The Springfield herald., 1909-08-06
COLORADO NEWS

september I'd mas Deen set apart
as Peach Day at the Grand Junction
fair.
The Berthoud Brick and Tile Com
pany has completed the delivery of
100000 brick to the army post at
Fort Russell, near Cheyenne.
John Remple, conductor. and E. A.
Craddock. motorman of street car.
were held up and robbed of gold
watches and about $50 in money few
nights since in West Pueblo.
A Takamine, Japanese, will estab-
lish q large japanese boarding house
in Denver. He has purchased for
$4,000 the building and grounds on
Broadway formerly occupied by Dean
Peck's training school for girls.
Joseph W. Burkhardt of Florence
has been appointed deputy state oil
inspection. He is employed by the
United OIL Company and was a candi-
date last fall for senator from Ere
mont county.
John Gates and William Eagan. who
were arrested by the Union Pacific for
digging hole under the track to save
their homes during the recent floods
at Greeley, were dismissed in Justice
court for lack of evidence.
Edwin Gaylord, the well-known
horseman. who conducted the races
during the Interstate Fair at Over
land last year SO successfully, has
again agreed to be superintendent of
speed events at the September meet
ing.
The Rifle Light, Heat & Power com.
pany. organized by local men. has been
taken up by home capital. the con-
tract let and electric power for light
ing and pumping purposes will be in
Rifle. under the terms of the contract,
by November /.
The State Normal Summer school
at Greeley closed the last Of July There
was a marked increase matt endace
over previous years. A large number
registered for nonresident work.
Twenty received diplomas and it is
now arranged that there will be grad
uations every term OF the school year.
The magnificent new $4,000
curtain for the Denver Audito-
rum theatre, which will be CIV
en- by the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, has been COM
pleted, save for few finishing
touches. according to Mrs. ]. B. Grant,
who has Just returned from New
York, where the work has been done
by Albert Herter.
The Boulder Evangelical association
has filed articles of Incorporation. 1t
is formed for the purpose of providing
a tabernacle in Boulder and carrying
on a series of revival meetings under
the management OF Billy Sunday, to
commence the latter part of August.
The meetings will continue six weeks
and 1t is said will cost. with the taber-
nacle, about $4,000.
James l.. Hurt of Center. who is
one of those before the legislative in
vestigating committee which is going
over the administration of Mark G.
Woodruff as register of the state land
board. made application few days
since for go acres of land at the low
est appraisement placed upon it. The
board rejected the bid and raised the
appraisement so per cent.
An airship. which. when completed.
will bear some resemblance to a
merry widow" hat, has been designed
by Architect John Conkie of Trinidad,
who aside from being an inventor, is
senior vice commander of the Depart
ment of Colorado and Wyoming G. A.
r. Mr.. Conkie's invention is an aero
plane with parachute attachment,
which. he says, will prevent any seri-
GUS accident.
The state Prohibition party. through
its secretary Of the state central COM
mittee, Jay B. Noble, wrote to the
plantation of the campaign fund law.
The letter inquired what proportion OF
the fund the party would be allowed
and what conditions were attached to
the distribution. copy OF the law
was mailed to the questioners and
they will be forced to make their own
Interpretation.
Westminster College is one Of Den
ver's youngest institutions of learning
Two years ago the work Of instruc-
tion was begun in the Central Pres
byterian Church, and last year the
college moved into its magnificent red
sandstone building, costing 100000.
This splendid building has been fur
nished and equipped for work and
with the opening of the fall term,
September Is, students will enter not
only from Denver and Colorado. but
from all the adjoining states. The
college offers instruction in all the
academic and collegiate studies. 1t
employs full faculty of thoroughly
trained men of broad experience, at
the head of which is DIR. Salem G.
Pattison, the new president. DR.. Pat
tison is a new conner to Colorado, but
has reputation for scholarship and
executive ability that extends all over
the Middle West.
Charles w. Comstock, state engi-
neer, has issued postal cards giving
out a strict set of rules concerning the
filing of plans and blue prints with his
office All drawings will be refused
ii they are folded or creased and all
specifications shall be letter size pa