The Colorado statesman., 1912-04-13
LlTvLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While,

Moorehead postmaster at Boulder.
John r. Arms of Eaton celebrated
his ninety-second birthday recently.
A commission government charter
league has been organized at Durango.
Farmers of Carr have organized for
the purpose of operating a cheese fac
tory.
Capt. John ]. Harris, one of Boul-
der's best known pioneer mining men,
is dead
There is a rumor that the Evans
municipal election is to be contested
by the drys.
Tommy Ryan, wrestler, will take on
Carl Delivuk, the Australian in Colo
rado Springs, April IS.
The Cheyenne county citizens deny
the reports of destitution among dry
farmers in their section.
La Sale is the only town in Weld
county without a marshal, and it's
citizens say none is needed.
H. l.. Pierce of Boston, Mass, is ex-
pected in Rocky Ford soon to investi-
gate an electric road project.
School district No. l, Grand juno
ton, has voted to add a commercial
course to high school studies.
The officers of the Colorado Nation
al Guard have been summoned to Den.
yer to attend school of tactics.
Work has begun on the new $4,000
pea hulling plant at Johnstown, which
it is expected will be finished by
June l.
Cameron Stansberry, a farmer of
Haxtun, aged fifty-eight, committed
suicide by hanging himself in barn
on his ranch.
Delton D. Parks, timber boss, was
instantly killed in the shaft of Port
land mine No. 2, Cripple Creek, when
struck by the mine cars.
Mrs. Mary Shipp, aged eighty-four,
died at Fort Collins. She came to Lar
inner county in 1878 and was well
known throughout the country.
Carlos F. Smith, who came to Colo
rado in 1869 and was one of the found
ers of Golden, died at his home in Des
Moines, Iowa, aged eighty.
So far as the lower courts of Pueb-
10 are concerned, the last has been
heard of the suit instituted against
the commission form of government.
Rev. j. R. RAIDER of Denver will not
be tried on the charge of election
bribery preferred by James Franklin,
at Greeley, the case having been dis
missed.
The Commerce Investment Compa-
ny of Denver has now collected about
| $4,000 for the aid of eastern Colorado
farmers, and will begin making loans
at once.
The United Hydro-Electro Company
recently began installing the new light
ing system in Georgetown, for which
it was awarded six-year contract two
months ago.
With exhibition games scheduled at
Boulder, Greeley, Fort Collins, Long
mont and Denver, the Pueblo Indians
baseball team is on an extended trip
| through the northern part of the
state
A fish and game club has been Or
gaIized at Boulder with P. C. Johnson
president, and will devote itself to the
stocking of Boulder and adjacent
creeks and the lakes of the county
with fish
F. B. Miller, superintendent of the
Colorado Midland railroad, who sue
ceeded j. c. Barney about four years
ago, has resigned to become division
superintendent of the Southern Pacific
in California.
February was the one month of the
current fiscal year in which the Colo,
RADIO & Southern railroad increased it's
gross / venue over the corresponding
month of the year previous. The gain
was $4,000.
George II. Hodgson, a wealthy
rancher of Platteville, was named by
Governor Shafroth to succeed R. W.
De Vinny, one of the Weld county COM
missioners, indicted for bridge con.
tract grating.
Railroads entering the Walsenburg
and Canon City coal districts are to
be brought before the Interstate Com
merce Commission by Albert l.. Vogl,
representing five coal mining concerns
of the district. The mining companies
declare that by the present system of
through rates from the districts the
shippers are being overcharged.
Governor Shafroth has taken official
cognizance of the fact that, during the
year 1911 over 100000 was lost by
fire throughout the United States,
large portion of which is attributed di-
rectly to carelessness. Following
custom inaugurated by the governors
of several other state, Governor Shat
roth, in a proclamation, asks the peo-
pie to observe Thursday, April IS, as
Colorado Fire Protection Day, by de-
voting at least portion of their time