The state herald., 1909-05-28
COLORADO ITEMS

school mouse. Inere are 1U3 persons
OF school age in the Windsor district.
Colorado postmasters appointed:
Minturn, Eagle county, Dora Baker.
vice d. ]. Maynard. resigned; West
minister Adams county, Loren D. Mul.
ford, vice R. H. Mellett, resigned.
The National Orchard Heater Com
pany has been incorporated at Grand
Junction, capital 100000, and will
erect factory and manufacture fire.
pots on an extensive scale.
The following Colorado citizens have
been appointed timber cruisers in the
general land office service: Wilson S.
Blaser, Durango; Harry H. Schwartz,
Jr.. Harry H. Ward, Jesse X. Chelten.
ten, Denver.
The Department OF Commerce and
Labor has given favorable Endorsement
to Senator Guggenheim's bill estab-
fishing an additional fish hatchery In
Colorado. The bill provides for its 10.
cation at Estes Park.
G. s. Billheimer, state secretary of
the Y. M. c. A., was elected secretary
of the Denver Y. NJ. C. A. yesterday to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion Of F. l.. Starrett, who went to
Oakland, Cal, two weeks ago.
Information has reached Dr.. Leach,
chief Of the federal laboratory in Den
YER. that the Association of Official
Agricultural Chemists will meet in
Denver at the same time that the
Pure Food and Dairy Commissioners
Association holds its meeting here.
This will be from August oath to eth.
An anti-Jap movement has been
started at Florence with the organiza-
ton Of q branch of the United Mutual
Brotherhood. whose object is to pre-
vent the immigration of Japanese to
America. A large membership was en-
rolled. The organizers claim this
movement is rapidly spreading over
the country.
The first 'grandchild" in the herd
of buffalo in the City Park at Denver.
was born few days since. The little
fellow is bull and has been the cen
ter of interest ever since his arrival.
Its mother was born in the park and is
three years old. The sire is one OF
the Pablo Alta herd from the Flathead
reservation In Montana.
The body Of DR.. Stephen Douthitt,
killed in the snowslide at the Camp
Bird mine on January 22nd. was, re-
covered Tuesday. II was buried un-
der fifty feet of snow. 250 feet below
the trail. The body of George Witt
wer, killed at the same time, is still
in the snow, and hose line is being
used to wash away the snow.
The federal census bureau estl-
mates that the population Of Colorado.
June 80, 1910. will be S73,416. an in
crease Of 62 per cent over the popula-
ton shown by the report of the bu-
reau In 1900. The estimate for Den.
yer is 249.s51, and the officials of the
bureau say that this estimate prob
ably will have to be raised to above
250,00O.
The invitations for the thirty-fifth
annual commencement OF the Colorado
School of Mines have been issued by
the Board OF Trustees and the faculty
OF the school. The commencement
will take place Friday afternoon. May
2sth, at Simon Guggenheim hall. In
Golden. The annual address will be
delivered by Mr.. John Hays Ham.
mond.
The government census Of the Den.
yer district for 1910 will be in charge
OF A. b. McGaffey. who will relinquish
the position Of secretary OF the State
Board OF Equalization on Juno LIST.
There will be two other districts In
Colorado and Timothy 0'Conner. for
mer secretary OF state. will be super.
visor In one OF them. Census super
yisors receive $500 a year with nj,
additional fee OF 81 for each thousand
names. The work will cover period
OF three years. beginning July LIST.
When the shift came at both head.
,ngs OF the Gunnison tunnel on the
morning OF May i7tn the distance be.
tween the two was lust 900 feet. Al
the present rate of progress they will
come together by July goth. when the
20, $40 feet OF the big bore will be-
completed. The opening day will be
between the 18th and Goth Of August.
when President Taft has announced
his intention TO be present
J. II. Day OF the form OF Gobel 6
Day, produce merchants OF New York
city, was In Montrose the middle OF tho
week, making an inspection OF the fruit
situation. He stated that fruit In the
Hood river country In Oregon would
be short this season and that Idaho
would have only n small crop.
He stated that Colorado had the best
fruit crop prospect OF amy state OF the
| West.
Secretary OF the Interior Ballingcr
explained to Mcssrs. DE Long and Aup.
pcrlc OF the Grand Valley Water Us
ers' Association. who called ON him In
Washington. that the stoppnre Of work
on the Grand valley high line reciama'
tlon project was due 10 two causes
doubts OF the authority OF the depart.