The state herald., 1901-09-06
COLORADO NOTES.

the fall campaign.
The Prohibitionsts OF Colorado are
preparing to agltate the submission
OF temperance amendment.
Three thousand dollars has beer
raised In subscriptions for the forma
ton OF polo club In Colorado Springs
On his short private visit to Boulder
August 18th, w. j. Bryan spoke to
small imprOmtu gathering in the court
room.
Normal institutes throughout the
state this year report n large attend
ance and good work done. The profes
sional spirit In teachers seems to be In
creasing.
Francis Truth, the so-called "healer,'
who has been operating in Denver and
who was arrested on several charges,
has agreed to go out of the business in
Denver and endeavor to get heeled In
some other vocation.
Mrs. Matte Wilson has been appoint
ed county superintendent of schools by
the county commissioners of Fremont
county. She succeeds the late SUPER
intendent, ]. NJ. Hanks, who died re-
Gently, and is sister of Mr.. Hanks.
Governor Orman has issued requi-
sition on the governor of Oregon for
the return to Fort Collins of Mike Ber-
ry, the bicycle thief, who made his es-
cape from the Fort Collins Jail some
days ago, and is now under arrest in
that state.
"A grocery. n boarding tent, book
store and pOstotiicc. church, and
nearly 200 families living In tents fill
| ed with several hundreds of people" Is
the inventory a morning paper gives of
the Seventh Day Adventists' camp
meeting in Denver.
If satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the American Sugar Beet
and Irrigated Land Company for 10000
acres of land under the reservoirs north
of Lamar. a colony of 500 families
from the eastern and central states VIII
be located there at once.
Richard Humphrey, an old resident
of Coal Greek, committed suicide Au-
gust 26th, by shooting himself through
the heart. He was sixty-one years Of
age and leaves n wife and several
children. He had been suffering from
an abcess in the brain caused by in
juries received in n mine.
August was the heaviest month of
IL the Luggage records ut the union de-
pot In Denver are correct index. The
number of pieces handled was 103.5GS.
while for July 1t was but 100.S30 This
is also an increase over August Of last
year of 1880 pieces.
The Beaver Creek Reservoir Com
pany has been Incorporated at Fort
Collins with Philip Wilson. L. j. Greg
ory and Charles \. Button as incor-
porators. The purpose of the corpora
tion is so construct and maintain six
reservoirs above the source of Beav-
er creek in Larimer county.
Il. +. Rockafellow. proprietor of the
Fruitmere farm. recently sent n box
of apples TO Secretary Shutc of the
State Horticultural Board, After she
had selected dozen for preservation
purposes, she sent the remainder TO
all the offices in the capitol building.
And when the woman had given them
apples they all ate.
Mr.. c. NJ. Hobbs, purchasing agent
OF the Denver x Rio Grande railway,
and Mrs. Hobbs left August 30th for n
six months tour In central and south
crn Europe. The major portion OF their
time probably will be spent In Switzer-
land and northern Italy. Mr.. Hobbs
lecture, Colorado VS.. Switzerland"
has made him well known and popular
In all parts OF the state.
John Bradford and Brick Price, cat
tlemen living six miles OF Erie. en-
gagged in nm argument n few days
since. They exchanged blows and
finally resortcd to firearms. A couple
OF shots We're exchanged but no harm
was done. Bradford Is the man whose
cabin was rlddled by bullets some two
months ago by unknown parties.
A Mancos dispatch to the Denver
News, dated August 2Gth. says: At
1880 this morning an electric bolt
Killed n valuable horse ridden by Ar.
thur Spencer and Spencer himself Is nt
the point Of death. Hyde Fielding.
who wns riding beside him. was
stunned and thrown from his horse
The accident occurred about one mile
east OF town.
A watcrspout short distance south
| Of Trinidad caused considerable trou-
BILE ON the afternoon NJ September LIST.
Waves three feet high rushed down
Commercial street. sending everything
before them. A horse hltchcd In front
Of the Southern hotel was knocked of
Its feet. The new stone culvcrt on
South Commercial street was wrecked.
The foundation for the fine three story
double building being erected Just east
OF the First National bank was badly
wrecked. Huge boul,lcrs were carried
hundreds OF yards 10y the rushing tor.
rents. \ number of business houses
Were flooded ns much ns foot or more
by the water. and In the lower part of
the city n considerable part Of the city
was Inundated. The storm only lasted
n short time. but such Hood has not
been seen before for years.
The Colorado State Grange has mr..
ranged for n harvest picnic and eNcur.
sion to take place on Wednesday, Sep.
icmbcr liih. IN which all the subordln.
ntc oranges In the state nrc expected
TO participate. The picnic VIII he held
on the grounds ~ the State Agrlcul.
iurnl College NJ Fort Collins, and the
Colorado \ Southern WIN run special
excursion trains 10 the grounds on that
day FOR the accommodation Of all who
wish 10 attend. The program for the
day II n varied one aud includes n pie.
ME dinner In the grove. instrumental
aud vocal music nnd addresses by lead
Ing members OF the State Grange aud
others, Dr. II. Aylc-worih. presld.n,
of III" college, VIII deliver the address
OF welcome, 10 which Hon. j. +. White
OF the State Grange viii respond. PRO.
frsror l.. q, Carpenter. director Of Tho
United states experiment station. Hon
james NJ. Platte of Boulder. Hon. ]. n