The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-13
COLORADO ITEMS

Ing Inat coyotes are becoming SO num-
erous and bold that they nightly visit
their yards and carry away poultry.
L. c. Larsen has established an auto
mobile line between Longmont and Es-
tes Park. 1t takes q little less than three
hours to make the trip of thirty miles.
A Greeley man, who is being sued
by n sewing machine company, alleges
that his wife was hypnotized by the
agent into buying the machine. There
are others.
j. McGahen will build the McGahen
reservoir. 80 miles east of Ault. 1t will
be filled from South Pawnee and
Crabb creeks and have a capacity OF
30000,000 cubic feet of water.
What is said to be the largest fish
ever taken out of the Twin Lakes,
weighing twenty pounds and four
ounces, was caught by Edward Lay
cock of Denver a few days since.
At the election in Holly the munich
pal water works bond proposition
was carried by an almost unanimous
vote. The system is to cost about $780,
900 and work will be commenced at
once.
Ranchmen about Barela, in Las Ami
mas county, complain that an unusual
loss of live stock is resulting from bites
of rattlesnakes, which are more plentl-
full than for years. The long dry spell
is believed to be responsible.
Judge Gamble is too ill to preside
over the postponed session of the May
term of District Court at Greeley and
Judge Hubert Shattuck of Denver will
hold court and probably be assisted by
Judge Burke of the Thirteenth dis.
trict.
At meeting of the Fort Collins
Chamber of Commerce a resolution
was adopted expressing the confidence
of that body in the ability of the board
of agriculture to settle all differences
at the college with full justice to all
concerned"
Under the provisions of the new
currency law Colorado banks are en-
titled to issue $4,654 900 in new bank
notes in the event of financial
stringency. This is the allotment to
the state of the $500,000,000 new cir
culation authorized.
L. A. Jackson of Orchard and w. R.
Wilson of Denver, have sold to Den
yer company a reservoir location fif
teen miles north of Fort Morgan. The
of Lakes Reservoir & Ditch Company
and will water about $500 acres.
A Jewish sheltering house will soon
be established in Denver, the society
having already bought house. 1t is
intended that the home shall be for or
phaned children and those children
whose parents are too poor to properly
support them. Besides it will be a
al
leave their children during the day
and can be sure that they will receive
proper care.
The soldiers monument that stands
at the east front of the capitol build
ing in Denver will soon be graced
with the statue of a mounted soldier.
At meeting of the monument com
mission it was found that about $4,000
is available ont of the fund for the
statue, and negotiations will at once
be opened with a Washington firm
celebrated for its manufacture of stat
ues.
A. ]. Lynch, bookkeeper at Sho
shone, in Garfield county, was arrest.
ed on the 10th inst charged with fore-
ing the name of Lewis Reynolds, su-
perintendent of the Central Colorado
Power Company's works. He was
bound over to the District Court in
$1,000. II must have been crazy to do
it, was the only explanation Lynch
would give. He has wife at Colo
rado Springs.
Senator Henry NJ. Teller and Mrs.
Teller have returned from the session
of Congress just concluded, and the
senator will remain in Denver
now until July 18th, or after the Dem
ocratic national convention He will
go East July 18th to attend the meet
ings of the national currency commits
sion, of which he was appointed
member after the passage of the new
currency law.
Prosecutions are to be started by the
State Stock Inspection Board against
cattle owners who have not complied
with the dipping order issued in
March. The order gave them until
June list to carry out its terms. Ur.
gent circumstances demanded the dip
ping of cattle on the eastern slope and
the board will see that the full penalty
of the law is suffered by cattle own
ers who are negligent.
The new interurban electric road be-
tween Denver and Boulder will make
a seventy-fve cent rate between the
two cities and $125 for the round trip.
The service will be hourly, one hour
via the university and Marshall, the
other via the "Y" and Louisville. The
steam train which leaves Boulder TO,
Denver at 1925 p. m. and returning
reaches Boulder at 3:35 p m, will be
abandoned after June 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. West, both
"a years old, Union Colony pioneers
who have resided at Greeley continp,
uously for thirty-eight years, cele.
brated the sixty-third anniversary or
their marriage on the 10th inst. They
had expected to spend the day quietly
at the home of their son, George West,