The state herald., 1907-10-18
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Mantle scare but it proved hoax.
Mayor +. p. Hunt Of Delta, killed
himself on account of domestic trou'
BILE.
Mrs. Martha NARROW recently died
at her home near Montrose. She was
a pioneer.
The men charged with blowing up
the depot at Boulder are to go to trial
October 10th.
Columbus Day, designated as holi'
day by the last State Legislature, was
pretty generally observed on the 18th.
Kansas couple were strangely af-
fected by the altitude on the Moffat
road the other day. They found min
lister on the train and were married.
The town board of Johnstown has
called a special election for Novmber
18th, to vote on the issuing of S20-
900 bonds for the building of water
system, the supply to be taken from
the Big Thompson river.
William Symn.onds of Colorado
Springs, arrived in Boulder ON visit
to his cousin, n. Mathews. whom he
had not seen for over forty years.
Singularly enough each recognized the
other, although when they parted they
were mere boys.
The railroads entering Longmont
are having a busy time. Between fifty
and sixty trains arrive daily and 1t is
taking five switch engines to do the
work. This rush will continue until
the beets are all In the factory and the
farm crops shipped.
There was left in the Herald Office
at Boulder the largest radish the edi-
tor ever saw. In tact, he would never
have believed it was possible to raise
radish that large. 1t was red, Is
sixteen inches long and seventeen
inches in circumference. II was
raised on North Twenty-sixth street
by L. NJ. Miller and can be seen at the
Herald office. 1t is, indeed. a curios'
| ity.
1t is almost impossible to secure
men to work in the grain fields or
with the threshing crews in Routt
county. Ranchmen and owners of
threshinE machines are paying 81
day and board, still many are work
ing short.handed. The Colorado Tele.
phone Company, which is endeavoring
TO reconstruct It's Hahn's peak and
Hayden lines, cannot get men, al
though Offering f2.5O per day.
Attorney General Dickson handed
down a decision holding that II is en-
tirely legal and within the limit OF the
| constitution TO appoint a member OF
the present Legislature to do the in
specting required OF the State Board
Of Health under the provisions OF the
pure food law established by the last
Legislature. W +. Cannon, member
Of the present Legislature, was ap-
pointed by the Board of Health to act
In the capacity OF chief Inspector un'
der the pure food law.
d. ]. March. W. f. Kinselln. o. II.
Kerlec. J. Brown and Mai. Charles
Townsend viii build the March reser-
yoir which lies In natural depres-
sion near Cole creek east OF Ault,
twelve miles. The reservoir will have
capacity OF 323,0O0,000 cubic feet
The supply OF water Is divided into
800 rights, each equal to 100000
cubic feet. with reserve of 23,o0O,OO0
TO the holder. rhe reservoir viii rc.
ceiyc Its supply from Cole creek and
will irrigate land south OF It,
Twenty miners from Rock Springs.
Wyoming. arrived at Trinidad To en-.
ter the employ OF the Colorado Fuci
and Iron Company. More men are eN.
pecied before the end OF the week ami
the working force will be greatly aug
mented within short time. The
men, who are mostly Americans, state
that they left Wyoming because
wages are lower there than In Las
Animas county. II Is alleged here by
mine superin,endents that the men
who left here last summer are com
Ing back and going to work.
The body Of Joseph Foutz was
found near his home In ORC. A bullet
hole In his head and "A revolver
rlutched In his hand told the manner
Of death. Decomposition had set In
and II is believed that the man killed
himself over week ago. Foutz was
sixty years old. and had lived alone
I in cabin Mt OTo for many ycnrH
where he was engaged In prospectus
and lonHing. Several years ago
/ brother OF Foutz killed himself. nnd
the old man since then has been alone
/ In the world. lie left no message cN
\ planning the reason for killing him
self. but people who have known
FoutE for many years say that he had
been growing eccentric.
SO great nuisance have the spar
row become at Boulder that the city
council ha decided upon their oXtofi
mlnation. II possible. In tho neigh
borhood Of the court house Square
they are especially obnoxious 10 real
dents who are wakontd every morn
ing M soon M dawn approaches. A
permit has been given Surveyor
George w. Teal. who lives near the
main rooHting places ~ these birds
to shoot them ON sight. ana he has
provided himself with "a regular Af
sonnl and ammunition. This evening
IN soon nH tho birds began TO 40 to
roout he began the work NJ dcHtruc
lion. He says he expects 20 hill about
800 every night for some time.
In Golden. Colorado. The home of the
"lltnF mAkprn" a now marty In bpluu