The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
COLORADO ITEMS

The Pixies Peak Poultry Association
will hold its annual exhibition at Col
orado Springs, December 13 to is.
The farmers of Colorado are invited
to send their names and addresses to
Congressman Edward T. Taylor at
Glenwood Springs for vegetable and
flower seeds, which the government
furnishes him for distribution.
Congressman Edward 7. Taylor, at
Glenwood Springs, would be glad to
furnish every farmer in the state, free
of cost, with twenty-five Farmers
Bulletins. They contain much infor-
nation of great value and a request
for them can be sent on postcard.
Registration for the charter cleo
ton Nov. closed at midnight Octo-
Der 18th. The total registration was
5,136, the largest known by several
hundred There are IA candidates
for the five commissionerships, only
one OF those nominated having with
drawn.
| Benjamin Watkins, prospector in the
vicinity for thirty years. committed
suicide by shooting, probably Sunday,
in cabin in East Tennessee gulch,
about eight miles from Leadville. His
body was discovered Tuesday the 18th
| by two prospectors, Sullivan and Sea
brooks, whose cabin Watkins had Sc
lected for the tragedy.
After canvassng about 40 per cent.
of the population of the city as to it's
religious propensities, the religious
census takers who recently engaged
| ~, tI prIr fhot oh
| S5 per cent of the people of Denver
are willing to admit their preference
for some one of the branches of the
| Christian church.
The new Exchange National Bank
building at Colorado Springs, erected
at a cost of 100000, will be ready for
occupancy November 1st. The corri-
doris are finished with marble floors
and marble wainscoting; each suite
has hot and cold water. The office
floors are of hardwood, highly pol
ished Two elevators will be installed.
William Graham, the first druggist
to come to Denver, died at his home
in Philadelphia on the 18th inst, hav-
| ing reached the age of eighty-one. He
came to Denver in 1853, with a small
stock of drugs, and, building little
cabin near where the city hall now
stands, opened a drug store. He re-
mained in Denver until 1864, when he
returned to Philadelphia.
Six new wells are now drilling in
the Boulder oil field. The Niwot
compiny is drilling on the Johnson
tract, the Fidelity on the Moffat tract,
the Colorado Refining Company near
the flowing wells, and the Inland
company is drilling wells Nos.
II and IS. the former well be-
ing 1900 feet deep. The Boul-
der-Greeley companys new well is ex-
pected to reach the oil sands the lat
ter part of the month.
AS mark of appreciation Of his
bravery in taking away revolver
from highwayman, who had made his
entrance to the Cliff House hotel at
Manitou, James Marrow, clerk at the
hotel, was presented with a medal at
the banquet of the Colorado Hotel
Clerks Association at the Albany ho-
tel in Denver. The medal WAS given
by the association and was presented
by Governor Shafroth.
The Railroad Red Book for Octo-
ber, which has just been issued by
Publisher j. Harry Carson at Denver,
for the passenger department of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany, presents a pictorial story OF
President Taft's trip through Colorado
on the occasion of the recent opening
pAl nf he
compahgre irrigation project of the
| government.
In the vicinity of Upper Hardscrab-
BILE, Fremont county, large number
of men are at work picking pine cones.
drying them and extracting the seed,
which finds ready market with the
government at $1.50 to 50 per pound.
according to quality. 1t is said good
picker can make 81 to SIS day. In
one camp on the forest reserve near
Buelah, 2S men are engaged IN the
work. The government uses the seed
to replant forests.
The number of mine accidents In
the Cripple Creek district, according
to the figures of Deputy State Mine
Inspector Mccarthy. totals thirteen so
far this year. This is the lowest rec
ord of fatal accidents since the birth
of the camp. Mines and machinery
are now in better condition, according
to Mr.. McCarth.-, than ever before.
The City Council of Greeley has
ordered the purchase of an automo-
bile fire truck to cost $5,460.
The action of the state board of
equalization in CHASING the Engleville
branch of the Rio Grande as switch
tracks instead of main line, has i'm
poyerished the treasury of school dis