The state herald., 1908-09-25
COLORADO ITEMS

Train service between Denver and
Yampa, on the Moffat road, began Mon
day.
The Morgan county fair at Fort Nor
gan attracted remarkably fine exhibits,
especially of horses and cattle and the
attendance was very large,
The annual Tri.county fair of Gar
field, Eagle and Pitlin counties on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, broke
the record both as to display of prod
ucts and attendance.
Nicholas Finn, at one time a promi-
nent mining and smelling operator at
Leadyille, died in the Sisters hospital
at Leadville Friday night after an Ill
ness of three months.
The town of Grand Valley celebrated
its first annual Fruit day on the 10Th
inst, After the show was over the fruit
display was shipped to the Tricounty
fair at Glenwood Springs.
Students in the State Normal School
who live in Denver have organized
society with Il membership of over fif-
ty. Students from other towns in the
state will form similar organizations.
S. l. Bush, on the Liggett ranch. two
miles south of Wellington, Larimer
county, has just threshed an eleven.
acre field of oats yielding 4l,i0O
pounds, or an acreage of over l2l bush
els an acre.
The demand for Greeley potatoes ex.
ceeds the supply by fifty per cent. at
present. The buyers Of Texas and
other southern states are sending In
more orders than the dealers can fill
because little of the crop has ripened
sufficiently to dig.
The commissioners of Logan county
have authorized a vote on the issuance
of bonds of $4,000 for the erection OF
a court house at Sterling to replace
the present one, which has been con
demned. 1t is the intention II the bond
issue carries TO erect court house
costing not less than 100000.
The fourth class postmaster of Col.
orado met at Pueblo on the 18th inst.
and elected the following officers:
President, d. j. Maynard of Minturn;
secretary, Mrs. l.. h. Hendrix Of HaX-
tun; treasurer. c. H. Metcalf. of Gran
lite. The organization has thirtysev.
en- members and will hold its next
meeting in Denver.
Governor Buchtel has appointed two
more delegates TO represent Colorado
at the National Irrigation Congress In
Albuquerque. New Mexico. opening
September 20. They are 7. c. Waite.
meyer OF Boulder and Frederick Welt.
yer OF Rocky Ford. Both men are In.
terested in the questions which will
come before the meeting and ara stu
dents OF irrigation problems.
Because he violated the civil ser.
vice rule which prohibits any political
activity Of employees of the govern.
ment, j. II. RhInehart. n letter carrier
attached to the Denver office. Is now
$500 year poorer than he would have
been had he refrained from political
meddling Rhinchart's salary was re-.
duced from l.l00 to 5000 a year by
the civil service commission.
Brush, Colo.-Company II. First regl.
ment Colorado National Guard. wns
mustered Ia here Tuesday night with
fifty men by General Zeph Hill and Ad,
tutant General Kelley. F. F. Rhine.
hart was elected captain, David Wal.
lace. first lieutenant, and George Bah.
cock. second lieutenant, The business
men of Brush have agreed to build a
$4,000 armory for the company.
S. ]. SchenclS has been elected busi.
ness agent Of the Farmers Cooperative
and Educational union. and will open
headquarters In Pueblo The union
viii ask, through legislative commit.
tee, the passage Of laws concerning the
fIN "a N..IV
erendum, recall OF officials, a guaranty
bank law modelled after that of Okla.
homa. railroad commission with cN.
tensiye powers TO regulate. and mine
inspection law.
Montrose. Colo.-The second day Of
the big western slope fair, Wednesday,
attracted vast crowds. The exhibits
eclipsed anything shown AZ previous
fairs, Some of the apples and peaches
measured twelve Inches In circumfor.
cncc Besides these there are splcn.
did exhibits Of plums, prunos, carrots.
bcots. pumpkins and grapes and fancy
vegetables OF all kinds. The poultry
and stock exhibits are superior 10 those
Of other years, Crowds from Telluride
and Sllyofion came on special trains.
In the County Court at Boulder Judge
Henderson directed that T. v. Wilson
executor OF the Maclsy estate, turn over
10 the regents Of the university some
100000 worth of stocks. bonds and
other property, IN compliance with tho
bequest Of the university, About 800,
900 In cash was retained by the cNocu
tor 10 meet other beluoAtH and 10 pay
executors costs aud attorney wees An
appeal from the action Of the court will
be taken by the executor. The matter
of the inheritance tax IN now In the
Supreme Court
At the meeting Of the State CONNER
cial Association IN MontroRe the fol
lowing directors were elected ~ W,
Marsh of Moniroao. J, II. Rankin ~
Grand junction. r. A. Williams of
Trinidad. l., W. Markham of Lamar.
a. NJ. Culver ~ Alnmonn. W. l.. Clay.
ton Of Greeley. q. ". iioamor of Fort
Morgan. W. u. Skinner of Denver,
and A. q, Watson Of Pueblo -Four
more directors are 10 be elected by
the board at n meeting 10 be held soon
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