The Springfield herald., 1901-07-05
COLORADO NOTES.

William Barth of Denver, has just
given 5000 to Park college at Park
vile, Mo.
The President has signed the COM
mission of ]. S. olney as postmaster
at Crested Butte.
Fred G. Folsom will coach the foot
ball team of the state university AT
Boulder during the season of 1901.
Strawberry day at Glenwood Springs,
June 22nd, was an immense success
So We're the wberries-immense.
The quarantine restrictions which
recently existed at Central City nave
been removed and the Sunday schools
have resumed their regular meetings.
On June 25th there were fourteen d.
vorces granted in the Arapahoe county
court at Denver, releasing twenty
eight uncongenial people. DouDtess
most of them will try, try again.
To be described as beautiful and ac-
complished and to get her half-tone
portrait published, all a Colorado girl
has to do is to be married and send
her photograph to the Denver dailies.
Ex-Governor j. b. Grant is preparing
to erect fine residence on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between Seventh and
Eighth avenues in Denver. 1t is re-
ported that the cost will be about $780,
600.
The purchase of the mineral artesian
well at Montrose for hospital purposes
has been completed and a contract for
the erection of a hospital, to be I'M
ished by October 1st has been let for
$4,000
In the District Court at Fort Nor
gan Frank Gibson was sent to the PEN
itentiary for nine years for. burglary,
and j. w. Stacy was sent to the state
reformatory for two years for the same
offense.
In the district court at Leadville
Judge Overs issued an order requiring
all saloons to be closed at midnight.
The order was generally obeyed at the
start, but it remains to be seen how
long the liquor sellers will observe it.
The American Bar Association will
hold its twenty-fourth annual meeting
at Denver Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, August 2lst, 22nd and 23rd of
this year. The association was organ
ized in 1878, and held its first meeting
at Saratoga.
w. G. Rice has succeeded w. A.
Ramsay as manager of the Rapid Tran
sit and Colorado Springs Il Suburban
Railway companies, both of which are
controlled by the same board of direct
ors, at the head of which is w. S.
Stratton. Mr.. Ramsay is said to con-
template foreign trip.
The regents of the University of
Colorado have ordered the publication
of an annual to be called the "Universi-
ty of Colorado Studies" 1t will contain
papers from the various schools and
and Investigation during the year. The
first number will be issued soon.
A Denver daily says there is move
ment on foot to send to the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition the four star athletes
of the State Interscholastic Associa-
ton, Annis, Johnston and Van Fleet of
East Denver and Martell of Central
High School, Pueblo. The money for
expenses. 1t is said, is being raised by
subscription.
The fourth annual meeting of the Col
orado Bar Association will be held at
the Cliff house in Manitou, July 9th
and 10th. The officers are: Moses Hal
lett, Denver. president; X. Il. Babbitr,
Colorado Springs, first vice president;
James w. McCreery, Greeley, second
vice president; Lucius w. Hoyt, Den
yer, secretary and treasurer.
Up to June 254h the Colorado Springs
base ball team of the Western League,
had won nineteen games and lost
twenty-four, while the Denver team
had won seventeen and lost twenty
seven. Des Moines is the only team
behind Denver. and Kansas City
stands at the head with thirty-four
games to its credit having lost but
fifteen.
Information has been received in
Denver that Professor George G. Til
den, the eminent mining engineer for
merly of Colorado, and nephew of
Samuel ]. I'ilden, has lost his reason
while pushing some difficult work in
South America for an English syndi-
cate. For seven years Professor Til
den was professor Of analytical chem
istry and assaying in the Colorado
School of Mines at Golden.
According to statements received in
Denver from Washington no attempt
is likely to be made by the Treasury
Department to impose n fine on Con-
tractor Mcintyre because of his failure
to complete his contract on the Denver
mint anywhere near on time. The
First National Bank of Denver is now
engaged in finishing McIntyre's job
Meantime there are no indications that
the building will be in use short of
many years.
The corner stone of the new First
Methodist Church building mt Colorado
Springs was laid June 9th by Bishop
Warren in the presence of n large
gathering. The church will cost ap-
proximately $4,000, exclusive of the
organ, for which n special fund of
about 5000 will be provided. The
church will be one of the handsomest
in the state and will provide the larg-
est auditorium in Colorado Springs. L.