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

j. II. 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.
The great Broncho Busting Contest
of the Festival of Mountain and Plain
Committee will be held In Denver on
October 9TH, Sth and 9th.
The automobile of DIR. +. Il. Gildea
of Colorado Springs blew up few
days ago and set fire to the barn in
which it was kept, destroying the barn
and its contents.
The Fort Collins school board has dis
posed of $780, 900 bonds, bearing interest
at AZ per cent, to the First National
Bank of Fort Collins. The money will
be used for school buildings.
The Loveland beet sugar factory
opened this seasons work on Scptem-
Der 9th, and is expected TO refine
about 1000 tons day for the next four
months or thereabouts.
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 City Council of Goldfield has of
fered n reward of 81 ,000 for the arrest
and conviction of the party or parties
who murdered City Marshal A. L. Kate
m hn IN mi af hpr =
William T.. Sweet has been chosen by
the Christian Endcavorers of Denver
| TO manage the local work in connection
with the International Christian ED
deavor convention which meets in 1908.
| Col. Thomas Holland, who is in
| charge of all the Salvation Army colo
nles in the United States, has been es.
pecially delegated by Commander
| Booth-Tucker to attend the National lr-
| rigatlon 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 Bou'der. This
| form of exercise Is especially popular
with the young ladies in the university.
Joseph Dalton, hodcarricd. fell
| nearly eighty feet from the top of the
new building of the Western Packing
| Company In Elyria, suburb of Den
yer, few days ago, and escaped with
out any broken bones. He is expected
TO get well in short time.
Prof. John Dietrich, superintendent
of the Colorado Springs schools, and
| president of the Colorado State Teach
ers' Association. has succeeded in secur.
Ing the guarantee of expenses OF the
annual meeting, which viii be held in
Colorado Springs December 22nd, 23rd
and 9th.
| W. S. Coburn OF IIotchkiss. president
of the State Board Of Agriculture, says
Colorado is one OF the four states re
corded this year by the United States
Department OF Statistics ms having n
full apple crop of 100 per cent The
other three states are Idaho, California
and Oregon.
"B. Harcourt. justice Of the peace al:
| Fort Morgan. tried n man for assault
and battery at Brush, twenty miles
away by telephone. received his plea
OF guilty and fined him five dollars.
Hnrcourt may live to be called the Inan
who made Fort Morgan famous" ssys
Denver paragraphcr.
Gilbert McCiurg. secretary of the
| Chamber OF Commerce at Colorado
| Springs. who Is chairman of the local
committee on arrangements for the Ma
tlonal Irrigation Congress. TO be held
October 9th TO 9th. has spared no pains
In advertising the gathering aud Is as
sured OF large attendance.
Attorney John w. Sleeper OF Colo
rado Sprirgs, formerly OF Pueblo, has
announced his Intention OF going to
Manila to practice law. Attorney Sleep
er is an uncle OF Captain Sleeper. who
went 10 Manila with the First Colo
RADIO, but for some time has been col
lector OF internal revenue for the iiasu.
lar department
II. A. Shlpman, former manager OF
Stratton's Independence, Limited, Will
go TO western Australia to take charge
| OF the properties OF the Cosmopolitan
Proprietary. Limited. The engagement
Is for three years and carries salary
OF 5000 for the first year. rising later
10 $4,000. together with all travelling
ana other expenses.
There was n 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 rrofes-
sor W. II. Jackson. Father Rice and
W. l.. Grant upon Emancipation Day
topics. Mayor Robinson welcomed the
visitors TO the city.
The trustees OF the Union Printers
Home at Colorado Springs have decided
TO cxpend approximately 10000 In I'm.
proycmcnts to that Institution. II Is
proposed TO build nn additional story
10 the hospital annex, with additions
10 the dining room and kitchen. II n
also announced that the institution VIII
hereafter bc known na the Onion Print.
crs' Home. the change being authorized
by the International Typographical
Union.
A Cheyenne correspondent snys That
several North Park. Colorado, ranch.
men have ordered 100 ears from the
Union Pacific for the shipment OF cnt.
lie 10 the eastern markets. These ship.
mcnts are brought about by this years
shortage IN the hny crop. not only IN
the section mentioned. but IN all south.
crn Wyoming NJ well. The price OF
fodder n higher than II has been for
the past twenty years and many ranch.
men cannot affori 10 winter the stock.
II II understood that negotiations arr
practically completed FOR III" erection
Of n foundry plant near Colorado city.
Iiiisburg capitalists. whose names mr.,
Withheld. several weeks ngo R.c,ird