The state herald., 1910-10-28
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth falling.

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proposes to double its capitalization
of $4,000.
Conrad Benzowosay was killed in
the mine at Hastings, near Trinidad
Friday, by fall of rock.
! A civil service examination for
rural delivery carriers will be held at
Rocky Ford, Colo, Nov. 10th.
Potatoes without warts or eyes the
result of scientific experimenting,
were exhibited at the Carbondale fair.
Richard b. Cutler is appointed post
master at HOLLYWOOD, Elbert county,
Colorado. vice NJ. G. Rector, resigned.
Caught in a blizzard while on
hunting trip, Arthur J. Moore, aged
23. resident of Black Hawk. was
frozen to death.
Deeds have been put on record in the
office of the county clerk showing that
the Burlington railroad has spent s15..
Greeley and Hudson.
The board of army engineers which
has ben examining government irriga-
West, has arrived in Washington and
will devote month to preparation OF
their report to the President
The First National bank of Clifton
has been authorized to begin business
with S25.000 capital. A. j. DeLong Is
president; ]. F. Fleming. vice presi-
dent; G. w. Thompson. cashier.
t. thn Al 80 h. Ace t.l
Relief organization at Greeley to Sc
cure employment for needy persons
who are strong and well instead Of
making them objects of charity.
Samuel Griffith. farmer living
near Milliken, has just finished har-
vesting ten acres of potatoes that gave
an average yield of 203 sacks to the
acre. They netted the owner s2,10O.
The oil well being bored near Fat
con by the Falcon Oil Company IS
progressing at the rate of 100 feet
day and is now down l,200 feet. Indi-
cations are that a strike will be made
soon.
An increase of s372.16O is shown in
the valuation of property in Larimer
county. one-third OF the gain is shown
in the increased valuation of Fort Col
Inns property. The total valuation in
the county is s9.5i3.35O.
Because of success OF the expert
ment of oiling a portion Of North
Cascade avenue. at Colorado Springs.
Commissioner Lawton will ask for an
appropriation next year TO extend the
work to several more streets
Julius c. Gunter, formerly of Trini-
dad. has been chosen by the Demo
cratic state executive committee to
take the place OF the late Justice X.
w. Steele on the party ticket as can
didate for the supreme bench.
The Denver & Northwestern Rail.
way Company will begin its electric
main line from Denver to Greeley
early in the spring. 1t will run
through the heart of the Greeley dis
trict to Idaho Creek Junction.
Fruit growers of Colorado are prac-
tically unanimous in favor OF Il move
ment to have an apple show In Denver
next year on a larger and more elab-
orate scale than the one which was
successfully conducted last year.
A record pumpkin at Fort Lupton.
llsia pounds, measuring SO inches in
circumference, is estimated to be suf-
ficient to furnish filling for 100 pies
How many small boys that number OF
plies would furnish filling for is still
a problem.
The Palmer memorial committee has
decided that vigorous campaign be-
started at once toward securing the
remainder of the necessary funds for
erection OF a suitable memorial for the
late Gen, William J., Palmer OF Colora-
do Springs.
The weather at Lamar during the
last few weeks has been ideal for the
maturing OF sugar beets and the har-
vest Is now far enough along to war.
rant the assertion that this fall has
been the best for those engaged In the
industry OF any since the American
Beet Sugar Company established It's
factory there.
The independent Kansas oil rcfln.
cries intend TO make bid for the
"smudgers business and knock out
some OF the monopoly which the
Standard OIL Company has been On.
Ioying In the fruit valley The ranch.
cra viii probably use 200 or 500 cars
OF oil next acason, and up TO the pres.
ont Rockefeller has been selling all OF
H.
That the Burlington railroad In.
tends to begin It's proposed cutoff
from Hudson to Greeley. distance OF
twenty-five miles. to connect with the
Colorado a Southern, recently &C.
quircd by the I'M interests. Is shown
by the fact that rights.of.way through
half n dozen farms have been pur.
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