The Springfield herald., 1903-05-29
COLORADO BRIEFS


killed by lightning at his home, near
Berthoud, on the 10th inst.
Inc annua! convention of the State
Realty Association will be held In Fu-
eblo June 9th, 10th and 1lth.
The corporate existence of the First
National bank of Idaho Springs mas
been extended for twenty years.
James r. Smith. ex-labor commits
sioner, has accepted the managing edi-
torship of the Durango Trades Jour-
nal.
A number of tents have been erected
on the Health farm of the Young
Mems Christian Association, near Den
yer.
The election of delegates 10 frame
charter for the city and county OF
Denver will be held on Tuesday, June
End.
James d. Gage formerly county COM
missioner of Montrose county, died at
Montrose May 18th, at the age OF sixty
nine
Nearly five thousand people attended
the formal opening of the new Ell Paso
county court house at Colorado springs
on the afternoon and night of May l6th.
The census of the school district
which includes Greeley and the coun-
try districts within a radius of two and
a half miles, shows school popula-
tion of APO.
The report of the Ell Paso county
grand jury charges that the police de-
partment of Colorado Springs mas
plundered residents and robbed tour
lists, protecting the guilty.
An automobile coach service has
been inaugurated in Denver for the
purpose of conveying visitors to points
of interest in the city. after the FASH
ion of the Seeing Denver cars.
An anonymous donor has made OF
gift of So 900 to the Denver Real Es-
tate Exchange for the erection of an
ornamental gateway at the Eighteenth
avenue entrance to City, park in Den
yer.
Frederick Vanderford. formerly of
Pueblo. where he belonged to the
Plumbers Union, committed suicide in
the stockyards of the Union Pacific at
Henderson, east of Denver. on May 10.
He took morphine and died in conyul-
sions.
The silver bell for the cruiser Den
yer was shipped to Philadelphia May
Goth and in less than two weeks 1t VIII
be hung in place on the vessel. The
silver service will not be sent until
the ship is in commission and ready
to receive the gift
The annual Strawberry day festival
at Glenwood Springs will be held this
year on June Goth. The day will in
clude, besides the usual big free
strawberry feast, the features OF Tree
admission to the big swimming pool
and free open air dance in the even
ing.
Louis F. Block, the Denver business
man who killed R. H. Jones in
fight in the formers Office at 1925
Champa street on September s, 1902,
has been sentenced to one year in
the county Jail by Judge johnson of
the West Side criminal court. This
was the limit of the law.
The board of the Colorado Chautau-
qua at Boulder has received furniture
sufficient to accommodate all guests
of the great summer school. The as
sociation has purchased outright $500
worth of beds, cots and commodes.
Guarantors of the Chautauqua fund
have advanced to the association the
money required to meet this bill.
The largest mountain trout ever
seen in Trinidad was brought to the
city by H. Russell a few days ago.
The fish. which is of the speckled
variety, was caught May 18th in the
Stonewall country. 1t is thirty inches
in length and weighed l7i4 pounds as
it came from the water. and 141a
pounds dressed. Mr.. Russell refused
several offers of S. for the skin.
General William j. Palmer has in
creased his original gift of $4,000 for
library for the State School for the
Deaf and Blind at Colorado Springs. to
approximately S21. 900, the additional
$l1 900 being the means to acquire a
tract of eight acres Immediately east
of the school. near Willow street. The
land will be used as a playground, the
two institutions to be known respect
lively as Palmer field and Palmer Ii
brary.
George B. Fravert. one of the larg-
est and most successful fruit growers
on the western slope. in writing to
Secretary Shute of the Horticultural
Society. from Rifle, says: THE fruit
crop in this section is not damaged in
the least. We have prospects of the
largest crop of pears, plums. cherries,
peaches and apricots in the history of
Garfield county The apple crop is
light on account of over-production
last year"
1t is proposed by Colorado College.
at Colorado Springs, to establish a
pathological and research laboratory,
for which purpose a room 2SX14 feet
has been set aside in the new science
building now under erection. The
room will be equipped with chemical
| hood, water. gas and storage battery,
with facilities for nearly all lines of
analytical work. A director will be
appointed and will receive $1,50O a
year salary.
The fourth annual debate between
the State Universities of Kansas and