The state herald., 1907-07-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
Greeley has a new brass band.

| contest to the fOufth oil july fireworks
The Fort Morgan brass band has re
| ceived n call to go to Cheyenne From
| tier week.
While digging well near Kersey
recently vein of coal was discovered
The find is being investigated
Colorado small fruit is plentiful OF
the markets, and Texas and California
products must take back shelf.
Greeley proposes to build a boy pal
ace as one of the attractions for the
big exposition to be held there August
81, 22 and 23.
Mrs. A. c. Morris. farmers wife
living near Durango, committed sui
eide by hanging herself 1t is thought
she was insane.
A crook from Denver turned up IL
Boulder the other day, but before hc
coulo influence anyone he was shipped
back to Denver.
w. H. Gribble, one of the state
builders who braved the adversitie.
Of early days. died June 27 at his
home in Canon City.
William Allen White, the author
who became famous by writinl
What's the Matter with Kansas" is
rusticating at Manitou.
The Presbyterian church at Floren-,
was robbed the other day of 81 and th
trustees offer a remard for the cap
ture Of the thief.
Annette. the twoyear-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Nirhillon, wai
drowned in an irrigation ditch at For
Collins one day last week.
The state bankers held their annua'
meeting At Fort Collins last week, anC
for few days Young City was The
richest spot in Colorado.
w. l.. Anderson, printer from
Eagleville. Missouri. fell beneath thC
wheels of moving train at Crane
Junction and died shortly afterwards,
from injuries.
Mrs. o. L. Hawkins, Denver
woman, believing her husband to b,
untrue to her. poured coal oil on hel
clothes and set them on fire. She wai
rescued before serious results.
Pueblo.-John Cook. son of Con
gresham George W. Cook, of Denver
died June so at a private sanilariun
in Pueblo. where he had been pa
tient for several months.
A bristlinE. lS.inch porcupine wai
recently captured by Ernest Shieldi
within the city limits of Colorado
Springs. Shields saw the animal raj
up n tree. drove II down with a gardeI
hose. hit II on the head with a boart
and placed the stunned animal in
box.
A Boulder special of June 30th says
Four carloads of tungsten ore wert
brought to Boulder from the Boulder
county mine at Cardinal this morning
The ore in each car was worth 10000
making $4,000 for the train. This II
the second shipment made BY tina
mine this month.
After suffering for over six months
with what he thought was rheuma
tism. Chief OF Police j. r. Gregory OF
Colorado City secured relief by draw
ing from his left thigh a needle more
than two inches long. An X.ruy phot
ograph will be taken of his leg In ar
effort TO trace the course OF III,
needle.
According to the Rey. Earl Hicks o
81. Louis. June 23d the weather is TO u
warm and showery. June 2ijh warm
but the 25th To the 27th the weather
Is to be exceptionally cold for summer
Whether or not this Is To apply to ~
Louif and vicinity only is not stated
II Il Is 10 take In Colorado II might Ds
wen for people to get out their winter
clothes for "A few DAYS
THE Colorado Veterans Of the CIvi
and Indian Wars Monument Society
IL the name of an organization sooi
to be formed by Hon. j. d stephen
Judge John McCOach. W. z. Epper
son and other prominent Colorado CIT,
residents. The primary object is Il
erect a monument 10 the memory o.
Col. !. NJ. Chivington Of the First Col
orado Volunteers. the hero uf the bat
Tie OF Sand Greek.
The FIRST section OF the new Chris
tan church In Golden was dcdicatet
Sunday. The congregation assembled
at the old church and after short cN
crcisos went In II body 10 the new edi
nee, where services were held prac
tically all day. Rev. J. ". Naddus
pastor OF the church. was assisted by
Rev, William Bayard Craig ot Denver
Rev. J. u. Hasten, Rev. 7. r. Tomp
son and Rcy. ! y. Pickett
Prof. Adams. curator ~ the stat,
Normal School ut Greeley, aud Tyn
dall Snyder. sou OF DR.. SNYDER. hav,
started ON u trip To North Park. foi
| the purpose OF collecting speelmeni
ior the State Normal School museum
The men will pay special attention &c
collecting birds. of which the museum
already has many. Prof Adams ane
| Mr Snyder will tramp most Of III,
way. going by way OF Tie Siding.
About ono,hnlf OF the fall grain and
alfalfa crop In the Vicinity Of BRUSH
was damaged by fierce hnll.storn
which visited that section recently
The storm moved from the northwest
10 the southeast The greatest damage
was suffered by n strip ot country
three miles Wide and ten miles long be
tween Brush ana Fort Morgan, The
beet crop was only slightly damaged
The storm was preceded aud followed
by y heavy rain which will be bene