The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-10-29
lsrrLz COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth TELLING.

Se3t0 WORM bpUtUDs
The lew Odd Fellows home is to
be located between Denver and Ar
vada.
The Farmers National Bank OF Ault
proposes to double its capitalization
Of $4,000
Conrad Benzowosay was killed IN
the mine at Hastings. near Trinidad
Friday. by a fall of rock.
A civil service examination for
rural delivery carriers will be held at
Rocky Ford. Colo, Nov. 18th.
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. Ebert county.
Colorado, vice M. g. Rector. resigned.
Caught In a blizzard while ON .
hunting trip, Arthur J. Moore, aged
7s, = 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 $751;
900 In securing rights Of way between
Greeley and Hudson.
The board of army engineers which
has ben examining government irriga-
West, has arrived In Washington and
will devote a month to preparation Of
their report to the President
The First National bank Of Clifton
has been authorized to begin business
with e25,O00 capital. A. J. belong IL
president: J. F. Fleming. vice presi-
dent; G. w. Thompson. cashier.
It is the plan of the Associated
Relief organization at Greeley to Sc
cure employment for needy persons
who are strong and we'll instead Of
making them objects Of charity.
Samuel Griffith. a 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 32.100.
The oil well being bored near Fal.
con by the Falcon Oil Company IL
progressing at the rate Of 100 feet a
day and is now down 1900 feet. Indi-
cations are that strike will be made
soon-
An increase of $372.160 Is shown in
the valuation of property in Larimer
county. One-third Of the gain il shown
in the increased valuation Of Fort Col
Inns property. The total valuation in
the county is 39,543.350.
Because Of success OF tho expert.
ment of oiling = 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 r.
w. Steele on the party ticket AZ can
diaAte for the supreme bench.
The Denver 4 Northwestern Rail
way Company will begin it's 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 4 move.
ment to have an apple show in Denver
next year on \ larger and more elab-
crate scale than the one which was
successfully conducted last year.
A record pumpkin at Fort Lupton.
1854 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
q problem.
The Palmer memorial committee has
decided that vigorous campaign b"
started At once toward securing the
remainder Of the necessary funds for
erection Of q 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 10 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 its
factory there.
The Independent Kansas oil refin-
cries intend to make bid for the
"smudsers' business and knock out
some Of the monopoly which the
STANDARD OIL Company has been en-
1oying in the fruit valley. The ranch
ers win probably use 200 or 800 cars
of oil next season, and up to the pres
emit Rockefeller has been selling all Of
it.
That the Burlington railroad in.
tends to begin Its proposed cutoff
from Hudson to Greeley. = distance OF
twenty five miles. to connect with the