The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19

drowned in ditch near his nome. ne
was twelve years old.
Salida is to have a $4,000 brick
garage. 1t will be fitted up with ev-
cry modern convenience.
The commissioners of MonteZuma
county have let the contract for the
new County Court house.
The bankers of the Western slope
will hold their convention in Glen
wood Springs October Z.
1t is reported the Missouri Pacific
will soon establish a fast train be-
tween Pueblo and Kansas City.
The Denver & Rio Grande freight
house in Canon City was damaged by
fire to the extent of $4,000.
E. X. Stimson, at one time state en-
gineer of Colorado, and also state au-
ditor, died recently in Duke, Okla.
Judge Joseph Koykendall, of Platte
vile, Sc years old, claims to be the
champion swimmer of Weld county.
According to a new ordinance, drug
stores in Steamboat Springs will not
be allowed to sell liquor hereafter.
VIM. Burke had his right leg broken
in five places and his foot badly hurt
in mine accident at Lake City.
Mrs. Laura Miller of Boulder com
mitted suicide by drowning. Her body
was recovered after an all-night
search.
The Montezuma valley will send
fine apple exhibit to the big apple
show to be held in the auditorium in
Denver in November.
DIR. M. C. Harding of Ault has been
appointed by the Presbyterian board
as manager of the medical mission at
Soon Chun, China.
Plans are being perfected for build
ing the largest reservoir in the state
at Shipman Park, seventy-five miles
northwest of Fort Collins.
The r-year-old-daughter of Ever
EFT Crozier, near Greeley, died from
eating pink, sugar-coated strychnine
pills, thought to be candy.
A delegation of 100 prominent citi-
zens of Lamar, including many Mod
ern Woodmen, attended the NJ. W.. A.
log rolling at Holly.
Among the City park buffalo in Den
yer, one night recently, revolution
occurred and as result one of the ri
walls for leadership was gored to death.
Two hundred and fifty of the lead
ing union men of Colorado attended
the annual meeting of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor at Colorado Springs.
The new Court of Appeals will hold
it's first regular meeting Aug 2S. Al
that time five stenographers, one
clerk and one baliff will be appointed.
The state of Colorado has com
menced the erection of state home
and training school for mental defec-
tives, near Lakeside in Jefferson
county.
Among the districts included in the
provisions of the Warren bill, grant
ing leave of absence to homesteaders
until April Is next, are Denver, Pueb-
10, Sterling, Hugo, Lamar and Glen
wood Springs.
Courses in moral and humane educa-
ton will be introduced in every public
school in the state if the plans OF e.
X. Whitehead, secretary and active
head of the State Bureau of Child and
Animal Protection, are carried out
For the first time in the history of
the white man, Squaw rock, in the
bluff country northeast of Greeley,
close to the Wyoming line, has been
scaled, due to the daring of Robert
Waxham.
AS a result of a fire which totally
destroyed the eastern business sec
ton of Haxtun. the twelve-year-old
daughter of l.. l.. Kelsey was burned
to death and her father so badly
burned that he is not expected to live.
w. r. Swan, a civil engineer of La
Junta, has written to the State Board
of immigration saying there are land
people in La Junta who are locating
settlers on land which is a barren des-
ert and which they have no means of
irrigating.
One billion dollars will be the capi
tai represented at the seventh annual
convention of National Commercial
Gas Association which meets in Den
yer in October
Owing to the prolific blooms of al
falfa, sweet clover and clioma, the
wild bee plant, this the best bee year
in many seasons and the honey crop
promises to be a splendid one.
Louie Newman of Denver and
frankie White of Chicago, light
weighty, fought fifteen-round draw
at Creede. The bout was tame up to