The state herald., 1902-05-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.


| ing hopes of a visit from president
| Roosevelt next summer.
A new company at Grand Junction
will erect an extensive plant for the
manufacture and storage of ice.
Colorado railroads will be given n
chance to exhibit at the St Louis eS-
position by the Colorado Fair commits
sion.
Ex-GOv. John l.. Routt is now in
Paris. France, with his family, but ex-
poets 10 return to Colorado about
June LIST.
Seven companies of the Eighteenth
Infantry have been ordered to Fort Lo-
gan, near Denver. They are al present
in Texas.
Mrs, Grenfell, state superintendent
addressed very successful meeting of
the Clear Creek Valley Teachers Asso-
citation at Idaho Springs April 2Gth.
A new state fish hatchery is TO be
established ut Steamboat Springs.
There are already three in the state
at Denver, Durango ard Gunnison.
The new chapel in the State Peniten-
tlary at Canon City was rededicated
Sunday, April 9th. Rev. Thomas d.
uzzell Of Denver was the principal
speaker.
managers of the Chautauqua asso-
clntlon at Boulder report a highly IA
vorable outlook and the Glen Park peo.
pie expect II larger attendance than
ever before.
The fund that is being raised by the
capitalists of the capital city TO pur-
chase presents for the cruiser Denver
has reached S3,995. 1t was to have
been $4,000.
Captain James Reed of Buena Vista
died of pneumonia at st. Anthony's
hospital, Denver, April 2lst. lie was
"A Grand Army man and seventy-one
years of age.
The new steel bridge across the
Platte river ut Brighton is completed.
The structure is 300 feet long and cost
the county Of Arapahoe $4,000. 1t
has two spans OF 100 feet each.
The census of School District No.
in Larimer county, Including Loveland.
shows 1,lI5 pupils of school age and
places the district in the first class ac-
cording TO the provisions of the state
law.
Ground was broken April 18th for
the new Sl0DOOo city hall at Colorado
Springs. The building will be con-
structed of Colorado Trinidad sand
stone and is TO be completed during the
year.
\. NJ. Ilawlcy. secretary of the state
board of agriculture, has received the
of statistical agent of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. lie VIII collect Colorado crop
statistics all over the state.
A Colorado zephyr blew Emil Strand.
the team of four horses which he was
driving. and IL load of timber over the
bank near the Eagle Bird mine Mt Sill
Yer Plume a few days ago. Neither
team nor driver were badly injured.
The committee Of Investigation on
The books OF oX-City Clerk w. II.
Moore Of Durango has completed its
work and the report shows Mr.. .Moore's
for the three years term TO
',a something in excess OF $1,000.
The controversy between the Pueblo
county commissioners and the Denver
X Rio Grnude company has been set,
lied and the railroad win be granted n
franchise TO lay It's tracks 10 the new
zinc smeltcr over route agreed upon.
The bill granting the city Of Colo.
RADIO Springs the tight 10 buy s,vOO
ncres Of the forest reserve IN the yicin'
ity OF Seven Lakes. where the new
water works system Is located, has
been passed by both houses Of Con
grcss.
Isabella Dayton of Pcyton. Colorado,
in the County Court OF FL paso coun-
ty, has been granted divorce and Il.
tie 10 400 acres OF land she decided 10
actly thirty days before she filed the
President Van Horn OF the Laramie,
llnhn's Peak and Pacific railroad has
written from the Boston office TO Vice
President Miller In Laramie. Wyo.
ming, in-tructing the company's Of
iiccrs ~ resume operations ON the line
rs soon as possible.
The Taxpayers League Of Durango
has decided To institute legal proceed
ngs against the board Of county com.
mlssloncrs OF La Plata county and
their hondsmcn ms composed for the
past two years to recover money nj.
legged 10 have been Illegally paid out.
The commissioners Of Saguachc
county at the April meeting took mp
the matter NJ a display at the -. Louis
Words Fair. aud decided to ask liln
Grnndr, COsillln, cOneIos and Mineral
counties "a Join with Sngunche IN u
display TO bc known ~ the san Luis
valley exhibit.
W. s Siratton II rapidly completing
the attractions ot Cheyenne park. AT
Colorado Springs. which he win shortly
throw open for the usr uf the public,
one thousand new benches, each ne.
cOmmodatlng four people. win be IN.
stalled, while lnuumcrnhle swings VIII
attract the children.
W. II. Brown OF Marble. who wnS
nccuscd uf blasting Dish In the Crystal
river several weeks ago, was brought
before Judge Stevens OF the District
! Court NJ Gnnnison for trial lie plead.
| ed guilty and WIS sentenced 10 not
less ihnn six nor mora thnn eighteen
months In the state rcfonnnlory a,
! Bucnn Vista.
\ whlrlwind nj cripple Greek April
| 27th unr0ufrd the grand stand nt lin
ion pnrk and damaged that Htruciur,
10 the amount Of SlOo. The park wa,
not Ia usc and the stand was unoccu
pied. one huge section ~ tile roo
wnr carried fully 30 feet In the al
nnd landed lr yards 0r more ava,
from the building