The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth Telling.

Jacob Buck of Denver, pioneer,
is dead.
Kersey will soon have an up-to-date
ice plant.
John Washer. a pioneer of Ault, is
dead, aged rs years.
A branch of the Boy Scouts has
been organized at Fort Collins.
Hon. L. H. Dickson was found dead
in bed at his home in Longmont.
Lee Lockwell, a resident of George
town for thirty-five years, is dead.
The Colorado Postmaster's conven-
ton will be held in Denver May 18th.
One day was recently devoted to
cleaning up the city of Grand juno
ton.
A large number of convicts have
been put to work on the road north of
Pueblo.
So far as known Ault has the only
boys band in the county. 1t was or
ganized recently.
An examination of fruit buds in the
Palisade country shows the crop has
not been damaged.
H. X. Mcclure was found dead in
his cabin in South Cripple Creek by
neighbors. recently.
A two-hour service from Fort Col
Inns to Denver has been promised
over the Union Pacific.
David Fander is dead in Cripple
Creek from injuries received in /
mine explosion recently.
1t is not generally known that there
is an artesian well being drilled with
in four miles of Salida.
The Rocky Mountain Limited on
the Rock Island will be resumed out
Of Pueblo April End.
Sales of about sI25.000 worth OF
Colorado land in the Greeley district
have been made recently.
Havoc has been wrought by the ap-
pearance of harem skirt in the win
dow of store in Greeley.
Archie Marston of Cedar Ridge has
been appointed assistant inspector In
the bureau of animal industry.
The War Department will permit
three Colorado National Guard Off.
GERS to attend the war maneuvers In
Texas.
The postoffice department has is
sued an order establishing an addi-
tional postoffice station at Colorado
Springs.
The Santa Fe railroad Is surveying
for a circle road for hauling freight
around Pueblo. instead OF through the
business section
The increase In the number OF
names In the Denver city directory
this year over last will be 6.2s9. ac-
cording to the publishers.
The young ladies OF Black Hawk
raised the sum OF s125 for the pur-
chase of a flag to be presented to the
Black Hawk fire department.
For the purpose OF organizing a
wool growers association. Walter Du-
pree. a sheepman OF Fountain. will
make tour of the Arkansas valley.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has been placed under the Jurisdiction
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion by an order from Washington.
issued March goth.
Michael Henry Murphy. the slayer
of Anatolia Wunderle. his former
sweetheart at Denver. was taken to
Canon City to serve a life impris-
onment at hard labor
Three skeletons. said 10 be the re-
mains OF immigrants bound for Cali
fornia in 1871. were unearthed on the
Sand Kuhl ranch by Benjamin Crane
and brought to Pueblo.
Farmers Of the Keota country are
planning to hold a fair next fall and
will pay especial attention to certain
plots on which they expect to raise
prize vegetables and grain.
The following Colorado applicants
have been appointed railway mail
clerks; Edwin C. Lighter. Fort Col
Inns; Albert Bellows, Canon City:
Millard Burrs. Colorado Springs.
Members OF the Indiana Club OF
Colorado and ex-residents OF the Hoos-
Ter state will hold their annual dinner
at the Savoy hotel In Denver, Satur-
day night. April 1st. at $3.50 o'clock.
In the condemnation suit OF the
Loveland Ditch Company against the
Grover Land & Irrigation Company
for right OF way for ditch across the
land of the defendant, judgment was
rendered in favor OF defendant