The state herald., 1910-11-18
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over tho
State Worth Telling.

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church began Monday at Greeley.
DR.. c. H. Graves has been appointed
pension surgeon at Canon City, Colo.
The ladies of the Baptist Church of
Olathe have served an election dinner
FOR fifteen successive years.
The new motor cars between Den
yer and Greeley will be put in opera
ton about December list.
Gilcrest is about to establish an al
falfa mill, the site having been do.
mated and guarantee fund raised.
Within the past few days a number
of quite heavy transactions in Mont
rose real estate have been effected
John O'Neill, boilermaker at the
Colorado Southern shops at Trinidad,
was fatally mangled by being drawn
into cog wheels and died later.
Ore cars colliding in the Pike
view coal mines. five miles north of
Colorado Springs, injured three min
ers, one of them probably fatally.
The 4-yearold son of Ernest Rodock.
er, of the Box Springs settlement, near
Ordway, was bitten by a rattlesnake,
but is thought to be entirely out of
danger.
DIR. j. NJ. Wylie, pastor of the Re.
formed Presbyterian church at Gree.
ley. Colo, has gone as a delegate to
the Worlds Christian Citizen confer
ence, which will be in session from
Nov. 16 to Nov. 20.
John Neill, boiler maker. is in a
serious condition in a Trinidad hos
pital as result of injuries received.
He was attempting to throw a belt
and became entangled in the machir-
cry. His left thigh and right leg were
broken.
Loss of the big toe of her right foot
by amputation to save her life was
the result of what appeared at first
to be mild attack of quinsy, suffered
by Mrs. Ross Jeirmiessen of Ault.
The poison passed from her throat
into her right foot. settling in the big
toe.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, aged 81 years.
died at Trinidad, after an illness OF six
months. She came from England to
America fifty years ago, when physi
clans assured her tuberculosis would
kill her in six months. Five genera.
tions Of her family were present when
she died.
Dr. Leslie Franklin. wealthy ply.
sician of Sullivan. Ind. died in st.
Marys hospital. Pueblo. a few hours
after his removal from train on
which he was going to FL Paso, Texas.
for his health. Death was due to tu
berculosis.
The frat" problem is again agitat.
ing the Colorado Springs high school
authorities and the periodical war
against secret societies among the
students is to be waged by the new
principal. Il. c. Hill. At least three
fraternities are said to be flourishing
among the boys, in direct violation OF
the school laws.
Ayelo Trajullo. age 10 years. acci.
dentally shot and killed his cousin. Al.
leo Trajullo. aged 10 years. while out
hunting near the Trajullo ranch five
miles south OF undercliff. The older
boy shot at n rabbit. His aim was
poor and the bullet hit n rock and
glanced off. striking the younger boy
in the breast, killing him Instantly.
That the northwestern section OF
Colorado contains beds OF workable
coal. immense In area and OF unusual
thickness in many places. presaglng
for that section, the probability OF be.
coming one Of the greatest coal pro.
duclng areas In the United States. is
set forth In Bulletin No. AS. lust Is.
sued by the United States geological
survey.
II conditions warrant. the schools OF
northeastern Weld county. In the re.
sion tapped by the new branch line
OF the Union Pacific. may be central.
ized in a few large schools and the
children transported to these centers
by wagon or by motor cars over the
Union Pacific This includes the Lin.
coin. S. l.. a W.. olive Branch. Foss.
ton, Camfleld. Ridgdale and Gill dis.
trlcts,
The Colorado Cllff Dwellings Asso.
citation has elected the following OF.
fIeers for the coming year at the an.
nual meeting at Colorado Springs: Re.
gent. Mrs. Gilbert MeClurg: vice re.
gent. Mrs T, A. Lewis OF Pueblo; re.
eordlng secretary, Mrs. c. A. III.
dredgc, corresponding secretary. Mrs.
+. c. Van Dicst: treasurer. Mrs. s. NJ.
Casper. Denver; assistant treasurer.
Mrs. II. W, Hobson: auditor. Mrs p.
n, Stewart: historian, Mrs. +. v.
Brooks,
The report IL received on good au.
,hority that the Rio Grande has leased
the fifteen narrow guago engines ly.
INK At Como. belonging to the c. q
s. They viii be used between Pitkln
and salida for the purpose Of hauling
coal. The engines viii be housed In