The Colorado statesman., 1910-12-10
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth Telling.

Gfeeley munlclpal shdtinb pohu ~
completed.
An old.fashioned literary society has
been organized in Gill.
Three men were instantly killed by
d cavern at Marble.
Mrs. Ellen Senton Beckwith died in
Longmont, at the age of 92.
Fort Collins will be lighted by a
combination of gas and electricity.
A franchise for lighting the town OF
Fort Lupton with electricity has been
granted.
A farmers union has been or
ganized at Lucerne, with l. f. Read
president.
Plans are being made for the for
nation of a county anti-saloon league
in Weld county.
The population of Grand Junction
is 1855, an increase of 4,252 over the
census returns of 1900.
A Boulder man has discovered
treatment for gold ores which, If sue
cessful will do away with smelling.
The automobile of Gus Nietzke ran
away on the El Moro near Trinidad,
and two persons were seriously in
jured.
1t is reported that a grading camp
for the Burlington railroad has been
established between La Sale and
Hudson.
Walter Currie, a noted British min
ing expert, is in Colorado for the
purpose of inspecting methods of ore
treatment.
The seats and pews for the new
Baptist church of Greeley have ar
rived and will be put in place as soon
as possible.
Denver packers have announced
that there have been no reductions of
any Importance in the wholesale
prices on meats.
A new postoffice will soon be es-
tablished about fifteen miles north
east of Grover, probably in the house
of G. f. Thorman.
The annual institute and fruit fair
OF the Fremont County Horticultural
Society will be held in Canon City the
first week in January.
The commissioners have appropri-
ated 100000 for expenses of Jefferson
county during 1911, an increase of but
$4,000 over last year.
A Colorado Springs attorney has
received an ear of corn from friends
in Iowa which contains 1900 kernels
and weighs over two pounds.
Thirty-five miners at the Keystone
mine near Colorado Springs went on
strike, refusing to work with new
weigher because he was not union
man.
Fire completely destroyed land
mark, the old Baptist Church build
ing in Loveland, sold about ten years
ago and since used as a business
block.
The Colorado Telephone Company
will spend 100000 in building an ad-
dition to the present offices and max
ing improvements in the system in Pu-
eblo next year.
Wattenberg, the youngest town in
the county, located on the D., l.. & N.
w. railroad, has already made great
shipping record, the total being about
S36,OOO mostly OF DeetS.
The Ell Paso County Ministerial AS
sociation of Colorado Springs appoint
ed a committee to arrange for state
conference 70 be held soon to discuss
marriage and divorce evils.
About fifty children are now max
ing their homes at the McClelland Or
phanage in Pueblo, and more interest
than ever is being taken in the in
stitution by the public at large.
Builders are taking advantage of
the good weather and incidentally
the news of the coming Of the rail
road, with the result that veritable
building boom is now on in Meeker.
After going the rounds of the under
takers in Eaton, H. Gottleib said none
of their coffins were strong enough
for his five-months-old baby and had
one made of heavy boards by car
penter.
The announcement of General Man.
ager Clark of the Denver & Rio
Grande that work on new depot will
be started by January 1st was re-
ceived with great rejoicing in Colo
RADIO Springs.
The famous Meredith case in which
the trustees OF Che Stratton estate OF
Colorado Springs are being sued for
S77,600 by e. A. Meredith, is being re-
tried in District Court on order of the
Supreme Court.
Because of lack of interest shown
by Sons of Veterans the c. ]. Stol-
brand post was disbanded at Fort Col
Inns. While there are 200 Sons of Vet