The Springfield herald., 1907-10-18
COLURADO NEWS ITEMS


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 so to trial
October 10th.
Columbus Day, designated as a holt
day by the last State Legislature, was
pretty generally observed on the 18th.
A Kansas couple were strangely af-
fected by the altitude on the Moffat
road the other day. They found a min
lister on the train and We're married.
The town board of Johnstown has
called a special election for Novmber
18th, to vote on the issuing of $780,
900 bonds for the building of water
system. the supply to be taken from
the Big Thompson river
William Symnionds 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 busy time. Between nifty
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 TIE Herald Office
at Boulder the largest radish the edi-
tor ever saw. In fact, he would never
have believed it vas possible to raise
a radish that large. 1t was red, is
| sixteen inches long and seventeen
| inches in circumference. 1t was
raised on North Twenty sixth street
| by L. NJ. Miller and can be seen at the
| Herald office. 1t is, indeed, 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
threshing machines are paying W
| day and board, still many are work
ing short-handed The Colorado Tele-
phone Company, which is endeavorinS
to reconstruct its Hahn's peak AMI
Hayden lines, cannot get men, al
though Offering $3.50 per day
Attorney General Dickson handed
down decision holding that it is en-
tirely legal and within the limit OF the
constitution to appoint member OF
the present Legislature TO do the in
specting required of the State Boaro
of Health under the provisions OF the
pure food law established by the last
Legislature. w F. Cannon, member
of the present Legislature, was APP
pointed by the Board of Health to act
! in the capacity of chief inspector I'M
der the pure food law.
d. ]. March, w. L. Kinsella, o. r.
Kerlee, ]. Brown and Maj. Charles
Townsend will 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 323,000,000 cubic feet.
The supply of water is divided into
800 rights, each equal to 1,OOO,OOO
cubic feet, with reserve of 23,OOO,OOO
to the holder Tne reservoir will re-
ceive 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 Fue'
and Iron Company. More men are ex-
pected before the end of the week ana
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. 1t is alleged here by
mine superintendents 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 revolver
clutched in his hand told the manner
of death. Decomposition had set in,
and it is believed that the man killed
himself over week ago. Foutz was
sixty years old. and had lived alone
in a cabin at Orc for many years,
where he was engaged in prospecting
and leasing. Several years ago a
brother of Foutz killed himself, and
the old man since then has been alone
in the world. He left no message ex-
plaining the reason for killing him
self but people who have known
Foutz for many years say that he had
been growing eccentric.
So great a nuisance have the spar
row become at Boulder that the city
council ha decided upon their exter-
mination, If possible. In the neigh
borhood of the court house square
lhey are especially obnoxious to resi-
dents who are Weakened every morn
ing as soon as dawn approaches.
permit has been given Surveyor
George w. Teal. who lives near the
main roosting places of these birds,
to shoot them on sight, and he has
provided himself with regular ar
renal and ammunition. This evening
as soon as the birds began to go to
roost he began the work of destruc-
ton. He says he expects to kill about
500 every night for some time.
In Golden. Colorado, the home of the
king Makers" a new party is being
formed with State Senator Morton
Alexander as the prime mover. 1t will
be known as the Roosevelt League of
Colorado. Its official organ will be a
new publication, the Peoples Press.
The objects of the league are to be TO
secure, if possibis, the denomination
of President Roosevelt. worthy UNI
dertaking, which will have the sup,
port of Republicans who may never
hear of the league; and to perpetuate
the principles of government enun
ciated by Theodore Roosevelt, another
noble undertaking. The league will
also demand the enactment of direct