The Colorado statesman., 1910-05-28
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Hayden has granted an electric light
franchise.
The new hotel at Virgins is near
ing completion.
Walsenburg motorists have organ
ized an auto club.
Rollinsville has a steady complaint
about Sunday drunks.
Ex-senator Henry NJ. Teller was
eighty years old Monday.
Denver building permits Monday ag.
gregated over 100000.
The Kuner Pickle Company will re
build its factory at Brighton.
A new postoffice will be established
at the Collins ranch near Carrie"
The new Congregational church at
Fountain was dedicated last Sunday.
The Golden smelter will be enlarged
and work has already been com
menced.
September % has been set as the
date for the Lamb Day celebration at
Fort Collins.
Boulder citizens are planning to pur-
chase Owens lake and organize a
country club.
A village improvement club and
new brass band were organized at
Del Norte last week.
Citizens of the Unaweep country are
planning to install telephone connec-
tion with the outside.
The Saguache County Sunday
School Association will meet in Cen
ter June 1st and I'd.
Reports from Antlers are that the
last frost damaged fruit severely, es
pecially apples and grapes.
The new starch factory at Greeley,
to replace the one destroyed by fire
last winter, will cost $4,000.
The Denver Master Painters Asso-
citation will ask for a city ordinance
requiring painters to have license.
Western slope papers say the wa
available for the water users July 1st
Fermor ]. Spencer. receiver, has
sold the Eldorado Springs resort to
w. A. Gaynor, representing the bond
holders.
The Clifton State Bank at Clifton
has filed incorporation papers with
the secretary of state. The capital is
$4,000.
On May Both the Denver, Laramie &
Northwestern will begin running four
regular trains a day between Denver
and Greeley.
The San Luis Southern has its
track laid to the Culebra river and
trains are expected to be running to
Mesita by July. 4
1t is said that the Santa Fe is pre-
pairing to install motor car service on
its Arkansas Valley line soon after the
first of the month.
The option on the property of the
Golden Cycle Mining Company to an
English syndicate has been extended
from June 1st to July list.
Henry Newman was killed by fall
of rock in the Perry mine of the Oak
Hills Mining Company at fampa on
the 18th. Two others were injured.
Colorado Springs citizens on Tues
day voted against the proposition to
issue $4,000 bonds for the purchase of
South Cheyenne canon. The vote was
1,011 to 230.
The condition of Alfred H. Law, edi-
tor of the Walden New Era, who was
shot by Norm Lewis several weeks
ago, is such that his complete recoY-
cry is practically assured.
The old town OF Placerville, 1t is
said. is nearly abandoned, the new de-
pot and business houses having been
ha1 mil
river.
Misses Lydia and Leah Troutman.
sisters, of Fort Collins, were driving
to town Friday when their horse
plunged off bridge, throwing both
young ladies into Spring creek. Miss
Lydia had her arm broken and Miss
Leah sustained two broken ribs.
The dead body of Arthur Tyson, an
aged prospector, was found near his
cabin, eighteen miles west of Buena
Vista, Monday. Neighbors believe the
secret of fabulously rich gold mine
died with him.
The Garfield County Rod and Gun
Club the other day received $4,000
brook trout fry which were released
in streams of that county. This is the
first installment of half million to
be allotted to that territory.
The Holly Commercial Club has ap-
propriated $500 for prizes for agricul-
tural products and will place the prize
winning specimens on exhibition as
soon as the contest closes, September
17th
Burglars broke into the store of the
Montgomery Mercantile Company at
Ordway Sunday night and got away
with $3.50 in cash and $2,100 worth of
notes. This is the second call this
store has had in two months from the