The Springfield herald., 1911-03-24
LIrrLe COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth Telling.

The first harem skirt seen in Granu
Junction caused a small riot.
The ladies of Montrose were en-
powered to supervise the Cleanup
Day"
Three men were killed and nine In
jured by the bursting of steel wheel
at the Minnequa plant at Pueblo.
At Salt Lake the Lower House of the
Legislature killed the Moffat tunnel
bill after 1t had been passed by the
Senate.
The Erie Commercial Club recently
held a meeting for the discussion of
the development OF farm lands in the
Erie district.
The Commercial Club of Gill is try
ing to secure the Amish colony-not
necessarily because of religious affili-
alton with the sect.
l.. d. Grain and Jesse Harris. promi-
nent citizens and old residents, head
the two party tickets as candidates
for mayor at Fort Collins.
At Georgetown Alber Bridge, tool
sharpener at the Marshall-Russell tun-
mel. suffered the loss of both thumbs
a couple Of days ago.
Miss Ora Winn, seventeen years ot
age, of Palisade. is in serious condi-
tion as result of having swallowed
pair of dentists forceps.
At Pueblo w. d. Keen has been
chosen chairman of the Republican
City Central Committee. John Lynch
is the Democratic chairman.
Elks lodge No. 3O9 of Colorado
Springs, has contributed 5000 toward
transferring 100 elk from Wyoming
to the Pixies Peak forest reserve.
E. C. Shearer, secretary and treas
urer of the Western Sugar & Land
Company. says the projected Delta
sugar factory is rapidly assuming
shape.
Ore valued at $S4O ton has been
discovered on the property owned by
A. II. Hiler. the city jailer, twelve
miles southwest of Westcliff, in Gus
ter county.
Each measuring four inches long, a
dozen centipedes were discovered by
worknnen excavating about the home
of j. NJ. b. Petrikin on Normal hill at
Greeley. recently.
With many in attendance the Farm
ers' Union at Eaton, initiated forty
nine new members at recent meet
ing, having now total membership of
149.
Bayfield,. eastern La Plata county,
has a boosters club of seventy-five
members and will proceed to hastily
change the census statistics by divert
ing population to the fertile Pine river
valley.
With an immense seine reaching
across Windsor lake and dragged at
one side by four-horse team, Denver
fish merchants seined Windsor lake.
securing one and half tons of fish.
the greater part being carp.
Grand Junction Chandler of Com
merce protests against the proposed
construction of the High Line canal
by private capital and telegraphed
resolution to that effect to President
Taft and Secretary Fisher.
At La Sale, Margaret, 15-months'
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
New, had a narrow escape from death
last night when she drank cup OF
gasoline. Prompt work on the part of
physician saved the baby's life.
1t is estimated that 10000 acres OF
grain were planted in the Greeley dis
trict last week; by the end of this
! week as many more will be seeded,
and with the acreage in fall wheat,
the total grain acreage in fall wheat,
the total grain acreage in Weld coun'
,ty will total $4,000 acres.
Directors of the Northern Colorado
Irrigation district are making final
investigation of all matters relative to
the water available for the proposed
district, boundaries of the district. ETC.,
SO that land holders in the proposed
district may know exactly concerning
the feasibility of the plans proposed
before matters advance further.
One of the last official acts of Sec
retary Ballinger was an order for
survey in Monument park, near Grand
Junction A letter was received from
Ballinger stating that an officer OF
the geological survey would soon ar
rive in Grand Junction to make the
necessary surveys SO that roads could
be built in the park.
When the Agricultural College dem,
onstration train arrived at Eaton.
hundreds inspected it. School was dis
missed and farmers drove miles to 8 .e
the exhibits. The train visited Fort
Lupton, Brighton and Platteville and
from there went to Sterling. Brush,
Kersey and Fort Morgan. returning to
Fort Morgan by way of Greeley.
The Western Slope Traffic Bureau,
recently organized by the Fruit Grow
ers Association of Olathe, has won
it's fight for fair freight rates. John
f. Moore, chairman of the executive
board has received notice that the
roads have withdrawn their new tar
ifs on fruit shipments to Texas and
, Florida, which had advanced from
$40 to SIS a car.
AS a result of collision between
motorcycle, on which she was riding
with her brother. and a team of horses.
Mic, II,,al NJoora of Colorado SpringS