The Springfield herald., 1908-09-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS

neaitn department passes ltS percent
ages on an estimated population oil
$4,000.
The State Bank of Kersey has filed
articles of incorporation with cap
ital stock of 10000. David De Camp
f.. p. Brook and f. S. James are
named as directors.
According to present plans. one OF
the features of the Colorado State fair
at Pueblo this year will be broncho
busting and races of cowgirls for a
big championship prize.
The Delta County Fair Association
is erecting a commodious exhibition
hall 4Ox120 feet. which will be modern
throughout. The fair will be held at
Delta September 9th to 1lth.
w. II. Hamilton of Douglas, Wyo,
was arrested by Game Warden John
Williams at Estes Park and fined $25
aud costs for catching and keeping fish
under seven inches long.
AS the result of movement started
several months ago, the Colorado Man.
ufacture.s' Association has effected
the organization of an anti-mail-order
bureau ana has started an active cam
paign against the purchase by COLO
RADIO people of mail order goods from
eastern houses.
The thirtieth annual state conven'
tion of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans closed three-days' session at
Central City August 9th. Pueblo was
chosen as the next place of meeting
and the following officers were
elected: President, M. F. keleher,
Central City; vice president, Daniel
Clarke. Denver; secretary, w. II. Nc
Gee. Leadville; treasurer, NJ. F. Laf
fey. Pueblo.
The Las Animas County Early Set
tiers annual reunion was held at Trim
idad August 9Th. E. J. Hubbard was
elected president, Mrs. Ed, West, sec
retary, and Mrs. Frank Bloom, treas
urer The roll call showed thirty
eight deaths among the old settlers of
the county during the last year. one
being DR.. NJ. Beshoar who founded the
orSaniza ion and who was it's presi-
dent during his lifetime.
Some of the most important conven-
tons of the season are yet to be held
in Denver. including the Odd Fellows
the week Of September 18th, the Amer
lean Bankers Association the week of
September 27th. the Stationary En-
gineers the week of September 7th
and the American Federation of La
Dor for three weeks, beginning Novem-
her 10th The Denver Convention
League is raising fund of $4,000 to
entertain these gatherings.
The need of scenic mountain drive
suitable for automobiles and its pos
sibilities as 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 n route up Rist Canon, over
Stove Prairie hill. down the Buckhorn
to Loveland. 1t is estimated that the
cost of such a road will be between
$1,000 and 100000 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. NJ. 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-
facturers' Association.
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
ters'ate fair In Denver. the Colorado
Railway Associations ha1 agreed to eX-
tend the time limit on the exhibitors
tickets. making it possible for the
holders to 90 and come on the orig
inal transportation. 1t was agreed,
further that the selling dates for low
To Iiarr 10. 81, la Eoi 10,
September 1Sth-1Sth.
The Golden Savings Bank has been
incorporated to open new bank at
Golden with capital of $4,000. The
incorporators are Jesse w. 3ubey
president of the Shawnee, Okla, Ma.
tional bank, and formerly connected
with the Woods-Rubey National bank
Of Golden and Richard Broad, Jr., and
Paul FIGHT of Golden. At a meeting
of The Las Animas County Good Roads
Association at Trinidad the Sunhower
Valley Farmers Association an
nounced that it would put up the funds
and do the work on new road be
tween Hochne and Ell Moro.
The Colorado New Mexico fair will
be held at Durango, September 29th
TO October End. Wednesday the Wood
men of the World will have their log
rolling; Thursday the pioneers of
southwestern Colorado and northwest
ern New Mexico are to hold forth, and
Friday is stockmens day. when the
principal exhibits of live stock will be
made, broncho busting contests will
take place and a grand barbecue will
be given. The LaPlata County Stock
Growers Association will furnish the
beeves and the Fair Association the
other cdibles. A baseball tournament
will be one of the features. Alamosa
will send team to compete with San
Juan teams.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Olmstead. seventy
eight years old, living near Grover,
has made final proof on her home
stead committing and paying for the
land, besides making annual proof on
her desert claim. Mrs. Omstead, who
lives alone on her land. is the oldest
homesteader in Weld county.
]. NJ. Allen, a st. Louis capitalist,