The state herald., 1901-08-30
COLORADO NOTES.

since the waShOut of August 3d reach
ed Buena Vista from Como August
25th.
President David Starr Jordan of Le-
land Stanford University. preached In
Calvary Baptist Church, Denver, on
Sunday, August 2oth.
The people of Arvada, on the Colora-
do & Southern line between Denver
and Golden, expect to have an electric
line into Denver this winter.
The Central City lodge of Elks Is
preparing to hold fair and festival
from September 18th to 21st to raise
funds for the erection of a building.
The proposed new power house and
plant of Stratton's electric street rail
way system in Colorado Springs will
cost about $15O,OOO and will be one of
the finest In the West.
A Victor Ladies' Pioneer Club has
been organized by the ladies who came
early to Victor. Mrs. X. ii. Atchison
was elected president and 1t was de-
cided to hold annual meetings.
The five large steam laundry plants
In Pueblo are endeavorlng to effect
combination and have been consider
Ing the erection of a big plant to ac-
cOmm0date the whole business.
Thomas Il. Barr, founder of the
Peoples Pulpit' work in Milwaukee,
will endenvor to reorganiZe the famous
Broadway Temple Association of the
late Myron w. Reed at the Broadway
theater in Denver.
There was great rejoicing among the
baseball enthusiasts in Denver when
the Denver Western League team
climbed from eighth place to fourth,
leaving Des Moines and Colorado
Springs to fight for the BOBBY prize.
James A. Fleming, formerly Of Den
yer. but now Il wealthy mine owner
of Phoenix, Arizona. has been sued for
$4,000 damages by Miss Jessie NJ.
Graham. who alleges that Fleming
promised to marry her in 1880, and
has failed to do so. Miss Graham for
merly lived In Butte, Montana.
United States photographer A. S.
Fellows, who returned to Denver few
days ago from Il trip through the west
ern part of the state, says that there Is
more water In the rivers on the western
slope this year than there has been be-
fore for fifteen years. Mr.. Fellows
measured many Of the rivers while ON
his trip.
Grant Crumley. who shot Sam
Strong, was well known In Colorado.
Springs In 1891. as was also his broth
tr, Sherman, who went to Cripple
Creek and soon attracted public at
tention by being accused Of pariicipa-
ton In the robbery of Florence Il
Cripple Greek passenger train short
distance from Victor.
In the District Court at Fort Morgan
Harry Simmington pleaded guilty
when arraigned for burglary and at
tempting to take the life of Sheriff A.
]. Calvert. Judge Bennett sentenced
the prisoner 30 n term of not less than
twelve nor more than fifteen years at
hard labor In the penitentiary and he
was taken to Canon City by the sheriff
he tried to kill.
Fish and Game Commissioner Har-
ris has received dispatch from VIII
liam Radcliffe that he can have 1OO.-
600 trout which he has In the United
States hatchery at Leadville. Mr.. Rad
cliffe has 100000 trout In the hatchery,
and Commissioner Harris will ask him
for all OF them. which he will distrib-
ute in the st. Elmo, New Castle and
Frying Pan rivers.
At Silverton August oath. about 1:30
p. M, during heavy rainstorm, n
cloudburst occurred on Anvil noun.
tain. flooding all the residences along
Bluff street from Twelfth to Four
tcenth streets. Where the cloudburst
struck. huge boulders weighing nearly
n ton were lifted from out the ground.
VI. l. n 90. l,.. h. nrs alA
that ever occurred In the immediate VI
cinity OF silverton.
Among the men who came to Den
yer to attend the scientific gathering II
II. y. Brewer OF Yale University. The
professor was In Colorado In 1860 with
party OF government men who spent
several months ascertalning the height
OF the mountains. The expedition nam
cd the three peaks on the west side OF
South park Harvard" yale" and
princeton" and determined the
height OF many Of the principal peaks
OF the eastern portion OF the range.
The reservoir dam ten miles west Of
Trinidad. which was washed out by the
big flood on the night OF August ith,
has been rebuilt and water Is again
flowing In. Twice since the first flood
has the dam and pipe line been dam
aged by flood. but II II thought that
the danger IL now all over. The city
will soon begin improvement In the
water plant and Will necesstate nm out
lay OF nearly 100000. There Ii u gen
crnl feeling of relief throughout the
city that the trouble IL over as lawns.
shade trees and gardens We're getting
In bad shape.
A Denver News special says that nt
Granite on the night Of August 2ith
robbers effected nm entrance through
the glass door OF the Hanson Grocery
Compnny's store, blowing open the
Iron safe and extracting over $500 In
money and some jewclry. The money
taken was 500 In checks which had al-
ready been endorsed and $50 IN gold
and silver. II In evident that the rob
bcrs used dynamite. as the force OF the
explosion was NO great that II com.
pletcly demolished u huge oil tank In
the rcnr OF the building. causing the
oil to bs spilled over the goods, doing
considerable DAMAGE
The lodge Of Elks at Central City Is
making elaborate preparations for n
fair nnd festival September iith TO
2ist. The purpose OF the fair IL TO oh.
tain funds To build n lodge room. The
Colorado x Southern mllrond Inns OF.
fcrcd 10 make n rate OF one fare for
the round trip during the fnir week
from Denver aud NIL points on It's Cicnr
Greek and Boulder divisions. and a eel.
cbrnilon is being arranged by the clil.