The state herald., 1908-08-07
COLORADO NEWS


points is $4S.25.
The grand council of the Red Men
of Colorado will be in session at Pueb
10 Aug. 10th, 11th, 18th and delega-
tions from all over the state are eX
pected
Number l. volume l, OF the Rocky
Ford Daily Gazette, was published
July 2Sth, with John Frazier editor
and publisher, and w. IL. Butterfield,
assistant manager
One thousand dollars has been appro-
priated by the city council of Den
yer to entertain the annual convention
of the American Federation of Labor
in September.
Attorney-General Herbert S. Hadley
of Missouri, who. with his family, is
locaed temporarily at the Il. II. Cook
home at Boulder, will address the ma
tional convention at attorneys-general
at Denver August Goth. and will de
scribe his fight with the Standard Oil
people.
Water Commissioner Autrey Of
Boulder states that Notwithstanding
the heavy rains little of the flood
waters got into the storage reservoirs,
on account of the heavy flow coming
down at night, after washing out the
headgates or choking the inlets with
debris.
In a fight between two inmates OF
the Boulder county poor farm, T. X.
Bracken, aged about seventy-five years,
was knocked down and badly beaten by
an insane inmate name Jack Noland.
Brack was taken to the University hos
pital, where IL was stated that he
might recover.
l.. w. Felter will start from Canon
City on trip around the world Au-
gust Goth. He will sail westward from
Seattle on the 30th in the steamship
Minnesota, visiting in the Philippines,
Japan and China. In India he will spend
several months In studying the mis-
sionary work among the natives.
John C. Sitterer of Denver has been
elected professor of civil and irriga-
tion engineering at the University of
Wyoming in place of Herbert T. No
well. resigned. Professor Sitterer is
graduate of the University of Ohio
and from the civil engineering de.
partment of the University of Denver
While driving across n dry arroyo
Wednesday night near Maitland, Huer-
fano county, John Wondergern. six
teen.yearold boy. was caught by
flood of water. which came down the
arroyo in a wall six feet high, and was
drowned. and his younger brother was
saved only by being washed into
wire fence.
Ground has beer broken at Fort Col
Inns for warehouse for the sugar com,
pany which will have capacity of
100000 sacks. thus giving the factory
total warehouse capacity OF 100000
sacks. large storage plant is also
being built to be used In case of short.
age In the city water supply. for fun
ing the beets.
By the flooding OF the Gunnison tun.
mel on the 30th ult., as the result of a
cloudburst. fifteen men working in
the tunnel four miles from the river
portal. almost lost their lives. But
for the timely warning they had, and
the noise made by the rushing OF the
water through the tunnel, they would
have been entrapped. They were
working near the 700.foot air shaft
and made their escape through this,
The State Normal summer school at
Greeley has closed its sessions after
the most successful term In its history
over 800 students attended the school
and all did double work. The greater
number Of the students were teachers.
principals and superintendcnts and
many were from the East, preforrina
tn, Colorado school TO the training
schools In their own state.
Grant NJ. Lucy. for two terms county
clerk of Routt county, died at Denver
July 2Sth ut the home OF James NJ.
Marvel. Death was caused by stomach
trouble. He had been long sufferer
and few days before his death un'
dorwent an operation. MIR. Lucy was
one OF the early settlers in Routt coun.
~. Four years ago he was elected
county clerk OF Routt and reelected
two years ago.
The directors OF the Kansas. Colo
rado Railroad Company had meeting
ut Pueblo on the 3lst ult.. and let n
contract for the construction OF the La
Junta and Kansas divisions OF the
road. The contracts were awarded 10
4. b. Hulit. who represents the North
crn Electrical company, and included
grading. ties and steel bridges. Mr.,
Hulit announces that work will be be.
gun within ninety days.
A large party OF negroes have made
application ut the Pueblo land office
for homestead claims Mt Elliott, fifteen
miles southeast of Fountain, The ne.
Rroea are headed by A. Lyle. n well
known colored man OF Colorado
Springs. They intend TO cultivate
land under the dry farming system
and II more OF the race can be In.
duccd TO Join them, will organize n
cooperative colony.
In anticipation Of the heavy business
expected to result from the completion
OF tho Western Pacific. the Denver e
Rio Grande In preparing to double track
n considerable portion OF It's limo he,
tween Salt Lake City and Pueblo. A
surveying corps has been put In the
field To locate new track through the
Royal Gorge and To make NJ tho eHti,
mates Of cost Of the work. II IN oS.
poctcd that tracks will bo laid on both
Hidea of tho river through tho rorFo