The state herald., 1910-09-09
LITTLE
COLORADO
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The Episcopallans of Greeley are
about to begin the construction Of a
100000 stone church.
Sheep sickness is battling veterina-
rians In Middle park and the sheep
are dying by hundreds.
Canon City has been selected as the
next meeting place Of the grand lodge
of the Colorado Knights of Pythias.
A Presbyterian church has been or
ganized at Lebanon, the first of that
denomination in Montezuma county.
Gov. Shafroth has publicly expressed
his Willingness to accept renomina-
tion-and, presumably. an election.
Ten thousand black bass of the big
mouth variety were placed in the Gun
nison last week under state supervis.
ion.
A Roman chariot race is to be one
OF the novel features at the Fremont
County Fair, Canon City, September
1915.
The Denver Gas and Electric Com.
pany is said to be about to merge the
local concern with the City Service
Company.
The Boulder Moose opened carni-
val Monday to continue through the
week. the object being to raise funds
for sick benefits.
The excavation for the new Denver
postoffice is completed. The contract
specifies the building shall be under
roof by December. 1911.
The Farmers Cooperative Union
has closed deals for stores at Long
mont and Berthoud and a local chap
ter will soon be formed at Greeley.
Rats have become such a pest in
Greeley that the mayor has ordered
the city marshal to arrest their accu.
mutation by determination II possible.
Galeton is now the correct name for
the town which was previously known
as Gale and the postoffice as Zita. on
the Pleasant Valley branch Of the U. P.
Prof. II. NJ. Moorehouse. represent.
ing the Department Of Agriculture at
Washington. is engaged in an exhaust
i've study OF beet-growing and market
ing.
In Colorado ten postmasters have
signified their desire to conduct pos
tai savings banks and seventeen banks
have applied to be designated as de-
positories.
The Park County Democratic con-
vention endorsed the calling Of the ex-
ira session and commended the Legis-
lature for passing the initiative and
referendum.
Gathering pine cones for the govern
ment is new and profitable employ
ment for the boys up about Lyons. and
is said to net from 81 to 50 for six to
eight hours work.
While her nine small children stared
In horror. Mrs. Lillian Jameson OF
Denver. wife OF ]. Z. Jameson. Tues.
day night drank carbollc acid and died
within few minutes.
A New York expert buyer and seller
OF monkeys proposes TO start n
monkey sanitarium in Colorado. where
that bane OF the monkey-tuberculosi
can be so readily cured.
Directors OF the Greeley-Poudre lr.
rigation district are negotiating with
d. ID. Sanborn for the purchase OF pre-
terred water rights out OF Boyd lake.
which the latter owns.
The Jefferson County Fair is In full
operation this week at Lakeside with
the novelty OF nighttime duplication
OF the days routine under the glare
of 100000 incandescents.
There In considerable competition
among farmers OF Larimer county for
the biggest yields OF wheat. oats and
barley. SO far 95 bushels OF wheat to
the acre is the record.
Fort Lupton's eminently successful
Tomato Day wound up with n scene OF
apparent carnage equal to amy In the
armorcd swaShbuckling days OF old. In
the form OF tomatn fight.
The North American Smeltcr 4
Mines Company plans an electric rail-
road TO connect the Golden nmeiter
with the mines OF Clear Creek and Gil.
pin counties.
Word from Walden In TO the effect
that the hay crop OF that park has been
harvested. being equal to about nine
tonths OF full crop. and that II has
already been sold at good prices.
Ernest Lindcnmeycr. OF Denver. :
years old but not much larger than
his name. fell two stories. following nm
unfaatencd window screen. but escaped
with only n slightly wrenehed ankle, J,
without a acuttlc Of coal. household
sra OF Severance are facing a coal IA,
mine. the local dealers declaring they
cannot obtain supply. The many
threshing machines employed in this
district made large inronda on the
local stock. causing the present eondi'
tion.
The members OF the Fair Anaocia
tiop Of Arapahoe County have decided
on account Of objections to the horse
racing feature, TO hold no show this