The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| anu Sccureu tWenly-lllHe eHllStulents.
Civil service examinations will he
held ut Leadville and Pueblo. on May
18th, for the purpose of filling positions
in the pOstofiices of the two cities.
Kate. the lioness at Elitch's Gardens
In Denver, gave birth to three cubs on
the 9th instant. all of which seemed
likely to survive the perils OF infancy.
| Civil service examinations will be
held in Aspen and Fort Collins'on May
2Sth for the purpose of filling the posi-
tons of clerk and letter carrier in those
| places.
| On May 9th the Denver baseball
team stood third In the Western
| League and the Colorado Springs team
seventh. There are eight cities in the
league.
Postmaster l.. c. Dana of Colorado
| Springs has received notice from Wash
ington that his request for four extra
clerks during the summer season would
be allowed.
The civil service commission will
hold an examination ut Denver on June
18th. 18th and 18th. for the purpose of
filling the position OF cadet in the reve-
nue. cutter service.
One hundred and ten bakers went on
strike in Denver on the 1lth instant
They want their wages increased from
30 cents an hour To 30 cents, also half
an hour for lunch.
The faculty of the State Normal
School mt Greeley decided that out of
the senior class of seventy members
siXty-eight are entitled to graduation
from the institution June 1st.
There are nineteen students from
Colorado in the University OF Michi-
gan, divided among The departments as
follows: Literary. Z: law. o; engineer
ing. medicine and dentistry, one in
each.
The Leadville Christian Endeavor So
ciety has appointed Its committees and
is making preparations for the four
tecnth, annual state Christian Endeay-
or convention to be held NJ Leadvillc
July Sth.
The members OF school board No. .,
Pueblo, have accepted the offer OF the
Minnequa Town Company 10 donate
eight lots IL the board would erect II
$4,000 high school building within n
reasonable time
In the District Court at La Junta
Seaman and Hannnhan. the confessed
bank robbers who dynamited the vault
with $1,000 last month. We're given
from four to ten years each In the peni-
tentinry.
Mrs. Martha A. Shute. secretary OF
the Board OF Agriculture. has been ap-
pointed superintendent OF the horticul-
tural display al the state fair In Pu-
eblo. The premium fund for this dis
play has been Increased this year from
500 to 500.
1t is reported that Pueblo IN likely to
have genuine SKY scraper." Charles
Henkel. In association with New York
people Is said to be planning the early
erection OF ten-story steel building
mt the southeast corner OF Third and
Main street.
The executive board OF the Western
Federation OF Miners will meet In Den
yer on May End for n prolonged SEES
sion. The convention does not open
until May 2Gth. President Boyce an
ticipntes the largest convention In the
history OF the organization.
Chancellor Buchtel OF the University
OF Denver announces that he has se-
cured pledges for $4,000 OF the
amount needed to place the institution
free from debt Only SGO.OOO remains
to be raised and the prospect Of getting
that soon Is very encouraging.
Bishop Henry w Warren has tele-
graphed from Chattanooga. Tennessee,
announcing the conferences over which
he Will preside this summer lis follows:
Wyoming. August It'll; Utah, August
1Ith: Colorado, August 21st. He will
preside over two Ohio conferences also.
The Rev. Bruce Brown. pastor OF the
Central Christian Church IN Denver,
has offered the use of the church free
to the labor unions Of the city for such
public meetings as they may wish TO
hold. The building is II tine one. and
is not rented for less than $50 night.
The city OF Boulder owns Its own
water works, which cost about $22O,0O0.
and IL receiving enough for water To
pay or It's Indebtedness ut the rate
of $4,000 n year. Boulders municipal
affairs are operated on an Smill rate,
inclusive of provisions for It's sinking
fund.
j. Ii. Crowley of Rocky Ford.
member OF the State Board OF Horti-
culture. has written Secretary Shute
that never In the history OF the state
have the fruit trees been as heavily
lnden with blossoms us they are this
spring. He predicts n crop never be-
fore equaled In his section OF Colorado.
Was has begun nj Pueblo on exten-
siye improvements which are estimated
to cost $4,000. TO be made at Lake
Minncqua by the MinncIua Townsite
Company. The changes include the
building of handsome pavilion and n
small thenter. which will be operated
during the summer.
Congressman BELL hns nsked the post
nffIpn damn mont II rlItnl fraa 1aliy.
cry system nt Montrose, where II IL pro
posed to establish n route twenty-five
miles In length and the first assistant
postmaster general has promised to or
der an examiner from kansas for the
purpose of reporting on the project.
A one and n third fare for n round I
trip is the rate the roads have given
for Colorado people who desire to at.