The state herald., 1912-02-02
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth While.

a campaign is now Oh 10 incorporate
the town of Austin.
Mrs. Anna Wood, aged eighty, an old
time resident. died recently at Boul-
der.
Mat Grurrich, miner, was almost
instantly killed at Rugby in rock
slide.
The death rate in Colorado Springs
last year was CPL per 1000 inhabi-
tants.
The title to the Durango postoffice
site has passed to the federal govern
ment
Pueblo has a new ordinance which
is intended to control all motor-driven
vehicles.
The nine miles of road between Fort
Lupton and Hudson is to be i'm
proved.
Durango and the San Juan basin
are experiencing the mildest winter in
their history.
Twenty-seven car loads of potatoes
were recently shipped from Denver
to Wichita, Kans.
The La Junta High school basket
ball team defeated the Rocky Ford
team by score of "a to IL.
Tha cornerstone of the new Metho-
dist church being constructed in Deu-
yer has been laid.
A movement has been launched to
secure the Democratic state conven-
tion for Cripple Creek.
Greeley is making an effort to get
the Christian Endeavor congress to
meet there in February.
a blind pig" operated by wom-
an, has been discovered in Marble and
Mrs. ]. Gurley was fined 5000.
The Fort Lupton town hall has
been completed at cost OF $4,000.
1t includes Jail and fire house.
The twenty-fourth annual Farmers
Institute closed at Longmont after
three days successful session.
Roy Paul, who was found dead re-
Gently at Delta. is said to have been
the victim of headache powders.
The Evans Improvement Society,
composed of women, has decided to
purchase and install fire alarm sys-
TEN.
The breaking of twelye-inch waite,
main in the city of Gunnison, has
caused shortage in the supply OF wa
ter.
The city of Greeley has set aside,
$4,000 for improving vacant tract for
a park and also $1,000 for improving
an old park
over 1900 people attended the
Farmers Institute at Loveland on the
last day. Gov. Shafroth was the prin-
cipal speaker.
Mrs. b. F. Thompson. aged fifteen,
OF Durango, has been given a divorce
from her husband, B. F. Thompson.
aged twenty-one.
While lighting a fire with kerosene,
Rose Amicarelli. aged twelve, OF near
Glenwood Springs, was so severely
turned that she may not live.
For returning a pocketbook. which
he saw woman drop and which con,
tained $3.50. John Wilson. of Colorado
Springs. received a reward OF 20 cents.
Now that one.quarter OF the educa.
tional appropriation is available, much
work will be done by the Gunnison
Normal in the way OF improvements.
A new law in Pueblo makes It pos.
sible for a drug store to dispense
liquor for a license OF $500 year
while saloon is required TO pay
$1,000.
Because her husband refused to &C.
company her to a picture show, Mrs.
Minnie Wright of Montrose. ATTEMPTED
TO commit suicide by drinking car.
bolic acid.
Paul V. Marls, dairy expert OF the
State Agricultural College. has nc.
copted position with the Agrlcul.
tural College OF Oregon at an ad.
yanced salary.
After having mourned the loss of
$500 diamond for several days. Harry
Swanson. e Greeley, ran his hand
into his coat pocket and found the
stone where he had put IT,
Thirteen thousand new ties, two
fiat cars and tool shed were burned
and 200 new rails were ruined, on
falling u loss of $4,000 to tho Colo |
rado a Southern at Argo.
The Old Soldiers' Hama ~ ,,,.,.
Vista recently received from Wash. |
ington s5.i25, being the governments
quarterly payment OF their regular do !
nation OF 800 per year per inmate.
All arrangements have boen por.
focted for the construction Of a good
sized flour mill aud elevator AT Holly |
making this place headquarters for
the wheat growers OF that section Of |
the state.
The farmers In the Greeley distric,