The Meeker herald., 1901-06-15
COLORADO NOTES.

Esshteeu students were gradueted ~
the trinidad high school June Atn.
Lydis n. Mason has been appointed
postmaster at Edwards IN 6esie'
county.
Denver building permits IN MAY
amounted to $3.50, 900. This 10 the !arg-
est showing for that month since le0<.
The senior class Of the State Normal
School played Hamlet" In the opera
house at Greeley on the night OF
June 4th.
July lst the salary Of the postmaster
at I1ongmont win be advanced from
$1,000 to &, 100, and ut Florence from
$1,000 to &2,1O0.
Sandstone apparently impresnated
with petroleum has been found ON the
ranch Of John Craig. twelve miles
northeast Of Pueblo.
The recent rummage sale for the
benefit of the Free Reading Room AS
ISOLATION Of Central City, netted
tribe less than 800.
The La Junta school census, just
completed, shows 1,0A children De-
tween the are of six and twenty-one
years, $50 being boys and so girls.
Under the energetic administration
of Chancellor Buchtel the Universiy
of Denver has paid OF $4,000 OF lts
Indebtedness during the past year.
Several inches of snow fell at Lead,
willie June 4th. This reinforces the oad
saying that Leadville has nine months
winter and three months late IN the
fall.
After being blockaded by snow for
about five months, the Gunnison line
Of the Colorado 4 Southern railway ut
Alpine pass was opened for trafnc on
the eth instant.
The school census Of Golden shows
Ole children Of school age. This u an
increase Of sixty-tw0 over last year.
Other large districts in Jefferson coun-
~ show q like increase.
La Junta, having raised the amount
required as guarantee, Is to nave
$4,000 open house, with seating ca
pacity Of 75O, which II is hoped to
complete by October list.
The Farmers mill at Longmont Is
making extensive improvements, put
ting in new boiling system through
out. By the change It will increase the
output 100 sacks a day to 700 sacks.
The secretary Of the interior on June
LIST approved thirty-nine permits to
Craze 7,718 cattle and 404 horses in
tine White river plateau forest reserve
Colorado, as recommended by the gen.
eral land ONCE.
1t 10 estimated that the honey ship
ments Of Las Animas this season will
exceed 100 tons, an increase of twenty
flve tons from last year, this seasons
h~~ q ttvolW Auft.
mated at $4,000.
John e. Pelton, receiver Of the land
ONCE at Montrose, has received con-
signment Of $1,000 eastern brook trout
from the government for distribution.
Ten thousand have been placed by
Mr.. Pelton in his lake.
Breckenridge has raised large fund
for q Fourth Of July celebration. The
entertainment will include horse rae
Ing, foot racing, drilling contents, and
other sports and large display o. IRE
woris, to conclude with q free ball.
The Colorado Cricket Association
will have 4 sort OF field day at Colo
RADIO Springs July 4th and 9TH. Colo
rndo springs, Denver and Cripple
Greek will send clubs and tourney
will be held, each team playing tho
other.
The senior class Of the State Uni
versity at Boulder played "Much Ado
About Nothing" under the trees In the
open air on the college campus on the
evening Of June 4th. A special train
load Of people were present from Den
yer.
All mystery concerning the strange
disappearance of Mrs. Mertie n. Bur.
ger from her home in Pueblo, April
18th last, has been solved by the re-
ceipt Of a letter from her to the Pueblo
Chleftain, in which she states that she
Ii alive and well and In San Francisco.
It is said that the 1900 head Of
Mexican steers on the Las Animaa
ranges belonging to the Ernest-Wi
Towers syndicate are to be moved to
Montana ranges this summer, the exc
tlus beginning about the middle Of this
month.
Horticultural Inspector Palmer Of
Arapahoe county has announced that
shade trees infested with Insect Sssta
must be sprayed by the owners, other
wise 1t will be done at their expense
as required by law and the cost
charged to the property.
The Divide Ditch Company has COM
menced work on new ditch nifty
miles northwest of Fort Collins. The
ditch will be taken from Sand creek,
which flows into the Big Laramie riv-
er, and brought over a divide into
Sheep creek, which in turn empties
into the north fork Of the Cache la
Poudre. 1t will be about two and a
quarter miles in length and will cost
about $4,000. Ex-Governor Eaton "a
at the head Of the enterprise.
| The Western Slope Telephone Com.
pany will build forty-nve miles of new
line to connect Leadvtile with its line
at Wolcott. This company now has