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

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tain uniform prices.
Albert e. Fife, aged thirty years, was
killed by Lightning at his home, near
Berthoud, on the 10th inst.
lhe annual convention of the State
Realty Association will be held in Pu-
eblo June 9th, 10th and llth.
The orporate-existence Of the First
National bank of Idaho Springs has
been extended for twenty years.
James r. Smith. ex-labor commits
! sioner, has accepted the managing edi-
| torship of the Durango Trades Jour
/ nal.
4 number of tents have been erected
on the Health farm of the Young
Mems Christian Association, near Den
YER
The election of delegates to frame a
charter for the city and county OF
Denver will be held on Tuesday, June
2nd.
James ID. Gage, formerly county COM
missioner of MontrOse county, died at
Montrose May 17th at the age of sixty
nine.
Nearly five thousand people attended
the formal opening of the new El Paso
county court house at Colorado Springs
ON the afternoon and night OF May loth.
The census o. the school district
which includss' f9eley and the coun-
try districts %iSin a radius of two and
half miles, shows a school popula-
tion Of 1,i20
Tho report of the FL Paso county
| grand jury charges that the police de-
] putf naf.t 90 Il C,,ri in
! 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 $1,000 to the Denver Real Es-
| tate Exchange for the erection of an
! ornamental gateway at the Eighres.th
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 IL will
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 free
admission to the big swimming pool
and a free open air dance in the even
ing.
Louis F. Block. the Denver business
man who killed X. 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 suIs ner school. The as
sociation has purchased outright $500
worth OF beds. cots and commodcs.
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 II. 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 l7A pounds as
II came from the water and 1iis
pounds dressed, Mr.. Russell refused
several offers OF s. for the skin.
General William ]. Palmer has in
creased his original gift OF $4,000 for
a library for the State School for the
Deaf and Blind at Colorado Springs. TO
approximately s1l0Oo. the additional
$1,000 being the means to acquire n
tract OF eight acres Immediately east
OF the school. near Willow street. The
land Will be used as u playground, the
two institutions 10 be known respect
ireiy us Palmer field md Palmer H.
brary.
George u. Frayert, one OF the iarr-
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 tho
largest crop OF pears. plums. cherries,
peaches and apricots In the history Of
GARFIELD county. The apple crop is
light, on account OF production
last year"
1t is proposed by Colorado College,
at Colorado Springs. to establish
pathological and research laboratory,
for which purpose a room 2SNli 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 Tor nearly all lines OF
analytical work, A director Will be
appointed and Will receive $1,000
year salary.
Tho fourth annual debate between
the state Universities OF Kansas and
Colorado. nj Lawrence, Kansas. May
10th. was won by Kansas by unnnl-
nous vote OF the Judges, The question
debated was Resolved. that NJ gem
efhl pfinciple, The continuous operation
| of all public sefyiee In the United
States be- Insured by legislation en-
| forcing the arbitration Of all disputes
between companies and their om.
ployrs" Colorado had the affirmative.
A report o. the estate Of Mrn. John
Evans. widow Of former Gov. Evans of
| ani.raHa ssHa,r .,,aa, In ihe tsptufN fsnttNg