The Springfield herald., 1901-06-28
COLORADO NOTES.

arrived in Colorado already.
Brush is brushing up for big
Fourth of July celebration.
DIR. Cherrie and associates are build
ing ten-ton ice plant in Canon City.
d.. Barton o. Aylesworth, president
of the State Agricultural College,
spending n months vacation in ILL
nois.
The Holiness Association of Colo
RADIO will hold an old-time camp meet
ing at Sawdry's grove, five miles north
OF Erie, July 2nd to sth.
Several hundred boys have gone
from Denver and other large towns in
the state TO work in the beet fields i'll
the Arkansas valley and near Love
land.
Several wealthy residents of the Ar
kansas valley have organized the
Farmers Department Store Associa-
tion, and will open u store at Rocky
Ford in August
The regents of the University of
Colorado have appointed NJ. +. Libby,
PHI. D.. Clark University, to the chair
of philosophy made vacant by tie
death of DIR. Kennedy.
The Servant Girls Union of Colorado
Springs has asked the State feueri-
ton of Labor for n charter, which shey
hope will be granted at the next month";
ly session of the Federation In July.
The Denver postotfice is in receipt OF
two up-to-date stamp cancelllnS ma
chimes, which will cancel 1000 letters
n minute. The machines heretofore In
use Cancelled only half as many per
minute.
Governor Orman has asked Attorney
General Post for an opinion on the
constitutionality of the law providing
for commission TO arrange for rep
resentation of Colorado at the st.
Louis worlds fair.
Work has been commenced on the
foundation of the La Junta opera
house. The building will be 52X14o
feet, two stories high, built of La
Junta pressed brick and sandstone
trimmings 1t will cost $4,000.
In the County Court of Teller coun-
ty Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hartford adopt
ed the baby girl found at the door mt
the residence OF Mrs. Wheeler some
eight weeks ago. The child has been
given the name Beatrice. No clue
could be obtained to the parentaSe of
the little one.
Denver preachers and newspapers
celebration of the Fourth of July.
Some of the former, as well as many
other citizens. want to do away with
firecrackers, pistols and toy cannons.
Others do not, and the latter class
seem to be on the winning side.
The position of dean of women of
the State University of Colorado was
created by the board of regents at The
April meeting. Miss Margaret +.
Stratton has recently been appointed
to the position and will be ready to as
sumo her duties when the university
opens in September.
1t is stated that work will start
shortly on the electric trolley line be
tween Canon City and Florence. The
Colorado Electric Company of Colo
RADIO Springs, of whicvh u. V. Donald
son is president, is promoting the pro-
ject. and will eNpend approximately
100000 on the road.
At special school election at Fow-
Ter to bond the district in the sum OF
S3,OOO for building new school house,
thirty votes We're cast for the bonds
and Zone against them. 1t Is expected
to have a new eight-room brick build
ing ready toopen school the first or sec
ond week in September.
The cadets of the Denver Manual
Training and East and West Denver
High Schools marched over from their
camp at Idaho Springs on the 18th in
stant to accept the hospitality Of Cen
trail City. The command was nearly
200 strong and the boys We're feasted
and given a reception and dance.
1t is understood that Captain ]. B.
Coghlan of "Hoch der Kaiser" fame
and commander of the Raleigh at the
battle of Manila bay, has decided to
make Manitou his permanent residence
when he retires from the navy next
autumn. He has purchased ground
and will build handsome house.
DIR. S. c. Kahn of Leadville, while
attending the meeting of the State
Medical Association in Denver, e.
leased two carrier pigeons at 8 o'clock
in the morning. One of them reached
Leadville at 8 O'Clock the next morn
ing, being twenty-four hours in cover
ing n distance of about 100 miles.
One of the six large boilers in the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's air
compressor at the Starkville mines
near Trinidad blew up at o o'clock on
the morning of the 18th, resulting in
the death of Night Engineer William
Pollard and Martin Passementi, fire.
man. Barney Cervelli, another fire
man, was frightfully scalded and may
die.
Mike Berry. who, it is alleged, made
n raid on the town OF northern Colo
RADIO during last winner and spring,
was arraigned before Justice Witham
at Fort Collins on two charges and
waived examination. He was held N
$1,000 bail for trial at the next term
of the District Court. Berry is sus-
pected of robbing the store and post
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