The Meeker herald., 1900-07-28
COLORADO NOTES.

Senator Wolcott has returned to Colo
RADIO.
Much-needed showers have fallen
over most Of the state.
Grand Junction will celebrate Sep
TENDER 18th as Teach Day.
Congressman Champ CLARK Of Mis-
souri, lectures at The Boulder Chautau-
qua ON the 9th, and all ex-Missourians
In Colorado are expected to be there 70
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 IL 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.
It il thought by some labor leaders that
this Is the beginning of the end OF the
Western Labor Union influence In Cox
orado. The Pueblo union withdrew be-
cause 1t does not believe that 1t derives
benefit from the Western Labor Union,
the headquarters and Offices Of which
are located In Montana.
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; CT. Hughes.
T. N. Patterson and e. T. Wells. Sen
ator w. 8. Buckley Of San Miguel coun-
ty has been decided upon as q MEM
Der.
ROadmaster Ridgeway Of the Colo
RADIO & Southern will soon make trip
of inspection and location up the Purg-
atoire river, between Trinidad and
Stonewall, and before snow again hies
construction will begin on a new and
important Colorado & Southern branch
railroad. The new road Is to run up
the Purgatoire river, take in the Stone
wall region and the heavy AMI 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 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 will be held
in Denver. There will be military sport
and addresses by prominent men. Cen
eral Hale has appointed committees to
take charge of the reunions Of the
Eighth army corps, and these already
are at work. The matter will be one of
the principal entertainments for the
guests, and an elaborate program has
been arranged.
While V. H. Shocks was giving
hnetoscope exhibition from the front
parlor Of the GlenwoOd hotel, the eel
luloid aim came in contact with one OF
the electric wires which furnished light
for the macbins. An explosion, follow
ed, enveloping 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 hO-
tel fire department the flames were
checked inside the room. Mr.. Shocks,
the operator, was quite badly burned
about the face His machine Is total
wreck. The escape of the hotel and the
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 at Buffalo, New York, In 1901.
The commission will comprise w. A.
Rice, q. 8. Smith and Thomas H. Kane.
The governor also appointed William
II. Bates as ColOrado's representative
ut 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 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, DIR.
B. o. Aylesw0rth, Howard Russell Of
Fort Collins as president, and l. N.
Burning OF tne Grauu JuHctiOu SeHti-
mel. as vice president. The party were
shown through the mine and mills and
ut night a grand ball and banquet was
given at the opera house.
The sugar beet prospects in the vi
cinity of Rocky Ford, over 1900 acres,
is said to be the finest ever known
by the American Beet Sugar Company,
which has factories in number Of
states. This company has had a corps
Of experienced men in the field, edu-
eating the farmer to grow beets. The
outlook Is SO good at present that the
company is advancing the farmers all
the money they need to take care Of
sne h csUp, s sat,st,eG ~. tha ' ArKsnses
valley can raise a sugar beet with the
largest percentage of, sugar of any
nl..oo NJ. fn,. tried in tho IIs,it<ad Sta 4os