until the
Rush amendment controversy is set
tied.
The two rival Trades Assemblies OF
Denver have agreed to unite into one,
which will be In aftiliatlon with the
American Federation of Labor and the
Colorado State Federation OF Labor.
The Huerfapo county poor report,
filed with the Secretary of state, shows
that forty Mexicans. all very old, have
been paid $40 each, quarterly. at to-
tai cost of $1,000.
Major Ralph EeStzell. young Dem
yer lawyer, wh hurried at Canton,
Ohio December 30th, to Miss Mary
Barber, niece of the late President
William Mckinley. They came at once
to Denver.
j. H. Jackson of Colorado Springs is
being prominently mentioned for the
position made vacant by the recall of
DR.. Grassland as minister to Liberia.
Nh. Jackson was formerly editor OF
Western Enterprise" leading col
ored paper of this section.
The Colorado Springs Mining Ex-
change has posted n notice that the
dues for the ensuing quarter will not
be called in, on account of the COM
Portable balance in the treasury. The
treasury reserve amounts to over $780,
600. The dues are s25 per quarter.
In the case of G. II. Parker, on trial
before Judge Cunningham at Colorado
Springs. the court declared unconsti-
tutional the statute which brands as a
ltiohg pt Il
sentence. the giving of n rebate by an
insurance agent. and discharged the de-
fendant.
In a saloon alteration at Mlnturn on
the night of December 3lst, Natalie Mol
inaro, an Italian, shot and mortally
wounded Dan Wright. n roundhouse
employe of the Denver Il Rio Grande.
Molinaro was arrested and taken to
Redcliff, the officers having to use
strategy to prevent lynching.
Herman Hertzel. veteran Of the
spanish-American and Philippine
wars. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head at Denver
December 30th. He had been employed
as cook at the Brown Palace hotel,
but had to quit work on account of To-
tomotor ataxia and was in destitute
circumstances.
Mrs. Orman. the wife of Gov. James
y. Orman, gave reception at the fam
fly residence In Denver on the night
OF December 30th, at which she was
assisted by Mrs. James II. Peabody.
wife of the incoming governor. who
was thus introduced into the official
sphere in which she is to move for the
next two years.
Capt. Cecil 70 Deane of Denver,
originator and former custodian of the
State War Relic Museum at the capitol
building. has recently returned from an
exploring tour among the cliff dwell
ings In northwestern New Mexico.
where he made large collection OF
relies fer the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences.
The annual reunion O: Colorado pio-
neers at Denver on the night of De-
cember Both. was largely attended and
as gay as any that have preceded II.
Among the speakers were William N.
Byers, A. @. Rhoads. Levi Booth. An
drew d. Wilson. Mrs. Harry T. Sales.
Mrs. Birks Cornforth and Mrs. Fannie
ID. Hardin. Everybody danced.
A young woman in Denver received
n large garter through the postoiiiee
as Christmas present and wanted to
have Uncle Sam. through the postof-
flee inspector. institute summary pro-
oeedings against the man who insulted
her by sending H. The inspector de-
cidcd that the net was not n misuse OF
the mails. although 1t might be OF the
female.
The Oxnard beet sugar factory at
Rocky Ford had Its most successful
run In the year Just closed. It com
menced operations for 1902 In October
and the run will continue until some
time In February, During the pre-
vious season total of los. 900 tons OF
sugar beeis was handled. this season II
will probably exceed 10000 tons. The
plant has capacity OF 1000 tons
day and is being pushed to the limit.
The dispute between the Atlantic
and Pacific Jurisdictions OF the Ancient
Order OF Foresters in regard TO the
control OF Colorado. Utah, Wyoming
and New Mexico has eliminated In the
formation of n new order, known as
the Modern Order Of Forestcrs. The
order was inaugurntcd nj n convention
OF dissatisfied camps lust closed In
Denver. and Or. J. II. Smith was elect.
ed high chief forester.
A little crowding has becn resorted
TO nt the capitol building Mt Denver to
make room ior The committees and
clerks of the legislative bodies. The
Worlds Fair Board has changed its
quarters from the second floor TO the
state engineers Office. ON tho irst floor
ma the labor commissioner went from
the second floor down To the basement
room %. Arrangements were also
snadc for the gnme warden to remove
TO the office of the boar OF health.
Mrs. A. Il. McasIngcr OF Longmon,
N trying to locate the present where.
,nbop,S of Walter Hall. formerly en-.
ploycd by Bartlett Richards. brother