The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1910-06-24
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

throughout the state.
Arthur r. Bliesner has been appoint
ed postmaster at Verde, Pueblo county.
Rocky Ford Elks expect to take
steps soon toward providing a lodge
home
A local branch of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor is being formed a.
Sterling.
The Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems
Association is meeting at Estes Park
this week.
A fine flow Of water has been struck
in the test artesian well being sunk in
Grand Junction.
Former residents of Illinois living at
and near Fort Collins will hold pic.
mic August 25th.
Trinidad Episcopalians will endeav.
or to raise $4,000 to build new
church edifice.
Caonn City has been selected as the
meeting place of the State Epworth
League next year.
A ministerial association has been
organized among the gentlemen of the
cloth in La Veta
President Slocum OF Colorado Col.
lege accompanied by Mrs. Slocum has
departed for trip to Europe.
DIR. l.. f. Hastings of Golden, a pho.
neer and veteran OF the Civil War,
died at the age of seventy.four.
Columbine lake, Grand county, will
be improved by a Denver club for
headquarters for sportsmen while
hunting in that vicinity.
Lemuel T. Talmage. veteran of the
Civil War. was found dead at George
town. where he had lived forty.two
years.
Six cowboys from Nebraska are on
their way to North Park TO roundup a
large number of wild horses which
range in that section.
The Denver, Laramie & Northwest
ern road has placed an order with an
eastern factory for 1874 freight cars.
which will cost s113.G6l.
Report has it that Longmont will
have a union depot, which will be
lington and Great Western.
Hon. S. A. Griffin, prominent law.
yer of Boulder, died suddenly at his
home Sunday. He was about 65 years
old and at one time was regent OF
the State University.
All the stock in the new canning
factory at Fountain has been sub
scribed, and when the buildings are
erected they will contemplate capa.
city of 100000 per year.
Frank NJ. Brown and his five-year.
old son have brought suit against the
Denver City Tramway Company for
$4,000 for the little boys loss of leg
when a street car struck him last Feb,
ruory.
Evarts Tracy. architect of the new
Denver postoffice, says that. after hay.
ing visited the famous marble quarries
OF Italy. Colorado marble quarries have
no superior in the world for capacity,
quantity and quality.
II is now proposed TO extend the
Grand Valley interurban line from Its
present western terminus. Fruita, TO
Iona, 1t is said that Colorado Springs
capitalists Interested at Iona will take
100000 OF the extension bonds.
Austin Downey of Fort Collins. n
graduate OF the Agricultural College,
and lately an engineer OF the reclama
ton service. was drowned at Cody,
Wyoming. when a steam launch on the
big Shoshone reservoir capsized Thurs
day night.
Glenwood's annual Strawberry Day
celebration Saturday is reported to
have been the best ever. About 1905
attended, In the hose contest the team
from Aspen was awarded the first
prize. Palisade second and Glenwood
third.
lno Chayara. n Mexican, was found
near the tramway track in Aryada Fri.
day with his throat cut. having been
there all night. lie was nearly dead
from loss OF blood. but was taken to
hospital In Denver. lie refused to give
the name OF his assailants.
The commissioners of I.arimer coun
W hhNf JUDI p''l lHlotlHfu ny " EON'
eminent Inspector that the lumber
they have been buying for numerous
new bridges. etc. had been cut from
government land. lnformntions are to
be filed against the dealers.
The contract for the new white mar,
BILE postofficc In Denver calls for the
work TO be done In twenty-five months
and tho contractors viii use every Of.
fort to complete It In that time. The
marble company will begin delivering
the huge white slabs In September.
New officers OF the Colorado State
Christian Endoayor Society elected n,
sterling Saturday are: President. Her
bert Il. Chapman. Colorado Springs:
vice president. W, NJ. Cocks. Denver.
recording secretary, Miss Edna Bru
ner. Loycland. treasurer. Joseph
schlotter. Colorado Springs. Rev. joel
Harper was chosen superintendent OF
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