The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-05-25
COLORADO NOTES.

| HOOeft NJ. MOfrtS, AoAAISay L.a
clerk In the insurance department nas
been appointed receiver Of the denver
Life Insurance Company.
The proposed 4lid-summer excursion
to Buffalo and the Pan-American eA-
position by the Colorado Editorial As'
ISOLATION has been abandoned.
The Fraternal Order Of Eagles u
preparing to hold a street fair and e1-
hibition Of home products at Denver;
June oath to 30th, with "Mldway'
cycle parade. horseman's parade cue.
Beaver building permits for the hrss
quarter of 1901 aggregate 71S buildings
to cost 1.128, 1885, which Is gain OF
1855, GOO over the same perioo ias'
year. This looks like building Doon''
A recent dispatch from Hastings,
Nebraska, says: lover eighty Rus
SLAMS, or two carloads, have just left
here to work in the beet fields at SUI
gar City, Colordo."
The senior class of the University OF
Colorado, at Boulder, is now renears.
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, young man living
In the vicinity of Ramah, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed while
at work blowing.
A contract has been let for putting
up the big canvas-coyered structure
near the state house in Denver to be
used for the Army and Navy fair, June
Sd to Sth. The building will be 12O1
200 feet in size.
The city Of Colorado Springs will is
sue bonds to the amount Of $l1S,OCO
for the purpose of erecting city hall.
The bonds will draw four per cent. In
terest and will mature in fifteen years
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, will
only spend about an hour and half
in the town of the district.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for Denver's annual Festival of
being subscribed than ever before and
is being arranged. The railroads
RAVAAAEC eAC usual INV AotSS.
Governor Orman has appointed the
following water commissioners: Dis
trict "a, Melton Albert, Costilla county;
District "a, Lewis Jarratt, Montezuma
county; District 35, Charles Macmillan,
Costlila county; District 81, A. Kali
quist. Eagle county; District 80,
George W. Hull, Eagle county.
g. L. Ganord, well-known physi-
clan Of Buena Vista, was instantly
killed on the 9th instant, by accident
ally taking hold of brass hook that
supported number Of electric wires.
He was supposed to have been arraug-
ing a curtain and was unaware Of the
danger.
The new reservoir for the North
Side water works at Pueblo has been
completed. 1t has capacity Of 49,
500 600 gallons, and will be consider
able element In Clarifying the present
water supply. It will be used as 4
settling basin and hasa capacity eqnAl
70 thS combined other three reservoirs.
Professor E. B. T. Spencer Of the
Latin department in the University Of
Denver, who has been with the uni
versity eight years, has been given
leave Of absence for. n year and will 70
East for study. He will spend a year
in Harvard doing special work in
Latin and Greek.
A Denver News special says that Pa
gosa Springs is to have second line
Of railroad. which will be completed
before the first of the year. 1t will he
an extension Of the Rio Grande and
Pagosa Springs railroad. which is OPP.
Grated by the New Mexico Lumber
Company. and will come by way of
Coyote park.
Now that 1t Is positively determined
that President Mckinley will be un-
able to lay the corner stone Of the new
Y. N. G. A. building In Colorado
Springs, 1t is probable that Vice Pres
ident Roosevelt will be invited to on
ciate upon that occasion. Vice Presf-
dent Roosevelt Is expected to be In the
city attending the Rough Riders re-
union June oath and 18th, and It Is
believed that If the vice president can
be prevailed upon to ofhciate upon this
postponed until that time.
The second annual debate between
the state universities of Kansas and
Colorado took place at Lawrence,
Kansas, May 18th. The question was:
Resolved, That the Best Interests Of
Civilization Demand the Dismembe--
ment of China" Kansas championed
the Affirmative and was represented BY
W. F. Marry and G. A. Gardner. Colo
RADIO took the negative side, her speak
ers being w. G. Adams and j. A.
OConnor. 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
ia county. vice president; Superinten,i-
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