The state herald., 1912-05-17
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.


ed by heavy rain, the first OF the
season..
One hundred Denver business men
have organized the Mountain Park
League.
Yeggmen entered a jewelry store in
Denver recently and stole $4,000
worth of diamonds.
Jamestown will hold an election to
vote $4,000 in bonds for the construc-
ton of water system.
The Rev. L. Nj. Scott has been in
stalled as pastor of the First Pres
byterian church at Lamar.
Mrs. Eliza Palmer. aged ninety
three, for seventeen years resident
of Colorado Springs. is dead
Boulder county fruit men say cherry
and plum trees have been damaged
very little by the recent cold.
Nearly every locality in the state
has been visited by heavy rain. accom-
panied by considerable snow.
Veterans OF the Civil War who have
homesteads near Raymer, are plan
ming reunion on Decoration Day.
The Burns theater, at Colorado
Springs. built at cost of 100000
has been opened to the public.
Material for the new pea huller at
Johnstown is being hauled and work
will commence on the building at
once.
Greeley will send out 5000 postal
cards May Is. the day designated by
Governor Shafroth as State Post Card
Day.
The shaft house at the Gem mine
at Idaho Springs, was burned, entail
ing loss of about 100000, partially in
sured.
Oak Creek. on the twentieth of this
month, will begin the enjoyment Of an
electric light service furnished by its
own plant.
A. n. Blessing. a prominent ranch
man and fruit grower of Montrose,
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid
w. +. Edmundson, Grover ranch.
man. is installing an irrigation pump.
ing plant consisting of one large pump
and forty wells.
Mrs. Eliza Palmer. ninety.three
years old. who said she was a distant
relative of President Taft. is dead in
Colorado Springs.
At the school election on Spring
Creek mesa, near Montrose. $4,000 in
funds were voted for grounds and a
four.room building.
Good Roads Day was observed in
nearly every locality OF the state. but
In many places the road work was In
terfered with by rain.
Construction work on the new st.
Johns German Lutheran church. be-
ing built In Denver AZ cost OF $780,.
900. is progressing rapidly.
The Elks and the Caledonian clubs
have made arrangements for one OF
the biggest Fourth OF July celebra.
lions ever held In Walsenburg.
Cisto Bronz. an Italian miner. me,
death in the 50O-foot level in the Ga
lena mine In Central City by being
buried alive under tons OF rock and
earth.
Work has been begun ON the Maroon
creek bridge. at Aspen. which the
state has voted $4,000 to help build.
Much will be done by citizens free TO
the county.
At cost OF $4,000 Glerest has pur.
chased an engine to generate olectrl.
cal power for lighting to be Installed
within thirty days and supply street
lamps and homes.
A sheriffs deed has been given D.
F. Lowell OF Colorado Springs for the
property Of the Colorado Consolidated
Mines Company OF Georgetown to sat.
lsiy judgment OF s3S.i75,si.
A resolution demanding that Cover.
nor shafroth call an extra session OF
the Legislature 10 re-enaet House bill
200 was passed by the Board OF Conn.
~ Commissioners AZ Grand Junction.
Judge Harry r. Gamble At Boulder
Imposed the first sentence under the
new nonsupport law. when he gave
Tom Macy one years imprisonment
for refusing to care for his wife mi
children,
Cut worms are taking beet fields In
the plattovillo vicinity and one man
lost twelve acres In one day by them.
Farmers say II warm weather follows
the worm viii disappear Fields raw.
aged will be roplanicd.
by the middle Of August the toll
road between DolHcro. on the Rio
Grando, and MoCoy. ON the Mofiat
road. vii BIO completed. thus shorten.
inE the distance between Grand June.
ton aud Denver i3p miles
A now course Of study entitled
school for Social and Home Service"
has been plsnncd BY the board OF 70,
gents and faculty OF the State uniyer.
alty and viii be- offered for the first