The Raymer enterprise., 1911-10-26
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

ing popular winter sport at Grover.
Work on the irrigation system OF the
Greeley Poudre district is progressing
rapidly.
Recent rains and snow in Phillips
county have put the ground in fine
shape for wheat.
Stricken suddenly while talking with
companions, Richard Grome, aged 4S,
fell dead In Trinidad
Fort Lupton claims a record ship.
ment of produce this year, 365 cars
having gone to market.
How horse show can be staged in
the Auditorium is to be demonstrated
during Apple show week in Denver.
Electricity instead of a gasoline en-.
gine may be used to run the pumps at
the new waterworks at Fort Lupton.
Horace H. Enrich of Golden, grad.
uate Of the School Of Mines, class Of
1903, has been murdered in Russia.
Clyde Hoskinson, the self.confessed
robber Of the Montezuma saloon at
Montezuma, where he secured $50, has
been captured.
Mrs. ]. j. Bonham, one Of the best
known women Of Jefferson county,
died at her home near Golden, after a
long illness. She was fifty-five.
Col. George E. Randolph, soldier,
politician and street railway man, was
found dead in bed at his residence in
Denver. the victim Of heart disease.
He was II years old.
M. B. Page, a prominent fruit grow.
er Of Fruita and at one time represen.
tative from Mesa county In the Legis.
lature, was thrown by runaway
horse and his recovery Is doubtful.
More than 100000 children enjoyed
the seven supervised Fairgrounds Of
Denver during the summer, according
to the report the Playground Com.
mission has filed with Mayor Speer.
Gen. Henry Strong. at one time EN-.
pire builder, director and president Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail.
road, lawyer, scholar and pioneer
died at the age Of So years, in Den.
ver
Rather than face the charge OF
stealing 3l35 from his parents at Tur.
tie Creek. Pa, Charles Rosemary, sew.
enteen, pleaded guilty to breaking a
car seal at Carr and stealing grapes
and canned goods.
After twenty.four, hours Of snow the
streets Of Trinidad were covered with
about four inches. Throughout the
county snow has been general. North
lake, the source of Trinidads water
supply, had fifteen inches.
The Royal Gorge Fruit Growers As.
ISOLATION Of Canon City closed con.
tract with one Of the largest produce
firms In the United States, by which
1t will ship to New York thirty car.
loads of Fremont county apples.
For the championship of the world
at doublehand rock drilling, con.
test was held at Victor, which resulted
in victory for the Terrible Swedes"
of Ouay, who retained their title
against Cardonau and Strothers Of
Cripple Creek. whom they defeated
Labor Day.
A blow to the farming interests Of
the Poudre valley was struck when
State Engineer Comstock ordered all
headgates In reservoirs in that district
to close and storage Of water to cease
until otherwise ordered. At the same
time ditch companies received notice
from the same source that they might
use the water In the river according
to priority rights for direct irrigation.
There will be vigorous fight made
by Eaton's football team to retain It's
position In the Northern Colorado
Football Association. 1t is said by
those who are Interested In. the wei.
fare OF the Eaton team that II Eaton
has to drop out, Fort Collins and pos.
sibly another town will be made to
take the same medicine. as 1t is
claimed that these towns have pro-
fesslonals on their teams.
Prizes won by Pueblo county agri.
culturists In the International Dry
Farming Congress. just closed at
Colorado Springs, have been received
and are being exhibited by the county
commissioners. Lee Roper. Of the
western part OF the county. the larg'
est individual exhibitor. won the sll
YER cup for the best individual exhibit
Of dry farm fruit. His apples were
declared the best In the world grown
on a dry farm.
The closing session Of the sixth In.
ternational Dry Farming Congress
was held In Colorado Springs and was
devoted TO a large number Of talks
by practical dry farmers who told Of
their failures and successes. The gen.
eral topic for discussion was "Tlllage
Methods and Implements" Those who
spoke were Prof. II. NJ. Batter. agrl.
cultural expert for the Santa Fe rail.
way; Prof. A. NJ. McOnic Of Arizona; +;