The Springfield herald., 1910-04-22

died there Friday at the age OF rs.
Creede had foot of snow Thurs
day. followed by near-zero tempera-
ture.
New ostmasters-Horace H. Hens
ley, Boone; William A. Hollinbeck.
Eagle.
E. G. Widman of Montrose sold his
twenty-three acre orchard Thursday
for $4,000.
Judge S. S. Worley of Holyoke has
offered to donate to his town ground
for park.
The Grover Telephone Company pro-
poses to extend its lines from Grover
to Cheyenne.
Warren Geiger has been appointed
postmaster at Delagua and Eva B.
Burt at Watervale.
Alamosa is investigating the ques-
ton of water system to facilitate
her rapid growth.
Mrs. Julia Ives died at Idaho Springs
at the age of 76. She was a pioneer
of Clear Creek county.
Additional oil indications have been
found in the Pleasant valley northwest
of and near Fort Collins.
Mrs. J. f. Whinnery. q resident Of
Colorado, thirty-five years. died at
Read, aged seventy-five.
The Garfield County Commercial
Association met at New Castle Friday
to plan campaign Of publicity.
Red Cliffs new commercial organ
ization is called the Better Red Cliff"
Club. 1t will try for waterworks first.
Settlers on Fertilization creek.
Routt county. are applying for the es-
tablishment Of a postoffice on the
skiles ranch.
For the twentieth time A. j. Parks
has been elected secretary Of the
board of trustee OF the State Normal
school at Greeley.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Holland will take legal steps against
mining companies whose mills are pol
luting trout streams.
Lightning damaged the plant of the
Northern Colorado Power Company at
Nederland Wednesday to the extent OF
$4,000.
Smudgepots were working overtime
on the Western Slope Thursday night
but were victorious against Jack
FrOSt, II ls repOTteu
An irrigation district in the neigh
borhood of Lay and Maybell is in pro-
cess of formation. Water will be Sc
cured from the Elk river,
The Delta Woman's Club have
raised several thousand dollars for
site upon which Mr.. Carnegie will be
asked to build a library.
Windsor farmers have pledged milk
from 1000 cows for the condensed
milk factory to be built by new York
firm, probably in Windsor.
A new town will be established
twelve miles east of Num- and thirty
five miles west Of Grover. on the pro-
posed new Burlington line.
The Montrose Commercial Associa-
tion will act with the local |. o. o. f.
lodge to try to get the State Odd Eel
lows Home located at Montrose.
Denver Catholic churches and socie-
ties have assumed the task OF raising
100000 for the new House OF the
Good Shepherd. soon to be built.
The American Music Hall Company
was incorporated at Denver Thursday
capital 100000, to build new thea
tire to be connected with the Morris
circuit.
o. Fl. P. Baxter, who died in Pueblo
the other day was the first of seven
brothers to take up the cause of the
North when the Civil War was de-
clared. He was captain of Troop G,
Colorado cavalry. Several of his
brothers. too young at the time to be
enlisted, succeeded, however, in get
s,.t@
were in the same company or regi-
ment, nor did they see each other un-
til the war was over. All seven were
captains. and perhaps no family in the
country holds the record that equals
the Baxters. They held their only
reunion since the war in 1898 in Mad
ison, Ind. and this was the last time
all were together.
A controversy has arisen between the
counties of Kit Carson and Yuma as
to the title township u SOUTH" lying
on the line between the two counties.
The Colorado Springs Council has
passed an ordinance permitting physi-
clans to make emergency calls at
high speed, if they display the proper
signal.
]. B. Mailing of Routt county has
discovered vein of almost pure min
eral rubber. The deposit is nearly 81
900 feet long, and Mr.. Mailing believes
1t extends to great depth.
Cedaredge carpenters have fixed
their scale at $3.50 per day.
Improvements on the Delta water
works. which cost over 100000. have
been completed. Mains in the business
section of the city have been enlarged
and storage reservoir built which
will insure a steady pressure.
John Hill of Evans attempted sui
eide while Respondent. Securing a
rope, and throwing it over rafter of
the room, Hill tied one end around
ais neck and stepped on table. The
neighbors arrived in time to prevent
Hill from strangling to death.