The state herald., 1900-07-27
COLORADO NOTES.

Congressman Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, lectures ut the Boulder Chautau-
qua on the 27tl, and all -Missourians
In Colorado are expected to be there to
welcome him.
The reptiles and ish must be placed
In jars or bottles containing three parts
of alcohol AMI one part of water The
society cannot pay for these things,
but the donors will get credit for what
they send.
The Colorado telephone line has been
extended to the Holbrook co-ctry, n
distance of about ten miles from La
Junta. 1t is proposed to extend the
line to Las Animas, twenty niles cast
of La Junta.
All the skilled laborers, including the
barrel, roaster, concentration and pre-
cipitating men, employed at the plant
of the National Gold Extraction Com
pany of Florence have just received n
ten per cent. raise of wages. The raise
affects about fifty employees.
The governor In few days will ap-
point the seven members of the COM
mission to draft bills to revise the rev.
enue laws of the state. This commits
sion for the present will be unsalaried,
but 1t Is expected that the next Legis-
lature will provide pay for the mem
bers. Among those who will be asked
to serve are Clay B. Whitford, state
senator from this county: Cd. Hughes,
4. NJ. Patterson and Il. r.. Wells. Sem
ntOr w. S. Buckley of San Miguel coun-
ty has been decided upon as mem-
ber.
The Society o. the Army of the Phil
ippines is preparing to hold celebra.
ton on August 18th, the anniversary of
the fall of Manila. This will be the
opening day of the first reunion of the
Eighth army corps, which win be held
In Denver. There will be military sport
and addresses bJ prominent men. Gen
eral Hale has appointed committees to
take charge of the reunions of the
Eighth army corps. and these already
are at work. Tie matter Will be one OF
the principal entertainments for the
guests, and an elaborate program has
been arranged.
As an added attraction for the State
Historical Society. Curator Ferril
wants TO make n collection of Colorado
flowers and reptiles, fish and creeping
things. The curator will ask the citi.
Zens Of the state to assist him in max
ing these collections. For the botani.
cal show he wants flowers and plants
of every kind, from the prairies, where
there are flowers peculiar TO the sew
eral sections Of the stale, and from
the river valleys and the mountains.
He wants not only the flower, but the
plants pulled up by the roots. If they
are pulled up, placed between sheets
of newspapers and allowed TO dry,
they can be mailed TO the society's Of
fice In the capitol at little cost.
Denver will soon have new line to
the City OF Mexico. The Rock Island
has sent out men to survey an exten-
sion of the road from Liberty, Kansas,
to White Oaks. New Mexico, where II
will connect with the III Paso X North.
western. now built from III Iaso to
White Oaks. The Rock Islands line
with cross the Colorado Il Southern at
Clayton, New Mexico. This extension
would give the Rock Island the short
est line from Omaha to Mexico. II Is
understood that the Rock Island eN-
poets to bid for Mexican business from
Chicago. Omaha. Kansas City and
Denver and other cities along Its lines.
While V. II. Snooks was giving n
kinetoscope exhibition from the front
parlor Of the Glcnwood hotel. the eel
luloid film came In contact with one OF
the electric wires which furnished light
for the machine. An explosion follow
ed, envcloplng the room In flames and
setting fire 10 n number OF heavy lacc
.l..ss
hotel both ON the first and second floors
was crowded with people, mostly wo-
men and children. At the first sound
OF the explosion and flash OF fire, many
OF the women tainted. None was In
jured, however. ana owing 10 the
prompt and splendid service OF the ho-
tel fire department the flames Were
checked inside the room. Mr.. Snooks.
the operator, was quite badly burned
about the face. His machine is n total
wreck. The escape OF the hotel and the
many people there is almost mlracu-
lons.
Booth Tucker. OF the salvation Army.
presided at the services OF the colony
near Granada last Sunday night. There
was n large audience present and much
enthusiasm was shown. Booth Tucker
and officers OF the army from Denver
and Chicago looked over the affairs OF
the colony and found everything In Il
very satisfactory condition. All the
colonlsis seem well satisfied and so
well pleased Is the management that
many more VIII he sent to this colony.
A good rain fell here on the 22nd and
viii bc a great hcip 10 the rnnchmen
and those having crops about the ditch.
~. Some damage has been done un.
cut or unstacked grain. but II II many
times Offset by the good done. II IN
hoped that enough water fell 10 cause
the rapidly drying watering places on
the range To bc reiilled, MS u scarcity
OF stock water has been reported from
the range.
The Colorado 4 Southern II now said
TO have surveying force engaged In
preliminary work for Its new line from
Trinidad TO the san Luis valley vim
SioIcwnil. The commercial certain.
ties OF this new rond increase tho more
they are considered. Up the purgn.
tolrc river for forty miles through sue.
ccs-ivc grain fields and garden areas;
trayersing the M yet practically I'M
touched coking coni deposit lying be-.
tween Trinidad and the SnDgrc de
Christie mouninlns-n deposit nifty
miles long by forty miles In width: uiii.
Izing the magnificent timber growth OF
the Ponil region: developing low
M well ns high grtde orcs-a vast and
rich mineral nrcn. and giving renew.
ed stimulus to the whcnt growth nnd
output OF the grcnt snn Luis valley
ihos. new rails of the Colorado 4
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systems busiest branches.
A gouttnisaion Inns b.pu nuunlnirI nv