The state herald., 1908-08-28
COLORADO ITEMS


year and have been well worth seeing
Indications are that Labor Day
September 9TH, will be celebrated il
all the larger towns of the state on 9
generous scale.
1t has been decided to hold the an
nual tri-county fair Of Garfield. Eagle
and Pitlin counties in Glenwood
Springs this year.
The semi-annual meeting OF the Col
orado Osteopathic Association will
convene at Colorado Springs, Friday
and Saturday. August 2Sth and 29th.
The contract for the erection of the
Fremont county jail has been let to
Alderman U. S. Okey of Canon City for
si7,176 and work will soon be COM
menced
A committee of Pueblo business men,
after investigation, has reported favor
ably on the Allison Tennessee Pass
water project as a source of water sup.
ply for the city.
Mrs. Carolyn Klrchoff was instantly
killed and her son.in.law, J. II. Han
ming. seriously injured in a boiler eX.
plosion at Hustled, FL Paso county on
lHuTsudEY lut -Vbu luSl.
The Colorado City council has passed
the ordinance requiring all saloon.
keepers to remove screens from in
front of the bars. and to keep the win
dows transparent
Because of indiscriminate shooting by
dove hunters about Florence. farmers
are placarding their premises against
hunting. Several cattle have been
killed by the hunters.
The abstract OF assessment OF JEFF
ferson county shows the total net val
uation TO- 1908 to be s5,25O,l76, an in
crease of s1lO,5O2 over last year. The
increase is mostly on improvements.
City Engineer r. II. Ashworth estl.
mates that ten miles Of new sidewalk
has been laid in Colorado City this
summer. The city is advertising two
and one,half miles OF additional side,
walk
The picnic OF the Denver Retail
GrOcers Association at Glacier lake on
the 18th inst was attended by nearly
5000 persons. Nearly every grocery
In Denver was locked up for the en-
tire day.
Colorado Springs club women will
tender luncheon In the Antlers hotel
next month TO the officers and mem
bers OF the executive board OF the Ma
tional Federation OF Womcn's clubs.
who will meet at Colorado Springs
September Sth to ilth, inclusive.
. For the third time. and the second
this summer, the Denver d Rio Grande
safe In the Manltou depot was blown
open ON the night Of the 18th Inst. by
cracksmcn. who secured less than s.
cash for their work Many valuable
express packages IN the office were un'
disturbed.
Pure Food Commissioner Cannon has
received notice that the Department 1f
Agriculture at Washington has de,
cidod TO allow stale food commission
ers to aid In enforcing the national food
laws Ia their respective states by act.
ing as federal Inspectors with power
10 collect and analyze samples and re-,
port violations of the law to the rest
dent United States district attorney.
Since the resignation OF John r.
Myers as manager Of the Colorado work.
shop for the blind In Denver. Foreman
l.. {. Johnson OF the broom depart.
ment and his assistants have been run
ming the factory Of the school. A com
mittec las been appointed 10 name a
manager and is looking for the right
man. Meantime. everything Is 70.
ported to be running smoothly.
The annual rifle matches OF the Col.
orado State Rifle Association will be
held Sept, 10Th and ilth at the state
rife range near Golden. A number OF
prizes have been offered 10 compotl.
tors and special merchants prizes
which have been Offered TO induce the
store keepers To enter the matches are
among the trophies, Pistol and rife
matches will be held by the Colorado
national guard Sept, i2th ani 18th at
the same range
~ Boulder on the 18th inst. an or.
der was issued Ia the County Court
permitting the distribution OF SOL 900
TO the leEatcos Of the Macky estate.
conditioned that they waive all right
20 contest the legacy OF $4,000 be,
queathvd the city or county for a hos,
pltal iof sick aud INDECENT widows aud
orphans, Notice was given that tho
attorney general would appear Ia ASK
for n partial distribution OF the bo,
quest To the state university for an
auditorium building
The Colorado 4 Southern viii make
ono'half fare rates from Denver, Gree.
ley and intermediate points to tho
northern Colorado State Fair and Race
Meet at Fort Collins. September iut 20
iih, Tickets will be on sale septom,
ber LIST. End. 5rd and ith. final limit
September 9th. Tickets good on all
regular trains, Special train will DO
run returning from Fort Collins TO Den
Yer daily September End. ard and ith.
leaving Fort Collins Mt y. m. aud
stopping At NIL pointa
Committees of the Denver cunyan.
iion league have started In to raise
$4,000 for the entertainment Of four
conventions which will be- IN Denver
within the next two months. Tho Ma
iional woman'H Christian Temperance
union, which meets In October will
need the largest amount $1,000. The
Odd Fellows have been guaranteed g.,
600 the American bankers Associa
linn which meets nNkf fngnfh a. unN