Gilpin observer., 1910-01-13
COLORADO ITEMS

Aiiiudu muSI Vdcdte Dy feDruary ISL,
when the old building will be torn
down and a new Masonic temple, to
cost about $4,000. will be erected.
The next examination for non-grad-
uate veterinary surgeons will be held
at Denver January oath. Application
for blanks can be made to the secre-
tary. room IS, Capitol building.
The seventh annual Denver Food
and Industrial Exposition will be held
In the Auditorium from March 80 to
April -. There will be 100 food ex-
hibits and fifty industrial exhibits.
Governor Shafroth named Mrs. Ed
ward Taylor. wife of Congressman
Taylor, as a delegate from Colorado
to the National Civic Convention il
Washington, January 1913.
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-
clusiveiy; 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.
During the last three years there
have been 300 cases filed in the Dis
trict Court in Weld county, OF which
$500 were civil and 1,4OO criminal.
Up to two years ago 100 cases filed
year was the average, but since July ]
last the court docket shows a record
of 106 new cases.
The complete abstract of assess
ment of Boulder county shows taxable
property totaling $12,995. .311, gain of
practically half 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, $27O,O7S.79 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
What is termed by the instructors
Of the Colorado Agricultural college as
the most successful short course ever
cid by any school in the United States
was brought to close at Fort Collins
on the Sth inst, when public demon
stration of "Tuberculosis'' was given.
A COW, affected with the disease, was
dissected, showing the effect of the
malady upon every organ.
The Reclamation Service has $50
men and teams enlarging the west
canal, which will irrigate about $4,000
acres, and extends from seven miles
above Montrcse to Delta. 1t will be
enlarged to carry $50 feet of water
per second. 1t is expected to be fin
ished in time to serve all land own
ers on the west side of the Uncom-
pahgre river this year. The work
will cost s65,00O.
The Longmont Sugar Factory fin
ished it's work for the season on the
Sth inst. 1t is expected that a large
force will be kept busy overhauling
old machinery and installing new for
the next campaign. The average daily
run this year has been about the esti-
mated capacity, being between 1900
and 1900 tons of beets every twenty
four hours for the campaign of 102
days.
At Denver on the 5th inst. the Colo.
rado State Grange. Patrons of Hus,
bandry, elected the following officers:
John Morris of Golden. reelected,
master; Rudolph Johnson of Niwot.
overseer: c. Sway of Edgewater,
elector; X. S. Rhea of Littleton, stew
ard; c. F. Schooner. assistant stew.
ard; Levi Booth. chaplain; C. H. Pc.
terson, treasurer: A. Riddle, secretary,
reelected. Steady growth aud pros.
perity were shown by the reports.
The highest price ever paid for a
quarter section of land in the Greeley
district is said to be that paid few
days since for the Sol Hopkins farm,
one and one half miles of Lucerne,
when w. II. Henderson purchased 1t
for $3S,000. The land has been culti-
waited for twenty years and gives net
annual income of $4,000. Two years
ago Henderson paid $4,000 for the
Pier ranch. the highest price ever paid
for eighty acres in the Greeley dis.
trict.
In order that he may convert his
thousands of acres of sheep range in
northern Weld county. Colorado, and
southern Wyoming. into farm land, an
ticipating that the time is near wher
there will be no government land by
which he may supplement- his sheer
range. Senator Warren of Wyomins
will build ten reservoirs the coming