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


Roosevelt next summer.
April receipts of the Pueblo post
; office show an Increase of thirty-one per
cent over April. of last year.
new company at Grand Junction
Will erect an extensive plant for the
manufacture and storage of ice.
The railroads will grant one rate for
the round trip to the Mountain and
Plain Festival at Denver next fall.
James NJ Duysdale of Denver has
! been appointed fourth assistant exam
iner in the pension office, ut salary of
| Sl,2OO per annum.
| Mrs. Grenfell. state superintendent.
addressed a very successful meeting of
the Clear Creek Valley Teachers Asso-
| citation at Idaho Springs April 26th.
a new state fish hatchery is to be
established at Steamboat Springs.
| There are already three in the state
at Denver, Durango and Gunn!Son.
The new chapel in the State Peniten-
| tiary at Canon City was rededicated
Sunday, April 9th. Rev. Thomas D..
| uZzell of Denver was the principal
| speaker.
Managers of the ChautauQua asso-
ciation at Boulder report highly IA
vorable outlook and the Glen Park peo-
pie expect a larger attendance than
ever before.
j. w Develine of Boulder celebrated
his nnetieth birthday May 1st and
was presented with "A handsome ana
costly Masonic charm by lis brethren
of the fraternity. A
The census of School District No. .
in Larimer county, including Loveland,
shows 1,1I5 pupils of school age and
places the district in the first class ac-
cording to the provisions of the state
law.
Ground was broken April 25th for
the new 100000 city hall ut Colorado
Springs. The building will be con-
structed of Colorado Trinidad sand
stone and is to be completed during the
year.
The controversy between the Pueblo
county commissioners and the Denver
" Rio Grande company has been set
tied and the railroad will be granted
franchise 10 lay its tracks to the new
zinc smelter over n route agreed upon.
Eric Johnson fell eighty feet down Il
raise in the Camp Bird mine at Ouray
and although he carried with him i'll
the fall n drilling machine. no bones
We're broken or internal injuries sus-
tained. and he will recover soon from
his bruises.
Charles w Caryl has added to his
first donation of thirty acres to the
brotherhood of Light Society fifty
more acres adjoining the first tract,
south of University Park on University
avenue. south of Denver. The organiz-
alton was formed 10 provide a home for
waits.
Captain Lennon, superintendent at
Teller Institute. Grand Junction, has
received word from Washington that
acetylene gas will be the system of
lighting the building and grounds
at the Indian schools in the future and
that the government will supply the
plant ut once.
w. S Stratton is rapidly completing
the attractions of Cheyenne park. at
Colorado Springs. which he will shortly
throw open for the use of the public.
One thousand new benches, each ac-
commodating four people, Will be in
stalled. while innumerable swings will
attract the children.
Mayor Robinson of Colorado Springs
has received letter from jacob Eils
of New York expressing his willing
ness TO address the Chautauqua meet
ing at the Springs this summer. Pres
ident Roosevelt appointed Mr.. Rils to
an important position in the Danish
islands, which he declined.
a whirlwnd at Cripple Creek April
9th unrOofeG the grand stand at IN
ion park and damaged that structure
to the amount of SiOo. The park WIZ
not in use and the stand was unoccu-
pied. One huge section of the roof
was carried fully 200 feet in tie air
and landed 100 yards or more away
from the building.
The Denver weather bureau report
showed an excess of Sevcuty-siN de
grees temperature for the n,omth OF
April and an accumulated excess of
20S degrees since the first OF the year
The total precipitation for the month
was 0.60 of an inch, or LA below nor1
NAL, and since January list it amount
ed 10 LIS inches, or 2.30 inches below
normal.
At Pemberton, about fifteen miles
north of Woodland Park, Lee Elliott.
Il miner working for the Ohio Mining
Company. was found dead about 200
yards from the shaft. which he had
been working alone. | is supposed
that he met death from an explosion
caused by missed shot, after which
he managed to crawl to a water hole
200 yards away
County Attorney Howe of San Mi
guel county has been instructed by
the county commissioners TO brin. suit
against former County Clerk Harry J.. |
Servis and his bondsmen to recover
funds alleged to, be due the county.
The commissioners claim that Servis
appropriated the county funds 10 his
own use. The shortage is not believed
to be large. Mr.. Servts is in Denver.