The state herald., 1902-05-09
COLORADO BRIEFS.

cont. over Aprl VI INST year
The railroads will grant one rate FOR
the round trip to the Mountain ana
Plain Festival Mt Denver next fall.
The Denver Gas and Electric Com
pany has gone into the hands of re-
ceiver. 1t has bonds outstanding 10
the amount of 81, 100000.
The new chapel in the State Peniten.
tiary at Canon City was rededicated
Sunday, April 27th. Rev. Thomas ID.
Uzzell of Denver was the principal
speaker.
The fund to pay for presents to the
cruiser Denver has reached $1,000. Ihe
Daughters of the American Revolution
will present the cruiser with a silver
pitcher.
j. w. Devellne of Boulder celebrated
his ninetieth birthday May list ana
was presented with handsome anu
costly Masonic charm by his brethren
Of the fraternity.
The summer excursion rates through
out the Rocky mountains will go INTO
effect on May 18th. Railroad men are
preparing for the largest mountain
travel the state has ever known.
There were nine contestants ut the
annual contest of the Interstate Ora
torical Association. held in St PAU,
Minnesota, May I'd. Loring ID. Beck
with of Denver was awarded fourth
rank by the judges.
Eric Johnson fell eighty feet down n
raise In the Camp Bird mine at Ouray
and although he carried with him III
the fall drilling machine, no bones
were broken or internal Injuries sus'
tained, and he Will recover soon from
his bruises.
Charles w. Caryl has added TO his
first donation of thirty acres 10 the
Brotherhood of Light Society hfty
more acres adjoining the first tract,
south of University Park on University
avenue. south of Denver. The OrgnniZ-
alton was formed TO provide II home for
| waits.
Captain Lennon, superintendent mt
Teller Institute, Grand Junction has
received word from Washington that
acetylene gas will he the system of
lighting the building and grounds
Mt the Indian schools in the future and
that the government will supply the
plant at once.
Mayor Robinson Of Colorado Springs
has received u letter from Jacob liils
of New York expressing his willing
ness to address the Chautauqua meet
ing at the Springs this summer. Pres
ldent Roosevelt appointed Mr.. Rils 10
! an important position In the Danish
Islands, which he declined.
The Denver weather bureau report
showed an excess OF scvnnty-six de
grees temperature for the n,Onth Of
April and nm accumulated excess of
POS degrees since the first OF the year.
The total precipitation for the month
was O60 of an inch, or l.iI below nor.
NAL, and since January LIST II amount.
ed TO LIS inches, or 230 inches below
normal
Al Pcmbcrton. about fifteen miles
north OF Woodland Park. Lee Elliott,
miner working for the Ohio Mining
Company, was found dead about 200
yards from the shaft. which he had
been working alone. II is supposed
that he met death from an explosion
caused by n missed shot, after which
he managed TO crawl to water hole
200 yards away.
County Attorney Howe of San Mi,
guel county has been Instructed by
the county commissioners TO bring suit
against former County Clerk Harry l..
Servis and his bondsmcn TO recover
funds alleged TO be due the county.
The commissioners claim that Scrvls
appropriated the county funds To hi,
own use. The shortage * not believed
To be- large. Mr.. Seryis II Ia Denver.
| The Otcro county board OF round .,Ip
commissioners met at La Junta Anil
18th. but owing to the small attend.
ancc OF stockmen and the uncertainty
OF the range. the board decided 10 nd,
journ until May 2ith to map out The
route. The secretary was Instructed
to notify stock associations from Benz.
Prowcrs aud Las Animas counties To
attend the next meeting that thor.
ongh and systematic route may be-
mapped out.
! The Fremont County Horticultural
Society met NJ Canon City May 81 and
elected the following officers: Prrsl,
dent. j. W. Work; Vice presidents, L.
ii. cramcr Of Lincoln Park. John Weed
OF Frnltmcre. II. 4. iiocknfellow of
Canon city. 4. W. Haskell of Florence.
George Toof OF Beaver. ]. II. Freeman
OF Howard. 4. Ripley OF Garden Park.
secretary, j. W. Andrews: treasurer, 4.
u. Qulnlnn. Arrangements were male
FOR fruit growers nnr farmers picnic
on mn elaborate scale ON the Fourth of
July.
Carl Eilers. manager OF the Pueblo
sinclter or the American smelling and
Refining Company. has presented n
proposition To the Pueblo Trnctlou
Company 10 extend It's lines 10 the
new zine smcller now In course of con.
structlon, aud II Is stated that the ,rnc.
ton company looks with favor on The
proposition. The traction compnny hn.
u number of extensions under conslJ.
Grafton. and II is not unlikely that If
u can secure the necessary franchises
u VIII extend n line To the RlyeryI.w
cemetery aud the zine smcltcr.
The season Of tho Glen Park Chm.
tnulun VIII open June LIST. aud will
continue until October LIST. The scnson
OF instruction VIII begin July LIST and
wiz continue unill August 2isi. From
.uiy ist To July ?ist the teaching viii
DC On SUNDAY school work, II IL ex.
pccted that n large number of III, lead.
.rr In Sunday school work who will bc
In Denver attending the international
conference. VIII take pnrt In the Chnu.
'nulun work. From July I'D To Aug.
nnt sth. which IL "i,.cogpiiion Dny,'
VIII he devoted largely To literary aud
scientific study. From August 10Th Ia
Angus, iiih win b. held the Y. N. c.
4. Bible conference.
AZ th" annual meeting Of the Mon.