The state herald., 1908-01-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Inc western Stock show VIII De
held at Denver January Goth and 25th.
The annual banquet Of the Pueblo
County Bar Association will be held
January 25th.
]. F. Mayfeld, F. B. Easterly and c.
B Wade ara the incorporators Of the
new Bank OF Amity, which Is capl-
talized at $4,000.
The court house of Arapahoe county
at Littleton will be formally opened
January 18th at which time there will
be public gathering. speeches. mu'
sic and dancing
A club for the study Of the inter
national language, Esperanto, has
been formed at Fort Collins. 1t has
ten members, DR.. Scofield being presi-
dent and instructor
According to the annual report Of
the sidewalk inspector. Bill miles OF
walk were laid in Denver during the
last year at a total cost of $90,670.03.
This is exclusive Of the work done by
contractors for the sidewalk districts.
Mrs Joseph Moss, an original Union
colonist and a resident of Greeley for
over thirty-seven years. died December
Both at the home of her son-in.law,
Mayor Thomas Daley of Eaton. at the
age OF eighty years.
The report of the Pueblo land office
for December. 1907. shows that en-
tries Of all kinds Of land covered
2I179 acres, including: HomOsteads,
1O9; desert, "a; final homesteads, 35;
state selections. s.; coal lands, l.
The Bank of Del Norte, which has
heretofore raen a private institution,
has reorganiZed as q state bank with
a capital of 10000. Asa F. Middaugh
is president, Arthur NJ. Johnson, vice
/ president, and Charles NJ. France,
cashier.
! The double tracking of the main line
OF the Rio Grande between Florence
and Canon City will be completed in
six weeks, when the company hopes to
facilitate the handling Of both freight
an dpassenger service on the Pueblo
! division.
December Both the Lincoln State
bank of Arriba, Lincoln county, filed
its incorporation papers with the sec.
retary of stste at Denver. 1t has been
organized By Samuel f. Boyden. John
Boyden and George W. Jarvis, with a
capital of $4,000.
Fully 10000 sacks OF -four were man,
ufactured by the two Fort Collins
Touring mills in 1907. requiring the
milling OF 225,000 bushels of wheat
Fort Collins -four finds n ready sale
at home and in the Southern states.
Hundreds of carloads are shipped
yearly to Texas, Virginia and Georgia.
Steve Adams. the self.coufessed as.
sassin Of Arthur l.. Collins. former
general manager OF the Smuggler.
Union Mining Company. at the Of.
fices OF the company at Pandora.
November Is. 1902, arrived at Tellu.
ride on the 31st ult, from Idaho In the
custody of Sheriff Fitzpatrick and C.
| c. Hicks. Adams is held In the county
Jail.
Mrs. Mollie Lissner, aged 100 years,
died Mt the home OF her son. Aaron
Lissner. In Pueblo December 29th. She
served rs nurse during the Franco.
Prussian war and resided In the very
heart of the hostile country In the Ger.
man rebellion OF ls4s. She was born
In Posen, Germany, In 1907. and came
/ TO this country twenty-five years ago.
She resided In Denver many years.
An examination will be held at the
state house In Denver. Friday, Janu'
AIRY cath. for the office OF secretary and
| chief examiner OF the Civil Service
I Commission OF the state OF Colorado.
/ The duties OF the successful applicant
/ Will be 90 look after the routine work
OF the commission and conduct Its ex.
aminations. The salary will be $500
a year.
At the regular monthly sale OF the
/ State Land Board at Denver. January
/ I'd, l.3i0 acres OF land were sold to
/ homcsteaders, They were In four
| tracts. situated In Logan, Klowa and
Larimer counties. One tract calls for
$50 nm acre and the others ranged from
$3.50 " si0.75 an acre. On each tract
the state made the usual reservation
OF mineral rights.
The following Colorado patents have
been granted: Detlcf J. Joehnck.
Rocky Ford. apparatus for handling
beets; Henry V. Johnson, Denver.
liquid measuring device; Edward T.
Schncncr. Denver. nreproof stair struc'
turc. Lewis II. skinner. Denver. purl.
/ Tying hydrochlorlc acid: Edward A.
Smith. Loveland beet puller; John
" NuhNlickr, Fort tOninh, electric
time switch; George Il. Williamson.
Durango. trace buckle.
Fifteen million pounds OF sugar and
over half million dollars distributed
among tho growers and employers. is
the 1907 record OF the Grand Junction
plant of the Western Sugar a. Land
Company, according to n statement
given out by the general manager.
/ These figures show that for the 1907
crop tho beet growers Will receive
$4,000. This with $4,000 paid 10
the $50 factory employees and siGs.ooo
TO the 500 field laborcrs. makes n to.
tai OF $4,000.
Executors OF the Stratton estate
have been notified that the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals. sit.
/ ting In 81. Louis, has decided the suit