The state herald., 1901-05-24
COLORADO NOTES.

Saultury sneep inspector Ut LII iunth,
died suddenly May 10Th Of heart fail
ure.
St Joseph's Catholic church at Gold
en- was dedicated Sunday, May 10th,
with impressive ceremonies by Bishop
Matz.
Robert NJ. Morris, formerly chief
clerk In the insurance department, has
been appointed receiver Of the Denver
Life Insurance Company.
The old building at the county hos
pital In Denver will soon be torn down
and replaced by new one to cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The proposed midsummer excursion
to Buffalo and the Pan-American ex-
position by the Colorado Editorial AS
sociation has been abandoned.
The school census just completed at
Colorado Springs shows an Increase of
01S over that Of last year, the present
number of children Of school age be-
ing 6,1O2.
The greatest gathering of high school
students ever held In Colorado re
spOnded to the invitation rendering
reception by the State University ut
Boulder May 18th.
The Colorado & Southern will build
4 pavilion Mt Cycle park in Platte can
on, and put in a sidetrack. An unusual
amount Of Improvement Is promised
In the canon this season. /,
The Fraternal Order Of Eagles Is
preparing to hold street fair and ex-
hibltion OF home products at Denver,
June 24th to Both, with a MIDWAY,
cycle parade, horsemans parade, etc.
Denver building permits for the first
quarter of 1901 aggregate 71S buildings
to cost 1,126 1888, which Is gain OF
$359,GO9 over the same period last
year. This looks like 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 mt Su-
gar City, Colordo.'
The senior class of the University of
Colorado, at Boulder, is now rehears-
ing much Ado About Nothing"
which is to be given on the University
campus next month.
James II. Devore, who was shot by
his mother-in-law, Mrs. =. ii. Perry,
In Harry's restaurant at Denver few
weeks ago, died of his wounds at st.
Luke's hospital May 10th. Mrs. Per-
ry will be tried for murder.
The public schools OF Central City.
with the exception Of the high school,
have been ordered closed for six
weeks on account OF the prevalence Of
scarlet fever. The Sunday schools
will also be closed.
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
ID to Sth. The building will be 12Ox
200 feet In size.
The city OF Colorado Springs will Is
sue bonds to the amount OF Sl1S,OOO
for the purpose Of erecting city hall.
The bonds will draw four per cent. in
terest and VIII mature In fifteen years
with an option of ten.
The people OF the Cripple Greek dis
trict are not very well satisfied with
the fact that President Mckinley, ac-
cording so the present schedule, will
only spend about an hour and a half
In the town OF the district.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for Dcnver's annual Festival OF
Mountain and Plain. More money Is
being subscribed than ever before and
more varied and interesting program
IL being arranged. The railroads
promise the usual low rates.
The Pngosa Springs correspondent
OF TIL, Denver News says II Is report
ed that n syndicate Inns been organ
lied TO erect n 1OO-room hotel at the
Springs, and that II is rumorcd that
McPhcc & McGinnity OF Denver are
thinking Of purchasing the property.
Most OF the teachers OF Colorado
Springs and Colorado City recently
made mn excursion to Cripple Creek
over the Short Line. A bontnnIcnl
party OF thirty students Of Colorado
College also went up TO the camp and
spent he day at Point Sublime.
The American Association for the
Advancement OF Science will hold It's
| annual meeting In Denver August oath
to August 3fst. The association has
sbout 2.iO0 members, among whom
are the presidents OF most OF the lead
ing universities and colleges.
II Is stated that Miss Nellie Lewis.
who secured Judgment against Sam
Strong for 10000. and who was the
star witness In the trial against Sam
Strong Just concluded In Denver, pro-
poses to incorporate her experiences
with Strong In n novel. which Is TO be
written for her by man.
Governor orman has appointed the
following water commissioners: Dis
trict ~. Melton Albert, Costiiln county:
District ~. Lewis Jarratt. Montcxuma
county: District N. Charles Macmillan.
costlila county; District ~, A. Kal-
quist. Eagle county: District 3s,
George W. Hull, Eagle county.
q. l.. Gnfrord. n wcli.known physl-
clan OF Bucnn Vista, was instantly
killed on the 9th instant. by accident
ally taking hold OF II brass hook that
supported n number OF electric wires.
lie wns supposed TO have been nrrang-
Ing n curtain and was unaware OF the
danger.
The new reservoir for the North
Side water works at Pueblo has been
completed. II has n capacity OF 49,
100000 gallons. and viii bc n consider
able element IN clnrlfyin. the present
water supply. II VIII bc used ns
settling basin and has n capacity equal
TO the combined other three reservoirs.
A Piiisburg. Pennsylvania. dispatch
OF Mny 10Th. says that Rowe Pingrcy
OF Denver II under treatment nj the
pnstcur Institute OF Mercy hospital In
Pittsburg for rabies. Nearly month
nro he wnr bitten on the hand by
dog and hydrophobln developed. Three
weeks nEo he was received IT tho
Mercy hospital for treatment mud il