The Glenwood post., 1905-08-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

was burned on the morning of July
26th.
A large enrolment is reported at
all the county normal Institutes this
year.
| Denver labor unions propose to turn
out 10000 strong on Labor Day, which
is September 4th.
One hundred and fifty teachers at
tended the summer school of the State
Normal School at Greeley. which
closed July 2Sth.
John c. Fitterer has been appointed
assistant engineer in the reclamation
service and assigned to duty at Den
yer under NJ. C. Hinderlidek
Club Woman's Day at the Boulder
chautauqua, July 2Sth, was a great sue
cess. 1t was shown that the clubs in
Colorado are doing much practical
work.
Rev. Robt. Moore of the Colorado
City Christian Church has resigned
his pastorate, to take effect September
Gath, in order to take a trip to Cali
fornia.
Gen. w. ]. Palmer has given $2,1O0
to the Ladies Town Improvement So
ciety of Colorado City, which is raising
a fund for the beautifying of Thorndale
park in East Colorado City.
Chief Michael Delaney of Denver is
to be one of the six directors of the In
ternational Association of Chiefs of
Police, whose membership consists of
chiefs of police from every city in the
world.
A report that Samuel Newhouse is
planning to extend the Denver & Inter
mountain formerly Denver, Lakewood
T. Golden) railroad from Golden to Idaho
Springs is denied by officers of the
company.
Colorado day at the Portland fair
has been set for August 22nd, and a
special train carrying the governor
and his staff and more than 200 prom
inent business men will go to Oregon
to assist in the celebration.
On the night of July 3Oth the United
Oil Company at Florence struck oil
in we'll 34S at a depth of 1850 feet.
The oil arose 1000 feet in the hole
and from present Indications the well
will prove a good and permanent pro-
ducer.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of Thomas H.
Robertson, Harry Humphrey, Frank P.
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Scott to organize the First National
Bank of Berthoud, Colorado, with $685.
600 capital.
One hundred and four Texans, who
have been visiting for two months at
Colorado Springs, have formed the
Colorado Springs-Texas association
Among the members are Texans from
Manitou and former residents Of the
Lone Star State.
The new cell house at the State Pen.
itentiary has been completed. 1t is
four stories in height and contains 110
cells. There are lavatories and baths
on each floor for the use of the con
victs. 1t is heated by steam and
lighted by electricity.
The new Santa Fe railroad depot
at Trinidad which replaced the one
destroyed by a flood three years ago
has been turned over to the railroad
company. 1t is said to be the fines
example of the Spanish mission depo
on the Santa Fe system.
Mrs. James D. Whitmore,. former
president of the Denver Woman's
Club, was seriously injured in an au
tomobile accident at Denver July 30th
having two ribs broken. The auto in
turning out to pass team plunged
over an eightfoot embankment.
The Denver library board is con
fronted with the necessity Of chang
ing the plans adopted for the Car
negie library building or raising more
money. The architect whose plans
were adopted seems to have beer
too extravagant in his ideas.
A very successful good roads con
vention was held at Fort Collins July
31st. Col. w. M Moore, president ol
the National Good Roads Association
urged that the agricultural college
should have $4,000 for chair o
good roads and equipment necessary
to do the work.
Postmaster N s. Walpole of Pueblo
has received notice from the United
States Civil Service Commission thai
next month an examination will be
held in Pueblo for steam engineers
with knowledge of refrigerating ma
chimes and for other branches Of ser
vice on the Panama canal.
Secretary Whitehead of the State
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
is having posters printed warning driv
ers not to check their horses too high
The bills instruct the drivers that the
animals cannot pull as much wher
checked high as they can when free
and that it is against the law.
The party of newspaper women who
visited the cliff dwellings, as guests
of the Mancos Chamber of Commerce
upon their return hired a hall and gave
an entertainment in Mancos, the pro
ceeds of which went to reimburse the
chamber of commerce. The hall was
packed and the organization was more
than repaid.
According to the decision of District
Judge Mullins at Denver, George E
Smith and Frank Anderson. formel
county commissioners of old Arapa
hoe county, who were legislated ou
of office by the Rush amendment, arr
still entitled to serve. He bases hi.
decision on the recent decision of thu
Supreme Court in the case of othe
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