The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-06-21
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.


Orchard City is new incorporated
town on the Western slope.
Mrs. lka Martinez OF Olathe is the
mother of triplets, born recently.
The Argentine Central railway has
been sold at sheriff's sale for s224,OO0.
Delta fruit people fear serious dam.
age to the crop from shortage OF
teip.
A midnight rainbow was the unusual
sight recently seen by the people OF
Meeker.
on Grand functions new federal
building.
A class of two boys and thirteen girls
graduated from St. Joseph's academy
at Trinidad.
The Argentine Central railroad was
sold recently at tho court house in
Georgetown.
Heavy rains have fallen in Routt
county, doing u great amount of good
to the farmers.
Gunnison county will have to rebuild
several bridges on account of the re.
cent high water.
The mountains in the vicinity of
Central City are covered with three
inches of snow.
A gain OF $3.50 was made last month
over May of 1911 in the receipts of the
Grand Junction postoffice.
Meeker proposes to have Frontier
Day on the Fourth that will rival the
celebrations OF Cheyenne.
A total of $4,000 has been allowed for
flood damage by the County Commits
sioners of Montrose county.
John Hopkins and Frank Sturgeon
pleaded guilty in the District Court at
La Junta to the theft of beef.
The Colorado Springs Chamber of
Commerce will maintain an informa.
ton bureau during the summer.
An contract has been let at Sterling
for the erection of a $4,000 city hall,
to be finished in Colorado-Yule mar
BILE.
Pricking a pimple with pin has
resulted in a bad case of - nd pois-
oning for Miss AnnieN Dupper IT La
Sale.
Lois Twiggs. the only person in
Colorado so TAR as known who was a
victim of pellagra, died in Eaton re.
Gently.
The Methodists OF Meeker have Just
completed one OF the best and most
comfortable parsonages on the West.
ern slope.
The largest cinnamon bear killed in
Mesa county in the last two years was
shot recently by Carl Bowers, eleven
years old.
a total damage OF $4,000 will be
sustained by Mesa county this spring
by loss from the high water in the
Grand River.
The twenty.slX- months old baby OF
Ray Richel. residing on the Mann
ranch near Boulder. was drowned in
the Farmers ditch.
The county OF Garfield faces n loss
Of not less than sl50.00O as a result OF
the high water on the Grand and Roar.
Ing Fork rivers.
Alfred Faynor. who recently died In
the poor house at Pueblo. was heir to
an estate OF 100000. which he would
have soon received
Tho Colorado State Fair Association
Is sending out programs OF the Santa
70 race meet. which commences at
Las Anlmas August 2s.
The Steamboat Springs Commercial
Club Is arranging TO entertain the
state Druggists Association which
eonyenes there July 10 and 90
The Colorado Grain Dealers Associ.
alton held It's annual meeting In Colo.
RADIO Springs. Several Kansas and Ne.
hraska grain men were present
Miss Lizzie Sampson OF Berthoud
was elected president OF the Fifth dis.
ulct Of the W c. r. u. at business
zesslon Of the convention In Greeley.
A fellowship meeting" or retreat"
viii DO held by the Congregational
ministers OF Colorado AT the Congrega-
tionRl church In Manltou June 2i.2s.
Financial. political and Industrial
education Tor boys Of Grand Junction
IL the purpose Of now movement
launched by Secretary T., S. Galloway
81 the boys department Of the Y, ".
C.. A.
The entire male population OF An
Rora. thirty miles below Mocker. ia
working day Rnd night TO save the
Wolf crock bridge. which II In danger
OF being carried away by tho Whit"
river
A freight wreck on the Moffat road
five miles east Of Sulphur Springs re-.
mRlned unexplained until Il was dis.
covered that whole mountain had
moved twenty fee, and IL sliding into
Grand riyor.
Mrs. Helen N. Wilson. state super
t.,.uHauf - ,,ttbtIa lNHtruEffuu aaya