The state herald., 1907-11-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The beet crop in Boulder county 10
more than satisfactory this year.
Grand Junction proposes to vote on
the construction of a mountain water
works system.
Pueblo expects to try the almost hu.
man voting machine" at its next elec.
tion.
G. D. Couch OF Montrose, who
pleaded guilty Of forgery. drew a SEN
tence Of three years in the pen.
The job OF alderman is so undesir-
able Ia Boulder that a recently vacated
chair In that august body is geing beg.
ging.
The first cormorant ever seen in the
vicinity of Greeley region was cap
tured near LaSalle and given to the
Normal school museum.
1t Is reported in political circles
that Judge Kerr has very well devel-
oped judicial bee humming In his
gingham bonnet Of the County Court
variety.
Over 6.500.O00 trout are now being
placed in streams throughout the
state. This is almost 100000 more
than the lot that stopped the streams
last year at this time.
The dry farming system is to redeem
4,OOO acres OF arid land In the vicinity
OF Grand Junction under the Campbell
idea. 1t Is getting SO in Colorado that
we farmers don't care a rap whether it
rains or not.
Gus Macy has Just returned from
the San Juan country with two shag-
gy mountain lion pelts dangling to
his belt as trophies Of a few days
hunt. One of the lions measured ten
feet from tip to tip.
large tract of land, including three.
quarters of n mile of the Platte valley
between Pine Grove and Buffalo Park,
has Seen purchased by John Bond ci
Denver, who proposes to make a sum.
mer resort of this place.
Miss Jean Whipple, president of the
Junior class of Colorado college, and
one of the most popular students in the
institution, died at her home in Canon
City of typhoid fever contracted sew.
eral weeks ago.
Vert Gregory, local station agent at
Florence for the Rio Grande for the last
three years, who resigned n week ago
TO Join the office force of the new
Canon City Electric Street Railway
Company. was succeeded by ]. p
Stroube.
Losing his balance while working on
the roof OF the Rio Grande Western
pumping plant at Cisco, near Grand
Junction, l.. Il. Strand. carpenter, fell
twenty-five feet to the ground Four
ribs were broken, he suffered minor
bruises and is in a serious condition.
A summing up of the tourist bust.
ness In Colorado this year gives us
leftover tourist population OF 35.s47
dear souls who like Colorado so well
that they have torn up their return
tickets and will stay right here IN
this glorious land OF sunshine and ex.
hilarating climate forever and day.
October 3ist DR.. J. A. Weaver picked
saucer full of ripe strawberries from
his vines. and there has not been day
this month during which they have not
borne. On one plant were counted
eight partially ripe berries. The berr,
crop yielded it's first crop this season
In June, but the October berries have
surpassed the ones In June In quality
of flavor.
a Chinaman at Durango by the name
OF Skeet took two shots ut another
Chlnnmnn by the name OF Joe. Tn.
first shot took on the thumb. The otha,
shot went into the right side. The in
jured man was taken to the hospita.
and Is not expected to live. The China
man who did the shooting Is under mr.
rest The cause OF the trouble is not
known.
The Idaho Springs mining district IL
Clear Creek county Is fast coming te
the fore with some OF the best mineral
product that has been discovered II
Colorado since the state became notee
MS the gold.bearing country. Within
the past three weeks no less than three
gold mines have turned out ore thai
has been almost fabulous and the as
says run into the hundreds OF thon
sands OF dollars.
Despite the financial furry In uncer
tain Wall street. Colorado has In no
wise received n setback In It's onward
march TO prosperity and success. with
millions OF dollars dug from the mine,
which. by the way, Is the source OF al
finance. coupled with the equally iarg,
resources OF agricultural products, THU
stat. has but little 10 fear In the way
Of depression In money matters. Ev
.rybody In standing up for Colorado OF
both feet.
The Pierce Irrigation Company hele
nm Important meeting recently whot
plans were talked over for cxtendin,
the Pierce lateral twenty miles, eight
miles farther TO Owl creek. This CALI
for an expenditure OF $4,000 ant
brings 10000 aercs In the vicinity o.
Pierce and Ault under cultivation. Tn,
Pierce lateral belongs TO tho Watci
su.piy A Storage Company system
Forty farmers whose land is TO be ben
ehted by the ditch are meeting nj
costs The lateral will be finished b,
January LIST.
J. w. Toiioaon. manager Of tho oil
crest Lumber Company OF Ault, wal
found dead In his bed with n bulle
hole In his right temple and n plhto
In his hand Toliehon was N en~,hi,