The Springfield herald., 1911-09-08
Unite COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
state Worth While.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

The grounds around the union de-
pot at Eaton are being improved.
A thief entered the residence of G.
j. Diehl of Montrose and took $1S5.
The Milliken State bank has made
application for national bank char
ter.
The 32O.acre ranch OF John Macinch
of Platteville sold recently for $780,
900.
DR.. B. F. wooding has been dis
missed from the State Board OF
Health.
The Canon City apple crop promises
to be the largest and best ever har-
vested.
Frank Hough. mine employe OF
Ouray. recently shot and killed a
black fox.
Great preparations are being made
for Fruit Day at Grand Valley, Sep
tember 20.
The City Council OF Trinidad has or
dered the streets of that town sprin-
Kled with oil.
Guiseppi Amatesa shot and instantly
kill Salvatore Polauntonio at Valdez.
near Trinidad.
The capital stock of the Denver Ma
tional bank has been increased from
s75O,OO0 to s1.O0O.00O.
Erie is preparing to feed 5000 VS.
itors on biscuits October 10. The OBJ
ject is to advertise Erie wheat.
William Seymour. convict No. 1918,
paroled Aug. &c, is in Jail in Trinidau
charged with burglary and larceny.
That the $25O,00O sanatorium of the
Foresters of America will be built in
Colorado and almost certainly in Boul-
der is announced.
In Colorado Springs, fire damaged
the elevator and warehouse of the
Seldomridge Grain Company to the eX-
tent of $4,000.
Boulder claims the record for law
abiding citizens, the records for Au-
gust showing no arrests and no cases
in Police Court.
Rebekahs are making preparations
to celebrate the Goth anniversary OF
the founding of the Rebekah branch OF
Odd Fellowship, Sept. Is.
With ten new instructors. five from
the State university and five from
Eastern colleges. the State Prepara-
tory School at Boulder, opens Sept. IL.
William Stacy, aged 10, of Devers.
Texas, who stopped in Pueblo a Jew
days ago. while on his way to Cali
fornia on an extended pleasure trip,
died
E. Lorge OF Denver has been ap-
pointed state meat and slaughter plant
inspector by DIR. w. w. Yard, stat.
veterinarian. He succeeds Walter j.
Miles.
Reservoir filings on government
land cannot be made for speculative
purposes, and the Department of JUS
tice intends to see that this practica
is stopped.
Thomas j. Mowery, who escaped
from the penitentiary at Canon City,
where he was serving term for
swindlng, has been recaptured in Ia
coma. Wash.
Leroy Lyon, member of the Boul-
der City troop. and former university
student, is the winner of second place
in the recent revolver meet held at
Camp Perry at Perry, Ohio.
Howard P. Seeds, secretary of the
Cripple Creek lodge of Elks and ono
of the best known men of the district,
is missing, and considerable anxiety
is felt by his friends.
With a bumper apple crop and a
yield of small fruits far above normal.
Boulder county growers expect this
season to double last years receipts
from their orchards.
Work will soon begin on Olathe's
new water works system. A tract of
land 600 feet square has been secured
for the reservoir which will have ca
pacity of 25O.OOO gallons.
Moving with great caution and much
secrecy, some powerful body of men is
buying up the carnotite fields OF san
Miguel and Montrose counties. Every
prospect that shows promise is being
bought in.
The Moffat road is pushing work on
the construction of it's six-mile spur
| track from Utah Junction to the Den
| yer Union stockyards, where it will
make connection with the Union Pa
cific tracks.
The Rev. Ison Roberts, pastor of
the Christian church in Montrose for
the past year, departed for Oklahoma
| City, where he has accepted pastor
ate He is succeeded by the Rev.
Walphal of Wray.
Contract for the boring of the A.
725 foot tunnel through the continent
tai divide twelve miles west OF EN-
pire, in Clear Creek county. has been
signed by the officers of the district
and James A. McIlwee and son.
A common house fly with body
one inch long and measuring two
inches from tip to tip of its wings is
in captivity at Erie. 1t is believed to
be the largest of its kind in Colorado.
1t was captured while taking a drink
from glass of beer.
Robert Lee, marshal of Segundo, a
c. f. & |. Co. camp, fourteen miles
west of Trinidad, is lying in the Min
neuua hospital in Pueblo in a serious