The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
STATE NEWS NOTES


A large irrigation project is under
way that will put water on II, 900 acres
Of dry land between Loveiand and
Greeley. The farmers are rapidly sign
ing contracts TO take water and rs soon
rs this work is completed the county
commissioners will he petitioned to
form an irrigation district composed of
lands in both Weld and Larimer coun-
ties. The source of water supply is
Boyd lake, ihnr uiil,,- northeast Of
Loveland, which was completed only
last season aud has "a capacity for
5000, 600, 600 cubic feet Of water The
proposed irrigation district will pur-
chase third interest in this reservoir,
from which he.water will be pumped
hy electric power into a reservoir on
higher land and from there carried in
canals over the entire district. This
district comprises some of the finest
land in Colorado, the greater portion of
which is already being successfully.
TILED by dry farming. II Is predicted
that the greater portion Of the dry
land between here and Greeley will
eventually be placed under irrigation
in the same way.
Madison Smith, aged 81, the oldest
resident of Weld county, and vice
president of the Union Colony Pioneers,
died last week at Greeley. Mr.. Smith
was born at Prpyidence, r. /. His
father, who died at the age of l04,
fought in the Revolutionary war, as
did his three uncles. He was a drover in
his younger days, purchasing cattle in
Canada aud often returning on foot
with his herd to Rhode Island. He
was connected with many events in
the early history of this country. lie
took part in Doris rebellion in Rhode
Island and was imprisoned because he
supported the new constitution of his
native state, which afterward was
adopted. He east his first vote for An
drew jackson.
Late Monday afternoon John West,
a Finn. was discovered dead in his
chair ut the Clipper Saloon at Telluride.
West had recently come in from work
ing ut IL lumber camp in the lower
country and had been drinking heavi-
Iy. Monday afternoon he sat down in
the saloon leaning his head over on
table. He was supposed to be asleep,
and late in the day friend went to
waken him when he found that the
body was cold in death. The unfor-
tunate man was about 81 years of age
aud had no relatives in this country
since a brother was killed at the Snug
gler six or seven years ago. He HAS
parents and other friends in Finland,
whence he came eight or nine years
ago.
Thomas Hennessey, n hotel detective
of the Albany hotel, Denver, aud
formerly employed at the Auditorium
hotel in Chicago, was shot and Instant
ly killed Thursday of last week In the
lobby of the Albany hotel by man
registering as go. o. Howard, Cli-
cago." After his arrest the slayer said
his real name was G. G. Sick of Fort
Calhoun, Neb. He says he does not
know why he shot Hennessey, but the
police believe the shooting to be a cul-
mination of an old grudge.
Prof. A. r. Brown of the Colorado
School of Mines was serious ly injured
Monday at Grand Junction, when
three empty Pullnans crashed into the
forward end of the special train hear
ing the seniors of the school of mines
on trip of inspection to Utah and
Montana mines. No students were
seriously hurt.
The tiftieth anniversary of the dis.
covery of gold in the Rockies will lie
celebrated at Idaho Springs May
The site where the discovery was made
has been presented to Idaho Springs
as a park.