The Springfield herald., 1902-05-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.


ranced to the presidential grade.
The postotiice at Barela Las Anmas
county, has been re-estahlished with S.
III. Benton as postmaster.
April receipts of the Pueblo post
office show an increase of thirty-one per
cent. over April of last year.
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
The new chapel in the State Peniten-
tiary ut Canon City was rededicated
Sunday, April 2Tth. Rev. Thomas ID.
uZzell of Denver was the principal
speaker.
The fund to pay for presents to the
cruiser Denver has reached S4,O3O. The
Daughters of the American Revolution
will present the cruiser with silver
pitcher.
The faculty of the State Normal
School at Greeley decided that out Of
the senior class of seventy members
siXty-eisht are entitled to graduation
from the institution June LIST.
There were nine contestants at the
annual contest of the Interstate Ora
tOrical Association, held in st. Paul,
Minnesota, May I'd. Loring ID. Beck
with of Denver was awarded fourth
rank by the judges.
Mrs. Martha a. Shute secretary of
the Board of Agriculture, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the horticul-
tural display ut the state fair in Pu-
eblo. The premium fund for this dis
play has been increased this year from
800 to 5000.
The executive board of the Western
ti,u Of ,,-in I'm,
yer ON May 22nd for prolonged ses-
sion. The convention does not open
until May 26th. President Boyce an
ticipates the largest convention i'll the
history of the organization.
Chancellor Buchtel of the University
of Denver announces that lie has Sc
cured pledges for 100000 of the
amount needed to place the institution
free from debt. Only 100000 remains
TO be raised and the prospect of getting
that soon is very encouraging.
Bishop Henry w. Warren has tele-
graphcd from Chattanooga, Tennessee,
announcing the conferences over which
he will preside this summer as follows:
Wyoming, August 9TH; Utah, August
14th; 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 n fine one, and
is not rented for less than $50 II night
The city of Boulder owns its own
water works. which cost about $220,O00,
and Is receiving enough for water TO
pay off its indebtedness at the rate
of $4,000 year. Boulder's municipal
affairs are operated on an S-mill rate,
inclusive of provisions for its 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 stnre
have the fruit trees been as heavily
laden with blossoms rs they are this
spring. lie predicts Il crop never be-
fore equnled in his section of Colorado.
A one and IL third fare for II round
trip is the rate the roads have given
for Colorado people who desire to at
tend the twenty-ninth annual mectin.
of the national conference of charities
and correction which will convene in
Detroit, Michigan, the evening of We'd
nesday, May 2Sth, ut the Central
Methodist Church.
\. S. Hockett. chairman of the beet
sugar organization of Mosca, has re-
ceived a shipment of 3.S6O pounds of
sugar beet seed from the Rocky Ford
factory, and POO acres i'll and around
Mosca is rapidly being seeded to sugar
beets under the direction of f. +. Meh
ring, agriculturist for the American
Sugar Company.
Five mules We're imprisoned behind Il |
cave-in in a tunnel of the Haywood |
mine. at Lafayette and Secretary |
whitehead of the Humane Society no
titled the mine managers to rescue |
them ut once. Mr.. Whitehead received |
word that the mules had been impris |
oned for three days. a miner crawled |
in and gave them some feed, but could |
not take water or get them out.
Thomas Holland, state superintend-
ent of fish hatcherics. has just trans
ferred 100000 rainbow trout eggs from
the Gunnison hatchery to the Denver
hatchery, where there are now almost
100000 eggs. Mr. Holland says the
Gunnison hatchery is filed with eggs
and that this spring the fish and game
office will have more spawn for lakes
and streams than for several years
past.
There is Il movement on foot to pave
Colorado avenue from Colorado
Springs 10 Manitou, prominent citizens
of both towns taking the lead in the
matter. a bicycle path on either side
is talked of, and altogether the project
seems certain of unanimous support.
The city and county will each be asked
to contribute toward the enterprise, as
well as the towns of Colorado City and
Manitou.