The state herald., 1910-10-07
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over ths
State Worth Telling.

ireland, are in Colorado Springs.
According to invoice the fire de
partment of Colorado Springs has a
cash value of $4,000.
The opening of the Fort Collins
sugar factory in few days will give
employment to 400 men.
Pietro Biffanelli was killed In the
Berwind mine at Trinidad Friday by
falling from motor car.
Philadelphia capitalists are inspect.
ing the Greeley district with the oh.
ject of securing 20,OO0-acre irriga-
tion project
Mrs. A. NJ. Weles of Denver was
elected president of the Colorado Fed,
Grafton of Women's Clubs at the Can.
on City session.
From July l to Sept. 80 there was
shipped from Steamboat Springs S5l
carloads of cattle. las cars of sheep
and cars of horses.
The Colorado State Bankers associa.
tion went on record against the bank
guarantee law. Guy l.. d. Adamson
was elected president.
Three non-union miners were at.
tackled and badly beaten by 30 union
miners Friday afternoon. at Hecla, q
mile north OF Louisville
At the Durango fair Thursday a bull.
let from shooting gallery pierced
three inches of wood and passed
through the face of lady visitor.
Ranchmen in the vicinity of Grover
are losing hundreds of chickens.
many sheep and some cattle from
depredations of wolves and coyotes.
Professor Leslie F. PAUL of the
Colorado Agricultural college has been
appointed county horticultural inspec-
tor to succeed F. Y. Moseley. resigned.
The dry goods and clothing store OF
A. Friedman at Lamar was robbed
Saturday night of 800 worth of silk
and clothing. The goods were loaded
in wagon.
Denver will soon have telephone
connection with tine Panhandle coun-
try, including the cities of Dalhart,
Fort Worth. Dallas. Childress and 9th.
er sections.
The U. S. Land office at Glenwood
has decided that certain lands in
Twenty Mile park now held as coal
land is to be released as the coal Is
probably 1900 feet underground.
Stocker. the promising proposed full.
back OF the Colorado Varsity team.
was thrown in practice and his neck
so badly wrenched that 1t may disable
him as n player this season.
In order that Judge James E. Garri.
gues may take up his campaign for
the supreme bench, Judge J. w. Shea
for of Colorado Springs will hold court
in the district court at Ft. Collins Oc-
tober 6.
Ore said to be worth s2.245 900 is in
volved In an action between the Doc
tor Jack Pot Mining company and the
Work Mining and Milling Co. involv-
ing the apex law. now being heard
in the United States circuit court of
appeals ut Denver.
The schedule for the interscholastic
football games for the coming season
has been arranged as follows: Delta
at Montrose. October s; Montrose at
Grand Junction. October Is: Montrose
at Delta. November ). Grand junction
at Montrose, November IL: Teller In.
dians OF Grand Junction at Montrose,
November "a. Thanksgiving day.
William J. Boyer. who has Just died
at Bozeman. Mont. was. 1t is claimed.
the first white man who ever reached
the summit OF Pixies Peak: also claimed
that he built the first house In
Denver. II is well known that Lieut..
Pike never reached the top Of the peak
and the question of who did reach II
first has always been In doubt.
James Fullerton. n former resident
OF Montrose. and one OF the early
Colorado pioneers. was burned to
death at ranch house near Santa
Rita. N. NJ. Wednesday night. Full
ler,on had an angora goat ranch In n
district that had been used hitherto
by cattlemen exclusively. He was the
first sheriff OF Sngunche county, Colo
rado. In 1871.
The greatest excitement prevails
over another great discovery made by
James Bcshears on the Esconado prop
erty. on Lincoln mountain. Mr. Besh.
ears says he Will start regular ship
men,s OF ore within 30 days In the
bottom OF the Esconado shaft Is ex.
posed three streaks OF solid ore that
measures 3. I and Z inches and mill
runs returns sG25o gold per ton.
As tho rcsul, OF the blowing up OF
Rio Grandc passenger engine No. iii3.
Engineer C. L. Draper and Fireman Il.
u. Elliot were killed and Engineer Ju.
llnn aud Fireman Smith were slightly
injured The accident occurred near
Mitchell. n station about two and
half miles west OF Tennessee pass,
about 10 n. m. The big engine was