The state herald., 1905-09-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The State University at Boulder
opened on the 18th inst. with an un-
usually large attendance.
The El Paso County Pioneer Society
had a big picnic at Stratton park in
Colorado Springs on the 18th instant.
A free basket picnic was given to the
visiting Grand Army veterans at Colo
RADIO Springs on the 18th inst.
Longnont is preparing for big pa.
rade on Pumpkin Pie Day, September
2Sth, in which a great number Of
floats will appear
The name of The Polly Pry Maga-
zine at Denver has been changed to
The Saturday Sun since its purchase
by William G. Griffith.
The agents of the State Humane So
clety will prosecute persons who ship
chickens in boxes too low TO give
them room to stand upright.
The hotel men of Colorado Springs
have agreed to subscribe $500 year
| in furtherance of the work OF the Con-
vention League recently organized in
Denver.
Joseph Heller, Jr., the ten-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heller of
South Sahwatch street, Colorado
| Springs, was-rln over and killed by a
hack on the night of the 18th instant.
Free pumpkin pie and cheap railway
rates are the attractions offered by
Longmont September 2Sth. In addi'
tion there will be races and parade
There will also be a chance to inspect
the great sugar factory.
The Short Line management will en-
large and improve its Colorado Springs
shops, owing to its determination to
handle locally all repairs on It's seven
Midland Terminal and twelve Shor.
Line engines, in addition TO several
coaches.
The next annual meeting OF the I'M
migration agents of the Gould system
of railways will be held in Colorado
next May There are some 600 agents
and their coming will be no small
event in connection with advertising
the state.
The State Bureau of Child an AMI
NAL Protection is taking steps to stop
the sale of liquor to children at Louis
vile. The humane agents claim that
some parents are in the habit of send
ing small children--mere Infants
into saloons for beer.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
DIR. Josephine Peavy of Colorado
Springs to be member of the board
of control of the State Industrial
School for Girls. Mrs. Peavy takes the
place of Mrs. Ina Thompson, who re-
signed about month ago.
]. NJ. Woodard, state game and fish
commissioner. Is visiting the game sec
tions of the STATE and putting on extra
men in preparation for the game sea
son opening September 25th. A new
game station will be established at Pa
CODA Peaks in Rio Blanco county.
Forty acres of land near Brewster,
in Fremont county, will be planted to
fruit this fall, and irrigated by water
from a well. The water will come
from never-failing source. the seep-
age from an artesian well drilled some
years ago by an oil company. Mr..
Smith has sunk deeply ON his farm
and a big pump fails TO exhaust the in
flow.
President c. w. Sells of the Pixies
Peak cog road has emphatically denied
a report current in Colorado Springs
and Denver that three G.. 4. II. visitors
succunibed to the altitude of Pixies
Peak and died before they could be
brought down. Mr.. Sells said that
there had been no such case on the
peak this year or at any time since the
building of the cog road. No deaths
on the summit have ever occurred.
At meeting of the State Land
Board President Fillius and other
members of the Denver City Park
Commission made formal bid OF
100000 for l32 acres of land owned
by the state, lying north Of the pres
ent site of City Park, This Is the first
move made BY the board since Its re-
Gently announced Intention TO eNpend
some s300.0OG for parks. The state
board took the offer into consideration.
There were ca prisoners In the state
prison Mt Canon City when the count
was made September 18th. Under the
Lewis bill passed at the last Legisla'
turc authorizing convict labor. n build
ing 20s30 Is being erected Of red sand.
stone for library. II Is TO be fitted
with shelving and tables. The library
now numbers 5000 volumes and add.
tions arc being constantly made. A
book bindery will be established In
connection with the library.
Through the generosity Of Gen. W.
J. Palmer. three new sub stations have
been established In connection With
the Colorado College weather bureau
at Colorado Springs. The instruments
have been Imported from France and
stations established at Windy Point
Lake Moralnc and ON the summit OF
Pixies Peak Two old stations are In
use at Mob hill and Glen Eyrle. Gen.
ornl Palmor's residence. The latter is
the finest weather bureau station In
the country.
The Greeley correspondent Of the
Denver News says: Among cows at
Greeley, anthrax has broken out and
about two dozen have died during tho
past week. Veterinary surgeons arc
now yncclngting the stock with tho
pnsteur vaccine IN the hope of check.
Ink the lnroads Of the disease. The
disease first appeared couple Of
months ago among stock feeding In the
Platte bottom lands Of this city. but II
was supposed to have been stamped
out. It's rcappcarance has caused a
grcnt deal Of uneaRlncss.
Invitations have been issued by the
board Of trustees. and faculty Of the
Colorado School OF Mines, Golden. nm.
nouncing Monday. October ID. M tho
date ON which the cornerstone % tho
Simon 0uggonhelm hall will he aid.
The oNcrriscs will be held In the after
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