The state herald., 1908-02-21
COLORADO NEWS


j. c. Bundey, hotel man at Flor
ence, while eating oysters found
pearl about the size Of pea. jewelers.
claim 1t is worth $3.50.
The Cambrian Society of Colorado.
consisting of Welsh residents. will
give its annual entertainment at the
Albany hotel March End
Fort Collins has received four cars
for the street railway from the Ohio
shops. The company now has Six
motor cars and two trailers ready for
use.
The Greeley sugar factory closed
on the 18th inst. the last of the syrup
having been made into brown sugar.
The men will begin overhauling ma
chinery at once.
The county commissioners of Pueblo
county passed resolution indorsing
the action of Montrose, Gunnison. and
Delta counties in asking the state to
pay the expense of irrigation water
distribution.
J. S. Flower of Denver, has ordered
two dozen ring necked pheasants to be
added to his half hundred on the old
colony farm southwest of Greeley and
1t is expected that these will have in
creased TO 500 next fall.
The new Denver Democratic club or
ganized at Florence with an enSll-
ment of fifty-one, for the purpose of
going TO Denver and holding open
house during the national convention,
will enlarge its membership to $50.
Local option promises to be an is
sue at the next election in Pueblo. The
Anti.Saloon league proposes to make
dry as many sections of Pueblo as
possible and will make an effort to
confine the saloons TO one or two
wards.
While drilling for oil on his farm
six miles south of Fort Collins, Peter
Spanner, at depth of COO feet, broke
into a strong vein of natural gas
which conyinces him that he is near
oil. He will drive the well deeper in
the expectation Of striking oil in few
days.
The Republican State Editors Asso-
citation was organized at Denver on
Lincoln's birthday, beginning with
membership of fifty-eight. The officers
elected are A. J. Dickson of the Glen
wood Post, president; Guy u. Hardy
of the Canon City Record. secretary;
Edwin A. Sherman Of the Grand juno
tion News, treasurer.
II. r. Smith, who carries the mail
from Loveland to Drake, recently met
with serious runaway accident. A bolt
worked loose, allowing IA singletree to.
strike the heels of one of ;he horscs
This caused them 10 run and Smith
was thrown out. He was picked up by
passing teamsters and taken home.
His left thigh was dislocated and the
right shoulder severely bruised, but no.
bones were broken.
The Union Pacific has issued a beau.
tiful pamphlet entitled Railroad Sig
mailing" fully explaining and illustrat-
ing its block system and interlocking
switches and signals The pamphlet
is superbly printed on heavy enameled
paper and the colored pictures are In
the highest style OF the engraver's art~
Its subject the means adopted for the
protection Of life, makes II a highly
Interesting work.
Two conyicts. Charles Lackey No.
572i. and a. Il. Roberts. No. 5726. were
recipients Of Governor Buchters holi.
day pardons ON l.incoln's birthday.
the pardon came as surprise. Lackey
Is thirtyone years old and Roberts
five years older. They were convicted
at Pueblo In 1903 OF robbery. and were
sentenced TO ten to fourteen years
each. Large petitions were presented
asking for their release.
The Greeley school board voted $3.50
10 defray the expenses OF Superin.
tendent Carter Of the city schools TO
Washington to attend the national SUI
perintendents' meeting this month.
Among other things. he Is asked TO
look into the subject OF medical In.
struction In schools. as the board fay-
ors It's adoption. and also that teach-
ers be required TO take a physical ex-
animation to show them free from in
fectious or contagious diseases.
At an immense gathering of sugar
beet growers, farmers and others In
tercsled In the building of an indie.
pendent sugar factory ut Manzanola, so
enthusiastic were those present that
1000 acres were pledged on the spot
and assurances given that double that
amount viii easily be pledged within
me next few days. A large number
OF boots ralscra were present from the
vicinity OF Rocky Ford and Joined the
Manzanola growers In the project
Building operations marking the
actual establishment Of the home OF
tho National Association OF Letter Car
ricrs In Colorado Springs arc 10 be
started within n month by tho cree.
ton Of temporary buildings on the site
donated by the local Mcrchants' Asso.
citation. aud work on the permanent
buildings VIII be started next spring.
Tho temporary structures will be oc.
cnpicd by twenty members of the Ma.
uonnl Association who require immc.
dihtc care In sanltarlum.
4 large real estate deal was closed
AZ Greeley n few DAYS ago. whom
through tho Arbuckle,pufcell Land
Company. Mai. Samuel Moore Of Gree.
10y sold 10 the North Fort Morgan