The state herald., 1902-09-05
COLORADO BRIEFS.

icy nave greatly Denehtcu tlc Deet uho
potato crops.
Duck hunters from Denver and Other
large towns can now be found at abou,
every lake in the state.
The Arapahoe county Democratic
convention Is called to meet In Denver
September 6th.
Andrew Peterson was killed by a
falling bucket while excavatins for the
new brass works ut Boulder August
2Gth.
A party of Rio Grande engineers are
| making new survey for the line OF
that road between Palmer Lake and
Monument.
1t is stated In Denver that ex-Presi-
dent Edward Boyce of the Miners fed
GRAFTON will make Denver his perma-
nent home.
The Pueblo county mandamus case
to compel n reduction in the number
of county commissioners will be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court.
The new Baptist church building at
Fowler was dedicated August 24th In
the presence of n large congregation.
The sum of S700 was pledged to cover
all Indebtedness.
The people of Arvada, which is now
connected with Denver by trolley
line, are taking steps for Incorporating
the town. One of the first things will
be careful census of the population.
The Denver papers are predicting n
great scarcity of Colorado hay next
winter, but they expect that enough
Kansas and Nebraska hay will be
brought in to keep the price within
bounds.
The Weld County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION met at Greeley August 18th
and Goth with an attendance of seven
ty-five delegates. Addresses We're made
by large number of prominent Sun
day school workers.
Frederick C. Bonfls, editor of the
Denver Post. has petltioned the City
Council of Guthrie, Oklahoma, for a
franchise to establish a S1o0,OO0 cleo
tric and gas plant, including an cleo
trio railway system.
Colorado College at Colorado Springs
and the University of Denver at Den
yer both expect to open September 10th
with the largest attendance in their
history. At Colorado College more
that $1,000 has been expended in
ground improvements.
The Methodist conference at Cen
tral City declined to accept the gift Of
Henry Cole which to be known as the
Peniel trust Mr.. and Mrs. Cole are
in litigation over the property and the
church was unwilling to become in
yolved in family feud.
During the performance Of the Gen
try animal show at Trinidad big hail
storm came near breaking down the
great tent on the heads of an immense
audience The threatened disaster
was prevented by cutting the canvas
and letting the hail out
Ernest Thompson-Seton the writer
of animal stories, will arrive In this
state soon for a six weeks hunting
trip. He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Thompson-Scton and Mr.. and MRS. w.
L. B. Bemis of New York. both OF
whom are enthusiastic hunters.
The answer OF the Rocky Mountain
News Printing Company, In the suit
filed against them by the Arapahoc
county commissioners for alleged over
charges on a printing contract several
years ago, Is short and sarcastic. II
valves all technicalltles and courts in
vestigation.
AT ouray, August Goth. Judge Ste
vens In chambers heard petition for
an injunction from citizens OF Grand
Junction asking that the school board
be restrained from selling bonds issued
for building new school houses. The
petition was denied. District Attorney
McMullln and Attorney Caswell repre-
sented the board.
Figures compiled from the new Pu-
eblo directory, now In press. show that
the city has gained twenty per cent. In
population during the past year. There
are -, iJI names In the new directory,
as compared with 10. Isl In the 1901 dl.
Iectory. on the basis Of two and one
half population for each name In the
directory, Pueblo has population oil
81 $50. as against 1885 at this time
last year, an Increase OF 20.Tl per cent.
The Boulder correspondent OF the
Denver Republican says that the mem
ory OF the oldest inhabltnnt OF Boulder
county does not recall time when the
snow on the mountains was as scarce
as IL Is now. AT the headwaters OF the
various branches OF Boulder creek
heretofore large beds OF snow have
lasted all summer, but this year they
have dwlndled Into small ones, and
where there are usually small beds by
the hundreds In the latter part OF Au.
gust, there In now no snow at all.
There Will be two Peoples Party
conventions IN the First congressional
district The committee OF which Ste
phen II. Pratt Is chairman and Mrs. J.
NJ. Callahan secretary has issued Its
call for convention TO be held Sep.
tembcr 9th at noon. at room No. 3iT
Klttredgc building. Denver. The other
committee. which has It's headquarters
In the Railroad building, In Denver.
with +. u. Taylor. chairman, aud II.
ii. Moore. secretary, calls It's congress.
sional convention for September iith
at . y. m, at Boulder.
State Game Commissioner Harris re
Gently received the report Of the prod.
net OF trout fry for the Durango fsh
hatchery. The report shows thnt
about 100000 fish fry have been dis.
trlbuted over the state. This In the
hatchery that went dry last winter bs.
cause OF the dronth, and the number OF
Ilsh since hntched out ls the more re.
markablc on that account. Mr.. Harris
said he Ind applications for 1000 900
fsh which hc would not bc able to MI.
lie purposes TO send out $1,000 moro
nsh from the Durango hatchery.
-Four men have been arrested ana