The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-05-29
STATE NEWS ITEMS

Greeley for permanent fair grounds
Max Gerry of Weld county has sold
his lambs at ss.15 per hundred and
from each clipped wool worth $1.2o,
making an average of about $3.50 a
head.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor has given favorable Endorsement
to Senator Guggenheim's bill estap-
fishing an additional fish hatchery in
Colorado The bill provides for its To-
cation at Estes Park.
An anti,Jap movement has been
started at Florence with the organiza-
ton Of a branch of the United Mutual
Brotherhood, whose object is to pre-
vent the immigration of Japanese to
America. A large membership was en-
rolled. The organizers claim this
movement is rapidly spreading over
the country.
Over $4,000 will be distributed in
prizes at the Weld County Fair. Sep
tember 1st to 3rd. The horsemen who
conduct annual circuit races are work
ing with the fair officials. The best
of the exhibits will be carried to the
A'NotS anu AhtCi SlatC 4 an anu " AeiA
in the East to advertise Greeley
products.
The annual school census of Dis
trict No. 6, including the city of Gree
ley and small area adjoining, has
just been completed, showing April
10th last population of 1906 persons
between the ages OF six and twenty
one years. From the school census it
is estimated that the population Of
Greeley is close to 5000.
The Denver Motor Club will give a
treat to the orphans of Denver Satur-
day, June 5th. Four hundred autos are
to visit the various orphans homes of
the city and collect the little ones for
the purpose of giving them an outing
such as they never had before. Pea
nuts and popcorn in great quantities
have been contracted for.
The State Esperanto Council elected
the following officers at its annual
meeting at Colorado Springs: James
Underhill, president, Idaho Springs;
Julius Eckhert, vice president, Denver:
X. NJ. Smith, treasurer, Colorado
Springs; w. G. Adams, secretary. Col
orado Springs; Prof. F. H. Loud. cor
responding secretary, Colorado
Springs.
Many valuable dogs have been pois-
oned in Colorado Springs recently. The
humane society has been notified and
employees at the library and other pub
lie places requested to issue a gen.
eral warning to dog owners to safe
guard their animals. The police say
in every case death was caused by
strychnine. The authorities will Wig
orously search and prosecute the pois-
oners.
]. H. Day of the form of Cobel &
Day. produce merchants of New York
city, was in Montrose the middle of the
week, making an inspection of the fruit
situation. He stated that fruit in the
Hood river country in Oregon would
be short this season and that Idaho
would have only small crop.
He stated that Colorado had the best
fruit crop prospect of any state of the
West.
1t is stated that DR.. B. o. Ayles-
worth, president of the Agricultural
college, but whose services will end
at the close of the college year, will
leave Fort Collins. He has had sew
eral lucrative offers. the principal
ones being from San Francisco, Chi
cago and New York City, but has not
accepted any. He will go east soon
after the school closes and has de-
cided that he will locate in some city
on one of the coasts.
Secretary of the Interior Ballfnger
explained to Messrs. De Long and Aup.
perle of the Grand Valley Water U.s.
ers' Association. who called on him in
Washington, that the stoppage of work
on the Grand valley high line reclama-
ton project was due to two causes
doubts of the authority of the depart.
ment to make the contract with the
association and shortage of funds. The
attorney general will be called on for
an opinion as to the former question.
The Boulder County Ohio associa.
ton, which numbers over 500 men,
bers, is said to be the largest organi-
cation of its kind in the state. 1t re-
Gently affiliated with the state organ
ization and with it will participate in
the reception that is to be given Pres.
ident Taft on his visit to Colorado this
summer. An effort will be made to
secure the Presidents presence at the
state reunion in Boulder during his
western trip.
John Charles Jones and Henry Buz-
zell, convicted Of counterfeiting. were
sentenced May oath in the United
States District Court in Denver. Jones
was sentenced to pay a fine of $500
and was given five years on each of
the three counts against him. Bruz-
zell was given a like fine and sen.
fenced to five years on each of four
counts. The charge against Jones was