The Delta independent., 1901-06-28
COLORADO NOTES.

brush Is brushing up Tor big
Fourth Of July celebration.
DR.. Cherrie and associates are build
ing ten-t0n Ice plant in Canon City.
William Barth of Denver, has just
given 5000 to Park college at Park
Vile, Mo.
Strawberry day at Glenwood Springs,
June 22nd, was an immense success.
SO were the wberries-immense.
The Holiness Association Of Colo
RADIO will hold an old-time camp meet
Ing al Sawdry's grove, five miles north
Of Erie, July 2nd to sth.
Several wealthy residents of the Ar
kansas valley have organized the
Farmers Department Store Associa-
tion, and will open store at Rocky
Ford in August
The regents Of the University OF
Colorado have appointed NJ. +. Libby,
Ph. d.. Clark University. to the chair
of philosophy made vacant by the
death Of DR.. Kennedy.
The Servant Girls Union Of Colorado
Springs has asked the State Fedora
tion Of Labor for charter, which they
hope will be granted at the next MONTH
ly session Of the Federation in July.
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.
The Denver postoffice Is in receipt Of
two up-to-date stamp cancelling ma
chimes, which will cancel 1000 letters
a minute. The machines heretofore In
use Cancelled only half as many per
minute.
Governor Orman has asked Attorney
General Post for an opinion on the
cOnstitutionality Of the law providing
for a commission to arrange for n rep
resentation of Colorado at the st.
Louis worlds fair.
The American Bar Association will
hold Its twenty fourth annual meeting
at Denver Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. August 21st. 22nd and 23rd of
this year. The association was organ
lied In 1878. and held Its first meeting
at Saratoga.
The Grand junction Library Associa-
tion has turned over Its books and
other property to the city OF Grand
over were 016: reviews, magazines.
etc, TS5: maps, 81: book covers, 10.
and piano and n Wernicke bookcase.
In the County Court OF Teller coun-
ty Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hartford adopt
ed the baby girl found mt the door Mt
the residence Of Mrs. Wheeler some
eight weeks ago. The child has been
given the name Beatrice. No clne
could he obtained to the parentage OF
the little one.
The position OF dean OF women OF
the State University Of Colorado was
created by the board of regents mt the
Apri! meeting. Miss Margaret 4.
Stratton has recently been appointed
to the position and will he ready to as
sum- her duties when the university
opens in September.
w. G. Rice has succeeded ". A.
Ramsay ms manager of the Rapid Trnn-
sit and Colorado Springs X Suburban
Railway companies, both Of which are
controlled by the same board Of direct
Ors, mt the head of which is w. =.
Stratton. Mr.. Ramsay IL said to con-
template foreign trip. ~
1t is stated that work will start
shortly on the electric trolley line be-
tween Canon City and Florence. The
Colorado Electric Company OF Colo
RADIO Springs, OF whicvh ID. v. Donald
son is president, Is promoting the pro-
ject. and will expcnd approximately
100000 on the road.
The fourth annual meeting OF the Col
oradO Bar Association will he held at
the Clin house In Mnnitou. July 9th
and 10th. The officers are: Moses Hal
lett, Denver, president: X. X. Babbitt.
Colorado Springs. first vice president;
James w. McCreery. Greeley. second
vice president; Lucius W. Hoyt. Den
yer. secretary and treasurer.
Colorado Springs Elks confidently ex-
pect to secure the Elks' National home
having made an entirely new offer:
cash bonus Of $4,000. together with
the magnificent home OF William A.
Otis at Austin Bluffs, northeast OF the
city. The structure IN handsome
twenty-room building and modern In
every particular valued Mt about $780,
900. rtt t
The name Of the Rio Grande Western
Railway has been placed on the win-
dow Of the Denver 4 Rio Grnnde ticket
office In Denver. The legend rends:
Denver 4 Rio Grande and Rio Grnnde
Western railways" The name OF each
II to be preserved even though the Rio
Grande Western is to be managed
from headquarters Of the Denver &
Rio Grande.
In the District Court mt Denver
David f. Rowe has filed petition
against Walter II. Conrad. John F.
Storer and Samuel II. Bodine for S145.-
600 alleged to be due him as his COM
mission In the sale OF 100000 acres
the Bncn grant No. 4. The suit was be-
gun through his attorneys, Former
Governor Charles s. Thomas and Ed
win II. Park. s..
The contract price for the erection
OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany's new hospital on the shores OF
Lake Minnequn at Pueblo is xG0.336.
and the contractors. Richardson and
Campbell, must complete the work be-
fore January 1, 1902. In connection
with the hospital there IL being erected
"a residence for the medical md sllr-