The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1902-08-01
COLORADO BRIEF S.


The rough riders tournament will be
held at Denver on Tuesday and We'd
nesday. October 18th and Sth.
The Chautaqua assemblies at Boul-
der and Glen Park boast of Il large
attendance and much interest
The annual convention of the Colo
RADIO Bankers Association will be held
at Colorado Springs August 1th
and Sth.
Since the danger of n water famine
has become imminent in Denver, the
Denver Dairy Associa ton has raised
the price of milk to 81 for fourteen
quarts.
The ninth annual convention of the
Philatelc Sons of America will meet
in Denver August 9TH and Sth to dis
cuss the subject of postage stamp col
lections.
The robbery of two powder houses
near Denver is thought to indicate the
presence of gang of train robbers,
who are laying in supplies of dynamite
and caps.
The water shortage in Denver prom
Uses to be serious until the water COM
pany can finish and fill its new reser-
voir which is not likely to be before
next spring.
A county convention of the Arapa-
hoe Industrial League, to further
three constitutional amendments. Will
be held in Denver on the third Sun
day in September.
The Garden of the Gods ChautauQua
Summer School at Colorado Springs
opened on June 23d with an attend
ance of fifty students, which will be
considerably increased.
The recent Arapahoe county printing
scandal has resulted in the appoint
ment of NJ. j. Mcnamara as auditor
and commissioner of supplies for the
county commissioners.
At Colorado Springs a few days
ago. 1000 tickets We're received from
tourists in one day by the Western
Passenger Association. This breaks
the record for tenderfoot arrivals.
Lieut.. Gov ID. C. Coates has started
on Il tour of several weeks through
Missouri Kansas and Nebraska in the
interest of the Western Federation of
Miners and the socialiStic movement.
According to the reading of n bicy-
cler's cyclometer, the distance from
Aspen to Meeker, via the New Castle
road, is no miles-tifty-n to New
Castle and fifty-one from New Castle
to Meeker
Bob Reigan of Piceance creek. in Rio
Blanco county, is accommodating wealth
by lasSooing wolves and presenting the
pelts at the county treasurer's office
for the bounty. His larint never
misses fire.
Emile Berne. n striking macninist at
Denver, was fined So and costs by
Magistrate Thomas. for applying the
word "scab" derisively TO John Farm
berg. n non-union boilermaker working
in the Union Pacific shops.
The date of the laying of the city
hall corner stone at Colorado Springs
has been changed from August 18th to
10th, owing to the fact that the Elks,
who have charge of the ceremonies.
will be busy on the 18th with their
street fete.
John Pallster. ranchman living on
Lake creek, in Eagle county, was shot
and killed Il few days ago by Bert
Siddell, living on an adjoining ranch.
The quarrel was about some money
and Siddell Immediately surrendered
himself to n deputy sheriff.
The Steel City Oil Company, operat-
ing a large acreage outside of Pueblo.
and controlled by Colorado Springs
capitalists. has encountered small
flow of oil ut 40 feet, the drills pass,
ing through stratum of sand 40 feet.
which yielded frequent indications of
oil. Drilling viii be continued to 1000
feet if necessary.
A dam is at once to be built across
the outlet of Lawn lake near Estes
Park. In order to hasten the work
and speed supplies several miles of Il
road has just been completed to the
lake from Estes Park. The lake lies
at timber line on Hague's Peak. not
far from Hallet glacier. and for the fu-
ture will be storage reservoir.
On July 9th three children, the old
est being only twelve years old. made
the round trip to the summit OF Pixies
Peak and return oil foot in the record
breaking time of ten hours. The chill
dren are Mary and Gudella Hurt. aged
respectively twelve and ten years. chill
dren of tourists from Missouri. and ten
year-old Earl Keller of Colorado
Springs.
The Denver park commissioners have
accepted three months-old mountain
lion cub captured recently by d. f.
Howard of New York and L. w.
Hampson of Salt Lake while on n
hunting expedition near Steamboat
Springs, and who made a present of
the animal to the city. The mother of
the cub was killed while trying to pro-
tect it from the hunters.
The town council of Fowler has
granted to the Crystal Springs Pipe
and Water Company twenty-year
franchise to supply the town with
water. The company owns the
springs among the hills two miles
north of the town. According TO the
terms of the franchise work must be-