The state herald., 1902-09-19
COLORADO BRIEFS.

senator James w. Bucklln OF Granu
Junction is making tour of the state
in advocacy of his Australasian land
tax amendment.
The winning of game from Milwau-
kee on the 10th instant placed the Den
yer baseball team at the head of the
Western League.
The Denver Chamber Of Commerce
is preparing to welcome the crown
prince of siam, who Is expected TO
reach Colorado October 2Sth.
a widely circulated report of the
death of ]. W. Benson, former mana
ger OF the Camp Bird mine at Ouray,
proves TO have been unfounded.
Professor Il. II. Ormsby of Denver
has been selected as Instructor of the
Agricultural College Glee Club, which
he successfully managed last year.
The newspaper artists of Denver will
give an exhibition of original drawings
during the week of October 14th. Near
ly one thousand drawings Will be dis
played.
The ordinance closing barber shops
on Sunday, which was recently adopt
ed in Denver, has been sustained by
Judge Lindsey of the County Court of
Arapahoe county.
Capt. Lyulph Ogilvy and wife left
Greeley n few days ago for Scotland,
where they will spend the next year at
Castle Airlic, the ancestral home of
the captains family.
At Grand Junction on the 11th inst,
G. w. Hoff died from the effects of in
juries received two days previous by
81. Ia l,f In a. =
high embankment.
At Denver, on the 10th inst, +. j.
Moore, carpenter, was fatally
stabbed by A. II. Flood, butcher, in
quarrel which arose over some beef
steak purchased by Moore.
James II. Peabody, Republican can
didate for governor, with his wife and
daughter, has engaged rooms at the
New Adams hotel in Denver. He Will
remain in Denver during the campaign.
The State Normal School ut Greeley
has opened this fall with the largest
attendance ever known. The seventy
four members of the class which grad
uated last spring have all secured good
positions rs teachers.
Charles +. Smith of Boulder, brother
.
chased the ]. Il. Teagarden home on
University hill, in Boulder, one of the
handsomest new residences in that
part of the city.
VI. !. O'Brien, special agent of the
United States land office. who has been
fighting fires In the forests arounI lbs
tes Park, reports that the situation is
greatly improved and hopes that no
further serious damage will result.
A dynamite bomb made of a piece of
gas pipe was found n few days ago In
the Presbyterian church at Boulder by
Edwin Baker, the janltvr, who lost the
fore finger of his left hand In inyesu-
eating the strange apparatus.
W. II. Montgomery has resigned the
office of president of the Incorporated
trades assembly of Denver on account
of his having become candidate for
the state Legislature from Arapahoe
county on the Republican ticket.
Work on the new zinc smelter at Pu-
eblo has fairly begun. one hundred
and fifty carloads of structural iron
will be used In its construction. The
American Bridge Company has charge
of the work. The smelter will be the
largest OF Its kind In the world.
The Socialists of Mesa county have
nominated the following ticket: Sen
ator. e. l.. McCary; representative,
Matt Flynne: county commissioner, Il.
VI. Todd: surveyor, c. l.. Daugherty;
justice of the peace. James II. John
son; constable, Murray Corver.
A brilliant meteor was seen on the
night OF the 9th inst by the citizens cf
lola. ten miles below Guunlson. II
looked rs large MS the moon and broke
In two pieces before disappearing. \
search Is being made for fragments at
the place where 1t is believed to have
struck.
Superintendent Dietrich Of the Colo
RADIO Springs schools reports n record
breaking enrolment, over $3.50 pupils
already being registered. The Increase
in attendance is so great that the
school board will have To take up the
question OF providing additional accom-
modatlons Immediately.
The United States Geological Survey
party In Estes park has put up two
bench marks, one ut the postoiiicc and
one at the old Union Pacific bench
mark. This geological survey gives
the old Union Pacific bench mark
lowering OF ten feet, making It's exact
altitude 1925 feet. This Is the point
from which Professor Carpenter of the
State Agricultural College ran his line
of levels To the top OF the peak. Unless
final correction alters these figures the
height of Longs peak viii remain as
II has long been known-ii,2T5 feet
above the sea.
A railroad wreck on the Santa Fc
railroad little after 1 o'clock ON the
morning OF September 18th, fourteen
miles south OF Denver. resulted In the
death OF three men aud serious Injury
10 another. \ string OF runaway freight
ears. starting from Struby, -four miles
south, ran into the early morning pas.
scnger train. known as the "nowspn.
per train" The dead men are Engineer
Mnck ilarnhnrt OF Denver and Flrcmrn
Edward J., rctunglll Of Colorado
Springs. and John l., Rogers of La
Iunin. Engineer Archibald Stewart of
Denver was badly hurt.
The prize drill nj the meeting of the
grand lodge, Knights Of Pythlns, nt
Colorado Springs. September iith, re-.
suited MS follows: Star NJ the West
No. 4. Florence. captured the nrst
prize. $500 with 4 percentage Of nDss,
| time ~ minutes. Pixies Peak No. 10.
| Colorado Springs took second prize,
5000. with percentage nf 900. time,
1s minutes. queen City No. .. Denver.
secured third money. 500, percentage
| Ni.Si. time. n minutes NnlDh Tai.