The state herald., 1902-07-04
COLORADO BRIEFS.

to Judge Junius Henderson 100 British
fossils for the State University mu-
scum at Boulder.
AT Leadville on June 2Sth nearly six
inches of snow fell between and 8
p. M, and tourists from the East
greatly enjoyed throwing snow balls.
Curator Ferril Of the State Museum
at Denver declares that cats are re-
sponsible for the killing of thousands
| of song birds. He would like to see
a tax ON cats to reduce the number.
1t is reported at Cripple Greek in
connection with the announcement of
settlement of the rate war, that the
passenger traffic will be thrown. MS far
as possible to the Short Line, the Mid
land taking the freight
Col. j. II. Nicholson. cashier of the
National State Bank of Boulder, died
at San Diego, California, ON June 23d,
of heart failure brought on by the grip.
fIe had been in California, with his
family, for about two weeks.
At the eighth annual banquet of the
alumni of the State School of Mines,
held at the Albany hotel in Denver,
DIR. Regis Chauvcnet, retiring presi-
dent of the institution, was presented
with a magnificent loving cup.
A company has been organized at
Greeley, known as the Greeley Auto
mobile Company to manufacture au-
tomoblles, with Il. NJ. Miller as presl-
dent and general manager. The fac
tory will be located in East Greeley
A Madison dispatch says that Il. p.
Sandsten, a former Colorado student,
who helped to pay his way through
college by running market gardens,
has been elected assistant professor
of horticulture in the University of
Wisconsin.
ON II 1,O00-acre beet farm five niles
southwest of Alamosa. three seven-inch
artcsian wells have been sunk and a
contract let for ten more wells the
same size. An ample flow of water
from each well is obtained and large
yield of sugar bects Is assured.
\ recent meeting of Colorado Philip
pine veterans in Denver adopted reso-
lutions derOuncine Brigader General
John c. Chase, y. q. c., in violent Ian
guage because OF his alleged character
ization OF the First Colorado volup-
teers as "howling mob
The Glenwood Springs annual bicycle
road race will take place on Sunday,
July 9th. The race win he over the
twenty course from Basalt to
Glenwood. Last year John Beard of
Fruita covered the distance in l:lG:a0,
which is the best record ever made ON
tina troad.
a few days ago mountain sheep
ran into the barbed wire fence N the
homestead of John Jones at Mary's
lake. in Estes park, and became so en-
tangled that it killed itself In trying to
get loose. The animal was an old
ram, one of its horns being thirty-six
Inches long,
The cattlemen Of Routt county have
held meetings and decided to levy a
tax Of 3 cents per head on all stock on
the range In order 10 raise bounty
FUND. $50 being the price for each wolf
scalp. Wolves have been numerous
this spring and have killed many
calves.
The Railway Age credits Colorado
with f0rty-cight and one-half miles Of
railroad track laid this year up 10
the first Of June. New track was laid
by four different lines. The Denver X
Northwestern promises 10 figure large
ly in the railroad building OF the next
twelve months.
The Senate has passed Senator Tel
ler's bill To grant certain lands To the
South Platte Canal and Reservoir Com.
pany for use for the purposes OF WA
ter storage and supply OF its water
works. The lands granted are all
and aggregate 1850 acres.
Sontora Doettla. an Italian. shot and
killed Emil Carmina between Weston
and Torres in Las Animas county ON
June Goth. Afterward he killed an
other man with a knife In order to cs-
cape. The crime was ON account OF
the recent marriage OF Carmina to
woman who had refused Docttln.
Fifiy-one homeseckers from Nebras-
Ia have been examining the country
around Alamosa. 5. 7. Amber. man
agcr of the Southern Colorado Land
Company. says that over 800 families
living In Nebraska are anxious TO To-
cate In the san Luis valley II beet
sugar factory c'in be assured them.
The Pueblo City Council has passed
an ordnance granting the Pueblo Trac.
tlon and Lighting Company certain
street franchises which II is expected
win be Immediately followed by the
construction of an electric line on
South Santa fe avenue Ia the smelters
aud steel works md ON North Main
streci-to Mineral Palace park.
At Crcede on June 9th Henry $.
Jones. a pioneer miner 0f Creede camp
whose wife aud baby reside Ia Denver
fell fncm the top OF the Happy
Thought skip 10 the eighth h'vel. q dis
lance OF NO feet. The fall killed him
Instantly. and mnngled and bruised his
bead beyond recognition. Jones fell
through The bottom OF self-dumping
skip.
4 Fort Collins dispatch OF June 18th
la the Denver Republican says: The
rainfall rcorded here since 2..lO o'clock
yesterday afternoon is one and one.
| half inches. \ number OF farms In
ihe Box Elder district east Of here and
In she llulhuri country were hail
swcpi. Tile wheat. oats and barley
crop l,.ing almost entirely destroyed.
Most OF ihc alfalfa had been cut aud
thus was saved. Greeley canal No. .
WINS oiii OF IL banks aud OnO ~ Me.
Uni y Bakers spring lambs were
drowned Ia the Hood.
The First National Hank II Denver
of which u. II. Muffni IL president
hns b-.'n authorized TO double It's pres
rnt capitalization. The hank II now
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