The state herald., 1902-04-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.


sentative 0arcin Of ConcJos county.
died Mt her home near Concios April
10th OF dropsy.
The Fort Collins Electric Company
has ordered new machinery for its
plant, and after May 1st Will give
night and day service.
The cornerstone OF the new temple
of the First Church of Christ. Scien-
fist, was laid In Denver April 10th. 1t
will be n large building of beautiful
architectural design.
A flower festival will he held in the
City Park, Denver, May LIST to 4th, In
elusive. There viii be n tent 50x200
feet long. A Alaypolc festival will be
held on the opening day.
The new home of the Denver orphan
age was dedicated by very stylish
ball on the night of April 10th. Gov
ernor and Mrs. Orman were present
and helped receive the GOO people who
attended.
A picture by the late Harvey Young,
of Colorado Springs, has been placed
in the Corcoran art gallery at wash
ington. This Is deserved recognition
of his ability by the highest authority
in America.
About 100 citizens met at the opera
house In Alamosa TO organize n COM
pany to build and operate an electric
light plant. A plant to cost $4,000
with capacity of 1000 incnndescent
and fifty are lights will be built.
The presbytery of Pueblo, which has
just closed Its session at Florence,
elected Rev. DIR. Coltman of la Junta
commissioner to the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church, which
meets in New York city on May 18th.
The highest temperature ever record
ed In Denver or Colorado was 100; the
lowest, 20 below in Denver. and about
IS out in the state. These figures come
from some new government maps just
received by the weather bureau In Den
YER
The Elks' Lodge at Pueblo has Sc
lected site for its building, which will
be erected at the northeast corner of
Fifth and Court streets, at cost OF
$4,000. Plans will be drawn at once.
A large part of the money necessary Is
already in hand.
The glee and mandolin clubs of the
State university returned to Boulder
April 1lth, after more than two weeks
spent in n tour of the state. They left
Boulder March 10Th and covered a to-
tai of 1,G63 miles. stopping at every
town of Importance on the route.
The Girls Friendly Club at Denver
is the beneficiary of $4,000 from Mrs.
\ IhAt I nxx.-
THAN, at one time wealthy mining
man at Leadvillc. The money will be
used to build n permanent home as an
auxiliary to the City Temple work of
Dean Peck.
Mayor Wright of Denver has appoint
ed Mrs. ]. i. Camplon. Mrs. j. X. Null
len, Mrs. Bertha Butler. Mrs. IZetta
George, Rev. j. ii. 1Ioughton, Q. 5.
Morey. o. S. Storrs and Clarence Ston-
aker delegates to the national confer
ence of charities and corrections at
Detroit May 2sth 10 June 3d.
At Pueblo April OH a. G. st. Clair
was sentenced by Judge Voorhees, TO
not less than seven nor more than ten
years In the penteniary, and c. =. Dun
can was given from three TO five years.
both for their part In II conspiracy
90 utter n large amount of forged pay
checks of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
Among the curiosities that Larimcr
county hopes TO take TO 81. Louis Is n,
section OF the slNty-foot vein of coal
that has been discovered In that coun.
ty. II Is the intention TO cut through
this vein and to remove cross section
OF ID In pieces which will be set up In
St Louis, showing both the character
of the coal and also the wonderful
thickness.
A gold bar weighing l.9I ounces has
reached Mayor Wright of Denver from
Thomas Walsh's famous Camp Bird
mine. TO De used In making n badge
promised by the owner OF the mine to
be worn on the occasion of the launch
ing OF the cruiser Denver. The bar Is
similar TO that presented by Mr.. Walsh
for gold badge for Miss Roberta
Wright, sponsor for the vessel.
A Cheyenne correspondent says that
the men OF Ladore. n little town In the
northern part OF Routt county, Colora.
do. are sending communications 10 Wy
effect that Ladorc needs women. There
are now ten men TO one woman In the
town and surrounding country. and
half n hundred mnrringcable young wo-
men can make n ten-strlkc by settling
there. Girls raised In the country are
desired.
The Colorado Springs correspondent
OF the Denvcrs News snys: "a syndi-
cate OF capitalists whose agents nrc
now In this city il qnlcily engaged IN
buying up all the available farm land
between Colorado Springs and Monn.
mcnt, with the Intention of turning the
surrounding region into nn Immense su.
gnr beet plantation comprising approx.
lmntcly 1900 acres. This Information
was given by one who ls assisting In
conducting the negotiations, and may
be considered as reliable"
President Kcblcr OF the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company returned to
Denver few days ngo from nm In.
spcciion trip OF two weeks over III.
Crystal River properties OF the com.
pnny, the holdings In the western part
Of the state nnd the plant nj Pueblo.
He said ihnt The outlook WINS very
bright and business conditions entirely
satisfactory. The new additions TO the
plant nj Pueblo hnv. so far progressed
that tho company VIII be turning out
wire by July. and nails In addition, by
the early fall.
A u,i,t nv.r vrater rItshts ihnt has