The Colorado statesman., 1909-09-11
COLORADO ITEMS

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Greeley is much concerned over the
rumor that the Union Pacific has pur.
chased the Denver, Laramie & North,
western road.
Walter Hooney, a machine tender
at the Gunnison tunnel, was instantly
killed by slab of rock from the roof
of the tunnel falling on him.
County Treasurer Simmons, of Colo
radc Springs, says the tax payments
for this year are already 100000
above the entire amount paid in last
year.
With 5000 people present and Old
Glory waving in the breeze from the
exhibit buildings, the opening day at
the Morgan County fair was a gor.
geous scene.
Joseph Devine, marshal of Pryor, a
mining camp, was shot and almost in
stantly killed by Michael Peyton, a
miner. Peyton did not resist arrest
and is now in Jail.
Owing to the muddy condition of
the grounds the fair which was to have
opened at Littleton this week, was
postponed until September 3Oth, Oc-
tober LIST, and End.
That the late Christopher Lam
brecht of Fort Lupton was sane when
he made the will cutting off his oldest
daughter, Mrs. Augusta Raiders of
New York City, with 81, was the find
ins of jury at Greeley.
The Union Printers Home will, in
all probability, contest the sale several
months ago by the state to Brooks
lrione, as trustee of the. National Let
ter Carriers Association, of 16I acres
of land east of the Printers Home.
Rev. Oscar Lowrey, evangelist from
Iowa, has opened four weeks cam.
paign under the auspices of the Minis
terial Association of Durango, COM
bining all the churches, including the
Episcopal. Over 1000 people attended
the first meeting.
Stockmen of Gunnison county are
alarmed over the prospects of an cpl
demic of pleuro pneumonia among the
cattle. Several cases have developed
in the herds along Ohio creek, and sew
eral animals have died. State Veter.
marian Lamb has been sent for.
The county fair opened at Canon
City with an attendance of 10000 peo-
pie, the largest opening day in the
history of the fair. The weather was
just right The rain put the track in
good shape for the racing, which was
the best ever held in Fremont county.
Greeley.-Word is received by
Union Pacific officers that service will
begin on the new branch line through
Pleasant valley and the Crow Creek
district on or before October 1st.
Freight rates have not been an
nounced but freight service will begin
within the completion of the line.
The excitement caused by the rich
gold strike just east of Salida in
creases and a territory covering
nearly five square miles has been
staked out by both men and women
from Salida and the nearby country,
who believe that a second Cripple
Creek has been discovered.
The contract for building the bridge
over the Big Sandy river south OF
Boyero, Lincoln county, was awarded
the Levey Construction Company of
Denver, it being the lowest bidder,
S1,642. The Legislature appropriated
$4,000 for this bridge. This is a much
needed improvement for the southern
part of the county.
A fair that will eclipse any similar
celebration the Western slope has ever
known and be rivaled in Importance
only by the Gunnison tunnel opening,
is the boast OF officials, who, after
months of labor, have at last an
nounced that the sixth annual Mesa
County fair is now ready for the
opening, September 21st.
Despite the rainy weather. which
has interfered with the fruit picking
total of more than $50 carloads has
been shipped from the Grand valley
and the prospects are that next week
will see still further increase. The
shipments from Palisade which stood
at the top of the list were nearly 200
cars, principally Alberta peaches.
With the precipitation for the 4th,
9th, 9th and 7th of September reach
ing 2.57 inches and the precipitation
thus far this year totalling 19.49
inches, officials of the local United
States weather bureau are confident
that 1909 will break all records for
rainfall in Colorado during the thirty
eight years that the Denver bureau
has been in existence.
A valuable sorrel horse which be.
longed to Mrs. A. E. Carlton, wife of
the president of the First National
bank at Cripple Creek, died on the
street in front of the bank Mrs. Carl
ton Immediately arranged for a fu.
neral for her pet. Invitations were
sent out to the friends this afternoon
announcing that the fnnaral ,uorld bo