The Meeker herald., 1902-07-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Grasshoppers have been doing con-
siderable damage In Otero county.
The Chautaqua assemblies at Boul-
der and Glen Park boast of large
attehdance and much interest.
! The danger Of . serious water fam
ine at Victor has been greatly re-
duced by the recent heavy rains.
The open season for dove shooting
began July 18th. The season for deer
and other large game, as well as
grouse, win open August 18th.
The cowboys were SO insistent that
the Mountain and Plain festival COM
mittee were compelled to arrange for
rough rider tournament at Denver next
fall.
Since the danger Of water famine
has become imminent In Denver, the
Denver Dairy Association has raised
the price Of milk to 81 for fourteen
.Quarf%
A cotpty convention of the Arapa-
hoe InShstrial League. to further
seAe9e. = Institutional amendments, will
in Denver on the third Sun
(, september.
rains were reported from a
section of both the Arkansas and
,e valleys on the 18th instant. The
i Luis valley also came in for
ybfetty good drenching.
Oil has been struck by the Columbia
Crude OIL Company south Of Florence
at . depth Of 1900 feet. The well IL
near those of the Florence Consolidated
and Keystone companies.
At Colorado Springs a few days
ago, 1000 tickets were received from
tourists in one day by the Western
Passenger Association. This breaks
the record for tenderfoot arrivals.
It il reported that the Denver Horse
Show Association, which Is planning
for q big exhibition in September, will
try to consolidate its show with the
rough riders tournament to be given
by the Mountain and Plain committee.
In the Western League Of eight cit
les the Denver baseball team on July
21st stood third, while the Colorado
Springs team held sixth place, having
won thirty-three games and lost forty
one. All the teams are playing ball"
The Leadville Lodge of Elks has let
the contract for rebuilding and enlarg-
ing the old Tabor opera house of Lead
vile. Thirty thousand dollars will be
expended making 1t one Of the pref
test places Of amusement In the state.
An artificial waterfall, calculated to
initiate q natural one as closely as
possible, ID planned for North Chey-
enne Canon at Colorado Springs. The
idea originated with ]. p. Brown OF
the National Arboriculture AssOcia-
ton.
The cornerstone of the new city hall
at Colorado Springs will be laid on
Monday, August 18th, the ceremonies
being conducted by the Order Of Elks,
who have appointed 1. N. Stevens ora
tor Of the day. Mayor Robinson Will
also make an address.
The first annual meeting Of the Colo
RADIO Condensed Milk Company at Fort
Lupton was held July 14th. The reports
Of the Officers showed m excellent
financial condition and considerable
net earning for the four months since
the planb9egan operation. -
AT 4 beeting Of the State Fair direc-
Pueblo 1t was decided to hold
an excursion OF business men down the
valley about the middle of August. The
Idea Ia to advertise the State Fair
throughout the valley and to give Pu-
ebio business men an opportunity 10
visit the valley towns and to meet the
business men in the surrounding cities.
The Denver Mountain and Plains
committee in charge Of the Rough
Riders tournament for the worids
championship belt has been selected
as follows: John NJ. Kuykendaii, W.
H. Stewart, C. NJ. Day, Charles II.
Reynolds and Charles r. Ward. me
plan committee is as follows: Z. NJ.
oil
xer, G, F.. Wilson. o. p. Baur.
The town council of Fowler has
granted to the Crystal Springs Pipe
and Water Company twenty-year
franchise to supply the town with
water. The company owns the
springs among the hills two miies
north Of the town. According to the
terms Of the franchise work must be
gin ON the construction of the pipe
line within sixty days after the maj
passage Of the ordinance.
The people of Denver are very much
alarmed over the prospect of n water
famine. Sprinkling of lawns has Deen
restricted by the Water company TO
two hours a day and may be entirely
stopped. in which case much trouble
II Ukelv to ensue. President Chees-
man saws consumers have been using
55,OOO,OOO gallons day, and that D.
100000 of this can be saved: On the
other hand, it is alleged that there
IL a great waste of water from leak
scfnroNgh defective pipes.
The Taylor Park Railway Company
has flled In the land office at Gunnison
a Mat of the route for its new road
through Taylor Park, as approved by
he directors meeting In Boston on
Z. TuIy gth. The route traverses the park
early the entire distance and crosses
QEhe range at Pearl Pass, at the head
the river. Then 1t follows down
Castle creek to Aspen. A branch route
% Gunnison down Lottes creek was
'AeSed also. Work on the new road IL