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

| The county convention of the Ell
| Paso Sunday School Association will
be held In Colorado Springs May 9Th
and 9th.
| Fifty unclaimed bicycles are at tire
police station In Denver awaiting own
ers. Nine bicycles We're reported stolen
| in one day recently.
The Fort Collins Electric Company
has ordered new machinery for its
| plant. and after May list Will give n
night and day service.
The publishers of the new city di.
rectory estimate the population of Den
yer at 15T.093. which is Il g;un of 23.,
234 over that shown by the census OF
1900.
A crowd of students of. the Univers-
tty of Denver had II "night-shirt pa
rade" n few nights since. Presumably
they had heavier garments underneath
their robes de-nuit.
The cornerstone of the new temple
| of the First Church of Christ. Scien-
fist. was laid in Denver April 10Th. 1t
will be Il large building of beautiful
architectural design.
a flower festival will be held in the
City Park, Denver May 1st to 4th. in
elusive. There will be IL tent oOX2OO
iNtl lphS. a may poiC iSS'iNui W i'A ~
held on the opening day.
1t is officially announced that the
Broadmoor Casino and hotel at Colo
RADIO Springs will open for the season
on June 10Th. the concerts at the Ca
sino to begin one week later.
The new home of the Denver orphan
age was dedicated by IL very stylish
ball OH the night of April 10th. Gov
ernor and Mrs. Orman We're present
and helped receive the 600 people who
attended.
A picture by the late Harvey Young.
of Colorado Springs. has been placed
in the Corcoran art gallery ut wash
ington. This is deserved recognition
of his ability by the highest authority
in America.
The highest temperature ever record
ed in Denver or Colorado was 1Oo; the
lowest, ~ below in Denver, and about
3S 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 IL site for its building, which VIII
be erected ut the northeast corner or
Fifth and Court streets. nj cost OF
$4,000. Plans will be drawn at once.
A large part of the money necessary is
already in hand.
The new canal near Fowler, which
was recently placed in the hands OF II
receiver. is being repaired and extend
ed and put in order for the spring how
of water This canal irrigates dis
trict lying several miles south OF
Fowler. where Irish potatoes were
r,,lI In.
The contract for grading the extern
sion of the Denver Il Northwestern
railroad from Arvadn to Coal Creek
has been let to De Remer X Olson.
Active work was contracted to begin
April 9th and the entire ten miles are
to be ready for steel within sixty
days.
James l.. Smith. lneman in the
employ of the Colorado Springs Elec-
trio Company. fell from the top of
pole in the rear of T30 West Cucharas
street April Tth and sustained injuries
which may prove fatal. Smith was a
well known football player of Colorado
Springs several years ago.
Florence citizens are working for n
free delivery system. The receipts OF
the postotfice during the fiscal year eX-
ceeded $4,000. the minimum required
for the establishment of the service.
Steps will ut once be taken to number
all streets and houses, this being neces-
snry before the service can be estab-
lished.
At Pueblo April 9th a. C. st. Clair
WIS sentenced by Judge VOORHEES, to
not less than seven nor more than ten
years in the penitentary. and e. 5. Dun
can was given from three TO five years,
both for their part in conspiracy
10 utter n large amount of forged pay
checks of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
Judge Green at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
has overruled the motion for new
trial in the Doyle-Burns mining suit.
Judge Green also announced that he
had instructed attorneys to prepare pa
pers for filing Judgment of the S446.-
600 He at the same time will reiuse
II petition for an additional Judgment
of $43S, 900 prayed for by Doyle.
The call for the annual convention
at Trinidad of the Colorado State Fed
Grafton of Labor. June 9th has been is
sued by President II. Il. Garman and
Secretary =. J. Devault. President
Garman terms Trinidad and southern
Colorado the ''hotbeds of the enemy's
country and says the delegates must
spend their time combating the cor
porations who are fighting unions and
in organizing men in and around 1'rini-
day.
A circular has been issued over the
signature of A. j. Michener of st
Louis announcing the national conven-
ton of letter carriers, at Denver. Aug