La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

It Ebert September 7zd.
The old settlers had . Grand celahes-
ton 1t Akron on Labor Day.
J. r. Gardner. former state senator.
died At Castle Rock on the "a inst Of
cancer OF the face.
Coyotes have taken to Destroying
watermeions on the Stevens NaSkle
ranch near Greeley.
The new sanitarium of tie Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society wAs dsd-
icated II Denver September eth
The county commissioners Of Delta
county viii appropriate funds To make
an exhibit Of fruit At the Worlds Fair
In 81. Louis.
Al the Methodist conference at Pueb-
10 the delegates presented . oeAuti-
fully engraved gold loving cup 10
Bishop Moore.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany will put In plant for tho manu-
facture OF wire fence At their steel
works at Pueblo.
September 18th viii be Colorado
Day at the Worlds Fair In st. Louis.
II is proposed to give away ten car
loads OF melons.
One hundred thousand brook trout
fry from the state hatchertes have
ben placed in South Boulder creek
above Rollinsville.
District No. Is Of the United Nine
Workers of America at Kansas City
has voted to give 81 900 To the striking
coal miners OF Colorado.
In the ten mile bicycle race It Den
yer on Labor Day there were eighteen
starters and . large crowd OF specta-
tors. The sport seems to bs looking
up.
George C. Cobb. . Confederate vet
eran. who has been In Leadviile since
'79. and In the county hospital two
symptoms and was ent to the Pueblo
asylum.
Attorney John Hipp OF Denver has
been selected by the national Prohibi-
ton committee to make q number OF
addresses in Wyoming in the interes;
Of the party.
BY direction OF President Roosevelt
II. Weiss was appointed receiver OF the
land once at Del Norte. vice Percy
Bobkirk. removed on account Cf physi-
cal disability.
President w. F. Slocum OF Colorado
College has received an invitation TO
serve as q member OF the board OF
awards of the educational exhibits at
the Worlds Fair.
Tho corn roast at I.oveland on Labor
Day attracted an unusually large at
tendancs. The Grand Army gathering
YVES also Q great success on that and
the following day.
sued q call for q strike to all miners
- In "a
asking them to come out and eoan the
miners now on strike.
Charles NJ. Carter. superintendent OF
drawing for the Denver schools. has
been appointed q member Of the inter
national jury Of awards for the depart
ment OF education at the Worlds Fair.
Walker Morris. q boy living In Sprip &
Valley canon. near Aguilar. In Las An
imas county. Was dangerously injured
by a stroke Of lightning August sSth.
while riding q horse. The horse vas in
stantly killed.
The suit instituted by Judge Hallsft
to test the legality of the proceedings
In connection with the voting OF bonds
for the Denver Auditorium will come MP
before Judge Malone iu the District
Court At Denver September 18th.
c. D. Monroe OF Sterling had leg
broken In the wild horse race at the
Cheyenne Frontier Day celebration. his
horse running into = fence Even after
he was hurt he kept the saddle until
the animal stopped bucking.
The arbitrary action Of the postonies
onicials At Washington In changing the
name Of Canon City to Canyon City
has occasioned . strong remonstrance
OF the part of the municipal Officers and
civic ORGANIZATIONS OF Canon City.
DR.. Henry A. Ruger. . graduate Of
Beloit University. has been appointed
TO the chair Of philosophy at Colorado
College. made vacant by the resignation
Of Professor f. @. Lancaster, who vas
called to the presidency Of Olivet Col
lege. Michigan.
A large number of members OF the
Interpariiamentary Arbitration league.
. European organization to prevent
future warfare. which will close its ses-
sion At the Worlds Fair September
l4th. are expected to visit Colorado.
arriving in Denver on the 18th inst.
AZ the recent Denver civil service
examination for patrolmen for the po-
lice force sixty-nve applied. thirty -six
were found TO be physically disquall-
Ned. twenty took the examinattna
and nineteen passed. Thirteen took
the examination for sergeant and
eight OF them passed.
The Rev. Kerr b. Upper Of Phila-
delphia. former pastor Of the Fffss
Baptist Church at Denver. who has ro-
Gently been visiting in Denver. has -
come much interested In the success q
the r. n C. A. health farm and Vim
hold meetings in Philadelphia to ra1Qo
money for its support
George william veditz. q member a
the faculty Of the State School for IT,
Deaf and Blind at Colorado SprinO.