The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19
COLORADO NOTES.

Ing n ten-ton ice plant in Canon City.
State Treasurer Chipley of Pueblo
has purchased Il residence in Denver.
The new Antlers hotel ut Colorado
Springs will be run strictly on the
European plan.
Late reports from many sources In
dicate Il heavy cantaloupe crop in the
Arkansas valley.
a correspondent estimates the proba-
BILE value of the beet sugar crop OF
Bent county this year ut S'o,Ooo.
Benjamin Pettingell of Denver
claims TO have invented method by
which nitro-glycerine can be safely
fired from cannon.
William ii. Snider. one of the own
ers of the Manitou Grand Caverns,
died at Manitou ON the 9th instant, at
the age of tifty-three.
Thomas Thompson, n well-knownre resi-
dent of Gold Hill in Boulder county,
recently became insane and was taken
to the asylum Mt Pueblo
Denver hotels are reported full to
overtiowing with tourists. The Brown
Palace. after placing many cots, was
compelled to turn people away.
There was IA very large attendance
at the opening of the ChautauQua As
sembly ut Boulder. July 4th. The ora
ton was delivered by Father Malone
of Denver.
The board of trustees of Eaton have
passed ordinances for the issuance of
bonds to the amount of $20.OO0 for put
ting in water works and $1,000 for cleo
tric lights.
Colorado is Overlooking with intellect
this month, Chautauqua assemblies,
teachers institutes and summer schools
being all in full blast in various parts
of the state.
The committee on a new club build
ing for the Woman's Club of Denver
announce $1,000 on hand in the treas
ury of the club and $1,000 pledged on
subscriptions.
The club women of Denver are con-
sidering the erection of handsome
building for club purposes. with an
auditorium in it to seat in the neigh
borhood of 1000 people.
An automatic feeding headlight for
locomotives. invented and patented by
w. f. Waldron of Colorado Springs.
has been successfully tested on the
local street lhlways.
The county commissioners of Bent
county have appointed n committee of
ten to arrange for Il county fair to be
held at Las Animas in September. y
liberal appropriation was also made.
The Northern Colorado Produce As
socintion met in Greeley and elected
the following directors for the ensuing
year: John Rankin. A. S. Mumper.
Dan Wallace A. y. Lester, John Hop
kins.
c. w. James of Denver has been
chosen general secretary of the Y. Nj.
C. a. at Pueblo, after having made re-
markably successful record as depart
ment secretary of the Denver associl-
ton.
The Glen Park ChautauQua at Pal
mer Lake was opened July 9th. Presi-
dent Main of Iowa College delivering
the opening address. Present condi-
tions Indicate an exceptionally success
full assembly.
Everett Burton. serving ninety-day
sentence in the county Jail mt Trinidad
for adultery, made his escape on the
Sth instant. He feigncd illness and
was placed in the sick ward. From
there he made his escape.
Judge Northcutt, of the District
Court at Lamar overruled the de
murrer of the attorneys of ProwerS
county TO the complaint filed by the
attorney generals office. in the suit to
compel the payment of interest collect
ed on delinquent state taxes by the
county.
Two terrible accidents occurred on
the same day at Pueblo on the 10th in
stant, from attempting to start fires
with kerosene oil. Mrs. Francisco Nid-
man died mt the Sisters hospital and
Mrs. Savereo Deldondo was taken to
the Pueblo hospital in apparently dy-
ing condition.
On receipt of information that large
forest fires were raging along Chalk
creek in Chaffee county. and in Lari-
mer county, State Land Register Joyce
sent ApDraiscr ii. A. Wells to Chaffee
county and Appraiser w. o. Jamison
to Larimer county. They We're in
Structed to use every means possible 10
Quench the flames, which We're report
ed to be destroying timber on school
lands.
In the fiscal year vending June Both
lthe net earnings of the Denver " Rio
Grande railroad increased $l,26S,Oo0.
1t was believed in the spring that the
net increase would reach nearly mil
lion and a half, but the increased out
lay i'll improvements cut down the net
earnings. Considering the amount
spent in improving the roadbed and in
buying new rolling stock. the year WAS
oli~ of the most profitable in the his
tory of the road.
Messrs. Orman & Crook. the firm of
which Governor Orman is a member.
have been given a contract for grad
ing 130 miles of new railroad line
extending from Deming. New Mexico,
to Ell paso Texas The work is for
the Southwestern railroad. which has
about 100 miles of road in operation in
the same region. Outfits of the firm
yara shinnpI from Pueblo Trinidad