The Springfield herald., 1910-09-16
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water system.
Larimer county wheat crop is dou-
BILE that of last year.
Apple crop of the Canon City dis
trict amounts to 100000.
Land seekers are becoming more
numerous in the Greeley section.
Gambling by school children is be-
ing taken up by the Denver authori-
ties.
Paonia's big Market Day occurs on
September % and promises novelty.
pleasure and profit
The duck season opened Saturday.
Greeley and Fort. Collins report sur
plus over other years.
The twentyf-fith 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 $1,000 an acre.
The president has signed procla-
nation eliminating 1O1. 602 acres from
the Routt national forest, Colorado.
The regular September term Of the
Montrose county court is In session
with forty-eight cases on the docket.
George Stumpff of Denver drilled
into missed shot at Boulder Friday
and received probably fatal injuries
The Elks of Canon City, Jealous Of
Salida with Its $4,000 Elk lodge build
ing. are planning club house OF their
own.
County Commissioner Warren OF Lo-
gan county averaged "a bushels Of oats
on seven acres. Others are doing as
we'll.
Pay day at Cripple Creek Saturday
turned loose approximately $215.0O0.
the largest Of the year. Everybody
happy.
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.
One hundred thousand rainbow and
turned Sunday from Lincoln, Neb.,
hatchery have Just been planted" In
the streams along the Moffat road.
The Greeley Grays walloped the
Hofbraus OF Denver Saturday in a
4 to 0 game. and expect to do so once
more. thus winning the championship.
A severe electrical storm hung over
the Cripple Creek district Sunday at
ternoon, and almost half an inch of
rain fell. Skylights were broken by
hailstones.
A. L. Weston OF Edgewater re-
brook trout from the Leadville fish
where he exhibited his Herefords at
the Nebraska State fair and captured
nine prizes.
Falling across circular saw in
operation at Aspen, George Morgan, a
mill hand, met horrible death at the
Montezuma mine Thursday, his body
being cut in two.
Three hundred lambs for the big bar
becue at FIT. Collins September % ar
rived Saturday. Senator Drake pur-
chased them in Laramie City and they
weighed 22,5OO pounds.
The Uncompahgre valley was visit
ed Sunday afternoon by a windstorm.
accompanied by light showers. and fear
was felt for the safety of the fruit
crop, but there was little damage.
Colorado college opened for the
year Wednesday with the largest num-
Der of Freshmen in the history of
the institution. President Slocum is
expected back from trip abroad
Monday.
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.
The members of the brotherhood and
the Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church at Windsor gave recep-
ton at the church Wednesday night
as farewell to Rev. Cooper, who
leaves Windsor for Colorado Springs
to take up the new work assigned him
by the recent Methodist conference.
F. F. Roose of Denver has been re-
elected president of the Fraternal
Union of America. Roose received
twenty-five votes of delegates, and S.
p. Rice of Dallas, Tex, eighteen. The
election of Roose put an end to the
threatened removal of the headquar.
ters to Dallas, Tex.
Strawberries in blossom is the
novel sight in many Greeley gardens.
The blooms are healthy and many,
and If severe frosts holds off for
two weeks the growers will har-
vest a good second crop. After the
frost on Aug. &c rose bushes seemed
to take a new lease on life and bushes
are sending forth buds as though i.
were June.
John Wilhelm died in Denver re-
Gently. He, with his bride, came from
Omaha in an OK wagon in 1859. The
state of Colorado will realize $12 900 as
inheritance tax. Wilheim's estate is
appraised at 100000.
Following are the estimated ship
ments from the Uncompahgre valley
for this year: Apples, 200 cars;
peaches, 60 cars; pears, cars; plums.
cars; dried fruit, 10000 pounds;
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