The Colorado statesman., 1910-09-17
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ley district this year.
Larimer county wheat crop is dou-
BILE that OF last year.
Mesa county has already shipped
1000 car loads Of fruit.
Weld county has inaugurated sys-
tematic war on stray dogs.
Alfalfa will add $12.OO0.O00 to the
wealth OF the state this year.
Rev. c. W. Huett will be in charge
of the Methodist church at Sterling.
Gambling by school children is be-
ing taken up by the Denver authori-
ties.
Paul Itch, miner at Bowen, was
instantly killed by fall of rock Mon
day.
A streak Of solid ore showing much
free gold has been discovered near
Georgetown.
Bids are being received for a new
county high school building In the
town of Meeker.
Eight miles of new state highway
between Brush and Sterling has been
contracted for.
Paonia's big Market Day occurs on
September 22 and promises novelty
pleasure and profit.
The duck season opened Saturday.
Greeley and Fort. Collins report sur
plus over other years.
Weld county's exhibit has received
close to 20 prizes at the Interstate
fair and the end is not yet.
The first porcupine ever found in
the Grand valley was rounded up near
the Pear Park school house.
Rev A. F. Ragatz of Loveland has
been sent to Christ church, Denver
by the Methodist conference.
The twenty-fifth annual session OF
the Colorado Homeopathic society
convened in Denver Monday.
Canon City celery is superseding
the Kalamazoo article in the East
Celery land yields 1000 an acre.
Samuel Arkush, resident of Colo
rado since 1862, and many years IN
Denver, died in Santa Monica, Cal.
Pres. w. F. Slocun, mas returned
from Europe and Colorado college was
opened for the fall term Wednesday,
Denver will probably become the ex-
ecutive headquarters for the education
of Indian children throughout the
West.
Pay day at Cripple Creek Saturday
turned loose approximately $215.OO0.
the largest of the year. Everybody
happy.
Present plans are to have Colorado
represented in the International Com
mercial Exhibition bureau. London
next year.
The Tellar 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.
The permanent organization of the
Pueblo symphony orchestra has been
effected, with Professor H. F. Grund-
Ter as director.
Rev. F. T. Kruger, who has been
the pastor of the Methodist church at
Sterling, has gone to Fort Morgan to
officiate in the same capacity.
A skeleton found in some bushes
rear .Debeque has been identified as
that of Joseph Sinclair. Two bullet
holes in the skull indicate murder
probably by cattle rustlers.
John Klug, Greeley stockman, was
dragged for yards when the tip OF his
finger caught in moving auto, and
only released by the end of the fin
ger pulling off.
The Uncompahgre valley was visit
ed Sunday afternoon by windstorm,
accompanied by light showers, and fear
was felt for the safety of the fruit
crop, but there was little damage.
Ten thousand acres in eastern Weld
county, in the vicinity of Greasewood
lake, will be brought under irrigation
by bringing water so miles from Lake
Loyeland. Seven Lakes and Boyd Lake.
Colorado college opened for the
year Wednesday with the largest num-
ber of Freshmen in the history OF
the institution. President Slscum Is
expected back from a trip abroad
Monday.
Denver is planning the practical
abolishment of the smoke nuisance
and for making the city a great manu-
featuring center without danger of its
coming to be known as the Smoky
City of the West"
The Italians of Pueblo Will cele-
brate the thirtieth anniversary OF
the occupation of Rome by their coun-
trymen next Sunday with large pa
rade and outing. Fully 1000 Italians
will be in line.
Wheat that will bring him $44 to
the acre has been raised by Frank
Wilderman on his farm five miles
southeast of Littleton, in the dryest
year ever known in Colorado since
the raising of wheat was begun In the
state.