The Springfield herald., 1906-07-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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| Leadville, was killed on the 18th inst.
by a falling rock.
On August 1st the people of Grand
Junction will vote for or against an
ordinance ratifying the plan to expend
100000 for mountain water system.
The First National Bank at Windsor
has been authorized to begin business
with 100000 capital. John E. Law Is
| president: Lewis Korn, vice president,
| and Frank n Briggs. cashier.
| Governor Mcdonald has appointed
NJ. NJ. Buck of Yampa. Colorado. as
water commissioner of water district
No. 5s, to fill vacancy caused by the
resignation of w. E. Wheeler.
The following new postmasters have
| been appointed: William H. Lawyer,
.Montezuma, vice f. S. Fairchilds, re-
signed; Joseph R. Chitwood, Tin Cup,
Gunnison county, vice e. o. Churchill,
| resigned.
| Myles Edward Mather. a Welshman,
fifty-seven years of age, who came frorl
Los Angeles eight months ago, was
found dead on vacant lot in Denver
July 10th. There was no evidence OF
suicide or foul play.
The Anti-Cigarette League will hold
convention in Denver August 14th,
| IDiH anu lull ~ ttpSStSu iHut Nii o.
| Carrie Nation will be present and de-
| liver an address. The names of some
| of the best speakers in Colorado are
on the program.
The new state armory at Ault' was
opened on the night of July 18th.
There was large attendance of Wis
itors from Greeley, Eaton, Windsor and
other neighboring towns. The Ault
military company, under Capt. Ray
Gale, has membership of forty.
The Greeley Gas and Electric Com
pany's plant has been sold to the Fed
eral Gas Company of Chicago. The
plant will be moved from its present
\ quarters outside the residence portion
| of the town. 1t will be enlarged but
no practical change will be made in
the management.
Reports are being made by wool
buyers who are returning to Trinidad
from the chief grazing districts of the
state that the clip this year is the larg-
est and best ever known in Colorado.
Prices range from 81 to "a cents a
pound. which is higher than has been
paid for number of years.
New dining car service on the Colo
rado Midland went into effect July 10th
for the first time in the history Of the
road, and through it the Midland
trains No. 4 and No. 5 to the west
minutes between Denver and Grand
Junction. This time was formerly oc.
cupied in stops at eating stations.
The body Of Henry Rudy, prospect
or. who was swept down the mountain
by s7iowsiide last winter at the head
Of Junction Creek, sixteen miles above
Durango, Vas f6rnd in snowbank on
the 3Oth Of June by his brother, WHO
had been looking for bin since early
Spring. He had been struck by a slide
while going from his mine to his cabin.
On tbs afternoon of the 18th inst.
| lightning struck the granary on Frank
Bukhnells farm, Ave miles northeast
| iol Fort Collins, In which Ralph Yaw,
aged sixteen. Arthur Linder, aged nine
| teen, and Joseph Hubbard, aged thirty,
had taken shelter from the rain.
Young Yaw was instantly killed, Lin
der badly injured and Hubbard badly
shocked.
Hundreds OF cattle are lying dead
on the plains in the eastern part of
| this county and surrounding territory
| because of the long continued drouth,
says Trinidad dispatch to the Denver
| Republican. The grass has entirely
dried up and cattle are forced to eat
| poisoned weeds. which is causing their
death. The loss to the ranchers will
reach thousands Of dollars.
The date of the Harvest Day Festi-
val at Greeley has been set for August
23d and the day promises to witness
even a greater celebration than last
year. The festival will be county af-
fair and the Harvest Day Festival
Club, which was organized shortly af-
ter last years meeting, has mem
bership of representative men from all
parts of the county.
At meeting of the Colorado com
mandery of the military order of the
Loyal Region of the United States at
Denver, David H. Moffat. captain com
pany B. Third Colorado cavalry in the
War of the Rebellion, was elected an
original trst-class member of the or
der There was a large attendance of
companions and Captain Moffat re-
,ceived hearty greetings.
County Superintendent Harrison
finds the total school census of Weld
county to be S,14Q persons between the
ages of six and twenty-one years.
Upon this number it is estimated that
Weld county has population of S2.-
'OuV. vi the numDer enTOlleu lHlS year.
4204 are males and 1886 are females.
There are lightweight school districts
in the county and 100 schools.
The annual meeting of the directors
of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific
railroad (Moffat road) was held in
Denver on the 9th inst The directors
went through the formality of re-
electing the old officers as follows:
David H. Moffat, president; William
G. Evans, vice president; F. B. Gibson,
secretary; Thomas Keely. treasurer;
| w. A. Deuel., general manager
A gift from Gen. w. !. Palmer has
equipped the School of Forestry of Col
or;4tlo College with full set of instru-
ments for meteorological observation.
| to be installed at the forest laboratory
al Manitou park. The careful study of
| forest growth requires exact ltnowl-
edge of the prevailing atmospheric
| conditions, and the most important of
these will now be automatically and
! continuously registered.
The fruit yield around Boulder is
| much smaller this year than last, be-