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Show f COLORADO SPRINGS, j (Special Correspondence.) A big town, "Baltimore." But we would rather subsist on rabbit potpie in Colorado Springs than dwell at Hotel Rennert in the Monumental city. And possibly we know something about it, "leaving the fish and oysters out," for we were born and brought up there. Now we live close to the soil, and it beats Baltimore to a frazzle. Richard Beckert, one of Colorado Springs' well-to-do bachelors, left this week on a prospecting tour of two weeks in Salt Lake City. It is said Dick read an article in The Intermoun-tain Intermoun-tain Catholic recently about a prosperous prosper-ous colony of beautiful and lonely old maids located somewhere near Salt Lake. Utah, and he has gone away quietly to find out for himself whether or not the article is true ere Advent sets in. Of course it is true. If he saw it in The Intermountain Catholic. We are pleased to note that the plumbing contract for the new Glock-ner Glock-ner sanitarium was let to the well known firm of N. W. Haas & Co., on last Thursday. Much success to you, Norbert and Tom. James F. Burke, road superintendent of construction on the Delaware & Hudson railroad rft Scranton, Pa., is staying at the Alta Vista hotel for several days, en route home from a trip to the Pacific coast. Mr. Burke attended attend-ed high mass at St. Mary's on last Sunday. A Christmas hint: Present your friend with a year's subscription to The Intermountain Catholic. Colorado Springs has demonstrated during the recent financial disturbance, as it has on previous occasions, that it is a sound and solid business community. commu-nity. That is the reason why Colorado Springs remains busy, contented and prosperous year in and year out, and especially at this particular time. James L. McHugh of Kansas City, Mo., arrived here on Saturday. Mr. McHugh attended high mass at St. Mary's church on Sunday, and left on Monday for the Queeen City. Thomas J. Collins, aged 34 years, son of the late Captain Collins of Washington, Wash-ington, D. C. died at his home, 24 North Sierra Madre street, at 3 o'clock Saturday Satur-day nvirning. He is survived by three sisters, the Misses Clara, Ellon and Blanche Collins. Requiem high mass was held at St. Mary's Catholic church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Thanksgiving cheer sweeps over Colorado Col-orado Springs since the grand old festival fes-tival ha6 become a national one. Mrs. Marie Gillis and George W. Mc-Nabb Mc-Nabb were married Thursday noon of last week in the rectory of St. Mary's Catholic church, the Rev. Father Ra-ber Ra-ber officiating. A wedding dinner was served at the Acacfa hotel after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. McNabb will reside at 209 East Cimarron street. |