The Meeker herald., 1902-10-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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hold its national convention in Dem
yer next year. !.
President James H. Baker of the
University OF Colorado. returned from
Europe on the 8th instant.
Colorado labor organizations are
sending large sums of money to Penn
sylvania to aid the strikers.
Mrs. George Baldesarri. an Italian
resident of Silverton, was crushed to
death October 9th by the overturning
of load of baled hay.
Adjutant General Gardner says the
Colorado troops that attended the
army maneuvers In Kansas will b
benefited by the experience.
The George w. Cook Drum Corps
from the Centennial State were very
much in evidence at the national en-
campment Of the G. A. X. in Washing
ton.
The county commissioners of Gun
nison county have submitted the Ques-
ton of county high school to the
people OF the county to vote on next
month.
Mrs. G. H. Stoiber of Silverton has
taken out a nonresident hunters IL
cense in Montana, being the first wom-
an to whom such license has been
granted.
The Baptist convention. which meets
in Denver October Goth. will be in SEES
sion for three days. Among the things
to be considered are the plans Tor the
Woman's College at Denver.
Grand county has its first bank. 1t
is called the Bank of Grand County and
was opened for business October LIST
at Sulphur Springs. County Judge
J. T. Wills Is president and Frank N.
Briggs is cashier.
Hazel cottage. the handsomest
cottage on the Boulder Chautauqua
grounds. was destroyed by fire Octo-
Der 9th. The cottage cost upward OF
$4,000. and was the property OF John
Duncan of Boulder.
The town OF Colorado City will pur-
chase for the sum of $1,000 water
right No. of the Findley ranch on
Fountain creek and will construct
water system Of its own, II present
plans do not miscarry.
Prominent business men of Colorado
Springs will confer with Chief Hydro
grapher F. A. Newell relative to the
construction OF a reservoir on site
seven miles south Of the city. to store
the flood waters of the Fountain.
The annual state horticultural con-
vention will be held November 10. 20
and q at the rooms of the state hor-
ticultural board in the capitol build
ing at Denver. Arrangements are be-
ing made for horticultural exhibit.
The University of California, after
careful Investigation, will give full
credit to students for diplomas in the
following Colorado schools: North
Side high school, East Denver high
school and West Side high school OF
Denver; Pueblo high school. Pueblo.
At it's meeting in Fort Collins Octo-
Der 9Th, the Northern Colorado Lum-
bermen's Association elected the fol-
lowing officers: President. Senator w.
L. Clayton of Greeley; vice president.
Lambert Sternberg of Boulder, secre-
tary and treasurer, L. r. Haywood OF
Loveland.
Game Commissioner Harris has so
far recovered from the wound received
in his late encounter with Utes that
he has left his office in Denver and
temporarily taken up his quarters at
his ranch near Golden. 1t may take
some time for the wound to become
entirely healed.
Mrs. Mary E. Barry, sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary for
stealing house at Victor and moving
1t to Cripple Creek. and who was re-
leased from the penitentiary under
writ of supersedeas and granted new
trial, has been acquitted by Jury In
the District Court at Cripple Creek.
At an election held in Sterling, Oc-l
tober 18th, the taxpayers voted almost
unanimously In favor of waterworks
system, and as q result bonds amount
ing to $63 900 will be issued for that,
purpose. A reservoir OF half mil
lion gallons capacity will be built at
Springdale Springs, five miles from the.
town.
The site for the new postofiice in Lal
Juuta has been selected by the depart
ment in Washington. The property be-
longing 70 ]. H. Simington was select
ed. The owner will erect a building.
and lease 1t to the government for a.
term of years at a stipulated sum. This,
is expected to locate the postoffice per-
manently for at least ten years.
The annual convention of the United
Mine Workers of America for Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, New Mexico. at it's
session in Colorado Springs. elected
the following officers: William How,
ellis, Coal Creek, president; William
McAllister. Lafayette, vice president; (,
John Simpson, Aguilar. secretary; I
William Price. Palisades. executive!
board member.
Charles B. Prior of Loveland, presi-'
dent of the Prior Coal. Oil and Gas,
Company, has a large quantity Of coal
samples from the company's mine inI
Morgan county. He reports q shaft
down eighty-five feet where an eleven;
foot vein of good quality of Ignite COAL
was encountered and drill showed
another six-foot vein thirty feet deep
er, Of q much better quality.
On October 18th the Italians Of Pu-
eblo celebrated the discovery of Amer
lea with elaborate ceremonies. The
fshriafofora Colombo Society had the