The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
COLORADO NOTES.

The proposed midsummer eXcui sion
to Buffalo and the Pan-Amerlchii "a
position by the Colorado Edltorlai A"
sociation has been abandoned.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Is
preparing to hold street fair nnu
hibition of home products at DehNe,,;;
June 24th to Both, with Miuw.9'
cycle parade, hOrseman's parade' e.e'
Denver building permits for the hrst
quarter of 1901 aggregate Ile puilu.ns
to cost 81 1,12G,133, which is gam u
S359,GO9 over the same periov
year. This looks like building pooA''
A recent dispatch from Hastings
Nebraska, says: "Over eighty hus s.
slams, or two carloads, have JUST te,l
here to work In the beet fields at su-
gar City, Colordo."
The senior class of the University OIL
Colorado, at Boulder, is now rehehrs
ing Much Ado About Nothing,
which is to be given on the University
campus next month.
During severe electrical storm east
of Colorado Springs, on the 18th INST,
Woodson Kerns, n young man I'ihs
In the vicinity of Ramah, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed whiie
at work plowing.
A contract has been let for putting
up the big canvas-covered structure
near the state house in Denver 10 oe
used for the Army and Navy fair, Jupe
Sd to Sth. The building will be lux
200 feet in size.
The city of Colorado Springs Will IS
sue bonds to the amount OF Sllo,oU
for the purpose of erecting city hall.
The bonds will draw four per cent. IN
n tn, fftpnn
with an option of ten.
The people of the Cripple Creek dis
trict are not very well satisfied with
the fact that President Mckinley, ac-
cordIng to the present schedule, VIII
only spend about an hour and q half
in the town of the district.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for Denver's annual Festival OF
Mountain and Plain. More money rs
being subscribed than ever before ana
n more varied and interesting program
is being arranged. The railroads
promise the usual low rates.
Governor Orman has appointed the
following water commissioners: DIS
trict "a, Melton Albert. Costilla county;
District "a, Lewis Jarratt, MonteZuma
county: District 80. Charles MacMullan.
Costlila county; District 81, A. hal-
Quist, Eagle county; District IS,
George w. Hull, Eagle county.
G. l.. Gafford. n well-known physi-
clan of Buena Vista. was instantly
killed on the 9th instant, by accident
ally taking hold of brass hook that
supported Il number of electric wires.
He was supposed to have been arrang-
ing n curtain and was unaware OF the
danger.
The new reservoir for the North
Side water works Mt Pueblo has been
completed. 1t has capacity of 13.-
5OO,O coo gallons, and Will be consider
able element in clarifying the present
water supply. 1t will be used as n
settling basin and has capacity equal
10 the combined other three reservoirs.
Professor E. b. T. Spencer Of the
Latin department in the University of
Denver, who has been with the uni
yersity eight years, has been given n
leave of absence for year and will go
East for study. He will spend year
in Harvard doing special work in
Latin and Greek.
A Denver News special says that Pa
gosa Springs Is to have n second line
OF railroad. which will be completed
before the first of the year. 1t will be
an extension of the Rio Grande and
Pagosa Springs railroad, which is op-
Grated by the New Mexico Lumber
Company. and will come by way of
Coyote park.
Now that it is positively determined
that President Mckinley will be un-
able to lay the corner stone of the new
Y. NJ. c. A. building in Colorado
Springs, it is probable that Vice Pres
ident Roosevelt will be invited to Off
ciate upon that occasion. Vice Presi-
dent Roosevelt is expected to be in :he
city attending the Rough Riders re-
union June 24th and 25th, and it is
believed that If the vice president can
be prevailed upon to Officiate upon this
postponed until that time.
The second annual debate between
the state universities of Kansas anil
Colorado took place at Lawrence,
"Resolved, That the Best Interests of
Civilization Demand the Dismembe:-
ment of China" Kansas championed
the affirmative and was represented by
w. F. Maury and C. A. Gardner. Colo
RADIO took the negative side. her speak
ers being w. C. Adams and ]. A.
O'Connor. Kansas got the decision.
All the judges were Kansas men.
The State Association of County Su-
perintendents of Schools at its session
at Colorado Springs, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
Superintendent Carpenter of Del
Norte president: Mrs. Brown of Del
tn county, vice president; Superintenl-
ent Shook of Weld county, secretary;
Mrs. Anderson of Otero county, treas
urer. Members of the executive COM
mittee are Mrs. Grenfell. Superintend-
ent rutland of Eagle county and Su-
perintendent Shepherd of Pueblo
county.
The Denver Republican of n recent
date says: "If the state will show its