The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-08-13
COLORADO ITEMS

fair.
Steamboat Springs is making great
preparations for the Pioneers celebra-
ton September LIST.
1t is reported that this years crop
of apricots will be the largest ever
harvested in the Grand Valley.
Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth and
her sister, Mrs. Barclay, visited the
penitentiary at Canon City on the Sd
inst.
w. E. Goddard, 70 years old. and a
prominent pioneer Of Montrose county
died at Montrose on the Srd inst, as
the result of injuries sustained In a
runaway.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the conversion of the Farm
ers' State Bank of Center, Colo, into
the First National Bank of Center,
with 100000 capital.
The Arkansas Valley Fair will open
at Rocky Ford August 31st and con-
tinue through the first three days Of
September. Watermelon day will be
celeUldteu september "a.
During May. June and July, the first
three months since the eleven saloons
in Grand Junction went out Of bust
ness, there were thirty-one arrests for
drunkenness. as compared with 106
for the same period last year.
Bowen. camp of the Victor Fuel
Company, has been re-opened as sta
ton on the Colorado & Southern rail
road. having been closed since the
shut down Of the mine last April.
The mine has just resumed with
large force.
Two new divisions have been Great
ed in the agricultural department OF
the Colorado Agricultural college, the
department of animal husbandry and
the department of farm mechanics.
Prof. George E. Morgan was given
charge of the first and Prof. II. II.
Banner the second.
Carl F. Brown. treasurer Of the Con-
tinental Oil Company, branch Of the
Standard Oil corporation, died Tues
day night in Mercy hospital at Denver
Of appendicitis. Brown was self
made man and rose from a messenger
boy to an official high in the councils
Of the corporation.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
announces that II will not construct
any more frame buildings in its min
ing camps but will use cement instead.
It has Just completed boarding house
of twenty-four rooms at Berwind and
is constructing twenty cement houses
for miners.
The compression house at the Cal.
from Ouray. burned on the night OF
August Sd, and although few thou
sand dollars will cover the actual
money loss. enforced suspension OF
work in the mine and in the drainage
tunnel will entail extensive losses.
T. 8. McMurray. right-of-way man
for the Burlington railroad. is quoted
as stating that on recent visit by
prominent officers to Greeley 1t was
decided to make Greeley the main divi-
roundhouses and repair shops. This
will give employment to more than
400 men.
The annual corn roast at Loveland
will be held August 18th. In addition
to the regulation free dinner OF roast
corn, sandwiches and coffee. there
will be added large agricultural and
horticultural display and an industrial
parade. great program OF races has
been arranged for August 18th and
goth.
Because they were able to satisfy
the court that they were INDECENT and
unable 10 pay the fines assessed to
them. five OF the bootleggers arrested
In sensational raid In Grand June.
ton several weeks ago, convicted and
who have served out part OF their
fine in jail, have been ordered re-
leased by District Judge Shackleford
A Washington dispatch OF the 9th
inst. says; Senator Guggenheim left
here today for New York and Tuesday
next will sail for Europe to take about
six weeks rest. He will return to
Colorado late in September or early in
October. Senator Hughes and family
left for New York last evening and
will go from there to Colorado imme.
diatoly.
So large will be the exhibiting de.
pnrtmcnt OF the American Street and
lnterurban Railway association, meet.