The state herald., 1902-09-12
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Seventy-five ears Of cantaloupes were
shipped from Rocky Ford on the hrst
two days of September.
Several destructive forest fires have
| been In progress for II considerable
time in the vicinity of Longs peak.
A good deal of damage was done III
the vicinity of Fowler by n severe hail
storm on the night of August 3lst.
Professors ID. j. Griffith of Ames Col.
lege, Iowa, will act as coach for the Ag'
ricultural College football team at Fort
Collins this year.
Boulder business men have inauSur-
ated a crusade against street fakirs
who make a market-place of the prln'
cipal streets of the city.
Large forest fires are constantly In
sight from Denver and it seems as II
the foothills of the Eastern range
must soon be entirely bare of timber.
\ party of scientists have been max
Ing a survey OF the large glacier on
Arapahoe peak in Boulder county ana
will later publish a. full description OF
IL.
The football team of Colorado College
Mt Colorado Springs has begun practice,
1t Is reported that the University OF
Denver will also have Il team in the
field.
The Otero oil well near Boulder was
shot on September LIST with sixty quarts
of nltroglycerine Oh rose to WITHIN lou
feet of the surface. indicating a valu'
able well.
Denver fans stoutly assert that the
Denver baseball team will again win
the Western League pennant though
beginning its series OF home games ut
fourth place.
The Gates system Of mercantile
houses. creamcries and cheese factories,
has inaugurnted 100 miles of barbed
wire fence telephone line ON the Divide
east of Palmer Lake.
At Pueblo Il few days ago Mrs. II. a.
Hartman and her four-ycar-old daugh-
ter received painful burns from the eN-
plosion of patent stove polish which
they bought from Il pcddler.
The United States Geological Survey
party in charge of i. NJ. Taylor and w.
IL. Grcathcad has been running levels
in Estes park from which to correct
tile determination of the height OF
Longs peak.
The State Federation of Labor has
sent out circulars all over the state.
| calling upon worklngmcn TO make clec-
! tIon day holiday in order that work
ingmcn may attend To their duties at
the polls.
Several strings of cow-ponles have
been attracted by the large purses of
| fered by the Colorado State Fair nt
Pueblo September 10Th 10 10Th, and the
relay races promise 10 be the best ever
| held in the state.
/ The Denver horse show closed Sep
| tembcr 9th. having been highly sue
| cessful both In attendance and Interest.
There was grand display of horses
and money enough was received to
leHye.a surplus in the treasury.
II seems likely that the new Lead
vile electric power and railroad scheme
viii be carried through. The company
proposes to build railroad connecting
/ the mines aud smeltcrs Of the district
and TO furnish power To mining plants.
Arrangements are in progress for the
fitting celebration OF Emancipation
: Day NJ Colorado Springs September
22nd. The inability of Booker L.
/ Washington TO attend. owing To pre-
vious engagements occasions much re-
| greet.
W. ". Price of Colorado Springs and
I Webb Jay of Denver drove a fiftccn-
| horsepower automobile from Colorado
| Springs To Burna Vista In nine hours
on August :ilsi. hut were delayed he
tween Buena Vista and Leadvillc by
| the Illness of Mr.. Jay.
The August report of the sales OF the
| United States land office al Denver Il
as follows: Total receipts from sales.
SiS.oOO.,,5: the fees Of the office. $1,000
o5, a total OF sol .ocoOD, This is mn ln-
/ crease Of $4,000 compared with the
| corresponding month last year.
DIR. Adam T.. Ford Of Denver pro
poses TO build sanltarlum on the cot
tnge plan near Custer City. In Custer
county. Log houses will he occupied
/ by distinct classy OF patients, but the
Institution Is intended for the care OF
those afflicted with consumption.
At Colorado Springs. September 9Th.
Charles Rohman pleaded guilty OF
stealing grip from the Iilo Grandc
depot and wns given from three to Ave
/ years IN the pcnltcnllnry The severe
sentence was imposed because of the
/ fact that Rohmnn was already out on
parole from the Bucna Vista reforma-
/ tory.
The Denver News of September 9th
/ says: Charles Boettchcr president OF
| the Great Western Sugar Company
| yesterday announced that ground viii
be broken ~ Windsor. September 18th.
for the sugar factory. which is to be
erected nj thai place. The factory Is
to De completed IN time TO handle the
crop Of next year and will he nearly n
year Ia course Of construction.
Frank e. Smith. for the las, ten years
division superintendent OF the Rock
Island road AT Colorado Springs. has
been appointed general superintendent
of the Colorado Springs 4 Cripple
Greek District railroad To succeed A. e.
Iiidgwny. who has been mndc general
manager Of construction Of the Den.
yer. Northwestern X Pacific railroad.
better known ns the "Monat road
\ mnss meeting of fruit growers was
held NJ Grnnd Junction August BOih To
protest against the high rates charged
by the express companies. As result
express rates for fruit shipment. from
all points In Mesa county have been
reduced by the Wells Fargo aud Rio
Grande companies. In rarl0nd lots IN.
price has bc'n reduced from 10 cents
TO ~ cents. while IN 2.5DD pound ship.
mrntS II has been reduced TO 81.
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