The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1910-12-23
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

Thieves recently entered a store in
Clifton and carried away 5000.
The construction work on the new
jail at Brighton is progressing rapidly.
A fire company has been organized
In Grover, under the auspices of the
Commercial club.
The cattle disease called black leg
has been found in the herd of L. A.
Carter of Brighton.
Colorado Springs boasts of a citizen
possessing the shortest name in the
state. He is A. Elk.
In the Steamboat Springs vicinity
more than 100 acres of strawberries
will be planted in the spring.
Workmen are now tearing down the
old stage house just outside of Salida
that has been standing since 1865.
The annual Catholic fair given by
st, Peters Catholic Church at Greeley
has closed. The receipts were $1,000
A 5OObarrel flour mill to cost $40,
600, is proposed for Milliken by local
business men and Kansas capitalists
Death claimed one of the pioneers
OF Pueblo county when J. d. Andrus,
who came to Pueblo in 1865, passed
away
J. S johnson, farmer near Rocky
Ford, recently sold two wagon loads
of cantaloupe seed, for which he re-
ceiyed $500.
Wanted in Salt Lake City on 4
charge OF robbing a diamond broker %
100000 worth OF gems, Walter Parish
is in jail in Pueblo
Not content with stealing ton of
coal from Oryille Harsh of Greeley
thieves carried off Harshs dog,
placed to guard it.
The case against Mrs. Mike Flynn,
charged with the killing Of Gordon
Wilson, in Browns park at Steamboat
Springs. has been dismissed.
Admittedly the largest and most en-.
thusastic convention of the Colorado
State Board Of Horticulture recently
closed a two-day session at Rifle.
The Pueblo poultry show is the
largest ever held in that city, over
200 entries having been received.
The premium list is also large one.
The Commercial Club and Associa-
ton Of Retail Merchants Of Greeley
are making arrangements to entertain
the retail merchants of the state Jan.
Is, lG and II.
In addition to the strict quarantine T.
kept on dogs In Greeley for the pur-
Jose Of stamping out rabies. the same /
regulations may be established on
cats.
An appropriation OF 100000 for
sprInkling Denver streets during 1871
has been asked for by Thomas Phil. |
lips, superintendent OF the highway .
department
In the matter Of the bill OF cxcep, .
tons on the confirmation Of the bonds
OF the Greoloy-poui"o irrigation dis.
trict, no decision has been rendered
by Judge Garrigues.
The Rocky Mountain Limited Of the
Rock Island line, running out Of Den.
yer for Chicago and other Eastern
points will not be- discontinued, as was
announced
a Colorado product dinner" viii BE-
given TO the visiting horse and cattle.
men In January when they meet nj
Denver. from an over The country. 70
attend the January horse show
A bin sure to be introduced at the
coming session Of the Legislature will
boz 10 change the method Of assess,
mcnt and make II ON the actual mar
ket value OF the property
". a. Groom Of Boulder was elected .
president OF the Northern Colorado
Poultry Association AT It's meeting o..
The poultry show in Fort Collins. Buul.
der was selected as the next place for
the show.
Cattle owners OF the Williams coun.
Try Fork, near Steamboat Springs, arc
iubilant over the open fall and the
mIlduoss ~ the season. II saves hay
aud means d larger profit than usual
on stock.
Frank Van Amburgh. who robbed
the safe OF the ST. James hotel In
Georgetown Sept 20 OF $40. pleaded
guilty Ia District Court and was sen.
icucod TO two 10 three years Ia the
A pair NJ white rats purchased by
c, w, Boor Of Greeley for pets fifteen
years ago, but which soon dHau
pcnrcd. returned recently with O. large
family ovorHn RnorH chicken yard
and killed his poultry
Two young sons OF Hon, Archie No.
Lachlan Of Craig broke through the
ice while skating, and sank in Ice cold
water Tho elder boy waH rrsuHcl, .
tAtod after nearly two hours work. but .
the younger one was drowned
A. meeting Of the seventeen deb |
0HltDH chosen 10 represent Boulder .
County at lhr Aunla Congress 10 Den. .
NHr. UlHur wore laid Tor q rHN ThnH .