The state herald., 1907-05-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

grader.
A double track is being built on tho
| railroad between Canon City anc
Florence in order to take care OF the
heavy traffic.
Gen. William ]. Palmer has sent to
| the Civic Improvement leagne Of
Canon City several hundred shrubs for
| the state park.
F. N. b. Scott has been elected pr
| ident of the North Poudre Irrigatio.i
Company to fill vacanccy caused by
resignation of Watson Zeigler.
The base ball season opened In Den
yer last Saturday in q snowstorm.
| Those who couldn't see the base ball
amused themselves throwing snow
balls.
A complaint has been made against
f. f. Bequeath, at North Longmont,
charging him with killing fine horse
by forcibly administering the water
cure.
Gold has been discovered In the VI
cinity OF Semper-"out on the plains. +"
Another evidence that all you've got to
do in Colorado is dig, and wealth Is
yours.
The interior Of the Lowell school,
Colorado Springs, Is being decorated
with copies Of famous paintings. Busts
OF famous men have also been pur.
chased.
Walter Cunliffe. director off tho
Bank of England, and private car
party, spent several days in the Pixies
Peak region. The party also visited
Cripple Creek.
1t is officially announced that in all
probability homeseekers' rates, hither-
to given only to Denver, Pueblo and
Colorado Springs, will hereafter be
given to Greeley.
r. F. Milford, the caretaKer Of the
Silver Lake reservoir, telephoned the
city clerk at Boulder that eighteen feet
OF snow had fallen at that place this
winter and five feet this month.
Mrs. W. H. Miller of Gunnison blew
her brains out with n pistol because
OF despondency over her husband los
inG his position as station agent. She
had been an invalid for years.
The low temperature of the past two
weeks has frozen the leaves
on the trees and there is strong
likelihood that the sugar beets will
have to be replanted In the vicinity Of
Holly.
The chared body OF Henry Godfrey,
foreman OF the calcination department
OF the Portland cement works at
Florence was found in the white-hot
tank recently. 1t is thought he com'
miited suicide.
Colorado's unusual spring weather
kpt the Smile and Push" Club very
busy during the waning days OF April
and the front end OF May, explaining
to visitors that 1t never happened this
way before"
Emma Goldman. the female alarm
ist. has been In Denver for few days
and mono the daily papers actually
found II necessary to put on an extra
keg OF red ink In order 20 properly
handle her warm remarks.
Sterling is too busy getting In her
spring crops and driving her cows to
pasture to be bothered with q spring
term OF court. and the few cases on the
docket may be sent to Denver where
the mills ever grind.
Boulder children between the ages
OF sixteen and twenty-one may now
play pool and billiards upon written
permission OF their papas and NAM
mas, according to revised ordinance,
And this is Better Boulder!"
An engine on the Colorado & North
western railroad overturned while
bucking snow near Ward. on Sunday
and tumbled down the mountain side
400 feet. killing Engineer Robt. Cook
Tho engine was torn into pieces.
A meeting OF the ouray Development
CLUB was held mt the city hall. II Il
proposed to raise $4,000 TO be OK
| pended In advertising resources. c.
pecially mineral. during the next two
months. In addition plans are on foo,
! for a big tourist hotel, sanitarium and
4 swimming pool. which will utilize thl
water from the natural hot springs.
At q meeting of local No. sc. West
ern Federation OF Miners. at Central
| City, It was unanimously decided u
ask an increase OF 30 cents for machine
men In tho mines. The present scale
is 81. The Increase IL not asked to be
come effective until the first OF June
| An the ucIhuu IN fthhoHuuio tuoIc ~
no doubt that Il will be granted by the
operators.
Frederic Boughton, n Santa Fs cnsi
ncer, and HIS iiroman. Ben Abbott. are
lying at tho point Of death and scors
Of passengers suffered broken bones
and other injuries Ms tho result OF Q
wreck OF castbound Santa Fe passen
ger train No. s. which occurred twenty
eight miles south Of In Junta May Sd
The wreck was caused by spreading
rails. Tho engineer stuck to his post
until the locomotive turned over on its
side.
Miss Jane Adams Of Hull house. Chi
cago. who will give tho commencement
orntion mt tho University OF Colorado
commencement exercises. Wednesday
Juno 9th. In tho ChnutnuQua audito
rum at Boulder. will speak on Chang
ing Ideals In Education" A now foa
turc Of tho commencement exercises
thia year will bo tho Sigma ~ oxor.
cisos, which will bc hold In tho lecture