The Springfield herald., 1911-10-20

now open.
The Colorado Electrical Association
is holding its second annual Electric
Show in Denver.
Miss Charlotte Perry Of Denver.
while on hunting trip with her faith
er recently killed a bear.
Within the last few days five per-
sons have been taken into custody at
Greeley because of insanity.
The Union Pacific's shopmen's
strike in Denver continues to be noted
for the peacefulness of the strikers.
Active work has begun in Denver
to get one or both Of the great party
national conventions to Denver.
The entire Montezuma county fair
apple exhibit is packed and ready for
shipment to the apple show in Den
yer.
A number of Denver Chinese citi
zens have contributed money to the
revolutionists who are waging war i'll
China.
In the prize fight at Akron Jack
Redman defeated Joe Highland OF
New York, fairly chopping him to
pieces.
The La Junta High School team was
defeated by the Centennial High
School eleven of Pueblo. by a score of
IL to 6.
]. Clyde McClaucas. a well known
farmer, is in a critical condition in the
Loveland hospital as the result of a
runaway.
The University of Colorado football
team is rapidly rounding into shape
for its game with the alumni of the
institution.
a project to build an electric railway
between Manitou and the Cripple
Creek district.
Rev. E. Luther Edwards. pastor for
four years of the First Presbyterian
Church of Grand Junction. has re-
signed.
The Rev. Manus Boyle. a young
priest who was ordained last July at
Belgium. is to be assigned to the Den
yer diocese.
DR.. E. S. w. Lawrence, aged seven
ty-five. for thirty-six years resident
of Colorado, prominent dentist and
churchman, died in Denver.
The first annual Sugar Day at Su-
gar City in connection with the cele-
bration of the creation of Crowley
county by the last Legislature was
great success.
Grand valley eggs from this time
forth will be guaranteed for freshness
in every market of the country. The
Grand Valley Egg Exchange is incor-
porated, with capital of $4,000.
A new bond issue of $4,000 900, de-
signed to be sold for the construction
of the Moffat road westward from
Steamboat Springs and to bore the
six-mile tunnel under the main range,
west of Denver, was voted at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Denver, Northwestern and Pa
cific railroad in Denver.
The contention raised by railroad
attorneys that the State Board of
Equalization has no power to change
tax assessments after October list is
not good one according to an opin-
ion rendered by Deputy Attorney Cen
eral A. A. Lee. He holds that the
board still has power to change as
sessments.
The Longmont sugar factory has
been running about two weeks and
has never made such a record before.
1t has averaged 1000 tons of beets per
day, the best days run being 1900
tons. The largest output of sugar for
one day was 5,420, the average sugar
content has been l6la per cent and
the yield per acre will average 13 to
IA tons.
That the statement of John Ar
buckle, New York refiner and coffee
magnate, that he will go before Con-
gress next winter to fight for free
sugar, is the first gun in battle be-
tween the beet sugar manufacturers
and the cane sugar refineries is the
declaration of Clarence C. Hamlin.
chairman of the executive committee
of the United States beet sugar in
dustry, in statement made public
in Colorado Springs.
Thomas Almond was found guilty of
III liISl utSltt dl llu6o
for the killing of his brother-in-law.
V. II. Barger, July 13, in a quarrel
over well which the two men
claimed The jury recommended a life
sentence.
Farmer Marion Bryan of Holly, who
has seventy tons of choice broom
corn, has just refused a snug fortune
for his crop. Representatives of a
New York firm have offered him S10,-
900 cash for it, but he is holding out
for higher market. He will hold it
until 5000 per ton is offered.
The promoters of the northern
Colorado irrigation district are noti-
fled that they can place all their
bonds up to $50 an acre in Holland.
if proofs of sufficient water and other
requisites can be furnished the Hol-
land bankers. This district, which is
to put $4,000 acres under cultivation,
sent representative to Holland to
present the project. Reports of the
district engineer show sufficient
water. 1t is proposed to bond the dis
.rict for 60 60O 0OO to build the irri.