The state herald., 1900-07-20
COLORADO NOTES.

temDer 18th as Peach Day.
Mr.. Stratton has made the State
School of Mines present of $4,000.
{, A Boulder family were seriously bat
not fatally poisoned by eating impure
Ice cream last week.
Consistent with its declaration as to
the economy of selling timber from
state lands while there is danger from
depreciation without hope of relief, the
State Land Board is turning down all
applications where the reverse Is the
case.
7 1t Is said that the new agreement to
be signed August list between the San
tn Fe and Colorado & Southern rail-
roads will embrace the enlargement Of
the Santa Fe yards in Pueblo and that
the Colorado road will attempt to do
much business in its old yards In that
city.
! The next appointment of cadets from
this state for the military academy Mt
West Point and the naval academy at
Annapolis VIII be made by Senators
Teller and Wolcott. The appointments
OF cadets. two for each of the institu-
tions, are made alternately by sena-
tors and representatives. Senator Tel
Ter Will have charge of the eXamina-
ton.
Nj. Lindley of Chicago, manager of
the Century Mining Company of that
city, has been in Grand junction the
past week Investigating that point MS Il
location for smelter plant. He was
more than pleased with the outlook
and will advise the members of the
company he represents to locate Il
smelter in that city instead of ut an
other point farther west.
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 it derives
benefit from the Western Labor Union,
the headquarters and offices OF which
are located in Montana.
Ranchmen in water district No. 10,
who get water from the st. Charles
river. are preparing TO make a deter
mined fight against the plans of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company to
divert an additional amount of water
from the river for the purpose of sup
plying the new reservoir which the
company Is about to construct three
miles south of Lake Minncqua to sup
ply the rolling mills with water.
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 unsalarled,
but II is expected that the next Legis-
lature will provide pay for the MEM
bcrs. Among those who will be asked
10 serve are Clay B. Whitford, state
senator from this county; CD. Hughes.
4. NJ. Patterson and l.. +. Wells. SEN
ator w. $. Buckley OF San Miguel coun-
ty has been decided upon as a MEM
Der
Pensions have recently been granted
Coloradoans ns follows: William y.
Sheets. Georgetown IS; John NJ. KortZ,
Fort Collins, $40: Oscar l.. Chaplin.
Poucho, $40; Adam Jardlne, Delta, Sl2;
Mary +. Kortz. Fort Collins. IS: Mich
olas Mullen. Cripple Creek, So: James
w. Kearns, Denver, So: Edwin Squircs,
Colorado Springs, $40: William ii.
Brockwny. Greeley. Ss: Charles Il.
piuhh', ''ih'I, 50, isuh' II. NioHN'h,
Fort Lupton. $50. Edwin A. Curtiss.
Trinidad. IS: John g. furnlss. Elmoro,
$40; Michael Hoolahan, Fort Logan,
Sl7.
Rondmastcr Ridgeway Of the Colo
RADIO x Southern will soon make trip
OF inspection and location mp the Purg-
atolre river, between Trinidad and
Stonewall. and before snow again flies
construction will begin ON n new and
important Colorado X southern branch
railroad. The new road Is to run up
the purgatolrc river. take In the Stone
wall region and the heavy AMI virgin
pine lumber growthS on the head OF
Ponll creek ana will have san Luis
valley localities ns early objective
points with Alamosa us an ultimate
terminal.
The North poudre Canal Company Is
arranging for extensive improvements
10 Its plant, eight miles from Fort Col.
lins, where II has five reservoirs In op-
era,lon and is building n sixth. The
plans for the completion Of this sixth
reservoir Were filed with State Engl-
neer McCune Last week. II will be- the
largest and most expensive OF the sys.
tenn. and viii add iifty per cent. to the
capacity OF the compnny'E storage
lakes. The system covers several hun.
dred acres. and provides water for the
entire North roudrc district. Phila-
dclphla capitalists control the enter
prise. State Engineer McCnne person.
ally win oversee the work on the new
reservoir.
Otliclnls Of the American Association
for the Advancement OF Science are
making preparations FOR the meeting
Of the convention In Denver next year.
The date OF the meeting hns been
fixed for the last week In August, 1901.
the first council meeting 10 bo held al
noon saturday. August 2ith, and the
first general session to be held at 10
o'clock Monday. August 10th. The meet.
ings win continue until Friday nlght.
August 3oth. No entertainments or so.
cinl features that may be arranged for
the scientific men who compose the ns.
socintion viii be allowed 10 Interfere
with the business sessions, but the
working days VIII he held lnylolnble.
writes Secretary l.. q. Howard OF the
Cosmos Club 10 Professor l.. q, Car.
pentcr OF III" State Agricultural Col.
icgc. Secretary Howard Is In charge OF
the preparations going forward Ia the
East.
A special to the Denver Republican
says: The toll gate on the Lyons nnd
Estes Park toll rnnd was torn down
mud destroyed by armed men at 2.3O
o'clock this afternoon. Trouble has
been brewing for some tlmc between
the tramsicrr mud the gate keeper. Mr..
Charles Knapp. the i.nmstcrS claiming
that the decision which Judge Bough.