The Paonia progressive and the Paonia newspaper., 1911-09-07
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over tho
State Worth While.

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]. Diehl of Montrose and took $1S5.
The Milliken State bank has made
application for a national bank char
ter.
The 320-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
s750.000 to s1,0O0.OOO.
Erie is preparing to feed 5000 Wis
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 Trinidad
charged with burglary and larceny.
That the s25O,OOO 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. II.
William Stacy. aged 20. of Devers,
Texas, who stopped in Pueblo few
days ago. while on his way to Call.
fornIa on an extended pleasure trip.
died.
E. Lorge OF Denver has been ap.
ms n. nd uIunUhfar r1anf
inspector by Dr. w. w. Yard, state
veterinarian. He succeeds Walter J.
Miles.
Reservoir filings on government
land cannot be made for speculative
purposes, and the Department OF JUS
tlce intends to see that this practice
is stopped.
Thomas J. Mowery. who escaped
from the penitentiary at Canon City.
where he was serving a term for
swindling, has been recaptured in Ia
coma, Wash.
Leroy Lyon. member of the Boul-
der City troop. and a 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 one
OF the best known men of the district,
is missing, and considerable anxiety
is felt by his friends.
With bumper apple crop and
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 a ca.
pacity OF 250,000 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
he construction of its six-mile spur
track from Utah Junction to the Den.
yer Union stockyards, where 1t 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