The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-10-28
LlrrLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth falling.

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 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 Carbonate fair.
Richard B. Cutler Is appointed post
master at HOLLYWOOD, Ebert county,
Colorado, vice NJ. G. Rector. resigned.
Caught in a blizzard while on a
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 $l5,-
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 month to preparation of
their report to the President
The First National bank of Clifton
has been authorized to begin business
with $4,000 capital. A. ]. DeLong Is
president; J. F. Fleming, vice presi-
dent; G. w. Thompson. cashier.
1t is the plan of the Associated
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 $1,000.
The oil well being bored near Fat
con by the Falcon Oil Company is
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 $372,16O 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 $9,543.35O.
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 r.
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 1 move
ment to have an apple show in Denver
next year on a larger and more elab-
crate scale than the one which was
successfully conducted last year.
A record pumpkin at Fort Lupton,
118k pounds, measuring 90 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
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 suitable memorial for the
late Gen. William ]. 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 its
factory there.
The independent Kansas oil refin-
cries intend to make a bid for the
.smudgers'' business and knock out
some of the monopoly which the
| Standard Oil Company has been en-.
joying in the fruit valley. The ranch
ers will probably use 200 or 300 cars
of oil next season. and up to the pres
ent 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
Colorado & Southern. recently ac-
quired by the Hill interests. is shown
by the fact that rights-of-way through
half dozen farms have been pur-
chased. DR.. r. McArthus received &
check for $4,000 for right Of way
thdough his farm southeast Of the
city. Other similar transactions were
recorded.
The town of Alder, twenty miles
south of Salida, was destroyed by fire
Friday night. The town consisted of
dozen or more houses, two stores
and the postoffice, all of which were
burned The 100 Inhabitants fled to
Round HILL the nearest settlement.