The Springfield herald., 1911-05-19
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth Telling.

A light frost around Boulder did
some damage totfruit.
Fishing in Estes Park promises to
be good this spring and summer.
Carl Rydin. resident of Weld coun.
ty for twenty years. is at Greeley.
Twenty-nine employees of the State
Land Board have been asked to resign.
The farmers near Greeley will seed
about $4,000 acres to potatoes this
year.
Wilson De We're. arrested at Bould-
er for passing forged checks, has con-
fessed.
Mrs. Emma Kalbaugh. one of Gold
ems earliest pioneers, died at the age
of eighty.
The Colorado Association of Letter
Carriers will hold a convention in Boul-
der June >2Sth.
William Harvey. aged 60. one of the
best known mining men in the Victor
district. is dead.
The convention of the Western
Slope Federation of Women's Clubs
was held In Salida.
For the first time in many years
Montrose will celebrate the glorious
Fourth this year.
Fire Of unkpown origin burned three
business buildings at Milliken. entail.
ing loss of $4,000.
A large fire on what is known as
the Frijole Mesa, near Trinidad, did
considerable damage.
Windsor schools are the first in
northern Colorado to install the bub-
bling drinking fountain.
The report OF the census shows the
population of Idaho Springs to be e.
154 as against 2.5O2 in 1900.
Not in many years has there been
such good prospect for fruit in Weld
county US at the present season.
The speed limit for automobiles has
been fixed by the new City Council of
kersey at ten miles an hour.
In heavy hitting game the Greeley
high school baseball team defeated
the Normal nine by score of IA to 8.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson, who for sew
eral days has been the guest of Den
yer, has departed for Los Angeles.
Governor Shafroth vetoed 8. B. No
545. by Senator Cary. making certain
changes in the powers of the land
board.
Rev. William E. Wolcott. brother Of
the late Senator Edward o. Wolcott
and Henry r. Wolcott, is dead in Law
renee. Mass.
The appropriation for the Western
Slope Normal School at Gunnison has
been increased from $4,000 to 100000
per annum.
$4,000 has been secured to complete
the twelve miles of road near Parkdale
and thus open the road from Canon
City to Salida.
Mills in Boulder county have been
ordered closed down because they are
communicating the water in streams
and destroying fish.
James lyman of Golden was award
ed $4,000 in the condemnation slit
brought against him by the Farmers
Reservoir and Irrigation Company.
Stock raising is to be made a spe-
cialty in the Gilcrist vicinity this
year and many farmers will plant
much corn and feed hogs for market.
The number of names in the Den
yer directory for 1911, which is now
ready for the press. is 122.927. or an
increase of about per cent over the
/ figure for 1910.
Two new state officials have as
sumed their duties. James A. Shinn
| bn nd
sioner and Thomas Henehan, commits
sioner OF mines.
Recently the office of the Independ-
ence Mining Company at Cripple
Creek was broken into and two sacks
of high grade ore. valued at $500.
stolen.
William X. Burchinell, secretary of
the Board of Control Managers at Den
yer, announced that bids for work on
the Colorado State Museum building
would be received until noon June
18th.
The federal grand jury failed to find
a true bill against Urban A. Walter,
editor of The Harpoon, a publication
published for the benefit of the rail-
way mail clerks. Walter protested
against present conditions.
At meeting of the Commercial
Club Of La Sale, the establishment
of creamery was discussed and a
committee was appointed to confer
with officers Of the Farmers union on
an offer to establish one.
The annual state convention of the
knights of Columbus was held in Den
yer and between automobile rides,
luncheons, a banquet and theater
party, in addition to the convention
business, the delegates put in busy
day.
For the purpose of making a thor
ough experiment in growing Kaffir
corn and Mexican beans on dry land
near Osgood, E. M. Markley. o. D.
Estes, of Denver, and J. A. Kuster,
of Brighton, will plant several hun
dred acres together.
Beet seed planting is well under
way and is being pushed rapidly at