The Glenwood post., 1904-08-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

tracks of the Rio Grande in the Black
,anon.
Heavy storms have done much dam
age in the vicinity of Trinidad. Sever
al bridges were washed out.
E. G. Cluss was drowned in a stream
near Canon City the other day. 1t was
very high at the time he attempted to
ford it.
celebration of Labor Day, the local un-
ions preferring to join in the observ-
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.
The night of August 22nd was very
cold in many sections of eastern Colo
rado and light frost was reported at
Wray and few other places.
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.
Through the explosion of 1900
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 Grande
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.
Mrs. William Noble, wife of a mining
man at Twin Lakes. shot herself, prob
ably inflicting fatal wound. on Aug
ust Goth. Her action is said to have
resulted from a quarrel with her hus-
band
A general excursion of farmers from
all over the state to the Agricultural
College at Fort Collins, has been ar
ranged by Professor Carlyle for Octo-
Der Goth. Preparations will be made to
entertain several thousand guests.
Rural free delivery routes to be
established September 18th in Colo
rado are: Lamar. Prowers county,
route 2, population, 450. houses on
route. 90; Prowers, Bent county,
route L population 460, houses on
route, 81.
Bids We're opened for the Otero
county bridge, to be built opposite La
Junta, at the office of the state engi-
neer August 22nd. The bids ranged
from $7,S23 to SS,499. and the contract
was awarded to the Pueblo Bridge
Company.
Nearly $250,OO0 will be paid the
farmers of the Grand valley, Colorado,
for their sugar beets alone this fall.
-Four thousand acres of beets are un-
der cultivation in the valley, which
means production of about $500 tons
OF sugar.
The completion of the new wing OF
the State Insane Asylum at Pueblo will
somewhat relieve the crowded condi-
ton at the county hospital at Denver,
as twenty-five of the women of the in
sane ward are to be removed at once
to the new quarters.
The Nevadaville branch of the Colo
rado Fish and Game Protective Asso-
citation has received a consignment of
10000 rainbow trout from the state
hatcheries to be placed in James Peak
and Lochmond lakes, near James Peak,
twelve miles from the town.
Close to 100000 head of lambs will
Colorado, the coming winter An i'm
mense acreage of peas has been grown
and the crop will be fed. without har-
vesting, to lambs which will be sent
into the valley from northern New
| Mexico and Utah.
The establishment of the new plant
! of the Dumont Powder Company near
Pueblo, Colorado means an addition
to hn III ti..,, 1 II ,1,y, Nf
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
arrangements have been made for the
last-mentioned company to manufac-
ture $500 sheet-steel cans per day for
/ the use of the powder factory.
The second largest dam in the state
of Colorado is being constructed for
the Cascade reservoir in the San Juan
country. The wall will be 105 feet in
height and the water stored will reach
a depth of 100 feet The dam will
or 500,000,000 feet less than the
the famous Cheesman dam which
stores Denver's water supply.
One of the most elaborate celebra-
tions ever planned in Colorado is be-
! ing considered by the residents Of
| Colorado Springs, to commemorate the
| discovery Ol 1lhe 5 fedk. Inc cell
tennial anniversary of Zebulon Pixies
first view of this famous mountain
falls on November G, 1906, and al.
ready the people of Colorado Springs
have begun preparations for fitting
celebration of the day.
The first Inter Mountain Festival,
which was held in Idaho Springs on
the 18th, was a decided success.
Trains from Denver were crowded to
their utmost capacity and it can be
safely estimated that the visitors in
the city numbered fully 5000. Among
the sports of the day were races Of
all kinds, an ore shoveling contest,
| tiremen's contests, bronco busting, a
balloon ascension, and dancing.
Rev. Leland of Victor, who claimed
about week ago that he had been Or
dered to leave the district by unknown