The state herald., 1900-10-12
COLORADO NOTES.

Pueblo's four days street fair closed
on the 9th. 1t was very successful in
poth interest and attendance.
Engineer William Taylor of Sallda
was killed in a wreck near Eagle ON
the Rio Grande road on the 2nd.
c. w. Raymond, n Rio Grande brake
man living in Pueblo, had his left leg
broken few days since while loading
coal at Larlmcr.
Charles Rau, the thirteen-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rau of
Trinidad, was killed ON the 9th instant
by being thrown 'front.' a horse.
The third biennial session of the
Young Mems Institute, n Catholic or
ganization, began in Denver ON the
sth instant. Archbishop Ireland is at
the head of the institute and 1t has
members in all parts of the UnitH!
States.
The earnings of the Denver x Rio
Ginnde railroad for the fourth week
III september showed considerable
railing off but officials of the road say
II was not due to small business this
year, the receipts of that week last
year being phenomenally large.
Reports from three of the state insti.
tutions give the following populations;
State Industrial School for Girls, fifty
i've, added during the month, five;
State Industrial School for Boys, 1865,
added during the month. six: State Re-
formntory, lis, added during the
month, ten.
Miss Katie EW ing. telegraph operat-
or ut the Hotel Colorado. GlenwoOd
Springs, recently held direct telegraph
ic communication with New York city
ana Mobile, Alabama, dispatching and
receiving messages for President Il. l..
Russell of the Mobile II Ohio railroad.
1t is claimed that she has established
the long-distancc record for Colorado.
The Colored Home and Orphanage
Association ut Denver has been incor-
porated. The officers are: President,
+. Il. Spratlin, NJ. d.; vice president,
j. w. Jackson; secretary, George S.
Contee; treasurer, Mrs. Lou Knight.
The association is considered one of
the most worthy charities of the city.
There are twelve children in the home
and more than thirty applicants who
cannot be cared for on account of the
lack of room.
Miss Nora O'Ncil. who SO herolcally
saved the Rio Grande passenger train.
between Aspen and Glenwood the night
of September 1lth, has received an
elaborate gold medal from Engineer j.
Il. Lane. The officials of the Rio
Grande are making special efforts to
secure n complete account of the act of
Miss O'Neil. and the probabilities are
that at an early date the young lady
VIII receive substantial acknowledge
ment from the company of the great
service performed by her prompt ac-
tion in time Of danger.
The Colorado Christian Endeavor
Union at its session in Denver elected
the following named officers: Presi-
dent. III. H. Chapman. Colorado
Syringe; vice president. Rev. H. A. y.
Wilson, Pueblo; recording secretary.
III. l.. Smith. Denver: corresponding
secretary. Miss Ella Queen. Denver;
treasurer. Bert kitilc. Greeley; Chris
| tian citizenship committee: the Rev
l.. Thompson. Denver: Miss Nellie Will
iams, Greeley; missionary, Miss Jessie
Aiken, Colorado Springs; district vice
presidents: Northern. \. 4. Reed;
Northwestern. c. L. Il. Ward. Grand
Junction; Southwest. II. j. ID. Sanchez.
Antonlto, Mr.. Olinstcad; Denver Miss
Marion Cordingly; Southern, Rev. w.
j. Fisher.
Promises made by the Pixies Peak
Power Company that their plant
would he running by November u,
Will he fulfilled. The last of the ma
chinery is now arriving. How great
an enterprise the building of this plant
has been few people understand Half
million dollars will have been used
when the machinery is all Installed.
An Instance OF the magnitude OF the
work Is In the fact that the company
brought fifty carloads of staves from
California. Power viii be furnished
for both electric divisions OF the Colo
RADIO Springs and Cripple Creek Dis
trict Railway Company. for the Eco.
nomlc Gold Extraction works. for the
electric Hight systems OF Cameron and
Gillett and for purposes. except hoist.
Ing. on all Of the important mines con
trolled by the Woods Investment Com
For many years the farmers Of
northern Colorado have been troubled
with the rapid increase of wild oats
In their wheat fields and have been
driven 10 their wits ends TO lind n
way Of cradlcnting the pest. In some
instances the pest has taken almost
complete possession. leaving the farm
| er little or no returns for his labor and
Investment. ana the end OF wheat
growing In that section seemed near
nt hand. Al last. however. the farm
crs near Bcrthoud have solved the dif-
iicult problem IN very practical and
apparently most effective manner by
sowing wheat In the fail. The wheat
and oats come M together and the
first severe frost Kills on the oats.
leaving the wheat unlnJurcd To occupy
the field nlonc. This season about ten
per cent. of the wheat raised In the
Little Thompson valley was winter
wheat. the Yields ranging frrm thirty
six To ilfiy-lvc bushels of n.sc, clean,
plump grains 10 the acrc. The wheat
starts early In the spring. n.aiurcs and
IL ready for the harvest long before
spring wheat IL ready to cut. The
hclds nre free from wild onts and 9th.
or noxlous weeds and the grain com.
mnndS higher pric. IN the market
thnn spring wheat The crop natures
with one irrigation ana oficntimcs thnt
| II unnecessary.
Express companies nrc noting ihnt
banks nrr making much larger use of
| the United States mails In transport.
Ing currency thnn ever before. Hun.
dreis Of thousands Of dollars nrc daily
passing through the mails which. until
recently. wcr" handled almost cNolus.
| lively by the express companies. One
OF the rcnsons Of the change. M ox
pinincd NJ Denver banks. IL that The
cost Is less and ns the money Is In