The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-05-26

Another forger has been at Work IN
Salida, passing three worthless checks
for s25 each.
Victor Lemons, a Mexican, wanted
for murder at Fort Collins. was cap
tured near Pierce.
Colorado Springs is again a wet
town, liquor license having been
granted two hotels.
Work on the grade of the Denver
Laramie between Greeley and Sever
ance has been resumed
Col. d. c. Dodge OF Denver has been
made vice president and general man
ager of the Moffat road.
Mrs. Margaret b. wicks. aged ~.
pioneer of Pueblo and widow of the
late Platt Wicks. is dead.
Telluride and Silverton have been
designated as new postal repositories
by the postmaster general.
Fire destroyed the Keen Lumber
and Supply Company's buildings at
Fort Lupton. with a loss Of $1,000.
Ditch and reservoir building in Weld
county in both the Greeley-Poudre
and Henrylyn districts is progressing.
Preparations for the proper observ-
ance OF Memorial Day are under way
by the Evans post of the G. A. X.
In honor of the laying OF the corner.
stone OF the new school building at
Grand Junction. May "a was observed
as a holiday.
Steve Elkin and Chas. Lockett, of
Steamboat Springs. on a recent hunt.
captured one male and one female
bear and three cubs.
Trinidad scored its first shutout of
the season by defeating the Los An
geles team OF Japs. with a score of
to 0.
Greeley farmers believe that In
flax they have found a new crop
which can be grown successfully on
dry land.
United States Senator William +.
Borah OF Idaho has been invited TO
speak at the dedication OF the Pioneer
monument June "a. in Denver.
One OF the features OF the woodmen
Of the World state convention TO be
held in Pueblo July 4th. will be the
initiation of clas of 1000 members.
Andrew Lassey Of Georgetown. one
OF the best known mining men OF
Clear Creek county. committed sui
eide by throwing himself into Whites
lake
A dispatch from Washington. ID. C..
told OF Eugene II. Grubb Of Carbon
dale being there to urge that Uncle
Sam print and distribute a booklet on
;he potato.
Restaurants. boarding houses and
unlicensed hotels are not to serve liq.
uorr and are not to permit liquors to
be drunk in their dining rooms in Col
orado Springs.
Two $4,000 gasoline extractors. ca
pacity 100000 cubic feet per day. to
be installed by the Boulder-Greeley
Oil Company north OF here, have
been ordered.
That there is five times as much
wheat as ever before. and that 1t is
in normal condition. is the statement
J. l.. Eaches. manager OF the Platte
valley mill in Fort Morgan.
The orchardists OF Montrose who
have given 1t test are now thorough
ly convinced OF the efficiency OF
smrdging in the protection OF the fruit
from the ravages Of Jack Frost.
While chopping wood Dan Coffman
of La Sale nearly killed himself with
the ak. He raised 1t high tc strike
a tough knot when 1t caught in a
clothes line and a large cash five
inches long was made in his scalp.
Stock growers are jubilant over the
turn that has come in their affairs
in Colorado. The Pacific coast buy
ers have been cleaning up the state
within the last few days of every
available fat animal they could Iny
their hands on.
To protect It's employees from loan
sharks" when such employees are in
pressing need OF money. the Western
Union Telegraph Company has
adopted policy Of making small
loans to employees of good standing
with the company.