The silver star., 1900-07-27
COLORADO NOTES.

tember 18th as Peach Day.
Congressman Champ Clark OF MIS-
souri, lectures at the Boulder Chautau'
qua on the 21th, and all ex-Missourians
in Colorado are expected to be there tc
welcome him.
The long spell of dry weather that
has prevailed in this section is at last
having the effect of starting forest
! fires. Dense volumes of smoke are ris-
| ing from the Book Cliffs. twenty miles
west of Debeque. The fires are sup
posed TO be raging at the head of Dry
| fork. The wind is blowing from the
west and the town is covered with
mantle of smoke.
The Federal Union of Pueblo. the
second largest in the city. has with
drawn from the Western Labor Union.
1t is thought by some labor leaders that
this is the beginning of the end OF the
Western Labor Union influence in Col
orado. The Pueblo union withdrew be-
cause it does not believe that ii derives
benefit from the Western Labor Union.
the headquarters and offices of which
are located in Montana.
The governor in few days VIII 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 it 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,
T. NJ. Patterson and +. T. Wells. Sen
ator w. $. Buckley of San Miguel coun-
~ has been decided upon as men,
Der.
Roadmaster Ridgeway of the Colo
RADIO x Southern will soon make trip
of inspection and location up the Purg-
atoire river. between Trinidad and
Stonewall and before snow again flies
construction will begin on a new and
important Colorado X Southern branch
railroad. The new road is to run up
the Purgatolre river. take in the Stone
wall region and the heavy anl virgin
pine lumber growths ON the head of
Ponil creek and will have San Luis
valley localities as early objective
points with Alamosa as an ultimate
terminal.
The Society of the Army of the Phil
ippines is preparing 10 hold n 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 will be held
in Denver. There viii be military sport
and addresses by prominent men. Gen
eral Hale has appointed committees 10
take charge Of the reunions Of the
Eighth army corps. and these already
are at work The matter VIII be one of
the principal entertainments for the
guests, and an elaborate program has
been arranged
While V. II. Shocks was giving a
kaleidoscope exhibition from the front
parlor of the Glenwood hotel. the eel
luloid film came in contact with one of
the electric wires which furnished light
for the machine. An explosion follow
ed, enyeloping the room in flames and
setting fire to a number OF heavy lace
curtains in the room. The porch of the
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 fash of fire, many
OF the women tainted. None was in
jured. however, and owing 10 the
prompt and splendid service of the no.
tel fire department the flames were
checked inside the room. Mr.. Snooks.
the operator. was quite badly burned
about the face His machine is total
nl''hs VI iil' lloA'i anu tut
many people there is almost miracu-
, lous.
a commission has been appointed by
Governor Thomas to represent Colo
RADIO at the Panamerican congress to
be held ut Buffalo, New York. in 1901
| The commission Will comprise w. A.
Rice, l.. :. Smith and Thomas ii. Kane
The governor also appointed William
NJ. Bates as Colorado's representative
at the Farmers congress. which meets
at Colorado Springs this September.
The Colorado Editorial Association.
while at Ouray. visited the Camp Bird
mine. and We're served with n royal
banquet by Manager Benson in behalf
of Thomas +. Walsh. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Carney acted as toastmaster. and
responses were made by Judge Theron
Stevens. Mayor George A. Scott. DR..
Il. o. Aylesworth. Howard Russell of
Fort Collins as president. and /. y.
Bunting Of the Grand Junction Senti-
mel. as vice president. The party We're
shown through the mine and mills and
at night grand bail and banquet was
given at the opera house.
The sugar beet prospects in the vi.
cinity Of Rocky Ford. over 1000 acres.
| Is said to be the finest ever known
\ by the American Beet Sugar Company.
which has factories In n number OF
4 states. This company has had corps
Of experienced men In the field. edu.
eating the farmer to grow bccts. The
outlook Is so good nj present that the
company Is advancing the farmers all
the money they need to take care OF
the crop. and they express themselves
as being satisfied That the Arkansas
valley can raise n sugar beet with the
largest percentage Of sugar OF any
| place so far tried In the United States
The company has offered one farmer
$1,000 for his crop Of thirty ncres. Re.
ports are coming In of the size OF the
beets mt the present time. one man
bringing IN n bunch of leets. each over
fifteen inches long. The factory ut
Rocky Ford will be completed In time
to take care Of the crop. The steel
wo"k IL nearing completion. and the
grcnt mass of machinery IL being put
In position.
| w. X. Lee Of GIcnwood Springs. den.