The Delta independent., 1901-06-21
COLORADO NOTES.


pointed dog catcher and put him on
the war path.
An active canvass is to be made In
Pueblo for the state fair fund. Inc
sum of $4,000 has already been
pledged In large amounts.
The University Of Denver will con.
duct n summer school at the request OF
many students and outsiders who have
signified their desire to attend.
The postoffices Mt Florence and
Rocky Ford. Colorado. have been ad-
vanced by the Postoffice Department
from third to second-class offices.
Dr.. Barton o. AyleswOrth, president
Of the State Agricultural College,
spending months vacation in ILL
nois.
Great preparations are being made at
Cripple Greek for the meeting Of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress, July 10th to Goth.
Several hundred boys have gone
from Denver and other large towns In
the state to work In the beet fields in
the Arkansas valley and near Love-
land.
The trustees Of Colorado College, at
Colorado Springs, have appointed n
committee to raise money for greater
endowment fund to keep pace with the
rapid growth Of the institution.
The annual election OF the American
Association for the Advancement Of
Science will be held in Denver August
oath to 3Oth. This association has af-
filiated with 1t several other societies.
Work has been commenced on the
foundation OF the La Junta opera
house. The building will be 52x14O
feet, two stories high, built OF La
Junta pressed brick and sandstone
trimmings. 1t will cost 10000.
At a special election at Eldora the
citizens by a vote OF 81 to /. ratified
the actions Of the trustees In granting
franchise for the use Of the streets
by Messrs. Il. b. Whitted Of Denver.
William b. Ogden and W. H. Mcleod
of Boulder for electric lIgk purposes.
An excursion OF the Denver Cham
ber Of Commerce and Denver Real Es-
tate Exchange. III strong. visited the
Cripple Greek district over the Short
Line on Saturday. June 18th. They
found the roads too muddy after the
snow storm to get about us they
would have wished.
Denver preachers and newspapers
are having n lively discussion over the
celebration OF the Fourth OF July.
Some OF the former, as well as many
other citizens, want to DO away with
firecrnckers, pistols and toy cannons.
Others do not. and the Inter class
seem to be on the winning side.
Mrs. Annie l.. Miller OF Denver. who
won the house and lot at Colorado
Springs donated TO the Grand Army
memorial fair at Denver by W. y.
StrattOn, IL the widow OF a Confeder-
ate soldier who was n Lendville pio-
neer and mt one time prominent min
ing man. Her present circumstances
are such that the gift will he Of greut
help to her.
A call for the second annual Con-
gress OF Railroad organizations OF
Colorado. - meet In Colorado Springs,
on June 18th, has been issued by the
president, w. J. Martin OF Colorado
Springs. This organization was insti-
tuted In the city OF Pueblo on June
q. 1000, for the purpose OF benefiting
the railroad men OF the state In the
passage OF much needed legislation.
Sergeant Ivy Baldwin, the govern
ment aeronaut. who won fame In the
war in Cuba, has returned to Colorado.
and will build balloon and thoroughly
test 1t in Denver during the summer.
lie intends to make II one that can be
kept high In the air for n great length
Of time. In the fall he will tnke 1t to
the Atlantic coast, where he IL to con-
duct experiments with balloons md
immense kites.
In the District Court ut Cripple
Creek, John Styne. who pleaded guilty
30 the charge OF stealing ore from
Stratton's Independence. was SEN
fenced to from five to seven years.
which was later suspended. and Styne
will return to work on his old job. He
turned states evidence agninst Green
Il Mccullough, who purchased the
ores for their assay Office at Victor,
and who were declared not guilty by
a jury.
At recent meeting OF the Western
Slope Fair Association at MoDtrose,
the subscription committee made such
favorable report that Il was decided
to enlarge many features OF the fair.
Arrangements will be made with the
railroads to run special trains from
the neighborlng towns and cut rates
will be, made from all points. The
dates, ruesdny. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. September. 18th, 18th.
10th and 10th, were approved.
The recent school census In Arapah0e
county shows population of 44,G31
children Of school age, being nm in
crease OF BIB over that Of last year.
Other counties reporting show n school
population as follows: Park, COS, IL
loss Of three; Huerfano. 3.242, gain
of 245; Teller. GIG. n loss Of 7T4,-
Kiowa, 1913, a loss Of twenty-two: Mon-
tezuma, S13, loss Of twenty-seven.
Huerfano county reports three mutes.
nil hoys md one blind Girl TalIer
county has one blind boy and Kiowa
county n blind girl.
The new pottery plant Mt Golden will
be in the trust, which WINS recently or
ganized at East Liverpool, Ohio. Dis.
patches from that place tell Of the con-
solidntion OF NIL the pottery plants and
the absorption Of independent plants.
The promoters Of the combine are
looking for suitable site near Col
den, where large plant will be erect
ed. The Golden clay is said to be par