The Springfield herald., 1902-10-03
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The sporting features of the Colorado
New Mexico fair in Durango were an
immense success.
The streets of a large section of Cap
itoI hill in Denver will be paved with
disintegrated granite. 49,.
j. H. Murphy of Denver has been
elected general consul of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen.
Sugar City is arranging for Beet
Sugar Day" October 18th. Excursions
will be run from Denver and Pueblo.
The contract for the erection of the
Fort Collins sugar factory has been let
to the Kilby Manufacturing Company
of Cleveland. Ohio.
Estes Park people hope that the
building of the new Aloffat railroad
will lead to the speedy construction Of
branch road into the park.
The great Broncho Busting Contest
of the Festival of Mountain and Plain
Committee will be held in Denver on
October 7th, Sth and 9th. d.
A "masher," who insulted women in
front of the Denver postotiice, was re
Gently given five months in Jail by
Police Magistrate Thomas.
Mrs. Katherine Felt Hallett, wife of
Judge Moses Hallett, died ut Denver
September 10th. Her death was the
result of an illness of several weeks.
The Denver joint labor committee
finds that the Labor Day celebration
has netted about $3.50, which amount
will be divided among the different or
ganizations.
The Fort Collins school board has dis
posed of $35, 900 bonds, bearing interest
ut AZ per cent, to the First Natonai
Bank of Fort Collins. The money Will
be used for school buildings.
The City Council of Goldfield has Of
fered n reward of $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction of the party or parties
who murdered City Marshal y. Z. Kate
on the morning of September 21st.
In return for several street franchises
which it asks, the Denver Tramway
Company has offered to contribute
5000 for the improvement of Congress
park, in the Capitol Hill district.
The Denver Athletic football team
has arranged to open the season with
Il game with Colorado College at Colo
rado Springs Octobe" 11th. Its next
game in the state will be with the
School of Mines October 18th.
The trial of the county commission
e"s of Arapahoe county for malfeas-
ance in office in connection with the al
Legged overchargcs in the Smith Brooks
printing contract has been postponed
and may not come up until after cleo
ton. ..t.t Id
Col. Thomas Holland. who is in
charge of all the Salvation Army colo
nies in the United States, has been es-
pecially delegated by Commander
Booth-Tucker to attend the Nationa! lr-
rigation Congress at Colorado Springs,
October 9th to 9th.
The latest organizations to be formed
by the students at the State University
are Alpine clubs. for the purpose OF
making regular and systematic trips
into the mountains near Boulder. This
form of exercise is especially popular
with the young ladies in the university.
Prof John Dietrich. superintendent
of the Colorado Springs schools. and
president of the Colorado State Teach
ers' Association. has succeeded in sect>r-
ing the guarantee of expenses of the
annual meeting, which will be held in
Colorado Springs December 22nd, 23rd
and 24th.
II. A. Shipman, former manager of
Strattons Independence, Limited, will
20 to western Australia to take charge
of The properties of the Cosmopolitan
Proprietary, Limited. The engagement
is for three years and carries Il salary
of $4,000 for the first year. rising later
to $4,000, together with all travelling
and other expenses.
There was very large attendance
at the Emancipation Day celebration in
Colorado Springs ON September 22nd.
There was barbecue in the afternoon
and speeches in the evening by Profess
sor w. II. Jackson. Father Rice and
w. L. Grant upon Emancipation Day
topics. Mayor Robinson welcomed the
visitors to the city.
The death rate for the city of Den
yer during August, according to the
report of the Board of Health, was
1880 per 1000. This is an increase of
1.S4 per 1000 over August of last year.
when the rate was 14.96. The deaths
last month numbered 30. The in
creased mortality is attributed to dry
weather, dust and consequent contam-
nation of water.
Supervisor Lindquist of Denver, who
was injured in the runaway accident
last summer in which Alderman Kelly
was killed. has had to have his left
leg amputated about four inches above
the ankle. The accident occurred
while n party of ofiiials We're on their
way to visit the new dam of the Den
yer Water Company on the south fork
of the Platte river.
The trustees of the Union Printers
Home at Colorado Springs have decided
to expend approximately 100000 in i'm
provements to that institution. 1t Is
proposed to build an additional story
to the hospital annex, with addiaons
to the dining room and kitchen. 1t is
also announced that the Institution will
hereafter be known as the Union Print
ers' Home, the change being authorized
by the International Typographical