The Springfield herald., 1908-05-08

ed to ask jewellers throughout the state
to submit designs for the service by
June list and from the exhibits the COM
mittee will make selection. 1t must
be solid silver dinner set, to cost not
more than $4,000, plain but rich, and
each piece must bear the coat-ofarms
of Colorado. The maker of the design
selected must have the service finished
within thirty days after he has been no
titled.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
Of Evans has been incorporated, capi-
talized ut $12,5O0. John H. Behrens is
president.
A chapter of the Sons OF the Ameri-
can Revolution has been organized at
Colorado Springs with a membership OF
fifty. Henry Trowbridge was elected
president.
A company has been Incorporated
for the purpose of erecting mills i'll
Montrose. Ouray. Delta and Mesa
counties to manufacture alfalfa pro
ducts and other stock foods.
The Farmers National Bank OF
Windsor has been authorized to begin
business with s25.000 capital. R. S.
Dickey is president, James NJ. Allan
ier.
The Rocky Ford National bank of
Rocky Ford, has been authorized to
begin business with $5O.000 capital, f.
A. Hauck, president; G. w. Lewis, vice
president. and w. b. Vaudeville,
cashier.
The present high price of provisions
has made the boarding house keepers
fn yfh in lint NJ
ber of boarding houses for students at
the State University at Boulder have
been compelled to close.
A goodly number of Coloradoans,
starting from Denver. are on their way
to Main. Germany. to
attend the international convention of
the Turnvereins. They chartered a
special car to Chicago.
Ground was broken at Brighton May
1st for the Wilmore Canning factory.
which is to cost 100000 and employ 200
people. The factory will be ready for
this years crops
The Pueblo Business Mems Assccia-
bration on the opening of the Pueblo
Stove & Iron Supply Company plant.
The plant, which will manufacture
stoves and steel castings, will employ
800 to 400 men.
The Buena Vista Hot Springs hotel,
together with the ground. 800 acres,
located five miles west of Buena Vista,
have been purchased by New York
parties. the consideration being $15,-
900. A water power plant and trolley
line are contemplated.
A syndicate of Greeley and Erie
farmers purchased the Owl Creek res
ervoir twelve miles northeast of
Eaton, from Representative Walter
Farr for 100000, for the purpose OF
bringing 10000 acres of rich land un-
der irrigation.
Maps have been filed at Greeley OF
Rensley reservoir, twenty miles east of
Fort Lupton in Weld county. 1t VIII be
built as part of the Henrylyn system,
draw water from the South Platte and
have capacity of several million Gu
bic feet.
An $4,000 macaroni factory, with a
capacity of 500 pounds daily of thirty
varieties of food, will be established
at Florence. The building is completed
and the machinery, which has been or
dered from Italy, is expected to arrive
by May 18th.
trioal proposition known as the Kansas
Colorado Power & Railroad Company,
reports great meetings at Garden City
and Dodge City, Kansas. and that farm
ers and business men are greatly inter-
ested all along the line.
r. II. Malone, receiver for the Fidel-
ity Savings Association of Denver has
completed deal for the sale of the
lnr oDi n
alton, and secured an order from Judge
c. y. Bliss to dispose of the remain
ing Louisiana lands for 100000.
In the District Court at Wray, May
lst, Lafayette Allen was found guilty
of murder in the second degree on the
charge of shooting j. w. Barrett at
Laird last December. The occasion
wGs a family quarrel at the END CT a
Christmas dinner.
A force of men has been set to work
on the Argentine Central railroad,
which ascends Mount Mcclellan above
Georgetown, to get the road in shape
for operation. The road is practically
open now, most of the snow having dis
appeared. 1t is intended to open pas
senger business June 1st.
Work is about 10 be started to es-
tablish camp near Starkville, Las
Animas county, for the convicts who
will build the state highway. Already
w lrden Cleghorn has received over
800 applications from convicts who
want to help on the job. OF these sew
enty-five will be selected.
The United Oil Company reports
that the production from the Florence
oil field is greater by 100 barrels day
than at any time in the last twelve
years, and the outlook for continuance
is bright. This increase of oil comes
from three large wells opened in new
districts in the last five weeks.
George l.. o. Davidson, the Denver
inventor, who has an airship near com
pletion near Montclair says he expects
to make some small tests of the ma
chinery soon. He has organized fly
ing machine company and is confident
that his machine will be the most sue
cessful airship ever invented