The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-29
COLORADO ITEMS

drill wells in Boulder and Weld coun-
ties.
In its reports the Colorado Springs
health department bases it's percent
ages on an estimated population OF
$4,000.
The Delta County Fair Association
is erecting a commodious exhibition
hall 40x120 feet, which will be modern
throughout. The fair will be held at
Delta September 9th to 11th.
W. r. Hamilton of Douglas, Wyo.,
was arrested by Game Warden John
Williams at Estes Park and fined $25
and costs for catching and keeping fish
under seven inches long.
AS the result of movement started
several months ago, the Colorado Man
ufacturers' Association has effected
the organization of an anti-mail-order
bureau and has started an active cam
paign against the purchase by Colo
RADIO people of mail order goods from
eastern houses.
J. NJ. Allen, a st. Louis capitalist,
has purchased the Thompson ranch on
Mitchell creek, near the Gle1wood
Springs fish hatchery, three miles
west of the city, and expects to con-
vert the property into country club.
Among the features connected with
the club will be private fish hatchery.
Governor Buchtel has issued an un-
conditional pardon to Lou Weir, found
guilty of conducting a disorderly house
in North Longmont, March 18th last,
upon the recommendation of some of
the most prominent people in Boulder
county. The mans health has been
impaired, it is said, because of his five
months confinement in the county
| Jail.
Suit has been filed with the District
| Court at Boulder by the Eldorado
| Springs Resort Company against j. E.
Lightbourn and Thomas Potter and
the Gilpin Independent Mining Com
pany of Gilpin, a small station On the
Moffat road near Rollins, in which the
complainants aver that the waters of
South Boulder creek are being pol
luted by the tailings and refuse from
the mill at Gilpin.
J Bonds of $230,00O were voted at
! Fort Morgan August 25th on the San
Arroyo irrigation district, which COM
prises the land lying adjacent to the
San Arroyo creek, as well as a large
acreage in the vicinity of Vallery. Most
of it has been taken up as desert land
an irrigation system developed. 1t is
believed that the storage of floods will
furnish abundance of water.
Colorado lumber men who expect to
attend the annual Hoo Hoo concatena-
! ton at Chicago, September 9Th, are
planning to leave Denver September
9th on a special car. 1t is the plan
of the delegates to land the next con-
catenation for Denver, thus celebrat-
ing exactly one decade since it was
held in Colorado before. The Hoo Hoo
now has membership of over $1,000,
| vast increase since 1899.
The need of a scenic mountain drive
suitable for automobiles and its pos
sibilities as a drawing card for the
! tourist trade was discussed at a meet
| ing of the Fort Collins chamber of
commerce. Plans are under way for
such route up Rist Canon, over
Stove Prairie hill, down the Buckhorn
to Loveland. 1t is estimated that the
$4,000 and $4,000. A committee was
appointed to- go over the route and
report.
What is considered one of the most
, comprehensive exhibits ever made by
the state of Colorado will be sent to
the National Irrigation Congress which
will open September 29th at Albu-
querque, N M. Practically every line
of endeavor in the state, from manu-
featuring to farming, will be in the
display. Special exhibits will be sent
from the San Luis and Arkansas val
leys. The exhibits are being gathered
and arranged by the Colorado Manu-
factrrers' Assassination
In order to accommodate exhibitors
who desire to take their displays to
the state fair at Pueblo the week af-
ter they have shown them at the In
terstate fair in Denver, the Colorado
Railway Associations has agreed to ex-
tend the time limit on the exhibitors
tickets, making it possible for the
holders to go and come on the orig
inal transportation. 1t was agreed,
further that the selling dates for low
rate tickets to the Pueblo fair will be
September 13th-1Sth.
Colorado Springs surveyors have be-
gun surveys for the first of chain
of four big city reservoirs on the
Grove land near Green Mountain
Falls, on which Colorado Springs has
an option. The first reservoir will
nave d SaPaSiIy VI hSdiiy l,oVO,VoU,VUu
gallons, and will cost $150,00O The
other reservoirs will hold $50, 900 900,
500,000000 and 100000 gallons re-
spectively and their cost will be in
proportion. The Empire Water and
Power Company is contesting the pos
The Golden Savings Bank has been
Incorporated to open a new bank at
Golden with capital of $25,OOO. The
incorporators are Jesse w. Rubey,
president of the Shawnee, Okla, Ma
tional bank, and formerly connected
with the Woods-Rubey National bank