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

The postofiice at Augusta. Custer
county, has been discontinued. Mail
| now goes to Beulah.
The National Irrigation Congress
will meet this year at Colorado Springs
ON August 11th, 18th, 18th and 14th.
Denver means to keep ahead on pop
ulation. Within the past few weeks
five pairs of twins have been born in
South Denver.
| The directors of the Denver Athletic
Club of Denver, at n recent meeting,
decided that no more fights shall be
| given at the club.
| The fund that is being raised in
Denver to buy presents for the cruiser
Denver has reached $2,SGO. The
| amount wanted is $4,000
The oil excitement in Boulder coun-
ty and throughout the state has caused
unusual activity at the federal land Of
flee, through the contests over home
steads.
| The Civil Service Commission an
nounces n special examination to be
held in Durango April 23rd, for the
positions of clerk and carrier in the
Durango postofiice.
President Baker of the University of
Colorado left Boulder March 2ith for
| oHlO, ~ 'itltltl iihPoi'
ant educational meeting He will
| visit other eastern cities on matters
connected with the university.
The Colorado & Southern will build
a handsome club house this spring for
the use of its employees in Denver. 1t
will have reading room, bath room,
lecture hall, lunch room, kitchen, etc,
and will be free to all employees.
W. S. Martin, general superintendent
of the Denver Il Rio Grande railroad,
| has resigned. 1t is said that f. w.
| Egan, superintendent of the western
division of the Grand Trunk, with
headquarters at Detroit, Michigan, will
succeed Mr.. Martin.
AT meeting of the directors of the
Pueblo State Fair Association, Charles
Galloway was elected president to sue
ceed Paul Wilson, resigned. Mr.. Gal
loway is newspaper man, having
been for many years connected with
the Pueblo Chieftain.
| A Grand Encampment, Wyo., dis
patch says that two miners. Henderson
and Morey, quarrelcd at Pearl, Colo
RADIO, Il few days ago. and henderson
shot Morey. The ball entered the thigh
and was extracted from the groin.
Morey is ON the road to recovery.
AHtIeW NulutSlt llsiS Ii'ihiH't
100000 to erect library building in
Denver on conditions as to site and
continuance that are practically al
ready fulfilled. William l.. Palm.
Denver lawyer, alone and unaided. in
terested Mr.. Carnegie and secured his
AID.
Harvey A. Carr, Il graduate student
at the state university. has just re-
ceived notice of his appointment 10
fellowship in education in Chicago
University, in the department which is
presided over by the noted DR.. Mel
vile Dewey. The fellowship pays
$500 n year.
The amended worlds fair bill. intro
duccd by Representative Martin of
Pueblo has been signed by Governor
Orman. The bill appropriates $4,000
for the use of the Colorado commission
for an exhibit at ST. Louis. of that
sum $50. 900 is available this year and
$4,000 in 1908.
SiNty-three convalesCent soldiers
from the Philippines arrived AT Fort
Logan. near Denver, March 25th, be
ing assigned quarters in the artillery
barracks. which has been made a
temporary hospital. They could not
be provided for in San Francisco, as
the Preside is overcrowded.
DR.. William Sparks, an old Civil
War veteran, was brought TO st. Vim
cents hospital at Santa Fe, recently,
with his left hand crushed. 1t was
necessary to amputate his arm near
the elbow. Sparks had been injured in
Hesch's saw mill on the upper Pecos,
near which he has n ranch home.
Jerry Simpson, the Kansas states
man. passed through Denver few
days since and was interviewed by the
reporters. He has invested in Il cattle
ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, and
poses as Il full-hedged cattle man. He
goes so far rs to strongly oppose the
proposed bill TO tax oleomarsarine.
An application has been presented TO
the Pueblo City Council by the Pueblo
Inter Urban Railway and Power Com
pany for a franchise to establish
street railway and interurban electric
railway system. The plan is the great
est undertaking proposed in Pueblo in
years. and involves the expenditure of
$1.000,00O.
Il. w. Woodbury. of the board of
trustees of the Denver Public Library
has gone TO New York. where he will
interview Andrew Carnegie regarding
the steel kings Offer of Il library build
ing for Denver. He is hopeful of so
arranging the proposition that there
will be left no grounds for dispute
among Denver people.
+. y. Olson, merchant tailor of Tel
luride. who was accidentally shot in
the Western Union Telegraph office
about year ago, has instituted suit
against the company for $1,000 dam
ages y revolver kept on shelf was
accidentally knocked of by Mr.. Olson
and discharged, the ball lnjuripg him
so severely that he may never fully re
cover.