The Springfield herald., 1910-08-05
LITTLE
COLORADO

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have been completed.
new irrigation project proposes to
water 10000 acres north of Grover.
Greeley poultrymen have organized
an association and will hold show in
the winter.
Rev. F. B. Hills. who had resided
mead Uncompahgre for ten years, died
at the age of "a years.
Joseph Hudson, Colorado Springs
drug clerk. was fineo 5000 and costs
for the illegal sale of liquor.
The Ouray Pioneer Association Will
hold its annual gathering at Hohfs
grove near Ridgway September 9th.
Timothy O'Connor. resident of the
Grand valley for twenty-five years,
died at Grand Junction at the age of 70.
Gottlob Kieser, pioneer stockman
of Hugo. is dead from fall from
wagon which he sustained the other
day.
The midsummer meeting of the Col
orado State Editorial Association will
be held at Buena Vista August 18th
and goth.
Pantages Pueblo theater was burg
larized of $40 by the stealers climb
ing down fire escape and entering
tie office.
The G. A. R. special train for the
national encampment at Atlantic
City will leave Denver Friday even
ing. September 10th.
Mrs. Katherine NJ. Cook, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. has
announced that she will again be
candidate for that office.
The state convention Of the Fedora.
ton of Labor will be held at Grand
Junction beginning August Sth. About
200 delegates will attend.
Plats have been filed for new ir-
rigation proposition on Crystal creek,
near Crawford. The amount of land
to be watered is 5000 acres.
Warren C. Harding. Republican
nominee for governor of Ohio, is the
stepfather of Marshall E. DeWolfe,
editor of the Kersey Enterprise.
Mayor Houston of Greeley has is
sued a circular warning druggists
against the sale of Jamaica ginger
and other hybrid brands of firewater.
The Stove Prairie fire which has
been burning west of Fort Collins for
several days has been subdued. The
burned area embraces about eight
square miles.
Mrs. Rhoda Lutes. the oldest lady Of
the western slope. died at Grand juno
ton as the result Of fall which she
sustained several days ago. She was
little over 95 pears old.
Fossil teeth OF some prehistoric an
imal were unearthed by workers in
Greeley brickyard the first of the
week. They were we'll preserved and
weighed about fifteen pounds each.
In Clear Creek and Gilpin counties
the big rain of Thursday night caused
railroad tracks to be covered with
sand and gravel and much damage
done to fumes and wagon roads.
Cosgriff Bros, who hav string o.
thirty banks in Idaho, Utah, Montana,
Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado.
have secured a site for their new Ma
tional City Bank in Denver, which will
be capitalized at $250,0O0.
meeting to discuss a bond issue for
providing water for the town. Rus
sell Gulch is interested in the propo-
sition also and there Is talk of incor-
porating the latter town.
The big rains of Thursday and Fri
day caused a number of washouts on
the various railroads, the Denver &
Rio Grande having three between Den
yer and Colorado Springs, and one be-
tween Pueblo and Canon City. Traf-
fic was delayed seriously.
The Laramie-Poudre Company,
since Judge Garrigues ruled that its
bond issue was legal, has let the con-
tract for it's reservoir on the Laramie
river at about $4,000. 1t will have
capacity of 100.00O,000 cubic feet
and it is expected to have it COM
pleted by next June. The tunnel is
in $500 feet.
Greeley.-By vote of 80 for and S
against, school district No. 6. which
includes this city, authorized $4,000
bond issue to meet part of the cost OF
| a new high school building and to pay
| Indebtedness of 100000. The new
building will cost about 100000 and
in January next another bond issue
will probably be voted.
BY the annual report of Superintend'
ent Charles Deacon of the Union
Printers Home at Colorado Springs
Just issued, it is learned that the eX-
penses for the year were $70.276.32
The medical report shows the results
| OF the last year to be the most sue
cessful in the history of the institu
ton, which is maintained by members
of the International Typographical
| Union all over the country.
The fact that the Union Pacific has
arranged for terminals at West Hay.
den, twenty-five mics west of Steam
boat Springs. has revived the belief
that that road will take up its option
on the Saratoga & Encampment road
on September LIST.
Fort Collins Odd Fellows have Sc
cured an option on a choice forty
acre tract which they will offer to the
executive board of the State Odd Eel
| lnu,,. for tn,