The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1910-01-28
COLORADO ITEMS

The Boulder Y. NJ. c. A. is raising
$1,000, which will be used in purchas-
Ing two bowling alleys for the associa-
ton.
Walter A. Peterson has been ap.
pointed Swedish vice consul at Den
yer to succeed H. r. Salgaard. re-
signed.
The sale of Red Cross tuberculosis
stamps in Colorado during the holiday
season amounted to 100000 at / cent
a stamp, or $500.
The tax roll of Routt county for
1909 shows an assessed valuation Of
$4.026,490, an increase over the pre-
ceding year Of half million.
J. W.Austin. one of the pioneer placer
pliners Of Georgetown and the first
park commissioner of Denver. died at
the home of his son in Denver on the
18th inst.
A Milwaukee dispatch says that
Deacon" Koehler, coach at the Uni
versity of Denver. has matriculated
at Marquette University as medical
student
Services were held in st. Johns
chapter house in Denver January 21st
In commemoration Of the founding of
the Episcopal church in Colorado fifty
years ago.
The Union Pacific has begun in.
junction proceedings in the United
States Court at Denver to enforce its
claim to 400-foot right of way
through the oity of Greeley.
A national park 100000 acres in ex.
tent and including Estes Park is pro.
vided for in a bill prepared for intro
duction by Senior Hughes and Con.
gresham Taylor.
Addison X. Ladue, former clerk Of
Lincoln county. having held that Of
flee for eighteen years. died at his
home in Hugo on the 18th inst, OF
Bright's disease.
j. E. Maloney OF Littleton has been
appointed secretary of the state high
way commission. The salary is $500
a year and the law requires that the
appointee shall hold certificate Of a
qualified civil engineer.
Claiming that one beaver has done
$1,000 damage by flooding the public
roads. the commissioners OF Larimer
county have written to State Game
Commissioner T. j. Holland requesting
permission to kill the animal.
Deputy Custodian Price Of the Fed.
eral building at Denver has been no.
titled that the date for receiving bids
for the construction OF the new post.
office has been postponed from Feb.
ruary 18th to March 18th. No reason
was given for the postponement 1t
1t thought that the architects plans
are not yet quite completed.
Owing to a strike Of the prcssmen,
Denver was without Its big daily news.
papers for day and a half. Friday
and Saturday. the l4th and 18th. The
two evening papers, the Post and
Times. missed both days and neither
the News nor Republican were print
ed Saturday morning. The strike was
adjusted in time to get out the usual
Sunday papers.
The people Of Delta already have be-
gun to perfect an organization to take
charge Of exhibits for the apple show
at Denver next year. The new organ.
ization which is being formed will be
entirely Independent OF all existing as.
sociations, and will work entirely In
getting exhibits and stimulating the
srowers to save their best fruit for
this purpose.
Glasses are to be established during
the coming year by the Colorado State
Association for the Prevention and
Control OF tuberculosis, where patients
may meet physicians and nurses and
have their condition noted. and where
the nurses may become acquainted
with them. and thus make their way
into homes and give proper instruc.
ton and care. The association will
also establish dispensary.
Several parties OF Union Pacific
engineers who have been working on
surveys for new line from Denver
to Fort Morgan ase reported to have
completed their labors and to have
finally selected the route. This line
will cut thirty-eight miles from the
distance from Denver to Chicago via
Union Pacific and will serve an unde.
veloped country In Colorado immcdi.
ntciy to the northwest OF Denver.
At the meeting OF the Retail Mer.
chants Association OF Colorado Mt
Fort Collins. W. II. Chcrrier OF Den.
yer was elected president Tho other
officers are: First vice president. s.
ID. Carlton. Pueblo: second vice prcai.
dent. John u, Thomas. Gold I'M:
third vice president. c. W. Zcpp. Fort
Collins: fourth vice president. A. Il.
Wadsworth. Grand Junction. Greeley
was selected ns the next place OF
meeting.
In order TO ascertain what Greeley
needs In the way OF new postoffice.
Senator Guggonhoim has asked the
supervising architect Of the treasury
10 make report upon conditions and
has also written 10 Attorney II. u.