The Paonia newspaper., 1911-04-14
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
state Worth Telling.

David Koontz, a Colorado pioneer
died at Ault recently.
Greeley potatoes have advanced 10
$1.30 per 100 pounds.
The postoffice at Montrose will here
after be closed on Sundays.
Some smudging has been done In the
Grand Junction fruit belt.
Richard Sleeves, pioneer and prom
inent miner of Boulder. is dead.
Backed by the Commercial Club.
band has been organized at Eaton.
A resort in Telluride known as the
big Swede" has been destroyed py
fire.
The Union Pacific is to spend at
least 100000 on building at Fort Col
Inns.
Farmers throughout the state are ju-
bilant Of the prospects Of prolific
year.
Pueblo's next election to select dele
gates to a charter convention will be
held June 1.
Robert Archibald OF Trinidad, c.
F. & /. superintendent at Sopris. died
in Pueblo.
Sanitary drinking cups have been
placed in all public schools In Colo
rado Springs.
The majority of farmers who fed
sheep the past winter lost so cents to
s1.00 head.
The first Catholic church edifice to
be built In eastern Colorado has been
dedicated at Brush.
The fortieth anniversary Of the
founding OF Colorado Springs will be
celebrated on July 81.
improvements OF public utilities.
which represents an outlay OF s250.00o
are being planned at Boulder.
A deal has been closed in the Grand
valley OF Colorado for 112 acres OF
fruit land at n price of $4,000.
Arrangements are practically COM
plete for the annual Chautauqua at
Greeley from July sth to 18th.
Caught under tons OF falling rock in
the Baum mine, at Frederick. S. Nor
nanz. Bulgarian. was instantly killed.
Wednesday. April 26th. has been de-
cided upon as the date for the dedica-
ton OF the new Masonic temple at
Trinidad.
Boulder wants to be included in the
list OF Colorado common points TO
which tourist tickets may be sold from
the East.
When the miners OF Cripple Greek
district received their pay checks re-
Gently. the total amounted to over
100000.
Bert Hanna is at n Leadvllle hospital
with a bullet through his jaw and
Frank Dutro is in Jail. charged with
the shooting.
The wagon road from Cripple Greek
to Canon City. blocked for four days
by a landslide near the Roosevelt tun-
mel. is open.
The Santa Fe has announced that a
established June / between Arkansas
valley points and Pueblo.
A school bond issue OF sl2.5O0 viii
be submitted to the taxpayers Of the
oiathe school district at the school
election to be held May 1st
The new county OF Moffat, created
from the western two-thirds OF Routt
county by act of the Eighteenth Gen
eral Assembly, is in full swing.
More than 100000 fruit trees have
been set out in Pueblo county this
year and fully as many more will be
set out before the season is ended.
The county commissioners have or
dered the construction of bridge at
Clifton TO cost $4,000. contingent on
an appropriation from the state Legis-
lature.
Mrs Frieda Wolter. wife of Joseph
Wolter. motorcycle racer. well
known in Denver and its vicinity is
dead as the result OF an explosion OF
gasoline.
The police department is investigat-
ing the public dance halls OF Denver
and II its Investigations confirm com.
plants that have been received, the
halls will be closed.
The fine twenty-acre apple orchard
belonging to James l.. Hamilton. near
Grand Junction, has been sold to
Harry L. Weaver OF Detroit, Mich, for
a consideration of $4,000.
Unless the State Supreme Court
should grant stay OF execution.