The Colorado statesman., 1906-07-28
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


The Pixies Peak Press Club of Colo
rado Springs will give a dramatic en-
tertainment August 18Th for the benefit
of the entertainment fund of the Inter-
national League of Press Clubs.
A new and gorgeous Chinese joss
house, or temple of worship, has been
opened on Market street between
Twentieth and Twenty-frst in Denver.
1t is full of expensive images and dec
orations.
Bids for a new Denver postofice
site will be opened at the Office of the
secretary of the treasury, Leslie M.
Shaw, in Washington on August 14th.
All bids must come within the limit of
100000.
Escaping only with the clothes they
were wearing, David F. How, chief IL
cense inspector, and family, and a
party of friends camping near Anto-
nito, suffered the loss of their entire
camp by fire.
From a thirty-acre apple orchard
upon his farm, nine and one-half miles
west of Denver. G. e. Parfet will ship
this year 10000 boxes of apples, If the
present indications of a ninety-two per
cent. crop are fulfilled.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of j. H.
Slater, j. w. Boiling, W. Bailey, George
Weisbad, Charles Wansled and others
to organize the First National bank of
Eads, with $4,000 capital
The historic Cherry creek in Denver
is to be walled from Larimer street to
Broadway and boulevard constructed
on the north side of it, A contract has
been let calling for the completion OF
the work in ten months.
The banks in Colorado Springs,
Colorado City and Manitou have all
been supplied with the Pike medal
lions, which have been struck by the
government in honor of the centennia.
| celebration to be held this fall.
Harley Harris, twelve-year-old son
., of George Harris, a prominent ranch
man of Ell Paso county, was dragged
| and kicked to death by a fractions
horse at his home in Calhan, July 18th.
| The boy had the halter tied around his
| waist.
Because of the Mexican law which
prohibits the removal of a body from
that country in less than three years,
| Stanley Pearce, the metallurgical ex-
| pert, of Denver. who died at Magda-
lena, Sonora, July 10th, will be buried
| there.
! By proclamation of Governor Nc
Donald Wednesday, August 1st. the
| thirtieth anniversary of the admission
of Colorado into the Union, was de-
| clared half holiday, and the state Of
| fees ordered closed during the after
noon.
/ The cornerstone of the new woman's
| pavilion of the National Jewish Hos
n DanVar
laid Sunday, July 22d, under the aus
pices of the Independent Order of Bnai
| Birth, Rabbi Friedman delivering the
| principal address.
Mayor H. c. Rose and Alderman
! Peter Jennings indulged in rough
| house" during meeting of the Lead
| vile City Council, during which his
honor the mayor hurled missile at
the alderman similar to that used by
Martin Luther in his little bout with
| his satanic majesty.
The Grand Junction Chamber Of
Commerce has telegraphed the secre-
| tary of the Colorado State Commercial
| Association that it will take a con-
| siderable amount of space in the pro-
| posed state exhibition car which will
be sent East this fall to exhibit the
products of Colorado at state fairs.
A call has been issued by authority
of the Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States for a meeting at Den
yer August 18th, for the purpose OF Or
ganizing the Rocky Mountain Associa-
ton of the A. A. u, to comprise the
states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico
and Wyoming, with headquarters at
Denver.
Convict e. e. Thomas escaped from
the penitentiary at Canon City on the
afternoon of the 18th inst. He had
been a trusty for several months and
was at work in an alfalfa field near the
| prison. Thomas was sent to the prison
eighteen months ago from Gunnison
county to serve term of three to four
years for felonious assault.
Bids for the reconstruction of road
between Tennessee pass and DebeQue
are to be opened in the Office of the
state engineer on August 1. About
| $4,000 is to be used in constructing the
road. The plans to be followed are
| in line with those for the establishing
| of good roads throughout the state as
formulated by State Engineer Jaycox.
Miss Katherine l.. Craig, state super
| intendent of public instruction, has
made the semi-annual apportionment
| of the school funds of the state. The
| total apportionment is Sis, ,6S2.70, and
it is divided among the various coun-
ties, according to the school popula-
ton. The number of children of
school age in the state, according to
the last census, is 1S7,836.
On July 23d the taxpayers of Du
range voted to grant an electric light
franchise to Tom Lotus and partners.
The vote was 240 for and 10 against.
The new company proposes to erect a
$4,000 plant. They have located a
reservoir site four miles from town,
from which they will obtain water
power. The reservoir will be filled