The state herald., 1904-09-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Storms caused big rock slide on the
| tracks of the Rio Grande in the Black
| canon.
The Colorado & Southern has ordered
new railroad automobile for the use
of its bridge inspector.
Dennis J. Donnelly has been appoint
| ed postmaster at Lawson, in Clear
Creek county, succeeding N. f. Hazen.
The Business Mems association of
| Pueblo will publish $1,000 copies Of an
illustrated pamphlet to advertise the
| city.
The date of the national encampment
| of the Grand Army of the Republic at
Denver next summer has not yet been
| fixed.
u. G. Cluss was drowned in stream
near Canon City the other day. 1t was
| very high at the time he attempted to
| ford it.
Colorado Springs will have no official
celebration of Labor Day, the local un-
ions preferring to join in the obsery-
ance at Denver.
Bishop Warren dedicated the Metho-
| dist church at La Junta Sunday, August
21st, and enough money was raised to
clear the debt.
A fullyequpped government weather
, bureau has been installed at Durango,
in charge of Wayland Bailey, recently
from Portland. Oregon.
The night of August 22nd was very
cold in many sections of eastern Colo
RADIO and a light frost was reported at
| Wray and few other places.
In the annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions, just made public,
Colorado is credited with S,25l pension
ers. drawing sl.l70,4OO per annum.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Company has contributed $1,000 addi-
tional to the fund being used to search
for victims of the Eden disaster.
A report has reached Rawlins, Wy
oming, that the village of Slater, Colo
rado, Just over the line. was struck by
washout, and much damage done.
So far the Denver and Colorado
| Springs teams OF the Western Baseball
League have had no difficulty in keep
| ing well ahead of the other four teams.
Elisha Higgins committed suicide at
Longmont August 25th by taking
| laudanum He had been working on a
ranch near Longmont and was formerly
! miner.
Judging from the applications so far
received for admission TO the State
School of Mines that institution will be
worse crowded the coming term than
ever before.
Through the explosion of 1,20J
pounds OF molten metal In a ladle at
the Radrorf foundry In Trinidad Abram
/, Garcia was badly burned amout the
hands and legs.
Several thousand dollars will be ex-
pended by the Denver & Rio Grandc
Railroad Company in the improvement
Of the grounds around the depot at
Colorado Springs
Thursday. September sth. will be
Watermelon Day at the big fair in
Rocky Ford. The first day. September
9th, will be Old Settlers Day, the fair
lasting four days.
The annual statement of the General
Land Office shows that in Colorado
during the past year ii.s09 entries were
made comprising ,G29 905 acres. from
which s523.llS was secured.
A mail pouch containing many let
ters. some of them highly valuable,
from Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
was badly damaged by fire August sth
in a railway wreck in Indiana.
Harry Davis. the snake handler. who
was bitten In Denver In July by a rattle
snake and ella monster, has had his
right hand removed at the wrist and is
In danger of losing his entire arm, II
not his life.
The annual convention Of the Colo
RADIO Log Rolling Association Of the
Modern Woodmen Of America finished
It's dolngs at Colorado Springs. August
cath and voted TO meet at Pueblo next
year.
Mrs. William Noble, wife Of a mining
man at Twin Lakes. shot herself prob
ably innlcting a fatal wound. ON Aug
ust Goth. Her action iH said TO have
resulted from a quarrel with her hus-
band.
The Colorado Crude Rubber Com
pany has begun preparations for the
installment Of It's rubber extraction
plant at SRlidh. II will use the build
ing formerly occupied by the Salidn
Creamery Company.
Prof. William Elzinga. formerly OF
the Pennsylvania State College, has
been engaged n an assistant professor
In the department Of mechanical cngi-
nccrlng nj the State Agricultural Col
leRe at Fort Collins.
A number Of ccntipedes have made
their appearance In Bafnum, n Denver
suburb, and the wife Of Special Police
man Hardman was dangerously sick
for several days on account Of poison
inF by one Of them.
Judge Malone hh. appointed bis
brother, Il II. Malone. In be joint re-
ceiyer with Judge j. e, Helm for tho
Fidelity Savings Association NJ Den
Yer. The petition for the removal OF
Judge Helm was denied.
Details Of the eloudburSt which
flooded the town nt Slater, Colorado,
have been received NJ Dillon Wyoming,
aud show that II swept away many
thouHandH of tons uf ranch property
besides almost wiping the town OF
Slater on the map
Plans have been perfected for the or
Fanisntiun NJ an Automobile Club for
Pueblo There are between nfieen and
twenty owners ~ autos In the city who
Will join the new organization, II n
planned 10 hold meet late this fall
OF early next spring
Frank Rublo ~ Denver. In tho cm-
nloy Of the Telluride Electric Company.
died at Provo. Utah, August 2lrd, M n