The state herald., 1910-01-14
COLORADO NEWS

WIEN tue Olu Dullulng Will De torn
down and q new Masonic temple, to
cost about 100000. will be erected.
The next examination for non.grad.
uate veterinary surgeons will be held
at Denver January cath. Application
for blanks can be made to the secre-
tary. room is. Capitol building.
Governor Shafroth named Mrs. Ed
ward Taylor, wife of Congressman
Taylor. as a delegate from Colorado
to the National Civic Convention in
Washington. January 1919.
The fact that few or none of the
fashionable apartment houses in Den
yer will admit children has led to a
movement to erect such building ex-
elusively for families with children.
1t has been decided to build the new
Normal school building at Gunnison
with Gunnison granite, on founda-
ton of brick. From the water table
up 1t will be trimmed with Gunnison
white sandstone.
Buried treasure, comprising valuable
old coins and a few American silver
pieces bearing the date of 1858, was
recently discovered by three small
children Of Thomas Lockhart of Mani
tou. at the foot Of Red mountain. They
are worth much more than their face
value.
During the last three years there
have been 1900 cases filed in the Dis.
trict Court In Weld county. of which
$500 were civil and 400 criminal
Up to two years ago 100 cases filed a
year was the average. but since July
last the court docket shows record
OF log new cases.
The complete abstract OF assess
ment Of Boulder county shows taxable
property totaling 12.995.311. gain of
practically half a million dollars over
the preceding year. The increase
comes principally from the sugar fac
tory and the new power plants. Ac-
cording to the tax rolls, s27O.07S79 is
to be collected.
A new system of feeding lambs will
be inaugurated on the Zeigler ranch in
Larimer county. Watson Zeigler, In
an address to the short course stu
dents at the Agricultural college
stated that the present method OF
separate feeding of hay and grain
would soon give way to the new meth
cd of grinding the alfalfa and grain
together and feeding the mixture.
The Fort Morgan sugar factory shut
down on the ith inst, after an eighty
five day run. having sliced about ~.
900 tons OF beets, or an average OF
Si7 tons per day. This min is rated
at COO tons. The mill made the cam
paign with but one minor accident to
machinery. The pulp is being held by
5000 cattle in the yards near the fac
tory.
Judge Shattuck. In the District
Court at Denver. has rendered a judg.
mcnt Of $4,000 for libel against Con.
sui Adolph Rossi, representing the
Italian government in Denvor. in fa.
yor OF former Consul Pasquale Corte.
who charges Rossi with defamation OF
character. The Judgment was by de-
fault. Consul Rossi claiming that an
American court is without Jurisdiction
In such suit.
According to the report of the
weather bureau at Denver the lowest
temperature during the month Of De.
cember last was seventeen degrees
below zero. For the thirty-one days OF
the month the average OF the highest
temperature recorded was 32.s de.
grees Fahrenheit. The average OF low.
est temperature was go degrees. And
the average OF daily averages waa
2i.2.
The Reclamation Service has $50
men and teams cnlarging the west
canal, which viii irrlgntc about $4,000
acres. and extends from seven miles
above Montrosc TO Drlta. II will be
enlarged to carry ESQ feet OF water
per second. II is expected to be fin.
lshed In time TO serve all land own
ers on the west side of the Uncom.
pahgre river this year. The work
will cost $4,000.
A. Denver on the 9Th inst. the Colo.
RADIO State Grange. Patrons Of Hus'
bandry. elected the following officers;
John Morris OF Golden, reelected
master: Rudolph johnson Of Nlwot
oycrsoor: c. Sway OF Edgrwator
olocior: X. S. Rhea Of Llttlcton. stow
ard. c. y. Schooner, assistant stew
ard. Levi Booth. chaplain: G. n, Pc
tcrnon. treasurer: a. Riddle. secretary
reelected. Steady growth aud pros
pcrity were shown by the reports.
In order that he may convert HE
thousands OF acres OF sheep range In
northern Weld county. Colorado. aud
southern Wyoming. Into farm land. an
ticlpating that tho time Is near when
there will be no government land by
which he may supplement his sheep
range. Senator Warren OF wyomlnr
will build ten reservoirs the comlnr
year and use the wa,or To raise ~
falfa for forage for his flocka. Mnny
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