The Springfield herald., 1903-09-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.

milwaukee cluD, Wnlcn iedas III the
| Western league.
The Colorado Federation of Women $
| Clubs will hold Its ninth annual con-
vention at Colorado Springs September
2Sth to October 1st.
The ten days conference meeting OF
| Seventh-Day Adyentists of COLORADO
| and New Mexico at Salida, which closed
August goth. was largely attended
The Agricultural college football
| team will be coached this fall by w.
II. Galley. who was for many years
leading member of the Michigan team.
Rev. Daniel H. Fleming e Leadville
has been appointed a cha. fam in the
army He was chaplain of the First
Colorado Volunteers in the Philip
pines Mr.. Fleming is an Episco-
palian.
The public library nt Denver has
been opened at its new quarters in La
Veta Place The new Carnegie library
building is said to be assured, but work
cannot be commenced for several
months.
Edward b. Clayton died at Denver
Sept. 4th at the age of 60, leaving it is
said, considerable fortune. He was
the brother of George w. Clayton, who
lett some two million dollars to found
boys school in Denver.
Denver brick manufacturers have
raised the price of hard brick. deliy-
cred, to IS per thousand. 1t was for
merly $3.50. The manufacturers stand
in with the bricklayers and there is no
appeal from their decision.
William c.. Whitney of New York,
formerly secretary of the navy, passed
through Denver Sept. 4th with party
of friends on their way to Rifle, Colo.,.
where they had arranged to take the
stage for sojourn in the White River
country hunting big game.
The Postofiice Department has adver-
tised for bids for carrying the mail
from Loveland to Moraine park and Es-
tes park six times a week, oyer the new
road to Estes park. Bids will be re-
ceived until September 18th and service
will begin October 1st
Mr.. Jacob Shmitt, the instructor of
physical culture in the public schools
of Denver has received an invitation
from James L. Sullivan, the chief of
the physical culture department of the
Olympian games next year. to act as
member of the honorary committee
of the Turner's in connection with the
games.s
A dispatch from San Diego, Calf,
says that DR.. G. e. Cowell of Grand
Junction, Colo, suddenly became in
sane on the morning of Sept. 1st, and
was taken in charge by the authorities
on request of his wife. On examina-
ton before the superior court he was
ordered committed " the asplum at
Highlands.
One hundred and slxty-two building
permits were issued in Denver during
the month of August, providing for the
erection of buildings to the aggregate
value of $36S.S1O The permits include
seventy-six dwellings, eight terraces
and six business blocks. There is one
factory and one hotel each of which is
to cost 100000.
The pay roll for the C. f. G l. for
August beats the record of previous
amounts paid out for one months
work. by more than 10000. the total
being $3.50. .039.30. OF this amount $24,-
900 was paid to the Colorado & Wyom-
ing railway employees, the rest being
paid to the wage earners in the Z. f.
& /. plant at Pueblo.
The comptroller of the currency at
Washington has approved the applica-
ton for permission to organize the
Citizens National Bank at Glenwood
Springs, with a capital of $4,000, by
the following named incorporators: b.
T. Napier, II. G.. Hammerick. Frank
Walter, George Edinger, George Yule
and Z. e. Drach.
The Victor Fuel Company, which
owns and operates the coal mines at
Chandler, six miles south of Canon
CITY. and which has been employing
negro coal miners, has changed its sys-
TEN and within the past few days has
DISCHARGED all of the colored miners,
furr ishing them transportation to their
former homes in Missouri and Tennes-
see The company has secured miners
from among the people in the vicinity.
A Louisville, Kentucky, dispatch
says that Father John H. Gushing de-
nies the story emanating from Denver
that he had been ordered to Gethse-
name, there to remain practically
prisoner for life, because of his long
fight upon Bishop Matz. Father Cush
ing says he has been sent in retreat at
the Trappist monastery for month or
less by Archbishop Falcon!o, and i'm
mediately thereafter will return to his
diocese in Denver.
Joseph Scott, the smelterman who
was sentenced to sixty days in the Den
yer county Jail by Judge Dixon for
contempt of court in violating an in
junction issued against the union, has
been remanded to the county jail by
Judge Mullins. who decided that he had
no Jurisdiction on writ of habeas cor
pus in case where the prisoner was
sentenced by another judge in the same
court Scott seems likely to serve out
his full sentence.
The Galveston Business Mems
League is urging Mayor Wright of
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