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Show COLORADO NOTES. The anti-license people of Loveland h ivo nominated David li. Hunter for mayor. The Red Cliff Times thinks that its county, Eagle, is too good to be put in the same senatorial district with (Jar-field. (Jar-field. Ben jamin W. Hitter lias been nominated nomi-nated on a citizens ticket for mayor of Durango. James Muldoon was killed in the Simpson coal mine near Boulder last Thu rsday. The retail clerks of Boulder are discussing dis-cussing the formation of a protectivo association. J. T. Pierson has been nominated by the republicans of Ouray for mayor and T. W. Knowles by the democrats. It is reported that the Lelands are organizing a syndicate to control several of Denver's largest hotels. The Continental railroad and telegraph tele-graph company have tiled articles of incorporation with the clerk aud recorder re-corder of Routt county. Governor Routt has appointed James E. Dubois of Fort Collins and B. L. La Grange of Weld county, members of the state board of agriculture. Morgan II. Smith has sold his interest in the Salida Apex to his partner, Howard How-ard Russell, who will continue the paper as a republican journal. The reappointment aud confirmation of (Jordon Land as fish commissioner retains in the service of the state one of its most faithful and etlicient officers. At Craig two cowboys roped four wild elk and had them photographed last week. These are the first wild elk that have been captured and pictures taken of them. The Pike's l'oak Herald approves tho action of the legislature in defeating Mr. White's railroad bill. It thinks the stale is not yet in a condition to adopt such legislation. 'Ihe republicans of Pueblo have nominated nom-inated Frank Pryor for mayor, Lon Frain for treasurer, C. V. Miller for clerk, G. M. Haught for auditor, and J. F. Drake for attorney. State Treasurer Garble is in very ill health and there is a rumor afloat that he intends to resign. This rumor, bow ever, is contradictod by the deputy who is in chargo of the office. The winter does not 6eem to have hurt tho fruit trees aud the largest crop of fruit in the history of Grand valley may lie expected. The trees look line and the buds that have made their appearance ap-pearance have a healthy look. Grand Junction Star. Denver, the Queen city, is buried under eight inches of liquid gravy-like mud. It is even flowing into some of the stores on Larimer. Tho ladies are wearing rubber boots and are plunging ankle deep through the slime. The pavement already laid is "out of sight" and there is no such thing as keeping it clean. On February 28th last the voters of Pagosa Springs balloted in favor of and against incorporating the town, and thirty-eight votes were cast at that election, twenty-six for and twelve against incorporation. The county judge duly declared the town incorporated, incorpor-ated, and an election has been called for April 7th. John L. Dowell heads tho citizens' ticket. When Hon. J. J. Hagorman paid Henry B. Gilleipie the other day the last payment on the Mollie Gibson stock, he said: "Mr. Gillespie, I want to make vour wife a present of 5000 shares of Mollie Gibson stock," and promptly issued the stock in Mrs. Gillespie's name, which is worth $15,-000 $15,-000 and will draw from $.'50 to $100 a month in dividends. Aspen Times. H. II Ingersoll, one of the oldest employes of the Denver it Ilio Grande on the western slope, is tho possessor of a half interest in a mica mine near Grand Junction. The mica is found in slabs of usual size and is remarkably clear in color. Largo iron deposits are undoubtedly near the body of mica, as portions already taken out are partially partial-ly streaked with iron, but the most of the mineral is very transparent. |