The Springfield herald., 1903-08-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Colorado State Fair will be held
at Pueblo September 14th to 18th.
| Labor Day will be generally cele-
| brated throughout the state September
| 7th
| The Pueblo Business Mems Associa-
| ton proposes to visit the fairs at Las
Animas and Lamar in large force.
Thomas G. Underhill a prominent
business man of De Beque, was thsown
| from his horse and killed August 2oth.
In a quarrel over poker game Jerry
Kennedy shot and dangerously wound
| er Arthur Bennett at Camp Bowerman
| August Goth.
| The order of United Moderns is ar
ranging for a minstrel jubilee and car
| nival at Denver October ith WIN Dill!
| Williams in charge.
A company has been formed at Boui-
| der for the manufacture of white prlck
| from a deposit of white clay pet"eeh
| Boulder and Sunshine.
The State Land Board has ordered
| the sale of forty acres of land to the
town of Monte Vista for public park.
| The price is fixed at $25 per acre.
Leo w. Kennedy. clerk in the sur
| veyor generals office at Denver, has
been promoted to $1,000 per annum,
| and ordered to duty at Montrose.
Professor j. Emmett Kemp, for the
| last five years principal of the Park
street high school at Trinidad. died OIL
Bright's disease at St. Anthonys hospl-
tai in Denver August goth.
The Colorado Springs laundry at
Colorado Springs was burned on the
morning OF August 18th, the loss on
the building and contents being esti-
mated at upwards of $4,000.
According to President j. c. Sullivan
of the State Federation of Labor, the
striking miners OF the Cripple Creek
district will be fed and clothed by the
Western Federation of Miners
Juan Chavez, who had been in the
county jail at Trinidad for several
weeks charged with the murder of Au-
elaide Valdez. committed suicide by
taking poison on the 18th instant.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Compa-
ny's barn at the Maitland coal camp
was totally destroyed by fire on the
morning of August 18th and nineteen
mules and two carloads of hay were
burned.
William H. and James L. Mcclure,
brothers and prominent pioneer resi-
dents of Canon City, held reunion Oh
their families and friends few days
ago to celebrate the thirty-ninth ami
versary of their arrival in the city.
George l.. HORNE, prominent resi-
dent of Fairplay and member OF the
Colorado bar. having served Park coun-
ty as county judge. and clerk of the
District Court, died August 18th. leay-
ing widow and two little children.
On Sunday, the 18th instant, Mr.. and
NI,t- yiv II pnha tp1 1fn
thrown from carriage on ColfaX ave.
nue.. Mrs. Roberts receiving injuries
from which she died the next day. Mr..
Roberts suffered dislocation of the
shoulder
The large sawmill plant of the Pa
gosa Lumber Company at Pagosa
Junction in Archuleta county was
burned on the night of August Goth.
The lumber yards. which contained
great amount of lumber. were saved by
hard work.
The Telluride Gun Club has effected
arrangements for a shooting tourna-
ment to be held September 18th and Sth.
Nearly 81, 900 will be distributed in
prizes and 1t is expected that gun ex-
perts from all over the western slope
Will participate.
Mrs. Storer. wife of Bellamy Storer,
United States ambassador to Austria,
| together with General Palmer and 9TH
ers. is considering project to estab-
lish fine art works at Colorado Springs
TO utilize the valuable clays and native
gems OF Colorado.
The Colorado Press Bureau of In
formation at Denver is planning for an
unique entertainment this fall, to take
the place of the fall festival This is
lo 6ay tn ha ba1 in,
yer either September Sd or as near
thereafter as is possible.
The general contractor for interior
finish of the new Denver mint build
ing has been authorized to substitute
Alberene stone for marble in the as
savers furnaces and acid laboratory
room This change involves an addi-
tional expense to the government OF
81 l.095.
The proposed new city charter of
Denver. on which the people will vote
September 22nd, occupies more than
twenty-one columns of solid nonpareil
type in the eight-column daily papers
of Denver, or 524h inches column
length. Specially patriotic citizens will
take week off and read it.
Colonel Charles E. Taylor formerly
resident of Denver, died at the Hud-
son street hospital IN New YORK City
August Goth. Colonel Taylor was for
some time president of the Colorado
Mining Stock Exchange and was large
ly instrumental in the erection of the
Mining Exchange building in Denver.
The people of Routt county will hold
carnival at Steamboat Springs Sep
tember 10th. 1lth and 18th A bucking
broncho contest. the first prize for
which will he n championship belt and
S125 in cash; relay race for COW ponies,