The Grit-advocate., 1905-08-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

all tue county normal institutes lulS
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. Hinderider.
Club Woman's Day at the Boulder
chautauqua. July 2Sth, was 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 trip 70 Cali
fornia
Gen. w. J. Palmer has given $2,100
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 II
planning to extend the Denver & Inter
mountain formerly Denver Lakewood
& 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 q
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 well 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.
Slower, Guy E. Loomis and Alex w.
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 10
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 flood three years ago.
has been turned over to the railroad
company. 1t is said to be the finest
example of the Spanish mission depot
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 3Oth,
having two ribs broken. The auto in
turning out to pass team plunged
over an eight-foot embankment
The Denver library board is con-
fronted with the necessity of chang
ing the plans adopted for the Car
negis library building or raising more
money. The architect whose plans
were adopted seems to have been
too extravagant in his ideas.
A very successful good roads con-
vention was held at Fort Collins July
31st. Col. w. NJ. Moore, president Of
the National Good Roads Association.
urged that the agricultural college
should have $4,000 for a chair of
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 that
held in Pueblo for steam engineers
chimes and for other branches of SER
vice on the Panama canal
The Pueblo Business Mems Associa-
ton has arranged to charter special
train on the D. & r. G. for trade ex-
cursion through the southwestern part
of the state, leaving Pueblo August 7th
ana returning August lotn. ABOUT lOD
persons will make the trip, accom-
panied by brass band.
Tyrone Power and Edith Crane pre-
sent at Elitch's Gardens. Denver, the
week beginning August 9th Shakes.
peare's The Tanning of the Shrew'
1t will be the seasons big Shakes.
perean production at the gardens, one
such being given each season. 1t
opens Sunday night.
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 when
checked high as they can when free
and that 1t Is against the law.
Mhe party of neWSpaner women who