The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-03-11
COLORADO ITEMS

Thirty men will graduate from the
college of engineering OF the State Uni
yersity at Boulder in June.
new rural route has been estab-
lshed at Wellington. Larimer county.
length twenty-four miles, families 112.
The contract for the erection of
new high school building at Eaton has
been let to J. A. Warren of Boulder
for $26,650. -l.
The Colorado Cliff Dwellings Asso-
citation has voted $1,000 toward the
restoration of the balcony Of the House
Ruesa Verde, Paris.
George o. Fairweather, B. A.. Uni
versity of Colorado, 1906, has been ap-
pointed assistant business manager OF
the University of Chicago.
An elaborate guide for Colorado
sportsmen is being prepared by Lee
Haney, advertising agent for the Colo
RADIO Midland railroad.
LAS You Like 1t" is the play chosen
by committee OF the combined senior
classes OF the University Of Colorado,
to be given as the annual class play
on the campus in June.
The bakers OF Pueblo have organ
lied and March LIST will raise the price
of bread to twenty-five loaves for 81
instead of Atwenty-eight loaves, the
number given for many years.
The Teachers Normal Institute for
the Fifth district, comprising the coun-
ties of Ell Paso, Teller, Ebert and
Douglas, will be held at Colorado
Springs August 3rd-13th inclusive.
Railroads running into Pueblo have
granted one. and one-fifth rate for
delegates who will attend the annual
state meeting of the Farmers Union.
which will be held at Pueblo March
18th to 18th.
Frank Belford of Denver, who has
held a clerical position with Senator
Teller for several years, has been Sc
lected by Senator Guggenheim for a
similar place In his clerical force after
March 4th.
The Colorado Sons of the Revolu-
ton will soon present on American
flag to every school and every school
room in Denver. The best flag teams
in the schools will also be awarded
national colors by them as prizes.
After a prolonged illness. DIR. c.. c.
Bradbury, one of the founders of Ev-
ans, died ct his home in Denver on the
18th inst. at the age OF Sc years. With
St. Louis and Boston associates he
plated the town of Evans in 1870, re
moving to Colorado Springs In 1872
and later to Denver.
Superintendent Mooney of the
Northern Colorado Power Company
states within the last fifteen days
contracts have been signed calling
for power to pump water for irriga-
ton purposes to supply over 5000
acres of land in various parts OF north
ern Colorado.
The product of the Wooten coal
mines, operated by the Morgan inter-
ests in Las Animas county, is to be
tested by the government on battle-
ships. If the coal meets the require
ments of the government. large con-
tracts will be secured, and 1t is said
tie first one will be for 100000 tons.
The largest amount ever collected
in Weld county in campaign for law
and order is the $5,075 now deposited
with the county treasurer to be turned
into the general school fund Of the
county, all of which has accrued from
fines assessed for. bootlegging and
gambling, through the efforts of Dis
trict Attorney Carlson, Deputy Reyes
and Sheriff Florance.
The withdrawal from entry of 1920
acres of government land in north
western Weld county by the register
of the land office at Sterling, marks
the last step preparatory to the issu-
ance of bonds for the purpose of build
ing the Pawnee reservoir, in eastern
Weld county, near Keota, by the Paw
nee Irrigated Lands Company. The
company is capitalized at 100000 and
DR.. F. P. Lonergan of Evans is its
president.
1t is stated that Sen. T. NJ. Patter-
son is planning to build skyscraper
at the corner of Seventeenth and We'll
ton streets in Denver. The building
will be twelve stories tall and cost in
the neighborhood of 100000, it is said
The old Patterson block and two other
buildings which now occupy the site
OF the structure will be pulled down;
ard the offices of the News-Times will
be provided for in another building on
Glenarm street on property Senator
Patterson recently purchased
The land holders of the Henrylyn
Irrigation district have voted to ratify
the letting of the contract for the con-
struction Of the system to S. r. H.
Robinson Company of st. Louis. The
price is $3,29G,000. and the contract
provides for completion of the system
In one year from April next and the
turning of 100000 yards OF dirt dur
ing that time. This district was
formed in September. 1907 and en-. !