The state herald., 1912-04-19
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

tOmODlle.
A commission government charter
league has been organized at Durango.
Capt. John j. Harris, one of Boul-
der's best known pioneer mining men,
is dead.
Ground has been purchased in
Longmont for the new $4,000 pea
hulling plant.
Frank Wallace died at Evans from
peculiar disease thought to be tuner
culoss OF the brain.
Meeker is to have more fire protcc-
ton, which will reduce insurance rates
and give residents feeling OF secur-
ity.
For the first time this season, wa
ter is running into the Latham reser-
voir at La Sale. through the Union
ditch.
Having given $50 to the high scl,"ol
piano fund, the Evans improvement
Society will now buy fire alarm Tor
the city
Denver and nearly every point in the
state was seriously effected by the re-
cent windstorm.
Members of the new town board
Evans, it is said and that the licenses
of each shall be $4,000 annually.
Lee Hardesty of Fowler, president
of the Hardesty Ditch & Irrigation
Company, was instantly killed in an
auto accident near Fowler.
Shade trees for Milliken is the slo-
gan of the Commercial Club and hun.
dreds of trees will be set out provided
water rights can be secured,
Dressed meat prices in Denver rose
another 10 per cent recently, making a
total advance OF nearly 25 per cent
over quotations two weeks ago.
The state can invest public school
funds in irrigation bonds only as an
purchaser, under an opinion
of Attorncy-General Ben Griffith
At Fort Collins Robert Langford
was acquitted of the murder of Clar-
ence T. White, Denver railroad mau.
who was stabbed to death on Dec. ,.
The two-story hotel at Buena Vista
Hot Springs. five miles west of Buena
Vista, was completely destroyed by
fire, entaillng a loss of about $4,000.
Preliminary steps toward the erec-
tion Of n new church were taken ie-
Gently at the annual meeting OF the
ST. Marks Episcopal Parish In Den
yer
The Brighton school board has
called an election for May / ON the
question OF issuing S25,OOO in bonds
for the erection Of high school build
ing.
Among the finest deposits OF brick
clay TO be found in the state are those
on the north side OF the Arkansas riv-
er, some five or six miles from Rocky
Ford.
There are about twenty cases OF
within the limits of l.afay.
ette, and the officials are considering
closing the schools and stopping all
public meeting.
Colorado women, members OF the
Daughters Of the War OF 1912, are
making preparations for celebrating
on September If. the one-hundrrd.h
OF that memorable con.
nict
For the fourth time within the last
two months, Frank Perry. an Italian
truck gardener OF Grand Junction, re.
ceiyed a letter signed with n black
hand demanding the payment Of 81.
600.
one more railroad stntlon near Den.
yer will be added to the Union Pacl-
les map. It win be known at Roy's
Crossing, near Aurora. and the Union
Pacific has agreed to build depot
there.
one hundred and fifly gypsles. xho
have been living In three small ter.
races in Denver for more than week,
will be made the subject of inyestl.
CATION by state Humane officer Nor
ton David
Aviation has been made a part of
the course Of studies of the signal
corps Of the Colorado national quad.
aud with two Curtiss graduates as In.
stuctors the members are preparing
10 become experts.
Taxpayers OF Weld county ha,o al
ready paid half OF the 100000 TO DC
collected In taxes this year. Thoel "a
100000 TO be collected In the county
before December, but 100000 Of this
is taxes In irrigation districts.
George Richter an old,tlme and nj
Gone time leader In tho politics Of
the county, and who held an lmporta.
ant position In Washington under
President Hayes. died In Victor from
nn overdose OF landaaum.
II In said tnat tho town OF crlpplc
Creek anu the Cripple Greek Water
Company will drop their pro'oals
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