The Raymer enterprise., 1911-05-18
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

A light frost around Boulder did
some damage to fruit.
Carl Rydin, a resident of Weld coun-
y 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 convention in Boul-
der June 2Sth.
William Harvey. aged 60, one Of the
best known mining men in the Victor
district, is dead.
For the first time in many years
Montrose will celebrate the glorious
Fourth this year.
Fire Of unknown origin burned three
business buildings at Milliken, entail.
ing a loss Of $4,000.
The two-year.old son of Human
Straub Of Rocky Fork, was drowned in
| the High ,jna ditch
An addition will be built to the
Mead schol house to be ready for oc-
cupancy in September.
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 g..
l54 as against 2.5O2 in 1900.
The speed limit for automobiles has
been fixed by the new City Council of
kersey at ten miles an hour.
Mrs. Emmett Barton, wife of a
wealthy sheep man and one of the old
est residents of Fruita, is dead.
Governor Shafroth vetoed S. 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 Gunnisonf has
been increased from $4,000 to $4,000
per annum.
An old fashioned camp meeting is to
be held in the grove at Fort Lupton
beginning May 2lst. Great prepare.
tons are being made.
$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 suit
brought against him by the Farmers
Reservoir and Irrigation Company.
Stock raising is to be made 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.
George W. Brooks Of the Smith.
Brooks Printing Company OF Dtnver
died suddenly at San Diego, Cal. Mr..
Brocks was for over thirty years u
leading citizen Of Denver.
The recent high temperature and
warm wind has melted. the snow In the
hills and the GunnisOn river is rising
rapidly. At Delta the river has been
running bank full and threatens to
overflow.
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 fourth annual convocation OF
the Episcopal diocese OF western Colo.
RADIO was held In Grand Junction.
Delegates were present from all over
the Western Slope. Bishop Spalding
OF Utah spoke.
The Johnstown Milling & Elevator
Company is making extensive improve.
men,s at their elevator and dump for
unloading grain and have installed a
set OF rolls for grinding feed for max.
ing corn meal.
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