The state herald., 1904-08-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| Heavy storms have done much dam
age in the vicinity of Trinidad. Sever
al bridges were washed out.
| Heavy rains continue to cause the
railroads great deal of trouble in the
southern and western parts OF Colo
Tado
A handcar containing a gang of sec
tion men was run into by special
train near lockwood. A Mexican
named Elisio Martinez was killed and
Johnnie Welch, a nine-year-old son OF
the section boss, was seriously hurt.
Rural free delivery routes to be
/ established September 18th in Colo
rado are: Lamar, Prowers county,
/ route 2. population, 45O. houses on
route, 80; Prowers, Bent county,
route /, population AGO, houses on
! route, 92.
| Nearly s250,0O0 will be paid the
I farmers of the Grand valley, Colorado.
/ for their sugar beets alone this fall.
| -Four thousand acres of beets are un-
| der cultivation in the valley, which
means production of about $500 tons
| of sugar
The establishment of the new plant
of the Dumont Powder Company near
| Pueblo, Colorado, means an addition
| to the production of the steel plant of
| the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
! Arrangements have been made for the
/ last-mentioned company to maDufac-
/ ture $500 sheet.steel cans per day for
the use of the powder factory.
One OF the most elaborate celebra-
! tions ever planned in Colorado is be-
ing considered by the residents of
Colorado Springs, to commemorate the
discovery of Pixies Peak. The cen
tennial anniversary of Zebulon Pixies
! first view of this famous mountain
/ falls on November 6, 1906, and al.
ready the people of Colorado Springs
! have begun preparations for fitting
. celebration of the day.
The first Inter-Mountain Festival,
which was held in Idaho Springs on
/ the 18th, was n decided success.
/ Trains from Denver were crowded to
their utmost capacity and it can be
safely estimated that the visitors in
the city numbered fully 5000. Among
! the sports of the day were RACES of
all kinds, an ore shoveling contest.
I firemens contests, bronco busting,
balloon ascension, and dancing.
The Colorado Telephone Company in
| tends to extend its line from Portland,
cement manufacturing town east OF
Canon City, to the farm houses and
ranches along Beaver creek. This sec
| tion Of the Arkansas valley is densely
populated and 1t will give the people
| direct connection with the markets OF
the county and state. which will be OF
! great benefit to them in marketing
| their crops and fruits. The fruit crop
will be big one this year.
Suits for sl50.0O0 alleging slander and
| libel In connection with the Big Five
Mining Company, have been filed in the
Federal Court against George A. Suf-
ia, the Boston stockholder, by Nathan
c. Merrill and William p. Daniels.
There are three causes for action and
the damages to the extent of $4,000 is
asked for each. The allegations In both
complaints are practically the same.
and have TO deal with statements al
legged to have been made, and articles
which Il is alleged have been printed
/ through the instrumentality of Suffa.
| A bronco busting contest for the
championship of the world will be
held at the fair grounds at Glenwood
I Springs, Saturday and Sunday. August
27th and 2sth. o. l.. Grimsley OF
Meeker. who holds the worlds cham.
plonship. which was won by him last
year at Glenwood, will defend his title
against all comers. II is expected that
upward OF forty cowboys will compete
and fifty outlaw horses will be select.
ed for their use. In addition to this
event there will be n one and
, half mile relay race for COW horses.
a cowgirl race, n cowboy race and n
cowboy dance TO be held at the opera
house Saturday night, George c.
Blakely of Pueblo has charge OF the
arrangements.
The postofiice department has Issued
an order changing the spelling Of the
name OF the Canon City postofice TO
Canyon City, the new spelling to be.
come effective September LIST. at which
| time Robert S. Lewis succeeds Guy u.
Hardy rs postmaster. The change was
made at the instigation Of the Atch-
son, Topeka e. Santa Fe Railway Com.
pany, which for some time has spelled
the name of its station with n "y"
Much opposition TO the proposed
change has developed and at special
meeting OF the city council strong reso.
lutions were adopted protesting against
the change. and askisg that the order
be annulled. The changing Of the
name of the station by the Santa Fe
company was done against the wishes
Of the community and there Is scarcely
n single one Of the 5000 patrons Of the
postof'ice who fayors the change. The
Canon City postofice was established
December i3. 1860. and is tho only
ONCE In the United States OF the same
name
Nearly 100000 will be spent upon
nursery sites on the Pixies Peak for.
est reserve by the United States gov.
eminent within the next thirty years.
for which timc the nurseries have been
leased. according 10 c. A. Scott Of
Washington, d. c.. who was detailed
by the Washington forestry bureau to
Inspect the reserves southwest OF this
city before the leases were signed.
MIR. Scott. who Il In charge Of tho
Dismal river forest reserve IN Nsbrns.
kn, has returned from nm inspection OF
tho nursery sites selected by Expert
clyde Lsayitt. and states that thoy
are splendidly adapted for raising
trees from the seed. He says that
the government has closed nogotlA.
tlnns for n thirty,ycnrs' lease and will
spend from $4,000 TO $4,000 annual,
~ upon the sites, ~ the last figure
named the bureau will have expended
$4,000 upon this section NJ the cN.
plratiou Of thirty years. which I'm,
proyemcnt. Il II expected will be of
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