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

Seven inches of snow has fallen at
ouray.
A campaign is now on to incorporate
the town of Austin.
Mrs. Anna Wood, aged eighty, an old
time resident, died recently at Boul-
der.
| Mat Grurrich, miner. was almost
slide.
The death rate in Colorado Springs
last year was 6.21 per 1000 inhabl-
tants.
The title to the Durango postoffice
site has passed to the federal govern
ment.
Pueblo has 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 -.
Tha cornerstone of the new Metho-
dist church being constructed in Den
yer has been laid.
A movement has been launched to
secufe the Democratic state conven-
ton for Cripple Creek.
Greeley is making an effort to get
meet there in February.
A "blind pig" operated by wom-
an, has been discovered in Marble and
Mrs. J. J Gurley was fined $500.
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 twelve-inch water
main in the city of Gunnison, has
caused shortage in the supply of wa
ter.
The city of Greeley has set aside
60 0On imprpvipp a
park and also $1,000 for improving
an old park.
Over 10000 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 fire with kerosene,
Rose Amicarelli, aged twelve, of near
Glenwcod Springs, was SO severely
burned that she may not live.
For returning a pocketbook. which
he saw woman drop and which con-
tanned $3.50. John Wilson. of Colorado
Springs, received reward of % 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 drug store to dispense
liquor for a license of $500 a year
while saloon is required to pay
$1,000.
Because her husband refused to ac-
company her to a picture show, Mrs.
Minnie Wright of Montrose, ATTEMPTED
to commit suicide by drinking car
bolic acid.
Paul V. Maris, dairy expert of the
State Agricultural College, has ac-
copied a position with the Agricul
tural College of Oregon at an ad-
vanced salary
After having mourned the loss of
$500 diamond for several days, Harry
Swanson. of Greeley, ran his hand
into his coat pocket and found the
stone where he had put it.
Thirteen thousand new ties, two
flat cars and tool shed were burned
and 200 new rails were ruined, en-
failing loss of $4,000 to the Colo
RADIO & Southern at Argo.
The Old Soldiers Home at Monte
Vista recently received from Wash
ington $5,125, being the governments
quarterly payment of their regular do
nation of 500 per year per inmate.
All arrangements have been per-
fected for the construction of a good
sized flour mill and elevator at Holly,
making this place headquarters for
the wheat growers of that section of
the state.
The farmers in the Greeley district
and Weld county are buying mich
COWS, building silos and working to es-
tablish condensers and creameries
Hereafter they will combine dairying
with forming.
The Fort Bent Ditch Company of La
mar announces the sale of $4,000
bond issue. The proceeds will be used
to build a dam across the Arkansas
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