The state herald., 1909-03-05
COLORADO ITEMS

college of engineering Of the State Uni
versity at Boulder In June.
The contract for the erection Of a
new high school building at Eaton has
been let to ]. A. Warren Of Boulder
for $2G,650.
The Colorado Cliff Dwellings Asso.
citation has voted $1,000 toward the
restoration Of the balcony of the House
Ruesa Verde. Paris.
George Q. Fairweather, B. A.. Uni
versity Of Colorado. 1906. has been ap-
pointed assistant business manager OF
the University of Chicago.
Officials of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company deny the report that the
company is about to be absorbed by
the United States Steel Corporation.
Mrs Laura d. Smith. formerly the
of the famous Rico mine ana one-tnne
millionaire. died at Oakland, Cal, Feb
ruary Goth.
"As You Like It. is the play chosen
by committee of the combined senior
classes of the University of Colorado,
TO be given as the annual class play
on the campus in June.
The Teachers Normal Institute fol-
the Fifth district, comprising the coun'
ties of FL Paso, Teller. Ebert and
Douglas, will be held at Colorado
Springs August 3rd-l3th inclusive.
Contracts have been let for the erec.
tion of n temporary postoffice building
at Fort Collins, to be used pending the
erection of the federal building. Judg.
ing by the experience OF other towns
this may be several years.
Mayor iieiser Of Colorado Springs
recently went to Washington to en-
deavor to secure the passage OF bill
g!anting 10 :he city large tract OF
government land on Pixies Peak. to
An unusual sight four miles below
Gunnison is herd of one hundred
deer, which the deep snow in the hills
has driven to southern exposures on
the brakes OF Beaver creek. where
they can feed on the grass in the
cliffs.
A tree planting campaign was
launched by the real estate men of
Pueblo at meeting OF the Real Es'
tate Exchange. They. expect to have
10000 trees planted this spring. An
effort also will be made to have the
city permit the streets to be parked.
The withdrawal from entry OF 9,92C
acres Of government land In north
western Weld county by the register
OF the land office at Sterling. marks
the last step preparatory to the issu
ance OF bonds for the purpose OF build
Ing the Pawnee reservoir, In eastern
Weld county, near Keota, by the Paw
nee Irrigated Lands Cone,any. The
company Is capitalized at $500 900 and
DR.. F. p. Lonergan of Evans is its
president.
Weld county will have a permanent
fair organization and next September
II will inaugurate an old.fashioned
county fair. to be held annually. The
Farmers Club, the Commercial Club
and the Gentlemen's Driving Club will
cooperate and II is proposed TO have
the fair the week previous to the In.
ters,ate fair In Denver. SO that the
prize exhibits may also be entered at
Denver and Pueblo.
The Grand Junction City Council has
passed an ordinance calling n special
election on April 9Th upon the question
of a commission form OF government
The council also passed n resolution
opposing the charter convention. but II
was necessary to call the election. ne
n petition with sufficient signatures
had been presented asking H. The
council also voted TO refund the city
water Indebtedness with new $4,000
bond issue.
II is stated that Sen. T. NJ. Pattcr
son Is planning to build skyscraper
at the corner OF Seventeenth and Wei
ton streets In Denver. The building
will be twelve stories tall and cost In
the ncighborhood OF 100000. It IL said.
The old Patterson block and two other
buildings which now occupy the site
OF the structure will be pulled down.
nd the offices Of the Ncws.Timcs will
be provided for In another building on
Glenarm street ON property Senator
Patterson recently purchased.
From the executors OF the W. S
Stratton estate comes a denial Of thu
report that nm effort will be made In
the Legislature to secure the assets oi
the Stratton estate for the charitable
Institutions OF Colorado. on the ground
that the executors have failed to carr,
out the instructions In Mr.. stratton'i
will TO found home for tho poor
During the last six years the cxecu
tors have settled s23.OO0.o00 OF litiga
tion with about $4,000. excepting tn,
viii contest OF the non, and within q
week or two tho trustees Of the pro
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