The state herald., 1901-07-26
COLORADO NOTES.

The President has appointed w. II
ogle postmaster at Lake City.
The new Antlers hotel at Colorado
Springs will be run strictly on the
European plan.
There are many more people on the
Chautaqua grounds In Boulder than
Oh any previous year.
The newsboys of Denver propose to
give fair August 18th to 18th to raise
money to pay for uniforms.
A new postoifice has been estab-
lished at Vonn, Kit Carson county,
with Sarah G. Webb as posrmistress.
The WOman's Club of Boulder has
placed wire settees in various parts OF
town In shady places, for the benefit
of strangers.
While drilling well twenty miles
south of Granada, In Prowers county,
Ley Blackwell struck heavy flow
OF artesian water at depth of 1GO
feet.
The fact that there We're (alleged
Rocky Ford melons OH sale in Denver
before the vines at Rocky Ford were
fairly In blossom Is troubling the mel
on growers.
Peaches from Grand junction and
other parts of the Grand River valley
are now on the market throughout
most of the nOn-peach growing por-
tions of the state.
Running races will be held at Glen
wood Springs August 21st. 22nd, 23rd
and 24th, at which $1,000 in prizes
will be offered. A cowboys tourna-
mcnt will conclude the races, In which
the entire western slope will parsicl-
pate.
While John Mosconi, Ed. Gabarsky
and party of dog fanciers from Cen
tral City. We're out east Of Denver
hunting coyotes one Sunday recently,
Mr.. Mosconi had his right arm badly
bitten by coyote that had been
brought to bay by the dogs.
The Pueblo Single Tax Club has
been organized with B. ID. V. Reed as
president and J. w. Printlinger as sec
retary. j. X. Herman, who has been
giving lectures on the street corners IN
Denver and Pueblo on the single tax,
has gone west TO continue his lecturing
in other cities.
Aided by the use of electrical min
ing machines lately installed by the
better known as Bear gulch, the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company is said TO
be producing as much coal with sixty
men ms II did last fall with 40.
The net earnings of the Denver &
Rio Grande in the second week In July
were S25O,200 an increase of S41 600
over the corresponding week OF last
year. The first two weeks of July the
net earnings We're SIG4 800, an increase
Of $GO.S0O over the corresponding two
weeks of last year.
The Pullman company in Its repair
shops at Denver will pay the LIST and
10th of each month, conforming with
the new state law calling for bi-
monthly payments Of employees. There
are 800 men now employed, but 1t Is
expected that the number will be
raised to between 100 and 500.
Colored members of the knights of
Pythias from Colorado Springs, Cripple
Creek and Leadville met In Pueblo re-
Gently and founded the first Afro
American Pythian grand lodge in Colo
RADIO. There are some 30 members
among the colored people of the state,
but no hitherto recognized lodge.
Long mountain trips on foot. on
horseback and by wagons are one Of
the popular features of the Glen Park
Chautauqua at Palmer Lake this sum
mer. A recent three days trip includ-
ed Manitou park, Woodland park, Ute
pass, Green Mountain falls. Cascade
canon and the Garden OF the Gods.
James Page. postmaster mt White
water. Colorado. has Informed Postof-
flee Inspector Sullivan ut Denver that
his office had been burned on the night
OF July 10th. The loss was somewhere
between 500 and x15 In stamps burned,
Just rfie amount could not be deter
mined until the safe was recovered and
opened.
The Pueblo Press Club will keep
open house In Colorado Springs to the
editors OF the state during the Quarto-
Centennial celebration. August LIST, 2nd
and 3rd. Joseph ID. Glass, the repre-
sentative of the club, has secured, sub
ject to the approval OF the Press club
at Its next meeting. headquarters In
the Anilers hotel.
The manager OF the Arkansas Valley
Electric Company at Florence announc-
es that the concern win at once spend
5000 In improving the local plant by
adding machinery and rebuilding the
works. By the addition of the ma
chincry the lighting capacity OF the
plant Will he Increased fully one-thlrd.
II Is the intention OF the company TO
arrange the plant so that day ser.
vice can be inaugurated.
The managers OF the Festival OF
Mountain and Plain Mt Denver have
decided that lnasinuch ns the festival
follows the state fair at Pueblo so
closely they will not attempt any ex-
hiblt OF state products. The only state
fair cShlbI, that win he made this
year viii bc nj Pueblo. September 2.lrd
to 2Tth. This viii do away with the
display Of grains. grasses. fruits. vege-
tables and furs and feathers that was
made nj the festival last year.
The snowfall excursion Of the BouI.
der Chnuinulunns, July nth, was n
novel experience To many OF the Wis.
itors. The oNcursionists went ON the
narrow gauge road ns far as Camp
Frances. the last station before rcnch.
Ing Ward. nnj from there went on foot
or horseback To the snow fields on the
northern slope Of the mountains. There
they enjoyed rare sport. for snow.
frequent occurrence, especially FOR the
people OF Texas.
II IL announced that W. s. Stratton
viii shortly place the general manage.
mcnt OF the street railway system of
Colorado Springs, controlled by him.
In the hands Of competent man. who