The Springfield herald., 1910-06-17
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


Colorado Springs wants an auditor.
ium.
Fifteen now houses are going up In
Julesburs.
The new sewer system at Brush will
cost S38.741.
Grand Junction's first steel building
is going up.
The peBsque bank will open for bus.
iness June 18th.
The Bugle Is . new Newspaper Just
launched 1t Silt.
Sterling Elks are trying to organise
. lodge there.
Akron realty dealers will form .
real estate exchange.
Bayfield, has had Inmates prepared
for waterworks plant.
Bonds will be issued for . new
school building at Genoa.
The Colorado State Bank has been
organized at Limon by Illinois parties.
The Western Slope fair At Montross
will be held September goth to 2Srd.
Three horses valued at $500 to $500
were killed by lightning near Planter.
The San Luis southern's bridge
across the Culebra 10 nearly complet-
| ed.
Mrs. Ulrike Luehe, a pioneer OF HUI
90. died last week at the age Of eighty
three.
Half mile Of box cars were burned
at Pueblo Friday with loss Of about
$4,000.
The Farmers and stockmen's Fair
Association at Burlington has been In
corporated.
Hugo has q new fire engine and a
volunteer fire company will be organ
lied to run it.
c. A. Woodmansee is the new Sec
retary of the Loveland Chamber of
| Commerce.
A baby was born at the EsQuimau
village In one of the Denver summer
gardens Friday.
Clifton will market $50 acres Of can
taloupes this year. The prospect is
good for fine crop.
The first electric locomotive for the
Grand Valley interurban railroad has
arrived at Grand Junction.
Roy Brown of Merino discovered a
coyote den the other day contining
five pups, which he captured.
John Coloom. who built the Mala-
chite smelter in Golden in 1873. died
at National City. Calf. at the age Of
II.
The Montrose electric light system
will be 80 extended as to supply many
ranchers with light several miles out
from town.
Mrs. Martha A. B. Conine. we'll
known In the social and political life
of the state, died at her home in Den
yer Friday morning.
Among the features slated for Straw.
berry Day at Glenwood Springs will be
firemen's tournament, for which five
teams have already entered.
The contract has been let for new
bridge across the South Platte be-
tween Merino and Atwood. The struc.
ture will be 1000 feet long.
Miss Othelia Austin of Colorado
Springs was awarded $1,000 In a
breach of promise suit against Carl
Kristensen. 4 chauffeur, Friday.
Col. James Pope. assistant quarter
master general in charge at Denver
of the Department Of the Colorado.
has been retired on account OF age.
Salida Knights of Pythias held big
jubilee and banquet at their meeting
last week In celebration Of the burning
of the mortgage which has encum.
bered their building for several years.
Mrs. Sarah Heathman of Fort Lup,
ton, against whom a complaint as to
her sanity had been filed, stood off Of.
ficers and a score of men until she had
to be handcuffed, before being taken
to Greeley to the county hospital.
Supervisor A. L. Stroup of the Rio
Grande national forest. with headquar-
ters at Monte Vista. has resigned from
the forestry service and will be sue
ceeded by Prof. w J. Morrill, late OF
Colorado College.
The Colorado Springs & Cripple
Aerial Tramway Company has been In
corporated with . capitalization Of
$5OO.0OO. Springs capitalists of un-
doubted means and ability are inter
ested.
The Num- Booster Club has been or
ganized, and among the first benefits
to be sought will be rural mail route
to accommodate the rapidly increasing
farm population. At the same meet
ing IT. was decided to celebrate the
Fourth at Num-.
The celebration at Greeley last
week of the fortieth anniversary of
the founding of the Union colony
marked an epoch in the annals Of
northern Colorado and the spud metro
polls entertained many visitors lavish
ly.
One of the events of the Fourth OF
July celebration at Holly will be vot'
ing for a queen of the day, with maids
of honor from the surrounding towns
Of Hartman. Granada. Bristol. Wiley.
Lamar (Colorado) and Coolidge and
Syracuse (Kansas.
The Continental Oil Company lost
It's tanks and buildings at Fort Nor
gan by fire Friday, entailing a loss OF
$500. Neighboring property was dam
aged couple Of thosand more.
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