The Springfield herald., 1902-07-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

now assured.
Henry Kudhcl. aged 80 was drowned
at Twin Lakes July 18th.
C. T. Thompson of Colorado Springs
| was drowned in Lake Minnequa, Pu-
| eblo. on Sunday, the 18th inst.
Elmer G. MacIlroy, dairyman, com
mitted suicide by jumping into the
Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
| Springs on the 18th inst.
The cowboys We're so insistent that
| the Mountain and Plain festival COM
mittee Were compelled to arrange for
| rough rider tournament at Denver next
fall
Heavy rains were reported from
large section of both the Arkansas and
Platte valleys on the 18th instant. The
San Luis valley also came in for
pretty good drenching.
Oil has been struck by the Columbia
Crude Oil Company south of Florence
at a depth of 1,SOO feet. The well is
near those of the Florence Consolidated
and Keystone companies.
Denvers two Trades and Labor As
semblies elected officers on the 18th
inst. w. II. Montgomery was elected
president of the Incorporated assembly
and Il. G. Moser of the unincorporated
assembly.
The Pioneer Society held n success
full and largely attended picnic at
| Elitch's Gardens in Denver on Sunday,
| July 18th. Senator Teller, who reached
Denver in April, 1861, was one Of the
| speakers.
1t Is reported that the Denver Horse
Show Association, which is planning
for big exhibition in September, will
| try to consolidate its show with the
| rough riders tournament to be given
| by the Mountain and Plain committee.
The Leadville Lodge of Elks has let
| the contract for rebuilding and enlarg-
ing the old Tabor opera house of Lead
| vile. Thirty thousand dollars VIII be
expended making it one of the pret-
| test places of amusement in the state.
The Denver and Gross College of
| Medicine of the University of Denver
has elected the following officers for
the next three years: Dean, DIR. Sher-
man G. Bonney; vice dean. DR.. Leon
ard Freeman; secretary. DIR. Robert
Levy.
The state fair at Pueblo September
18th to Goth will be genuine old
fashioned exhibition. with prizes for
agricultural products, live stock, farm
implements, etc. 1t will also include
horse races, rough riding and other
amusements.
The first annual meeting of the Colo
RADIO Condensed Milk Company at Fort
Lupton was held July 14th. The reports
of the officers showed an excellent
financial condition and considerable
net earning for the four months since
the plant began operation.
Because of the death of his wife. i'll
health and family cares. Rev. David n.
Beach has resigned from the pastorate
of the First Congregational Church OF
Denver. Two former designations
were not accepted. but this seems to
be 1.-The third time and OUT
At meeting of the State Fair direc-
tors at Pueblo it was decided to hold
an excursion of business men down the
valley about the middle of August. The
idea is to advertise the State Fair
throughout the valley and to give Pu-
eblo business men an opportunity to
visit the valley towns and to meet the
business men in the surrounding cities.
The famous case of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, the American woman con-
fined in an English prison for the al
legged poisoning of her husband, is be-
ing taken up by the British-American
Society of Denver and great petition
Is being planned to be sent to all the
British societies in the United States
for signatures. 1t will then be sent to
King Edward.
The Taylor Park Railway Company
has filed in the land office at Gunnison
n plat of the route for its new road
through Taylor Park. as approved by
the directors meeting in Boston on
July 9th. The route traverses the park
nearly the entire distance and crosses
the range at Pearl Pass. at the head
of the river. Then it follows down
Castle creek to Aspen. A branch route
to Gunnison down Lottes creek was
filed also. Work on the new road is
promised to begin within thirty days.
The preliminary hearing of John
Quinn and Edgar Aaroney of orchard.
charged with cutting the brand from Il
steer belonging to Robert Brown of
PIatteville and rebranding the animal
with their own mark occurred before
Judge House ut Greeley on the 1Tth
instant. Thomas Delaney of Masters,
Bert Dixon of Corona, Robert Brown
of Platteville and Detective L. b. Ire
land of Brighton We're the principal
witnesses. Upon their evidence the
prisoners We're bound over in the sum
of $1,000 each to appear at the next
term of the District Court.
Transportation of exhibits in the de-
partment of horticulture mt the Colora-
do state fair, to be held at Pueblo Sep
tember 18th to 10Th. will be free to eX-
hibitors. Fruits requiring cold stor-
age may be sent by express at the eX-
pense of the State Fair Association.
Packages for cold storage should be
marked with the exhibitors name, ed
dress and statement of contents, and
addressed Colorado State Fair, care