The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
COLORADO NOTES.

oeeu upptlHteu TeCelNeT VI thS DSA'SA
Life Insurance Company.
The proposed .nid-summer excursion
to Buffalo and the Pan-American ex-
position by the Colorado Editorial AS
sociation has been abandoned.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Is
preparing to hold street fair and ex-
hibition Of home products at Denver,
June 2ith to 30th, with n Midway,
cycle parade, horscman's parade. etc.
Denver building permits for the first
quarter of 1901 aggregate I1S buildings
TO cost S1.126, 1873. which is n gain OF
So59,GO9 over the same period last
year. This looks like n building boom.
A recent dispatch from Hastings.
Nebraska, says: "Over eighty Rus-
slams, or two carloads, have just left
here to work in the beet fields ut Su-
gar City, Colordo."
The senior class of the University of
Colorado. mt Boulder, is now rehears-
ing much Ado About Nothing"
which is to be given on the University
campus next month.
During n severe electrical storm east
OF Colorado Springs, on the 18th inst.
Woodson kerns, n young man living
In the vicinity of Ramah, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed while
ut work blowing.
A contract has been let for putting
up the big canvas-cOvered structure
near the state house in Denver to be
used for the Army and Navy fair, June
3D. to Sth. The building will be 12Ox
200 feet in size.
The city of Colorado Springs will is
sue bonds to the amount of S11S,OOO
FOR the purpose of erecting n 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 10 the present schedule, will
only spend about an hour and a half
In the town of the district.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for Denver's annual Festival of
Mountain and Plain. More money is
being subscribed than ever before and
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 24, Melton Albert, Costilla county;
county: District 81. Charles Macmillan,
Costlila county; District 81. A. Kali
quist, Eagle county; District SO,
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 number of electric wires.
lie was supposed to have been arrang-
Ing 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 49,
100000 gallons, and will be n consider
able element in clarifying the present
water supply. 1t will be used as n
settling basin and has capacity equal
TO the combined other three reservoirs.
Professor Il. b. T. Spencer of the
Latin department in the University of
Denver, who has been with the uni
versity eight years, has been given a
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.
Eosa Springs is to have 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, 1t 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 the
city attending the Rough Riders .e-
union June oath 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 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. Maury and G. A. Gardner. Colo
RADIO took the negative side her speak
ers being w. c. Adams and j. 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; Superinten,l-
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
appreciation by using them to their
full capacity, w. L. Kirkpatrick will
donate free the use of Emerald lakes,
In La Plata county, for state fish
hatchery He makes tha ofror 20, :,