The state herald., 1908-10-09
COLORADO ITEMS

Senator Albert J. Beveridge Of I'LL.
nois is expected to speak in Denver
October 18th.
Deputy Sheriff Peterson captured a
large porcupine on one of the principal
streets Of Greeley few mornings
since.
The Master Builders Association of
Denver has endorsed the proposed erec-
tion of fourteen story skyscraper.
They hold that 1t would benefit the
city.
Petitions from nine city precincts
have been filed with the county clerk,
asking for special election on local
option in Pueblo at the election Novem.
ber Sd.
Denver is investing money in new
buildings at the rate OF over million
dollars month. The building per.
mits for September call for an expen'
dture OF sl.O06,625.
The gross earnings OF the Denver
City Tramway system for the year
ending August 81. 1908, are reported at
s3.O6i ,902.6i. an increase over the pre-
vious year of 1921. .653.9O.
The International Women's Chris.
.tian Temperance Union will hold its
annual convention at Denver October
.23d to Both. Several hundred delegates
are expected to be in attendance.
John Suslck. aged nineteen, was in
stanuy killed In the mine OF the Colo
rado Fuel q Iron Company at Ber-
wind Tuesday morning by being caught
in a caye.in OF rock and dirt.
Gov. ]. Frank Hanly OF Indiana will
be in Colorado October sth, 9th and
10th and will deliver addresses under
the auspices fthe Anti.Saloon league.
He will speak in Denver October 10th.
Seventy.five thousand trout fry from
the state hatchery at Glenwood Springs
have been received by Sam W. Wider,
deputy game warden at Cripple Greek,
and placed In Four Mile and OIL creeks.
The Eastern Colorado Poultry Asso-
citation has been formed at Fort Nor.
gan. Sterling. Akron. Yuma and Wray
Will be invited to Join the association.
which plans poultry show In Decem'
ber
The engineers OF the Denver City
Tramway Company are preparing
plans for extending its present car Sle
system TO Valverde. Overland park and
Fort Logan. districts. These lines were
provided for in franchise voted by the
taxpayers OF the city In 1906.
On the opening day of the Elstedd
fod at Salt Lake City the ladies' quar-.
tette OF Denver. composed OF Mrs. f.
J. nouselcy, Mrs. II. S. Cooper and
Misses Berthe Berlin and Ivy Matteson,
won first place. and Charles Brown of
Denver took second prize in the violin
competition.
George Sauor. recently convicted In
the county court at Fort Collins Of run,
ming a bookkeeping establishment, was
sentenced TO term OF six years in the
county Jail, This win be his second
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addition to which he has paid many
hundreds OF dollars In fines
According to the annual report Of
the Colorado Fuel a Iron Company.
now In the hands Of the printers, the
corporation has earned n net surplus
OF approximately 100000. after hay'
ing paid all fixed charges, The an.
nual stockholders meeting Will bo
bcld In Denver October TO-
Cooperation In road building Is oS
omplifiod at Eaton In the opening. grad
Ing and grnycllng Of regular county
road through the Bruce Eaton land
east Of town. The road saves nearly
half mile 10 farmers, The land was
decided TO the county by Bruce Eaton
the Great Western Sugar Company do
mated the fencing, and the county road
oycfHccr and farmers furnished met
and teams TO build the road.
Professor Bennett of the Colorad,
Agricultural College proposes TO make
an exhibit nj tho Farmers institute NJ
Greeley next winter Of potatoes growf
In Maine. Minnesota, Wisconsin an,
other states and also those grown II
foreign countries, The exhibits will b,
ot marketable potatoes only and vii
be OF great value to the Greeley farm
or In showing them with what quail
ties they must compete In growing ~
tAtoca most successfully.
Fire of unknown origin Friday nigh
destroyed two boarding houses at Ora!
Creek. one OF the larges, camps of IN
Victor Fuel Company, eight mile
southeast Of Trinidad. and for tim
threatened the entire camp, one d
the boarding houses was completes
about year ago at cost of $4,000
being modern In every day. eauippe
with steam heat and electric lish
Tho mine was closed down and ever
resident Of the camp fought the iamei
there being no nshtlng appsfatn
there. Most OF the contents Of tho NOS
building were saved The building