The state herald., 1905-09-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

held at Cortez October 4th. 9Th and 9Th.
The Fremont County Fair will be
held at Canon City September goth to
22d.
The date for Pumpkin Pie Day at
Iongmont has been fixed for Septem-
ber 10th.
The Denver Board of County Com
trissioners has voted $3.50 in aid of an
exhibition at the state fair In Pueblo
September 11th to 18th.
The Bank OF Berthoud, which has
been in successful operation since
1892, has announced its intention OF
becoming national bank.
Judge d. c. Beaman, the present
owner of Grand Mesa lakes, is ris-
tributing 100000 young trout in the
streams of Delta county.
new volunteer fire department has
been organized at Silverton with forty
members. The organization includes
hose team and hook and ladder com.
pany.
Lovelands annual corn roast festi.
val will be held September 7th, Sth
and 9Th. The corn roast and free din.
ner will be served on the first day at
IL o'clock.
The Colorado State Fair will be held
1T Pueblo September 18th to 18th. 1t
is expected to attract a great many
tourists who come on G. A. h. excur.
sion rates.
Coloracc g whl make a.strong
effort to secure the location of the Ma
tinnn1 ts,
pected that tho matter will be decided
at the convention In Portland next
month.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande Railway
Company has filed answer in the first
suit brought against 1t for damages
growing out of the Eden wreck and al
leges that the accident was brought
about by an act of God.
The Colorado Methodist conference
will hold Its forty.thrd annual confer.
ence in Fort Collins, beginning the
ending Monday September 4th. Bishop
McCabe will preside.
The Fruit Growers Association at
Grand junction opened the pear ship
ments August 22d by sending out three
refrigerator cars of fancy Bartletts.
Six more carloads followed the next
day.
William l.. Wilson. miner working
on the Gloriana claim on Blue hill at
Victor, was killed August 26th by the
falling of rock. He was twenty
three years of age and single. His
parents live at Cripple Creek.
The State Stock Inspection Board is
meeting with many evidences that the
laws pertaining TO inspection and en-.
tries of cattle are being daily violated.
and immediate prosecutions of all Of
tenders have been ordered by the
board.
The board of stock inspection has
authorized the state veterinarian to de-
clare any counties from which mango
or other infectious diseases have been
obliteratod 10 be free. thus removing
the quarantine and necessity for in.
spec;ion.
J. +. Burns has demanded permis-
sion to examine the books of the Port
land Gold Mining Company. by virtue
OF his large holdings in that company.
The board OF directors will act upon
the demand at the next regular meet.
ing on September 5th.
James Gormand. n cowboy, was
killed at Norwood. forty miles north
west OF Telluride, August e2d. while
drunk and resisting arrest, by City
Marshal Watkins and Deputy Sheriff
TruaN. He shot at the officers. who
returned his fire with fatal effect.
Following is the list OF the dead in
the Tabasco flood in Las Animas
county: Mrs. Joseph Neltry and child.
Joseph Smotherman. Harry O'Neil.
William Rieboldt, Pasquale Canto. Jos.
eph Morocco. Rafael Bucchio. Antonio
Constantine. Philip Pasiero. Pasqualc
Bartolomeo.
Acting Lieut.. Gov. Fred W. Parks
became acting governor when Cover.
nor Mcdonald went to the Portland
Exposition. Since January /. 1905,
Governor Peabody has held the Office
for two terms, one lasting only day.
Adams leld II for short term, then
Mcdonald, who temporarily left 1t to
Lieutenant Governor Parks.
AZ n meeting of the State Board Of
Stock Inspection In Denver. II was re-
ported by the Inspector at Trinidad
that stock owners are running cattle
and sheep over the line from New
Mexico without health certificate.
The inspectors Were authorized To de.
mand either n government or state
health certificate for all cattle brought
In from that section.
Charles Francis Adams OF Boston
has offered to sell the city of Trinidad
North lake. the finest reservoir site In
southern Colorado. for storage use by
the city waterworks. The lake Is 10.
Gated forty miles west on the North
fork OF the Purgaiory river. II has n
capacity OF 2,000000 900 gallons. es.
,imatod TO be enough for ten years
supply for the city. lie wants $4,000
The publisher Of the new city d..
roctory Of Boulder, Just out. states that
the 1905 directory contains the names
OF over $500 people. Counting two
people TO each name. the names OF
children under eighteen not being
printed. the population OF the city IL
over il,000. The directory of 1901 had
$500 names, representing $500 souls.
This shows that the Increase In popu.
la,lon In four years was $500.
The Jury Of awards of the late Louisl.
ana Purchase Exposition Mt st. Louis
have applied TO Mrs Martha A. shurc.
secretary OF tho Colorado State Board
OF Horticulture. at Denver for the
present addresses OF n number Of OK.
hibltors who won prizes ut the cSposl.
ilon, but who have not claimed them,