The Colorado statesman., 1911-03-18
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
state Worth Telling.

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truck.
Eaton will have open air band con
certs this summer.
Palisade is to have a canning fac
tory in operation this summer.
The Montrose section is jubilant
Storms have retarded the budding of
fruit trees.
For the municipal election at Eaton
two tickets are in the field, the Citi'
zens and the Independent.
Grand Junction is taking steps to-
ward the organization of a company
for the manufacture of paper.
Municipal ownership of lighting
system is to be one of the issues in
the election campaign in Fort Collins.
Eaton has organized a commercial
club with a membership of 100. The
new club combines the old Eaton
social club.
The Commercial Club of Gill is try
ing to secure the Amish colony-not
necessarily because of religious affili-
alton with the sect.
At Georgetown Alber Bridge, tool
sharpener at the Marshall-Russell tun-
mel. suffered the loss of both thumbs
a couple of days ago.
Miss Ora Winn, seventeen years OF
age, of Palisade, is in a serious condi-
ton as result of having swallowed
a pair of dentists forceps.
The formation of a company of in
fantry at Delta has been completed un
der the Colorado National Guard with
a muster roll of fifty enlisted men.
Longmont is working hard to secure
an electric light plant which is to be
owned and run by the town. Estimates
are now being made along that line.
The class of 1911 of the State Nor
NAL school at Greeley have voted to
give the students, beginning with next
winter, a fine skating pond costing
$500.
The good word from Gunnison,
which is a sort of distributing point
for moisture ON the Western Slope, is
that plenty of water for irrigation is
assured.
A special trainload of business men
and homeseekers from the middle
West, reached Weld county Wednes-
day to visit the towns along the route
of the d. L. G. N. w. railroad.
On June 6-S Salida will have the big
gest convention in its history-the
grand encampment of the G. A. K. of
Colorado and Wyoming, and she is
commencing to primp up already.
At Grand Junction three hundred
workmen in the Rio Grande shops re-
ceived notice that they had been
granted an increase of wages of one
cent an hour They still continue at
work.
Preparations will be made shortly
for financing the excellent Boulder
band in order that the evening con-
certs which have been such pleas
ure to the people of that city for the
past few summers may be continued
this year.
A decline of $20,000,OO0 in nine years
in the output of Colorado mines, is
largely attributed to excessive taxes
placed on mining properties in the
state, according to report made to
the Denver Chamber of Commerce
few days ago.
The Big Springs ranch, thirty miles
east of Colorado Springs, has changed
ownership. Amelia and Hattie Raaf
have sold the property, comprising
500 acres, to Frank M. Gilbert, former
ly of Pueblo. The consideration is said
to have been approximately $1,000,
About 5000 acres of leased school
land ic in cluded in the deal
At meeting of the Montrose Mod !
ern Woodmen of America it was de-
cided that the degree team be empow-
cred to arrange for special train for
those desiring to attend the state |
camp, which convenes at Delta on
May 8, and it is expected that large |
delegation from Olathe will also take |
advantage of the opportunity.
At meeting of the sophomore class
at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
Glenn F. Lewis of Denver was elected |
editor-in- of the Coloradoan, the |
year book of the institution, which is
published each spring by the Junior
Liberal Arts class. Floyd Odlum was
chosen manager The officers will be-
gin work at once ON the book, which is
scheduled to appear May l. 1912.
The annual oratorical contest at the
of Colorado, Boulder, has I
brought out such a large number OF
entries this spring that it has been
to arrange for preliminary
contest, which will be held March II
The six best contestants will be taken
from the original number and will take
part in the final affair March "a.
The Lamar Gas and Oil Company
admit the abandonment
of their effort to reach oil or gas at
depth of 2,700 feet, on account of the
loss of operating tools in the well, deep
caving and a rush of water. A new
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