The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-11-05
COLORADO ITEMS


Ten thousand trout fry have been
sent from the Denver hatchery to be
placed in South Boulder creek. An.
other consignment went to Frazer
river, in Grant county.
A condemnation suit was started on
the 2Sth ult. by the Denver. Laramie
& Northwestern railroad against fiji
teen property owners along the right
Of way between Greeley and Evans.
Because 1t IL the seventh successive
beet crop grown on the same land, the
1900 tons Of beets taken from sixty
acres on the Joseph Wilkinson farm
In Pleasant Valley in Weld county. is
considered remarkable crop.
The case of Mrs. Allen F. Read, al.
legged to have attempted to extort
money from Mrs. Genevieve Chandler
Phipps by the use of dynamite. is
scheduled on the criminal docket at
Denver for the 18th of November
The new st. Joseph Catholic church
at Salida was formally dedicated Sun.
day. Right Rev. Bishop Matz Of Den
yer was in charge of the ceremony.
Rev. David O'Dwyer of Leadville de-
livered the dedication sermon. Tho
cost of the building is about $4,000.
The Windsor National Guard com.
pany has organized under the super
vision Of state officers. DR.. ]. II.
Shane Is captain. Emmett Fuller. first
lieutenant. and DIR. N. ]. Miller. second
lieutenant. About thirty men have
been mustered in and there will be
forty-eight on the roll call.
The incorporation election at Limon
Monday passed off quietly. not more
than twenty-five per cent of the total
registration voting. Tie vote was
forty-two for incorporation and five
against it. One year ago last June
ninety-eight votes were polled and the
majority against incorporation was
two.
The county of Ell Paso has con-
structed sixty-eight bridges during
the summer, ranging from fourteen to
140 feet in length. Much progress has
also been made in making and re-
pairing county roads, in addition to
the work being done in cooperation
with the state In the new highway
between Colorado Springs and Canon
City.
From forty acres Of new land east
Of the new town OF Zeta. In Weld
county. T. ]. Latch has taken 5000
sacks OF potatoes, 1000 sacks OF
which contain potatoes each weigh.
ing not less than two pounds. The
crop is considered remarkable for
quality and size and sixty sacks will
be sent to the irrigation congress In
Chicago next month.
The Bar ]. II. Cattle G. Land Com.
pany has filed with the county clerl;
OF Pueblo county map Of the Boone
creek reservoir and supply ditch from
Haynes creek. which will be supple.
mental to the Chico irrigation system.
The reservoir and ditch will cost
s236.000. The dam will be sisty.flve
feet in height and will hold 2i2.225.35
cubic feet OF water.
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A great scarcity OF inoorers Is re-
ported from the irrigation eonstrnc'
Ton camps IN northern COLORADO. Con
slant demands are being made upon
the Denver employment agencies but
the calls for men cannot be met. This
scarcity is due to some extent to the
Wholesale desertion OF the laborers to
help gather the fruit crops. This Is
much more profitable work while II
lasts. and many OF the men employed
upon the Irrigation projects have
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