The state herald., 1909-03-26
STATE NEWS ITEMS


erected at Montrose with a capacity
Of forty-tive thousand bricks day.
The fourth class postoffices Of
Cortez and Dolores will be made pres
identia after April 1st, with salary of
$l.iOO each.
The plant of the Colorado Briquette
Company at Grand Junction was de-
stroyed by fire on the 10Th inst. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Canon City has increased the salary
OF its mayor from SIS a month to $50
per month. Aldermen will hereafter
receive $25 . month instead Of $40.
II. II. Tammen of the Denver Post
is building n $4,000 residence on Cap
itol Hill in Denver. Envious contem-
poraries insist that 1t should be
painted yellow.
The Denver, Laramie & Northwest
ern Railroad Company will purchase
forty acres Of school land east Of Den
ver for town site. the cost, 1t is said,
TO be 5000 per acre.
Plans are being drawn for n par.
seph's Catholic parish at Fort Collins
mt a cost of 100000 The great influx
of population. especially of beet work
ers, has created demand for a Cath
ole school.
Active work was begun on the 18th
inst on the Greeley. Pouire Irrigation
system when engineers started final
h., 80 hn
Grew & Camfield reservoir and the ex-
tension of the Pierce lateral ditch east
ward.
The state convention OF the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union AT Pueblo passed resolutions
condemning the delay of the Legisla'
ture in acting on needed legislation
and telegram to that effect was sent
TO the proper officials in Denver.
Fearing repetition OF the flood OF
1894. on account of the heavy snowfall
during the winter, the directors of the
Pueblo Business Mems Association is
taking steps toward Strengthening the
levees of the Arkansas river and other
wise protecting the city from the flood.
The Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union. at its meeting in
Pueblo. by unanimous vote of dele
gates, representing 10000 Colorado
farmers. gave its approval TO the ac-
tion OF the Arkansas District Valley
Union in its demand for a fiat rate OF
S. per ton for all beets grown this
year.
United States District Attorney
Ward has started suit for the gov
ernment to recover s5s.seS.6o from the
estate of Samuel A. Gutshall as an In
iemnity for 3.926.440 feet of timber al
legged 10 have been cut from govern
ment reserves In the Montrose land oil
flee district between the year 1902 and
1908.
Resident Trustee McCaffery and
Superintendent Deacon OF the Union
Printers Home at Colorado Springs.
have received a telegram from the sec
retary.treasurer Of the !. T. U. author
izing them to commence construction
OF the proposed addition to the home.
which will be OF stone. two stories. and
cost 100000.
After six years service as water
commissioner of District No. 2, as an
assistant under State Engineer 7. W.
Jaycox. c. NJ. Jump has accepted po-
sition with the United States reclama-
iion service ms general canal superin'
tendent Of the Pathfinder dam pro
ject on the Shoshone river In north
ern Wyoming.
John VI. Walker Of Keota. sixty.five
years old. n veteran OF the Civu War.
computing that II would require two
days to reach Greeley by rail. started
across the country on foot and made
the forty.fiye miles In thirteen hours.
Last Fourth OF July Walker walked TO
Greeley over n different route. doing
fifty.five miles In eighteen hours.
The motive power for the Gold Run
cyanide mill at Wall Street. In Boulder
county. has recently been changed
from steam TO electric power. the cur.
rent being supplied by the Eastern
Colorado Power Company. which In
pany. while the power plant Ia being
constructed IN Boulder canon.
II Is stated tina, Frank shcrcliffc.
alias Morris. now In the pcnitentlary
nj Canon city. has employed lawyer
TO appeal his case TO the Supreme
Court. sutcliffc was convicted OH n
charge OF numbering n Leadvilie IN.
loonkecper. fifteen years ago. On his
way TO state prison he escaped from
Sheriff Bonner OF Lcndyillc. aud was n
few weeks ago brought back from
Minnesota. where he was acquitted OF
a charge of train robbing.
y. N. Pierce. n pioneer OF California
Guich In 1861. and for many years n
prominent iumberman In the state.
died at his home In Denver on the 10th
inst. lie was n bro,hcrinlaw Of tho
late Senator II. a. W, Tabor and foun.
der OF the Tabor.plercc Lumber Com.
pnny. which operated saw mills Mt
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