The Colorado statesman., 1909-11-06
COLORADO ITEMS

funds for the Palmer memorial statue
A condemnation suit was started or
the 2Sth ult. by the Denver, Laramie
& Northwestern railroad against fiji
teen property owners along the right
of way between Greeley and Evans.
A number of Norwegians in north
ern Illinois have taken an option on
tract of land in Beaver Park, Fremont
county, and propose to establish col
ony for the purpose of engaging In
gardening and fruit raising.
In order to stop, If possible, the
alarming increase in desertions, Judge
Ben 3. Lindsey and the county COM
mssioners of Denver will try the plan
of sending acquisitions after men who
desert their families, bringing them
back to Colorado and giving them
full jail sentences.
A fine filly has been shipped to
William Jennings Bryan from the
horse breeding station of the Agricul-
tural college at Fort Collins. 1t is
yearling sired by the famous Carmon
and was selected by Mr.. Bryan at the
time of his visit last summer. The
dam was donated to the college by ex-
Governor Adams and the colt was his
property.
Secretary McCreery of the Greeley
Commercial club received a telegram
from the Department of Agriculture,
asking if Greeley could supply 300
bushels of culled potatoes to be used
in its distillery department. 1t is be-
lieved they are to be used in the man
ufacture of denatured alcohol Farm
ers will fill the order at 25 cents per
100, f. o. b. Greeley.
Land seekers from Iowa startled a
band of twenty-six wild antelope, feed
ing on the Purcell ranch in northern
Weld county few days since, when
their automobile suddenly bore down
on the band. Eight years ago there
were few antelope on the plains, but
the game laws have had the desired
effect. Antelope now roam in the un-
settled districts in big bands and are
| quite tam.
The county commissioners of Weld
county have fixed the general county
tax levy at 22 mills, out of which the
state gets Al mills and the general
school tax 8 mills. The Greeley town
tax is 21 mills and with other taxes
the levy on Greeley property for the
coming year is &C mills. In Evans
taxpayers will pay 81 mills, at Ault
Ills mills, in Eaton 69 mills, and at
Windsor 6S mills.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has abolished it's general detective
agency in Denver. which has been op-
Grated for years under the direction
of Cyrus w. Shores. The work hence
forth will be carried on under the su-
pervision of the several division SUI
perintendents, with Assistant General
Manager w. S. Martin overseeing the
work The entire force of detectives
is to be retained
The Burlington railway has COM
pleted negotiations with the city of
Denver whereby that line agrees to
build the subway under its double
track across the county road north
east of Riverside cemetery. The city
and Adams county will grade up to
either side of the track, expending
81 900, on condition that the road dig
the subway and put in superstruc-
ture for a 50-foot dirt roadway.
The New York Tribune will soon re-
ceive memento of Greeley's early
days, in an adobe, sun-baked brick
taken from the old Greeley Tribune
office, built in 1870 now being torn
down In this building was published
for thirty-three years the newspaper
of which N. G. Meeker. former agri-
cultural editor of the New York Trib-
une, was editor Horace Greeley also
contributed to the Greeley paper. The
New York Tribune first proposed the
founding of the colony.
Following the recent acquittal of
Engineer o. HI. Lessig on charge Of
manslaughter, the assistant district
attorney at Colorado Springs has
nolled similar cases against the other
members of thse Rio Grande train
crew who were held responsible by a
coroner's jury for the recent collision
at Hustled. The defendants benefiting
by this action are Engineer w. H.
Hollingsworth. the conductor, ]. l..
Dalton; Brakeman c. S. Mc1lherne
and Fireman ]. M. Wright All live
in Denver. Twelve persons were
killed and 81 were injured in the
wreck at Hustled August IA.
Believing that the Zip and leg" dis
ease from which sheep in Wyoming
are said to be suffering is not the
same ailment which is causing sore
mouths among the lambs in Colorado
just at present, and that for this rea-
son the government agents are wrong
in quarantining Colorado lambs on in