Show 1 FROM TOPE 0 vay Ise scenes elles on oil hie 1110 U P 1 from chey mitte to denver I 1 I 1 DENVER RAMBLINGS fc fall abc the tho teachers receive fine treatment fro rom M the to t fn pel peka a citizens i w f rt r t on the road from cheyenne to denver one notices no great cons can from the country already traversed tm tia versed the Denver ii A brinsf o 0 of aha UW ry leads in a direction to the great city dt the plains on the right the rocky mountains rise rise in in ana majestic grandeur afar off in the hor K izon so that only their darb dark blue tops covered with enow snow can be seen on the left as far as the eye ye can biln see seed and for hundreds of miles plains of wyoming and nebraska the land laud around us u 1 I ie is barren covered only with low branches of prickly peara pears the sun shines down upon choplain the tho plain with such heat that tha the breeze carried slowly over the expanse becomes insufferably hot and as we watch it neat can be bei seen in the distant horizon reminding one of waving grain or of the billows of an pecan ocean it is a dreary country no iree no green thing as afar as one can see presently as one watches the horizon in front there appears a little isla island tid raised apparently far above the plain surely there can be bg no water in that direction larger and larger the object becomes as the train pushes nearer and nearer can il it be trees and fields il and ild before we wei are aware we are among extensive wheat fields gardens thrifty farm houses all apparently as e expansively an attributed Atri distributed buted as ps the great grea amr barren which we have hav just ejust passed over for no end can bo be seen to it if you ask what is the cause of this sudden change the answer will be work and water A large stream has been let out here and the plan of irrigating has been adopted which has turned the barren waste a fruitful field it might so all be transformed if water could be obtained the principal city or town own is named greeley after the great horace greeley who was its founder it appears that he be and some goers t secured cicur ed a tilleo rt d large hof land and in lin this part of colodro Co loddo do organizer a colony of new fiew england farmers who settled here and have grown up with the country no doubt today judging from the comfortable homes fine farms residences flour ing mills and thrift of the people many a new england youth has thanked oyer over and over again the old hero bero and statesman who delighted in preaching go west young men another item should be mentioned in connection with this is is taplan the plan lipon upon which the land was disposed of whenever Wb enever the original for land they made a stipulation that no beyert bendid be ald upon that land md and that hit if eyer ever the land was sold the tle bame stipulation must be lade aade and whoever should violate alip stipulation should los lose 0 the land which would then revert to its original ginal i owners This h b is s been strictly adhered act andio this d day no liquor is sold in greeley bo ay it sai saiu to the tha everlasting eer lasting honor of of the the place and its founders this is so far from the custom of other places in and colorado that it siema almost ira improbable but it is so as th tha surroundings filin fil in joyner I 1 Joy 0 4 r ver v yer are much v cleao 1 C of tile COUL cout ha T eaf 1 pa is e r alzee sice leavira 1 afi vo wo gel leaver aavo sunday having left n on S arday urd ay mornion at 10 alock lock I 1 o 0 ry first thing one meks ir renac rove ug WS an ogden rd an lik li k wi yrtl tl naj it it jhc thc magl alcen acen and palatial union depot and its beautiful one 0 ne geld beix hye ya hours in in denver i r i before leavi lg over the kansas pacific a branch if the union I 1 GOO m niiles td Topeka during these five hours your cor respondent made the best 1180 1 of his time to eee see the eights sights he is indebted to mr trowbridge a a oung I 1 end and promising new england fl nd lawyer who has located here for much of tho the information re and for other courtesies the city baa has now a population of inhabitants and is u representative western towo town many of tho the public buildings are a of skill and beauty the private business housea and residences would do credit to eastern cities twice the population street cars water works electricity and all facilities for bu business ainess and comfort rt are here well represented the I 1 station of tho the street railway corns com 1 ie is a a credit to the town own it like all other buil dinge in denver is built of brick one ona peculiarity rity about the street cars ia is that each par is ru by one horse boi ee mules are not huiea the hotel accommodations are cent it would be useless to name them all the tabor opera house ie among the tile finett buildings in in the city uno od would scarcely arcely ec kaow know that it was sunday in a denver from the bustio bustle ami aud noise noir with all the public places end and saloons in n full blast it its a to be faaren that the buildings are better than the morale morals of denver bom ball and other amusements are common occurrences ances on sunday io in thie this paw there are three magnificent my wr J F 71 I 1 h breweries mid it was noticeable that thair their towers and find domes rooe quite ae high and towered full as proudly to the eky a I 1 y ae as did lid the spires and on bocles of the tle churches in fact the churches in many instances were coan common rion place affairs by tile side of the breweries this secina seems to be another western trait there waa wa 8 no nd time to visit the he many fine flue mining works from a hill near the city a beautiful view may be seen ot of t her city itself and its our rijs afar afir in the distance arc the rocky mountains and dimly maybe may be seen several prominent peaks among which pikes ikes peak foak raises like a mist above the rest but it is train time in a few moments and we are enjoying a pullman traversing the dreary plains of colorado and western kansas with the clack 1 clack clackl 1 clack 1 of the wheels k singing the music of our lullaby J TOPEKA ICA kansas july 7 NOTES the town is decorated with nags flags in honor of the teachers some of the leading educators from rom the east have come to lecture on school matters to the teachers A Lg genuine enuine colored glee club sang sev several al songs in in fron arod of the windsor for the amusement of the teachers thousands gathered to hear bear them there are two representatives from utah here mr huse jr of salt lake representing the new west education commission and supt bupt E H anderson odthe of the public schools of weber county ogden the national council of education have had several meetings already on th evening of the members were tendered a free buggy ride by the citizens of topeka there were several hundred who enjoyed the ride the national education association will hold its first session in topeka today to day every train that arrived yesterday brought in teachers from all parts of the country and tonight to there will at least be pedagogues in the city A large arge number of tents are erected in in capitol square near the capitol to I 1 and several hundred teachers will try camp life to night it ia is said that eleven car loa loads a of new england teachers will arrive to tos night the to following is t the he 4 pro gramme forto for to day at 8 pm there will be ad addressee dressea of welcome delivered at the grand opera house in behalf of the state of kansas and the city of topeka and by prof P L williams of alie state university in in behalf of the teachers of kansas the r will be made mah by the presa dent of the association prof N A calkins of new york city and others this afternoon at the department of art education will bold its first cession session in library hall near the state houle the binau inaugural ural address will be made by rr prof walter S goodnough Goodo Good ough of columbus ohio A report will also be of the committee on the relation of drabin drawing to other studies and bow how ita its use in that direction can best be promoted mis mary D hicks of massachusetts W S perry pery of worcester mass anson R cross of boston mass there th ere will bo be an exhibition of drawings and construct constructive iye work vork in connection with the meetings of thia this department at Library Hall tape Ks 1 july 13 ac 8 |