The state herald., 1910-09-23
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

| sterling had a $4,000 fire early
| Thursday morning.
Fort Collins claims the best amateur
band in the state.
Gilcrest is negotiating for the estab-
lishment Of milk condenser.
Rocky Fords three large school
buildings are overcrowded and an
other one is contemplated.
Among the eighty-two prisoners be.
ing tried in the criminal court at Den
yer there are six accused of murder.
Potatoes are being displayed in
Greeley which measure 14k inches in
circumference and 16 inches around
from end to end.
The Teller dam, 20 miles north
west OF Pueblo. soon to be completed,
is $50 feet long, 456 feet wide at the
base and 116 feet high.
Olathe's first car shipment of
peaches was billed straight through to
New York City. New Yorks dainti-
ness of appetite is proverbial.
While attempting to crawl beneath
freight train an siding at Pueblo
Sunday, Cresenco Jiron, Mexican.
was killed when the train started to
move.
An average OF one car of cabbage a
day has gone from the Greeley district
during the past month. This crop is
better this year than 1t has been for
some time.
A mountain lion and four cubs were
seen Wednesday at Crystal park by
Jack Gillispie of Colorado City and
party Of friends who were out tramp
irg.
In the Walsenburg and Picton dis
tricts the towns have turned out to
run down a half blood negro-Indian.
named Henry Wortham, who assaulted
an 1S-year-old girl.
Logan countys showing at the state
fair, Denver. eclipsed that of any 9TH
er county in the state. The county
took fifty-three premiums out Of eigh.
ty classified exhibits.
A smokeless smudge pot has been
invented by II. w. Holt. Clifton
rancher. Holt declares that his new
pot actually burns all the smoke gen.
Grated by the burning oil.
Because he raided a melon patch at
Greeley. the property of Joseph Smith,
Chester Miller of Evans may be Grip
pie for life. Smith was on guard and
buck shot did the business.
The new school building at Masters
is practically completed and school
will open in a few days. Miss Alta
Marsh is to be the teacher. She is
from Morgan county.
Guy Phares Of Denver. a Jockey, was
perhaps fatally injured when his
mount fell in a race at the Glenwood
Springs fair grounds Tuesday. The
horse rolled over his body. crushing
him.
A Greek section laborer. known to
his fellows only as Tommy. was killed
by an east.bound freight train near
Barr. IL miles west OF Hudson Sunday.
He had $500 in currency upon his per
son.
The board OF engineer officers OF the
army, to inspect reclamation and irri-
cation projects, will be In Colorado
next Week and inspect the Uncom-
pahgre project in the Montrose dis
trict.
The famous Horace Greeley stage
coach. which was used over the old
t,an A,,sa I.,,as
years ago. was feature In the Irriga.
tion Congress industrial parade at Pu.
eblo.
While standing In the Las Vegas
yards at i:35 o'clock Sunday after
noon. Harry Hartley. a well known
Santa Fe engineer. was killed when
run down by an engine which was
backing into the roundhouse,
Sunday forty.five cars of cattle
were shipped from Cheyenne. ten from
Keota. fifteen from Sterling and thir.
ty.three cars picked up between Ster.
ling and Curtis. u total OF eighty.threc
carloads. consigned to Omaha and
eastern points.
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Sunday the forticth birthday anniver.
sary OF the invasion OF Rome by the
Italian army. The anniversary is Sep
tember 20. and the celebration was
held Sunday in order that the work.
ingmen could participate.
Twelve members OF picnic party
lunching In Turkey Creek canyon near
Morrison narrowly escaped death.
heavy damage was done TO ranch lands
and telegraph poles. and several
bridges were washed away In this sec.
tion during a cloudburst Sunday after.
noon.
Through a mutual agreement the
towns OF Kansas holding membership
In the Arkansas Valley Commercial
Association have withdrawn from the
association and hcnccforth there will
be two associations. known as the Ar.
kansas Valley Commercial Association
OF Kansas and the Arkansas Valley
Commercial Association OF Colorado.
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