The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-06-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Plans are being arranged to open
German theater in Denver.
great number of settlers are NOV
ing into Middle Park this summer.
A forest fire OH Tenderfoot mountain
near Dillon has destroyed nearly 3'ooo
acres of timber.
The teachers institute at Colorado
Springs will begin on the first MONDAY
In August and last for two weeks.
w H. Moore, the defauiting city
clerk of Durango. has been held ior
trial at the September term OF the DIS
trict Court.
The Grand Junction School Board
has purchased sites for two new scnool
buildings and will erect handsome
structures.
Arthur Arterburn, the twelve-year.
old son Of Charles F. Arterburn OF
Colorado City was killed June 2lst ny
the kick of horse. 81, .-
Department Commander ]. w. Hun
G. A. r., has established heauquar-
ters at Victor with w. w. Ferguson US
assistant adjutnnt general.
1t IL stated that w. s. Stratton pro-
poses to build a club house and gym
nasium for the benefit Of his Coiofauo
Springs street car employees.
The Denver base ball team by repeat
eddy defeating Omaha has reached sec.
ond place In the Western League anu
is crowding Kansas City for first.
President Benjamin e. Andrews OF
the University Of Nebraska delivered
the address on the occasion o! tne
graduating exercises Of the Leadviiie
high school.
The regents OF the University of Col
oradO have appointed Prof. George II.
Howe, graduate of the University OF
Michigan. to be dean of the School OF
Applied Science.
MIR. ebhn B. I.angs OF New York City
has been appointed instructor In music
for the University OF Colorado at Boul-
der, and director of the Colorado
School of Music.
The next session OF the University
of Colorado will begin on Monday, Sep
TENDER 8. 1902. Registration will com
mence on the Friday previous and con-
tinue on Saturday.
The property of the Jarvis Hall
school for boys at Denver has been
sold by the Episcopal Church author,
tiles and no attempt will be made to
revive the institution.
President Frank Adams Of the Den
yer Fire and Police Board, who has
been dangerously sick for long time
Is reported TO be much improved and
In fair way TO recover.
Denver's lack Of an auditorium Is
emphasized by the meeting OF the In
ternational Sunday School convention,
which has to split up into sections that
cannot at any time meet all together.
There will be no more electric light
competition In Denver. The managers
of the Denver Gas and Electric Com
pany have purchased a majority OF the
stock of It's rival, the Lacombe Elec-
tric Company.
Rev. Canon Bywater of Grace Cathe-
dral, Topeka, and member Of the fac
ulty of Kansas Theological Institute.
has been appointed by Bishop Olmsted
archdeacon OF the Denver diocese OF
the Episcopal Church.
James F.. Secrest, formerly banker
of South Side Camp No. II. Woodmen
of the World, In Denver was arrested
on the 18th inst. on warrant charg-
ing him with embezzling $1,5O4.45 Of
the funds OF the camp.
A Chicago dispatch says that MEM
bers Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission will go TO Leadville, Colorado,
where an inquiry will be made con-
corning charges filed by the Board of
Trade of that city against the trans
continental lines.
Former Sheriff Joseph Yates and
William Mott, two well known mining
men of Boulder County. have returned
from the Thunder Mountain country
In Idaho and report that 1t has been
greatly overestimated and has no at
fractions for prOspectors.
Mrs. Martha A. Shute. secretary Of
the State horticultural Society calls
upon the people of Denver to spray
their trees. especially the maple and
locust trees, which have been attacked
by what Is known us the maple scale.
The scale IL of an oval shape md 4
yellow or brownisb tint. and contains
thousands OF Insects that eat their
way to the heart of the tree and de-
stroy Its life.