The Glenwood post., 1909-10-30
COLORADO ITEMS

ne flke PeaR POultry Association
will hold it's annual exhibition at Col
orado Springs, December 13 to IS.
Boulder Odd Fellows will make an
effort to secure the location at Boulder
of the proposed Odd Fellows home.
The twenty-sixth annual session of
the Boulder County Teachers Associ-
alton will convene at Boulder Novem-
Der 9Th
The Rev. Thomas E. Bliss, one of
the pinoneer Congregational ministers
of Colorado, died in Denver a few
days since at the age of S5 years.
The campaign to raise 100000 for
the erection Of Young Mems Chris
tian Association building at Pueblo re-
suited in securing subscriptions to the
amount of s111. 1.462.25.
Vice-President Green of the Denver,
Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Company, has placed orders for rails
for the terminal road into Greeley.
which he says will be built within
sixty days.
Dunbar F. Carpenter, an attorney.
has been elected president of the new
Civil Service Commission in Colorado
Springs. The other two members are
Z. H. Joslyn, printer. and C. w. lie
ger, optician.
The case of Mrs. Allen F. Read, al
legged to have attempted to eXtort
Phipps by the use of dynamite, is
scheduled on the criminal docket at
Denver for the 18th of November.
The new state law regulating the
practice of veterinary medicine, surg
cry and dentistry went into effect DC.
the veterinary board being set for No
vember End at the capitol building in
Denver.
At Colorado Springs Sunday, Octo-
ber oath, the Modern Woodmen cele-
brated Colorado Springs" day. One
thousand people attended the exer-
cises at the sanatorium, four miles
from the city. Several grand lodge
officers took part in the program.
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. The
cost of the building is about $4,000.
Much interest is manifested by peo-
Pile of the mountain camps in the
semi-centennial celebration at Boulder
November 2425. Each camp will be
represented by a maid of honor and
these, with the pioneers of SO, will be
the guests of the city during the cele-
bration.
Six Denver dairies have been put
out OF business and nine groceries pro-
hibited from selling milk since the
new milk ordinance went into effect.
In each case the health department
denied a license because the proper
cleanliness and sanitation were not
exercised.
1t is reported at Greeley that work
men are leaving the ditch camps In
the Beebe Draw country because OF
fear of rattlesnakes, which are un-
usually numerous and vicious this fall.
Ranchmen are organizing parties to
hunt snakes. Theodore Walbridge and
William Bedlin killed thirty in one
day with shotguns.
The Bar ]. H. Cattle & Land Com
pany has filed with the county clerk
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,OOO The dam will be siXty-five
feet in height and will hold 242,225, $50
cubic feet of water.
The Railroad Red Book for Octo-
ber, which has just been issued by
Publisher ]. Harry Carson at Denver,
for the passenger department Of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany, presents a pictorial story OF
President Taft's trip through Colorado
on the occasion of the recent opening
of the Gunnison tunnel Of the I'm
compahgre irrigation project of the
government.
Gov. John F Shafroth left Denver
on the END inst. TO JOIN president
Taft and his party at st. Louis. the
starting point of the trip down the
Mississippi river to New Orleans. in
which about thirty-one governors
are to take part. The trip will last
about six days and the governor is
expected back the latter part of this
week. During his absence Lieut.. Gov
S. R. Fitzgerald will occupy the
chief executives chair.
On November 4th $4,000 acres OF
government land in the San Luis Val
ley will be disposed of to settlers un
der the direction of the State Land
Board. The land will be allotted by
drawings which will be held at Anto
nito. The land is very choice and is
all under a completed canal and res
ervoir system. Any citizen of the