The Springfield herald., 1902-06-20
COLORADO BRIEF S.

Eugene " Debs. the noted SOCIALIST
and labor leader, is arranging to make
his home in Denver.
The newspaper artists of Denver VIII
give an exhibition of their work AT the
Brown Palace hotel.
The newly completed Meeker canal
which cost about $1,000, Will do much
toward beauiifying the town.
w. r. Thomas of the Denver News
will deliver two lectures on irrigation
before the California Chautauqua next
August.
The recent book carnival at Colorado
Springs netted Sl.15S, which will be
used to buy books for the publc
library.
There were twelve students in the
graduating GLASS of the law school or
the University of Colorado at Boulder
this year.
There were thirty-five students in
the graduating class of the prepara'
tory school of the University of Colo
RADIO ut Boulder this month.
ii. Chester Crouch of Oswcgo, New
York. has been appointed assistant pro-
fessor of mechanical engineering in
the University of Colorado.
The following Colorado postotfices
will become International money order
offices July list: Breckenridge, Buena
Vista, Delta, Gillett, Golden, Lamar,
Loveland.
The athletic association of the Uni
versity of Denver has been incorpo-
rated by Lucius w. Hoyt, Wilbur d.
Engle, Benjamin Griffith and j. L.
Rossignol.
Stakes have been driven for the loca-
ton of the new sta ton of the Colo
rado K Southern in Loveland. 1t Will
be fine building 172XIO feet in size
under cover.
The indications of the tourist rush
to Colorado thus far are said to point
to a great increase over that of lool,
fully justifying the estimate of 100000
visitors this year.
President James H. Baker of the
Colorado State University left Boul-
der on the 11th instant for n trip TO
Europe and viii, spend the summer and
part of the autumn abroad.
The Union of Grocery Employees of
Denver has arranged for n big picnic
on the Fourth of July. This will not
take the place of the annual Joint pic
mic of grocers and their employees lat
er in the summer.
The ReQuena Oil Company of Cali
fornia is doing extensive work i'll
/ Colorado and expects soon TO have SIN
wells under way. or producing. in Rio
Blanco county. which promises to de-
velop several large oil district.
| At Cripple Creek on the 11th instant.
Sheriff Williams of Saguache county
arrested Frank Earle on the charge
of dynamitng fish in stream near
Saguache. He gave bail to appear at
the next session of the County Court.
The Gunnison Stockgrowers Associ-
| alton, which held its annual meeting
| June 18th. has 1872 members and is one
of the most active in the state. 1t of
fers 500 reward for the arrest and
conviction of persons responsible for
forest fires.
In the District Court at Greeley
| June 9TH George Warner. who was
found guilty of assault with intent 10
murder l.. Forshcy of Highland Lake,
was sentenced 10 serve not less than
three nor more than five years in the
state penitentiary.
Denver is making great preparations
for the International Sunday school
convention June 26th to July 1st. The
preachers and leading colored people
ored line has been drawn by ordering
colored delegates to be separately
seated.
The First regiment of the National
Guard of Colorado expect to attend the
! st Louis exposition in 1904. Colonel
Verdeckberg has been in st. Louis to
make arrangements and has issued n
circular stating that the exposition
managers will take care of the regi-
ment while there and assist in its
| transportation, so that $50 each will
be all that the members need to raise.
The new building of the Fraternal
Union in Denver was dedicated on the
night of the 18th instant. Col. John
l.. Handley. supreme secretary of the
order, made the opening address. Past
President Falkenburg introduced Gov
ernor Orman in an appropriate speech.
| and the chief executive congratulated
the order on its progress. as shown in
the fine building. and on its principles.
Tile organization has been formed but
six years, but has 11.O0o members in
its local organizations alone.
Plans have been adopted for the new
Carnegie library at Pueblo The build
ing will be of white pressed brick. 1OSN
GA feet The site selected is Royal
park, and the front of the building
will face Abriendo avenue. In the
basement will be a hall with eating
capacity of 400 people. while the libra
ry proper will be on the first floor. The
entire 100000 will be spent on the
building and will not include tinishings
of the second floor, the money for
which will be raised by the taxpayers
of Pueblo