The Holly chieftain., 1910-09-30
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

Uncompahgre valley have begun what
will be one Of the biggest haryests In
its history.
It II now estimated that the early
August frost, which was thought to
have cut doXn the Greeley potato crop
IS per cent. really damaged it over 50
per cent.
Many municipal organizations of
Colorado were represented by their
secretaries In 4 meeting at Pueblo
Wednesday to form one organization
for the entire state.
Iven Mexican. the 14-year-old son of
I. I. Mexican, was shot and instantly
killed. at Brighton. Sunday by a play
mate Howard Kastor, the 13-year-old
son of R. H. Kastor.
Weld county's big fair at Greeley is
open and will continue until Saturday.
Indications are that 1t will surpass all
other fairs ever held there. and that
1t will become an annual event for the
county.
Major C. C. Townsend Of the nation
al guard of Greeley has been appoint
ed representative from Colorado to the
National Military congress in st.
Louis. October 3. continuing three
days.
Forty-six cars Of cattle were sent
out OF Steamboat Springs Friday for
the Denver market. From July Is to
Sept. 80, over 600 cars of cattle. sheep
and horses will have been shipped east
from there.
Greeley has more children in por-
portion to its size than any other
town in the country. consequently the
Chicago original makers of collapsi-
BILE go-carts, may establish branch
factory there.
At Greeley impressive ceremonies
marked the corner stone laying of the
Industrial Arts building at the State
Normal school donated by Simon Gug-
genheim. The grand lodge of Ma
sons had charge. and a feature of the
afternoon was an address by Governor
shafroth. The building cost $75,O0O.
George Washington Swink, builder
of the Arkansas Valley since Rocky
Ford was founded, father of bet cul-
ture and irrigation development in the
Rocky Ford section and national fig
ure whose advice was solicited by two
presidents, died at Rocky Ford Satur-
day. at the age of IA.
A tumor or cyst buried deep in the
brain tissues of jeremiah Warwick,
insane and deaf mute, because of his
affliction. was removed Saturday by
Drs. 8. D. Hopkins and w. B. Craig at
st. Joseph's hospital. In two days the
man has spoken three words, and his
mind apparently is normal
According to the scheme now under
consideration 1t is expected that the
State Normal school at Greeley will ar
range with some neighboring school
district with view to having help in
developing an ideal one-room or two
room rural school, and 1t is probable
that the model rural school will be es-
tablished at Milliken.
The old Chinese laundry in Colorado
City that is fictitiously pointed out to
tourists as the first capitol of Colo
rado, was raided by United States Of
ficers Friday night and an opium lay
out seized. A kettle for cooking opium,
quart jar of some kind of drug and
two boxes of "yen she" were seized.
as was $339 in money found secreted
in the place.
State Engineer Charles w. Com
stock Friday ordered the Denver Su-
burban Homes and Water Company to
release the water impounded in the
Castlewood reservoir during the storm
of two weeks ago. BY this order the
farmers along the Platte will get this
water for irrigation. Complaint was
made by the farmers that the water
was needed in order to save their
crops.
Rearrangement Of the details for
mine rescue work in the Rocky
mountain region will be perfected
by DIR. ]. A. Holmes, director of
the new bureau of mines, during his
trip to the western country extending
over three weeks. He left Washington
today and will visit COLORADO, Utah,
Montana and Wyoming. While in the
west. DR.. Holmes will deliver an ad-
dress at the American Mining con-
gress at Los Angeles, September 2s.
At Denver A. H. Shoetler made full
confession of the assault upon John
Lutz in an attempt to burglarize the
office of the Woodmen of the World at
an early hour Sunday morning when
he was placed under arrest by Deputy
Sheriff Hill. Lutz was assaulted in
his office in the Woodmen hall with a
billiard cue Saturday while asleep.