The state herald., 1907-12-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

A cat show will be held In Denver
December 18th to 14th.
The Coal Creek Lodge of Odd Eel.
lows has decided to postpone the cree
tion of lodge home and opera house.
The cases of Mason and Wander
weide for killing j. A. Walker, the gov
ernment inspector, have been set for
trial at Durango. February 10th.
The entire switchboard capacity OF
the Florence telephone office is now oc-
cupied and the company is planning to
expend $4,000 to enlarge the equip
ment.
The Platteville board OF trade has ap.
pointed committee to look into the
matter of providing waterworks sys-
ten for the town using the same plant
to generate electricity for light.
The following postofice appoint.
ments have been made for Colorado
Arriba, Lincoln county, Bessie Il.
Graves, vice G. S. Graves, removed;
Larkspur, Douglas county, Philip Rue
Dol. vice F. A. Murphy, resigned.
The state board of health has ap-
pointed Charles l.. Walker of Pueblo as
food inspector of district that will tie
known as the Pueblo district, his in.
cumbency dating from December list.
His territory will include all of south
ern Colorado.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Meldrum,
who is charged with killing David
Lambert at the Tom Boy mine. after
the latter had fatally wounded Thomas
Sullivan, was given a preliminary
hearing at Telluride Saturday and his
bond fixed at $7,500
December usually shows the highest
shipments of potatoes Of the season
from Greeley, but this year they prom.
Use to be larger, say dealers. Texas,
the Southwest and near East are the
heaviest buyers. Farmers are now le-
ceiving sixty-five cents.
A large alfalfa sugar meal factory
will be built at Brush for the manu-.
facture Of alfalfa meal for feeding.
1t will handle the output of the Ster-
ling and Fort Morgan factories. The
Great Western Sugar Company is now
feeding GOO head of cattle at Brush.
H. Il. Bald of Denver, who has been
drilling Cor artesian water near Ora
Junta, Ave miles north of Florence, re-
Gently struck a big flow at depth of
l05 feet. The well will pump 1ik gal
Ions minute. Mr. Bald owns l20
acres which will tie irrigated by 1t.
Three union meetings of all Loveland
churches have been held during the
last two weeks in the interest of the
Anti-Saloon League. At these meet.
ings $1,000 has been pledged for the
work OF the league and for the prosecu
fiDns pf illarol liounr epl1ipo
According to n report from d. T.
Murphy. treasurer of the Woodmen's
National Home Building Association,
over 100000 has been contributed by
local camps for the national home In
Colorado Springs and II is expected
that this sum will be doubled when all
the camps are heard from.
Alphonse A. DeRome. conductor Of a
switch train on the Denver a. Rio
Grande railroad. was killed at Walsen.
burg November 25th by rear end col
lisiou between his train and freight
train. being thrown against the engine
OF the freight train and dreadfully
mangled. He was thirty.nine years of
age and married leaving wife In
Pueblo.
The Colorado Agricultural College
held during the year ending Novem.
Der 10, 1907. ll3 Farmers Institutes
with total attendance OF 1890 per.
sons. Fifteen stops were made on the
Santa Fe Institute train with an at.
tendance Of LOS. Through the Farm.
ers' Institutes and the Institute train
the college force hae met during the
year 2i.I95 people.
Whort II. Pisg. owner Of the Stirrup
ranch at Black Mountain, brought
three deer into Canon City from his
private game preserve, which were
placed on sale ut the markets for the
Thanksgiving trade. Mr.. Pirg has cvei
700 acres enclosed In an eightfoot sire
fence, stocked with u large herd OF
deer and elk. He says that he finds the
raising 81 deer and elk more profitable
than cattle.
Game Warden Charles Purinton o.
Moekcr has notified David Farr. state
game commissioner. that the Utes yhc
found their way into the state H.
search Of game have been driven bacl
across the state line. No more troubl,
with the Indians liz anticipated and Il
is said that this season they have
killed very little game: perhaps
dozen deer. according 10 the state
game commissioner.
August Ricotti. coal miner In the
Acme mine at Louisville. was instant
ly killed on the 26th ult. He was
carrying props To the mine and walked
into the open mouth Of the shaft. fall
ing $50 feet. His body was crushed
beyond recognition and NO great wAn
the force OF his fall that the hood Of
the cage. which was In the bottom Of
the shaft. was broken In two. although
II was constructed OF auartorinch stHcl
George Drummond. who has been
chief chemist nj the Windsor Rugar
factory. has been made chemist FOR the
factories nj Greeley. Eaton and Wind
sor. with headquarters nt Greeley. The
Windsor factory recently ground e03
tons Of bcetA IN day. breaking the
record Of any factory Of like capacity
heretofore held by Eaton. which
rfound $40 iona pf heptH IN twenty