North Park union., 1901-07-19
COLORADO NOTES.


The new Antlers hotel at Colorado
Snrinps will he run strictly on tue
European plan.
Laie reports from many sources IN
dicate heavy cantaloupe crop III 'ne
Arkansas valley.
A correspondent estimates the proHi,
bile value of the beet sugar crop VI
Bent county this year at S1o'oV.
A fifth sub station of the Dehve.
postotiice is to be established, locateu
on Capitol hill. and three new carriers
added to the force.
BENJAMIN Pettingell OF penNel 1
claims to have invented hiethou ~
which nitro-glyccrine can DE saie''
fired from Il cannon.
William IL. Snider. one OF the OWL
ers of the Munitou Grand CnNerhs,
died mt Manitou on the 9th instant ''
the age of tifty-three.
Thomas Thompson, n resi-
dent of Gold Hill in Boulder county,
recently became insane and was taken
to the asylum at Pueblo.
Samuel Moffat. the Oldest brother OIL
David IL. Moffat, the Denver banker
died few days since at Gosheh' Nc"
York. aged eighty-two.
Denver hotels are reported luil 10
overtiowing with tourists. The Brown
Palace, after placing many COTS WIS
compelled to turn people away.
In excavating for the basement OF
new building ut the corner OF Four
teenth and Lawrence streets. Denver
the workmen found the tooth OF
mnstodOn.
There was a very large attendance
at the opening of the ChauthuIua AS
sembly Mt Boulder, July 4th. Inc ora
ton was delivered by Father Malone
Of Denver.
The board of trustees of Eaton nave
passed ordinances for the issuance OF
bonds to the amount of S2O.OtD for put
ting in water works and $1,000 for cleo
tric lights
Colorado is overtlowins with intellect
this month, CllautauQra assemblies,
teachers institutes and summer schools
being all in full blast in various parts
of the state-
The committee on new cluD puiiu-
ing for the Womnn's Club of Denver
announce $1,000 on hand III the treas
ury of the club and $1,000 pledged on
SuDScflptloilS
The club women of Denver are con-
sidering the erection of handsome
building for club purposes, with an
auditorium i'll II to seat IN the heish-
borhood of 1000 people.
An automatic feeding headlight for
locomotives, inyentcd and patented by
w. T.. Waldron of Colorado Springs,
has been successfully tested on the
local street railways.
The county commissioners OF Bent
county have appointed committee or
ten to arrange for Il county fair to he
held at Las Animas in September. y
liberal appropriation was also made.
The Northern Colorado Produce As
socintion met In Greeley and elected
The following directors for the ensuing
year: John Rankin. 4. :. Mumper
Dan Wallace. a. n. Lester, John Hop
kIns.
The Glen Park ChnutauIun at Pal
mer Lake was opened July 9th. Presi-
dent Main of Iowa College delivering
the opening address. Present cOndi-
tions indicate an exceptionally success
full assembly.
Everett Burton. serving a ninety-day
sentence In the county jail at Trinidad
for adultery. made his escape on the
Sth instant He feigned illness and
was placed In the sick ward. From
there he made his escape.
Pretty four-year-old Esther Oliver
of Denver was killed instantly on the
9th instant. by II dynamite torpedo.
which had been cnrelessly dropped in
the yard the day before by Fourth Of
Il al,
mouth.
\. l.. Cassidy was shot and Killed on
the 7th instant while trying to escape
from Policeman j. j. Mcdonnell. Cas-
sidy had injured Howard Fisher in Il
saloon quarrel and was arrested by
Mcdonnell, who fired at him when he
tried to run away.
Judge Northcutt of the District
Court Mt Lamar overruled the de.
murrcr of the attorneys of Prowers
county TO the complaint filed by the
attorney generals office, in the suit to
compel the payment Of interest collect
ed on delinquent state taxes by the
county.
One OF the results of the building of
the Short Line from Colorado Springs
has been to bring about large in
crease In tourist travel to the Cripple
Greek district. Among the visitors
have been a lareg number of EpwOrth
League delegates on their way to Call.
fornia.
The Woman's Club of Boulder has
requested that sewing he Introduced
into the sixth, seventh and eighth
grades of the public schools. that the
girls of these grades he required to
take instruction in this branch for one
hour per week and that some regular
teacher be engaged to give this in
struction.
Peach day at Grand Junction will be
held earlier than usual this year and
the celebration will last for three days.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Au-
gust 2sin, 10Th and Both. There will
be horse races, baseball games and
other sports to give variety to the ell
tefialnment.
n largely signed petition was receiv.
cd by the Fort Lyons Canal Company,
directors while In session at Las Ami
mas few days ago, requesting that
suit be Instituted against the Amity
canal and the Oxford Farmers canal
to determine their rights TO the use of
water as against the rights of the Fort
Lyons canal
The Agricultural college authorities
have purchased what is known as the
Andrews sulphur spring, situated in the
foothills four miles west of Fort Col
n