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

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June 2Sth.
The President has signed the COM
mission of J. S. 0lney as postmaster
ut Crested Butte.
Fred G. Folsom will coach the foot
ball team of the state university ut
Boulder during the season of 1901.
With the opening of the d. & r. G..
line Nom Texas Creek, Westcliife and
Silver Cliff have made their second de-
but into railroad society.
Mrs. NJ. A. Shute, secretary of the
State Board of Horticulture, will have
charge of the horticultural department
of the state fair at Pueblo next fall.
There is a very pretty rivalry be-
tween Boulder and Colorado Springs
in the matter of a quarto-centennial
celebration. Good advertisement for
both.
The county commissioners of Ell Paso
county are considering petition for u
franchise to construct an electric rail-
way from Colorado City to the Garden
of the Gods.
To be described MS beautiful and ac-
complished and TO get her half-tone
portrait published, all Colorado girl
has to do Is to be married and send
her photograph to the Denver dailies.
Ex-Governor ]. 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,
900.
The purchase Of the mineral artesian
well at Montrose for hospital purposes
has been completed and n contract for
the erection of n hospital, to be fin
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.
At its recent session in Columbus,
Ohio, the supreme council, United Com
mercial Travellers, granted charters for
councils at Trinidad and Pueblo and
also n charter for the grand council Of
Colorado.
During sudden squall Of wind at
Pueblo, June 30th, Mrs. ]. w. Mitchell
was struck by falling limb from n
dead cottonwood tree and dangerously
hurt. She was taken to st Mary's
hospital. A babe that she held in her
arms escaped almost entirely unln-
jured.
At Pueblo June Goth the temperature
n oh ht- tl,.. har tnr
degrees at $3.50 p. M, which was n rec
ord-breaker. The hottest day previous
to that was in July, 1883, when the
mercury rose to 1927. But no pros
trations We're reported as would have
been the case in any eastern city.
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 Interscholasiic Assocla-
ton, Annis, Johnston and Van Fleet OF
East Denver and Martcll OF Central
expenses. 1t is said, is being raised by
subscription.
Carl Hahn. machinist in the en-
ploy of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company at Pueblo, has invented a
machine TO he run by liquid air. lie
estimates that one gallon OF liquid air.
which can be manufactured for %
cents. can be made TO run a bicycle go
miles on n smooth road, and an auto
mobile 100 miles.
Up to June 18th the Colorado Springs
base ball team OF the Western League.
had won nineteen games and lost
twcnty-four. while the Denver team
had won seventeen and lost twenty
seven. Des Molncs Is the only team
behind Denver. and Kansas City
stands NJ 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 ]. Tlldon, 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 nssaylng 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 a 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 2Ith by Bishop
Warren In the presence OF n large
gathering. The church win cost ap.
proximntcly $4,000, exclusive OF the
organ. for which q special fund OF
about 5000 Will be provided. The
church VIII be one OF the handsomcsi
In the state and VIII provide the larg.
est auditorium In Colorado Springs. r.
J.. Barber II the supervising architect
Work viii be pushed rapidly and II II
hoped 20 hav. the edlilcc ready for oc-
cupnncy by the ar-, OF the new year.
Among the plans for Improvement OF
the @. y. Il |, Co. at Pueblo IL said "a
be tho construction Of mn cnorinou,
reservoir near Beulnh In one Of The
narrow canons Mt TINT point EnHin
GERS OF the q, y. 4 !. Company hnv,
been making plans md drawings. and
II IL understood that the company will
accept their plans for dnmming can
on ncnr Bculnh Into which they cnf
turn the ~ Charles river nDd tributnr
les, giving ihem n siornrc capacity oi
billions " Gallons. This viii be Use,
ns mnln reservoir 10 supply thcii
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