The silver star., 1900-06-08
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

DAY afternOOD- Lovingly MS WOrQS anu
deeds were recalled. by priest and
working man. when the monument
erected at his grave in Fairmount was
unveiled under the auspices of the
Trades Assembly that gave IL. The
modest granite block. beautiful in its
simplicity good taste and deep mean
ing. was surrounded by mass Of the
plain people such as Myron Reed loved
and considered the salt OF the earth.
Addresses We're delivered by Rabbi
Friedman. Father o'Ryan and J. E.
Faulkner of the Trades Assembly.
Governor Thomas has taken the
same position regarding the interest on
the public school fund as has Mrs.
Helen L. Grenfell. state superintendent
Of public Instruction. and insists that
the interest on this money should not
go into the general fund as 4; present.
but should be added TO the school fund
In this way the school fund would be
( increased by several thousand dollars
during the present biennial period Mrs
Grenfeli asked ]. H Fesler. the state
treasurer. whether he would abandon
the custom Of adding the school fund
interest TO the general fund instead of
10 the school fund. Mr.. Fesler replied
that he would let the matter rest until
the end Of the present fiscal year when
he hoped to add the interest TO the
I proper funds.
7 The Womsn's Club Is exercised over
Z the increase in defective vision among
I school children. Their committee re
/ ports: The increasing number of
spectacles worn are mute witnesses
7 that fault exists. We very earnestly
I desire that the school boards shall pro
vide for testing the eyes and ears of
every child in school 1t can be done
very quickly. at no great expense. The
report disclose-s. figuratively. that near
sightedness is on the increase and that
{ deafness is more observed nowadays
than OF late years. The causes are left
more to conjecture than statement.
I However. 1t Is intiInated In the report
that many school rooms are poorly
lighted and that parents should re-
strain their children from too attentive
application to studies under gas and
electric lights at home"
The state treasury has been enriched
by the addition Of S1i.53l. with inter
est since 1898. paid by the bondsnen of
George w. kephari. former state treas
urer. As result the states suit
against the bondsmen will be with
drawn by the attorney general and the
incident OF the treasurer's shortage will
be closed, so far rs the state il con
I cerned. The shortage was caused by
the failure of the First National Bank
Of Montrose. in which Mr. Kephart had
deposited Sll.y95. or This sum Sage
was afterwards paid by the bank Mr.
kephart was unable TO collect from the
bondsmen OF the bank. and when his
suit TO recover from his bondsmen.
They are David II. Moffat. james A.
McClurg. Henry Wolcott. Bennett 4
Meyers. l.. f.. Campbell. :. T. Smith.
l.. II. Eicholtz. c. j. Hughes. George
Ross-Lewin and Thomas Keeley Mr..
kephart's bondsrnen will begin action
against the bondsmen Of the bank for
relief.
The perils Of the Grand Canon Of the
Colorado are to b. braved by "A party
of scientists from eastern colleges
Yale. Harvard. Columbia and Cam
bridge. England. will be represented
among the explorers. who will travel
in the treacherous canon. Yesterday
DR. Herbert f. Gregory of Yale ar
rived In Denver. He went to Colorado
Springs after few hours stay In the
|fhF- ~ l'itisiA' li' " III Jplu
the others Of his party Professor w
VI. Davis of Harvard. head of the geo
logical department: Professor H. T..
I Dodge OF the physiographical depart
ment at Columbia, and DR.. Anderson
I Of Cambridge, England Saturday the
I party Will start from Flagstaff. AriZo-
ma. DIR. Gregory Is professor OF physl-
ography al Yale: I'VE have secured
the American museum outfit" said Dr.
Gregory. I'VE will have with Us Mr..
] Wetherill. the expert ON Moqui Indians.
] He Is an excellent guide and knows
I the country. From Flagstaff we shall
I 20 10 iuba City. and across TO Lees
ferry. where we reach the Grand can
on proper. We will take the north side
and will keep on that bank until We are
nearly TO the mouth Of the canon. We
have studies the weaknesses OF other
exploring parties. and know about what
we can do. Our outfit Is elaborate. and
we have prepared ourselves for every
emergency. There Is no doubt there
Is much Of interest in fossil and min.
eral kingdom to he discovered, and
with n careful and scientific study
ought 10 add many pages to the carth's
history"
The Carter collection l. now the prop.
/ "rty OF the Colorado Museum and MT
ural History Society. and II the advice
OF Secretary II. W. Merritt Is acted up.
on Will be brought 10 Denver ns soon
ms possible. Rudolph Borcherdi. the so.
cle'y's taxidermlst. Is now nj Breckcn
ridge. working among the pelis and
mounted specimens. While all skins
mounted were found to be In n very OK.
ccllent condition. very many dupiIcate
pclts. which had not been properly
cared for. were found alive with white
moths. Secretary Merritt. Rudolph
Iiorcherdt and two assistants worked
for hours In spreading out and exam.
lining these pelts and threw out about
flfty which Were considered too badly
damaged to be- preserved Under the
agreement the society has the use Of
the Carter building In BRECKENRIDGE.
rent free. until October LIST. but ms tho
building Is fun of moths. Secretary
Merit VIII recommend the rcrnoyal of
the collection TO Denver NJ once. As IL
VIII be probably n year before the col.
lection Is completed and ready for OK.
hibition. Norngc room In Denver k
wunt(I (lnn n thn