The Colorado statesman., 1910-07-02
LITTLE
COLORADO
I T E M s

ished at Atwood.
The town of Eagle has purchased
fire-fighting apparatus.
Tying a tin can to dogs tail cost
a Windsor youth just sl7.25.
William Harrington will carry the
mail between Parlin and Pitlkin.
Ramah is building grain elevator
of a capacity OF $4,000 bushels.
Lamar youths contemplate organiz-
ing a company OF the National Guard.
Six new schoolhouses Will be built
In the Pawnee district, Weld County
A government weather observer has
been installed in office at Canon City.
The Great Western Railway viii
build handsome new depot at JOINS
town.
Theme German Evangelical church
at Idalia will be dedicated on Sunday,
July Sd.
S. A. Forbess, resident of Hygiene
since 1873, died there at the age or
seventy-four.
New postmasters: Granville Swarm
er, Concrete; James s. Kitchen, Ma
sonville.
A hundred miners employed at the
Perry mine at Yampa went out on a
strike Sunday.
Denver gas will be 80 cents per
thousand after July 1st-a reduction
of ten per cent.
The Denver Union Water Company
has made it's repairs and irrigation OF
lawns has been resumed.
A new theater to house the Shu-
bert plays will be built at once In
Denver, to cost 100000.
The Julesburg Irrigation District is
advertising for bids for its issue OF
$500 worth of bonds.
On Monday citizens of Longmont
voted an issue of $25,0O0 bonds for an
addition to the high school.
Prospects of a good beet crop
around Highlandlake are said to be
fine and the first cutting of alfalfa Is
very satisfactory.
The Weld county school census
Just completed. shows 1881 children
of school age, gain of nearly thou
sand since last year.
A postoffice has been established at
Almont with daily mail service.
Trout stories will thus be liberated
quicker than formerly
Frank Braucher, representing the
Review of Reviews, New York, is in
the state to prepare two illustrated ar
ticles on Denver and Colorado.
Denver Elks will take special train
July 7th for the big meeting at De-
troit. They expect to take the first
drill prize, as they did last year.
Idaho Springs celebration this year
will last three days-3d. 4th and 9TH.
Twelve teams have entered the hose
contest, and double-handed rock-drlll-
ing contest will be feature.
Judge ]. M. Chritton of Rocky Ford
the other day received check for
$3.50 from Uncle Sam for services
performed during the Civil War, in
1865.
Boulder merchants will inaugurate
a mid.week market day." when spe-
cial inducements will be made to
farmers, ranchers and miners to come
to town.
James M. Sheridan, special agent OF
the general land office, with head
quarters in Denver, has been appoint
ed chief of the field service of the
land office.
The Sixth National Western Stock
Show will be held at the Denver Union
stock Yards January 10th to 21st. Pre-
miums will aggregate $4,000 and
new $4,000 building will be erected
]. A. Bernard, Midland agent at
Granite, wrote to the chief dispatcher:
you will find my account at Granite
little short, but l am GONE. A.
Bernard" And so he was. Besides
the s1OO reported to be missing, cit
izen OF the town also mourns the loss
of a wife.
John E. Godding, former president
of the State bank of Rocky Ford, was
released from the penitentiary at Can
on City Tuesday and was rearrested
by Sheriff Potter of Otero county just
as he was leaving the grounds, upon
charges preferred by depositors He
was taken to La Junta, where he
gave bond in the sum of $4,000.
A jury composed entirely of women
sat on an insanity case at Hahn
Peak, the first of the week, and this
is believed to have been the first oc-
currence of a similar kind. Since the
disastrous fire at the Routt county
capital some days ago, the population
has become so small that the judge
couldn't find enough eligible males in
town for a jury, so he called on the
women to act.
Spanish War veterans will hold
Al inn 10
reunion in Denver in September.
The state meet of Elks will be held
at Boulder August 25th to 27th.. Great