The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1903-10-23
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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On the 10th inst. the taxpayers OF
h ort Collins voted in favor OF bonding
the city for 100000 for the construc.
tion of waterworks.
James Laundry was instantly killed
at Silver Plume on the 10th inst. by tho
falling OF rock in the Baltimore tun-
mel. He was twenty-one years of age
and unmarried.
paying flow of oil is reported in
the NO. well of the Otero company
near Boulder. Other companies are
actively engaged in drilling in the vi
cinity.
Among the vice presidents elected by
the Army of the Tennessee at its recent
meeting are Captain George Ady OF
Denver and General w. T. Clark, also
credited to Colorado.
Thomas j. Hunter, for fifteen years
a resident of Larimer county, died at
Fort Collins on the 18th inst, at the
age OF eighty-six years, leaving wife
who is eighty-five.
DR.. Rose Kidd Beere has been ap-
pointed truancy officer for the city of
Denver, This is said to be the first
case in the West where woman has
held the position.
| The handsome new opera house at
Loveand was opened on the night OF
October 4th, the play being "On the
HIS OF California" The seating ca
pacity is about 800.
The second annual meeting of The
Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems asssIga-
ton will be held at the Adams hotel in
Denver November 9th. There will be
a banquet at night.
Farmers have begun delivering beets
at the Longmont sugar factory. The
plant will not be finished ready for
work for several weeks, but the sheds
Will be filled to full capacity.
Vincent Walsh son of Thomas f.
Walsh of Colorado. had the bones of
his right arm badly fractured by the
crank of his automobile while out rid
ing at Washington on the 18th inst.
Harry Davies, the snake charmer re-
ceived his tenth snake bite II few days
ago. from a rattlesnake, at his Denver
Snakery, but did not take ii seriously.
He had only recently recovered from
the bite of a copperhead.
Henry Carr Ferris has been appoint
ed superintendent of the Union Pacific
railroad lines in Colorado to succeed
w. A. Deuel., who goes to Omaha to
take the position of superintendent Of
the company's lines in Nebraska,
T. d. A. Cockerell. of London. later
secretary of the Colorado Biological,
| Association. and one OF the most noted
biological scientists In the world, has
been secured by Colorado College 10
compile the fauna and flora of Colo
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A. B. Frenzel of Denver has offered
through the Colorado Scientific Sorie-
ty. a cash prize of $3.50 to the student
OF the State School OF Mines who shall
write the best paper on Tungsten in
Colorado" the prize to be known as
the Frenzel prize.
The students of the University Of
Denver were so elated by the fact that
that their football team was only heat
en- 10 to by the Nebraska team that
they took whole day OF and paraded
the streets in trolley cars with lin
horns and college yells.
DR.. J. Grafton Jones OF Buffalo. n.
Y, is anxious to locate two boys in
Colorado and has sought the assistance
of the State Humane society. The BOYS
are sons of Thomas McDougal. now
living in Buffalo. Their names are
John Patrick and William Albert Nc
Dougal.
The troops from Fort Logan. 100
strong. started October 18th for The
army maneuyers at Fort Riley over lie
Union Pacific. The fort Is LETT witb6H
n garrison except detachment OF cav
airy of the Tenth regiment. which
came TO take the places OF the infantry
while the maneuvers were on.
Prof Clarence +. Gillette OF the State
Agricultural college has been notified
of his appointment by Director True as
chief expert In charge OF all the eX-
hiblts in entomology made at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition by the
government experiment stations. He
will soon begin the work.
The comptroller OF the currency has
approved the application OF Charles
Rucker. Humphrey Best. NJ. o. Cogglns.
l. Dennop, a. Nichols and |. l.. McGeo
90 organize new national bank. to be
known as the First National bank OF
Rocky Ford, Colorado. The new bank
will employ capital OF $4,000
The Telluride mill at Colorado City
I started up on the 18th inst with full
| force Of men. according to the state
ment o, the operators. The mill began
/ by treating 200 tons of ore n day. but
/ expects to Increase to 800 tons Ia few
days. Striking millmen asserted thai
no union men had returned to the mill
City Chemist Frank II. Martin OF
Colorado Springs has completed a
chemical analysis OF the water which
WAS thought to have caused the illness
nf sixty-cight soldiers at Camp III PaHn
In Cripple Greek On the Sth inst. The
| analysis shows the presence OF cobalt
Ia the drinking water. the exact pro
portion being one and one-half grains
10 the gallon.
~ undcrhlll. commissioner Of the
Colorado Terminal Lines association.
recently stated that according to the
estimates made by him the tourist
business Of the year would be close
to 10000. The tickets sold Ia cNcur-
piOnislR are good until October 3ist,
md there arr now about 1000 tickets
for the return trips not taken out The
tourist business this year has been
nueh heavier than last year
Bert Howard, who became Insane
rom wounds received IN the head by
IN unknown aHAallant In Pueblo niue
ears ago, and who has been In the In
anc asylum ever since. has recovered
his rlght mind and was released from
he asylum ON the 18th lust He wa
well known and respected young man
and will soon be nj work again,
~ meeting OF the Terminal Lines
Passenger association In Denver on the
18th inst, concession uf one fare fnr
the round trip was made Tor the Elha
exercises In Colorado springs, Nnyrm,
bet nth. for the Poultry and Pet stock
show December 10th to i2lh In colo.
RADIO Springs u rate Of one fare aud a