The state herald., 1912-02-09
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

During January Denver enjoyed 2O2
actual hours of sunshine.
The Farmers Institute held three
days session in Boulder
Jennie Ross has been made post
master at Cheyenne Wells.
There are 1851 pupils attending the
public schools in Colorado Springs,
Manitou is short of money and will
probably borrow to run the town.
George Heron, one of the most prom
inent miners in the Telluride district.
is dead.
Mesa county farmers held three
days farmers institute at Grand
Junction.
Mrs. Sarah Thomas, aged seventy.
nine, pioneer of Rio Blanco county.
is dead.
The postal receipts for the City of
Denver for the month of January were
Sl09,900.
The sale of cocaine in Colorado
Springs is being Investigated by the
district attorney.
Up to January l, 1912, s4,700,0O0
had been spent on the Uncompahgre
reclamation project.
1t is reported that deer are being
killed in large numbers in the noun
tains west of Loveland.
Union Evangelistic services will be
held in Canon City during February
and part of March.
Ell Paso County Commissioners will
with needy farmers.
The Union Pacific railroad will
spend n half million dollars this year
advertising Colorado.
Fort Morgan high school defeated
Julesburg high in basketball game
by score of 81 to Is.
]. Frank Anthony, employed in the
Oak Greek coal mines, was crushed to
death between two mine cars.
The Lovella ditch and reservoir,
near Hereford, have been sold to Chi
cago capitalists for s325,OOO.
The farmers in the vicinity of
Steamboat Springs have received s52..
6l2 for hay shipped this year.
Mystery surrounds the discovery of
two dynamite bombs in the basement
OF house in Cripple Greek.
George Lucas, boy of five years,
OF Georgetown, has captured a live
owl that weighs fourteen pounds.
The residence OF John A. Thatcher
of Pueblo. was entered by burglars
and diamonds valued at $4,000 taken.
DIR. a. l. Gresher has been arrest.
ed at Fort Morgan on n charge of
rracticing medicine without a license.
Mrs. Harriet Van Deusen, aged
eighty. OF Denver. has instituted
suit for divorce from her husband.
Solomon Gonzales has been sent TO
the penitentiary from Pueblo for ten
tc twelve years for assaulting a small
Roy.
Twelve Steamboat Springs girls
have taken a solemn vow to take ad-
vantage of leap year and become en-.
gagged.
Loyeland is to have a municipal
light plant costing 100000 II the
present plans of the council are car.
ried out,
The Longmont sugar factory will be
called upon to handle the largest
amount OF sugar beets ever grown In
that section,
The appointment Of Harry L. Kelly
as United States attorney Tor the dis.
trict OF Colorado has been confirmed
by the Senate.
Four boys have been sent to the re-.
formatory from Colorado Springs for
ttealing potatoes from farmers In east.
ern El Paso county.
The Supreme Court has dismissed
the suit attacking the validity OF the
s5,i00.000 bond issue OF the Greeley.
Poudre irrigation district.
Rev, Miss Rachel Dangerfleld, the
only woman preacher In northern Col.
orado. will begin series OF revival
services at Delta soon.
The total assessed valuation OF the
property OF the new county of Grow.
Icy, according To the recent report OF
the assessor, Is t2.l0s.b6i
A great stir has been caused by the
report that Idaho Springs will attempt
to wrcst the county seat OF Clear
Creek county from Georgetown.
The Modern woodmen OF Amerlcn
VIII hold the next camp In Colorado
Springs without requiring the bonus
o. $4,000 II was intended to ask.
Ground has been broken at Keotn
for the First Methodist Church and
the people OF the town have offered
their services toward III erection.
John Bcnaon. swodc miner Al
Mary Murphy mine. thirty miles south.
west Of Buena Vista. died a. a result
OF inhnling fumes OF burning dynn.
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