The state herald., 1901-09-13
COLORADO NOTES.

The Colorado Springs Y. NJ. G. A
building directors have received gif
or $500 from Il donor who desires
not to have his name published.
A severe hailstorm at Berthoud, Sep
tember 9th, did considerable damage t.
fruit, knocking 1t from the trees, ant
also injured sugar beets.
On Saturday night. September sth
the Hallack block at the corner Of
Eighteenth and Market streets In Den
er was destroyed by fire. Loss, nearly
100000.
The Fire and Police Board of Den
yer have decided to prohibit prize
fighting and have given the chief OF
police instructions to prevent the Civ
Ing of any prize-fight In the city.
John Limberg, mine contractor
was instantly killed September 5tl
while at work on the Park lode of thu
Denton Mining Company at Leadvills
by the caying In Of heavy body d
earth.
w. II. Miller just finished drilling 9
well for the town waterworks plant al
Eaton. An abundance of pure water
has been secured. The work of laying
the mains will be carried forward u
fast as possible.
Many Denver dogs have recently died
of n disease which has been recognized
by local veterinarians ms poliomyelitis
If the disease Is anything like the
name 1t must be doggoned hard on the
CANNES. No wonder they die.
The general merchandise store OF G.
II. Cross at Minturn was entered by
thieves on the night OF September 5th
and about S165 worth of goods stolen
On the Sunday night previous the res.
taurant belonging to Mr.. Henry was
robbed of something over $500 in cash
At the rock drilling contest In Lead
vile on Labor Day, Hupps and Lind
quist Of Ouray broke the worlds rec
ord by driving the drill 411a inches,
which beats the former record held by
Chamberlain and Andregg nearly two
inches.
The directors of the state fair to be
held at Pueblo September 23d to 9th
have received letter from GunnisOn
county asking that arrangements be
made to allow the county TO have a
building made from bales of hay In
which to place its exhibits.
In addition to his former donations
of the surface rights of his Austin
Bluffs land to the city of Colorado
Springs for Il park, General William J.
Palmer will also give n right of way
over all the ground owned by the Colo
orado Springs company for n boule-
ward.
q. Ii. Holly. an old resident of Colo
RADIO, died suddenly ut his home in
Beulah. Pueblo county, a few days ago.
The deceased formerly lived In Pueblo
and his wife. Mrs. Clara Clyde Holly.
who survives him. was n member Of
the state Legislature in 1896. and the
author of the age of consent law.
Mrs. Helen Grenfell will make n
careful inspection of the public schools
in the North park. n part of the state
that has not always received the at
tention II deserves ON account of the
time required 30 reach 1t from Denver.
John Erickson proposes TO build a
100000 opera house at Florence.
The grand stand for the Festival of
Mountain and Plain will he erected on
the site of former festival arenas at
Colfax avenue and Broadway. The
seating capacity Will he upwards Of
10000. All special events will take
place in the arena. All parades will
pass in review before the grand stand.
+. l.. Dana and Charles Zobrist an
nounced their Intentions to build u
street ear line to Prospect Lake from
Colorado Springs. The lake is about
mile and n half from the center OF
the city and the parties intend TO make
1t n big resort The building OF this
car line Will be the first step. II will
cost $4,000.
During the storm at Loveland Sep
tcmber ID, two men. William Clark
and Charles Wells. were hurt by a
lightning stroke while under their wa
gon. about mile west OF town. Their
dog was killed. Lightning struck
some hay stacks on the farm OF A.
Rist, four miles west Of town. and
about fifty tons were burned.
Blast furnace A at the MinneQua
steel works, Pueblo. which has been
In course OF construction for more
than n year. was blown In September
18th. Miss Grammcr, daughter OF Su-
pcrintendent Grammer OF the blast
furnace. started the big machinery go
Ing. The furnace viii add about 400
tons OF pig iron u day o-ihe output of
the plant.
II is announced that by October 1st
work will be- commenced on the new
steel wagon plant Mt Pueblo To be
erected between the Minnequa town
site ana the Union Stock Yards on the
land OF the 4. +. x !. Company. II is
understood. that the S:iJ0.OOO Of capital
stock Of the company has nll been sub
scribed. and all possible efforts Will be
made 10 get the work under way.
The first annual fair OF the Prowers
County Fair Association viii be held
nj Lamar on Wednesday. Thursday
nnd Friday. September 18th. 10Th and
10th. A race track has been built.
On Frontier Day. the nth. there will
bc broncho busting" nnd roping con.
tests for valuable prizes. cowboy
rnces. baseball, foot rneing. In addition
to the regular speed program.
Earl Bishop. the eighteen. .ycar.old
sou OF n rnnchmnn living near Agate
In Elbert county. was attacked ON th,
porch OF his home 10y n mad wolf OF
coyote short time -inc-. There wcrc
fifteen decorations on his left hand aud
two gashcs In his right thigh. II was
fcnrcd that hydrophobin might rcsul,
and the boy WINS hurried to Chicago to
undergo the rnsieur treatment.
Al \ meeting OF the Cripple Creek
board OF aldermen the granting Of an
electric light franchise To u. u. Wade
of Colorado Springs was carried by n
vote Of > 10 .. The franchise asked by