The state herald., 1910-10-14
LITTLE coLoRApo ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

in February.
An electric light plant for Montezu-
ma is being planned.
Colorado Springs will entertain the
1911 Dry Farming Congress.
Canon City Elks are about to build n
100000 clubhouse. They have 500
members.
Magples are killing off Chinese
pheasants around Greeley. The
Chinese must go.
Ten cars OF potatoes were sent out
Of Greeley by one firm Wednesday at
80 cents hundred.
Clarence B. Watkins OF the High
lands postoffice has been appointed a
postoffice inspector.
There is no longer doubt of Colora-
dos ample representation at the big
Pittsburg land show. Oct. 1923.
Several deer have been bagged near
Canon City although the dry, warm
weather is detrimental to hunting.
La Sale has substituted chain
gang In place Of the proverbial latch
string for impecunious visitors Of the
hobo variety.
Denver automobiles must not ap-
proach closer than four feet to street
cars, and stern and forward lights
must be provided.
The President has signed procla-
nation eliminating 1851 acres from
the Arapahoe national forest in the
state of Colorado.
The Community kitchen" and din
ing room to accommodate about fifty
families planned by the women of
Greeley is progressing.
Colorado Springs physicians are
active in making arrangements for the
annual convention of the State Medi-
cal Society in this city October 11-13.
A Denver man has leased the ex-
elusive privilege of hunting frogs on
several large reservoirs in Weld coun-
ty, believing there is fortune in 1t
from the jump.
The Pueblo Canning Company has
made one shipment OF ~ carloads Of
Pueblo county picked cucumbers to
Tacoma, Wash. the largest cucumber
shipment on record from this county.
Larkspur. aconite. loco weed and
other poisonous growths. common to
some sections OF Colorado are being
experimental with by government ex-
perts with the primal object OF saving
stock.
The enormous crop OF fall and win.
ter apples which the Manzanola dis.
trict has raised this year. which ex-
ceeds by 100 per cent any crop evei
before produced In this district, Ia
moving.
Local postoffice receipts for tho
quarter ending Sept. 30. at Colorado
Springs, shows an increase of sl.100
over the corresponding quarter Of 1909.
being s37.5S5 this year and s36.474
last year.
The sugar beet crop for the state
will involve the distribution of $780,
600, according to careful estimates.
About si.l25.O00 will be distributed
among the farmers between Nov. Is
and the middle OF January.
A Denver man. Andrew Brott. Just
as flyer. has designed and built and
successfully made two flights In an
aeroplane indulging in all the dips.
turns. spurs and angles common to a
mining section.
A bllldog killed n porcuplne at Col.
orado Springs the other day; no,. how.
ever. until enough OF the victim out.
er covering had been transferred 10
make 1t n question as to which was
porcupine and which was dog.
The Mutual Light and Power Com.
pany will ask for franchise In Pail.
sade. and announces that the wires
In this event. many ranchers no doubt
will be able TO secure the same serv'
ice.
While driving his automobile across
the railroad tracks into Fort Collins
Dow Law. wealthy farmer OF this
district. was struck by n freight train
and his little daughter badly hurt. Mr.
Law escape with minor injurier. The
child will recover,
With the grade OF the Dent-Forl
Collins railroad entirely completed
through western Weld county into
Fort Collins all men and teams have
been pulled off OF the new line and
the railroad company Is making its
final settlements on the twenty.flv,
miles OF grade costing $4,000.
The Salvation Army Fail Congress
will meet In Denver Friday. October
ii.iS. This congress Is In the inter
ests OF the work In Colorado. Utah
Idaho. Wyoming, Montana, Arizona
and New Mexico. Commissioner Thorn
ms Estlol OF Chicago will preside. IL
is territorial commander for the West
crn department.
Children who won prizes for the bos
displays OF agricultural products nj
the Weld county fair win again contcs,