The Paonia newspaper., 1911-05-12
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

aS a itSuil Vi Il li6ht a. i<eiN' 49,
Jesus Rios is fatally injured.
Severance has raised $4,000 Of the
$1,000 necessary to secure cream
cry.
Gold has been found in the Laramie
Poudre irrigation tunnel near Gree
ley.
The Santa Fe railroad has estab-
lished a division freight office at Pu-
eblo.
Throughout the potato district farm
ers are preparing the ground for
planting.
A commercial club has been organ
iged at Platteville with over sixty
members.
Denver may become a brigade army
post as a result of recently evolved
ideas in the War Department.
The May term of District Court
opened in Georgetown with Judge
Charles Mccall OF Golden presiding.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
named Trinidad as one of the sta
tions for new postal savings bank.
The Denver Patriotic League al
ready is active in forming plans for
the celebration OF the Fourth of July.
Windsor expects to become a model
town. An order to clean up was one
OF the first issued by the new town
board.
Sunday schools of Weld county will
hold a convention at Greeley May
18th and 18th and many delegates will
attend.
William S. Mitchell. a resident o,
Clear Creek county for thirty-fivs
years. was found dead in Clear Creek.
near Georgetown.
Timely hitting. coupled with an er
ror. enabled the Colorado college ball
team to defeat Denver university by a
score of to 2.
Thrown from a buggy and sustain
ing a broken neck. WinifTed. the 4
year-old daughter OF F. W. Purvis. OF
Pueblo. was killed.
The Senate confirmed the appoint.
ment OF Edward Keating and Blair
Burwell as members OF the State
Board of Land Commissioners,
Many high degree Masons over the
state are planning to visit Denver
May 18th for the thirty-fifth reunion
Of the Scottish Rite Masons.
Grief over the death of her daugh-
ter. Loretta. two months ago. caused
the death of Mrs. Patrick l.. McAner.
ney. an old resident of Aguilar.
James A. Shinn OF LeadviIle was ap.
pointed by Gov. Shafroth state game
commissioner In place of Thomas Hol.
land. who has held the place for two
years.
George z. Hosmer OF Fort Morgan
was reappointed state printing com
missioner and Claude f. Street OF En-
glewood state oil inspector for an.
other term
Colorado college has accepted the
invitation ~ the University Of Wis
eonsin for a football game between
the two institutions at Madison. Wis.
October 27th.
For the purpose Of making Evans
one OF the most beautiful towns in
northern Colorado the women OF the
town have organized Civic Improve
ment Society.
Because they were refused a raise
OF 7s cents per day. twenty-eiEht men
employed in construction Of the new
Union Pacific freight depot AZ For:
Collins. went on a strike
A. r. Peterson. a ranchman rssld.
ing two miles out OF Grand Junction,
is lying at the point OF death a. ,he
result OF being stung about the head
and face by a swarm OF bees.
Perhaps the most important bill
aside from the Moffat tunnel measure
passed by the last Legislature, which
vitality affects the future OF the state,
is the bank guaranty measure.
A petition asking the Pustoffice De.
partment at Washington 10 establish
a star route starting at Ordway and
extending 70 Forder In being circular.
ed and numerously signed
Carson B. Wilson, former superin-
tendent Of mail in the Denver post
office. has been sentenced to prison
for five years in Leavenworth on
charge Of misappropriacug funds.
The state council Of the Rnighta Of
Columbus met in Denver in annual
convention. Eighteen councils from
different parts OF the state we're the
pueafq of the Deuver branch NJ the or.