The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
LITTLE coLoRApo ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

BTdnleu nCenSeS 10 Two sdloonH az
$1,000 year each.
A civil service examination for
rural delivery carriers will be held at
Rocky Ford. Colo, Nov. 18th.
Colorado City is about to inaugurate
proceedings against any tagless dog
which is delinquent in his taxes.
Potatoes without warts or eyes the
result of scientific experimenting,
were exhibited at the Carbondale fair.
Richard b. Cutler is appointed post
master at HOLLYWOOD, Elbert county,
Colorado, vice NJ. C. Rector, resigned.
The kersey school district mas voted
the issuance of of $4,000 IN bonds.
= portion to be set aside as Il sinking
fund.
Fearing an epidemic of scarlet fever
and typhoid, of which 1t has several
cases, Evans has closed the public
schools indefinitely.
Olathe has just dedicated what is
claimed as one of the finest Metho-
dist churches in any small town on
the western slope.
s. w. Berry, the Olathe ranchBlan
who assaulted w. G. Packer, school
teacher, was fined 800 and costs.
with another suit coming. Berry is
recovering.
]. NJ Machney, a driver, was struck
by a switch engine and the wheels OF
a wagon passed over him at Windsor
A mule kicked him and he is injured
internally.
The board of army engineers which
has ben examining government irriga-
West, has arrived in Washington and
will devote a month to preparation OF
their report to the President.
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.
A movement is ON foot at Greeley
to close the postoffice Sundays and
the matter may be advocated by the
Minister'S alliance. Evans has voted
against opening it's postoffice Sun
days.
Farmers living near coyle, Okla,
are seeking a location for colonization,
and indications are that they will de-
eide upon the territory east of Gree
ley, traversed by Union Pacific
branches.
After being in court for seven years
II. E. English has won suit for $500
against the Union Pacific railroad.
English charged the road with failing
to forward a car of potatoes from
Greeley to Denver.
While sitting in high chair watch
ing his mother wash, Arthur Spencer,
years old, of Starkville. fell back
ward into tub of boiling water and
was so badly scalded that he died
four hours later.
In the Rocky Ford district Peter
Arnold, prominent sheep man of
Otero county, had a dispute with the
foreman of the sheep company. 1t is
believed none of the four gunshot
wounds he received are fatal.
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.
Because of success of the expert
ment of oiling 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
Fruit growers of Colorado are prac-
tically unanimous in favor of 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,
11Sb pounds, measuring SO inches in
circumference, is estimated to be suf-
ficient to furnish filling for 100 pies.
How many small boys that number of
pies would furnish filling for is still
a problem.
The Tigers of Colorado College hav-
ing whetted their appetites with the
Mormons, are hungrily awaiting the
opportunity to make square meal of
the Miners next Saturday at Colorado
Springs Incidentally the miners are
somewhat carnivorous themselves.
The efforts being put forth to es-
tablish a circuit for the different fairs
for the Western Slope and Salt Lake
City, is bearing very substantial fruit,
as a meeting of representatives of the
various associations was held in Mont
rose on Thursday, October 27th, at
which details were arranged.
The Mount Pisgah reservoir of the
Garden Park Land & Irrigation Com
pany is completed, after nearly two
years of continuous work. 1t is locat-
ed on what was formerly the old
Fawlkner ranch, seven miles west Of
Cripple Creek and is one of the great