The state herald., 1915-10-08

oPAM6S.
The new Mercy convent at Aurora
has been opened.
The Fruita flour mill is running
day and night.
The school baseball nine at Evans
has girl manager.
The one saloon at Somerset har
gone out fof business.
Ten building permits were issued in
Boulder during September.
The new $4,000 school house at
Penrose has been opened for use.
The new Hot Springs hotel was
opened at Idaho Springs Saturday.
The Rocky Ford Tribune began the
publication Of a daily October 4th.
On account of the boom in tungsten
mining Nederland will have a new no
tel.
Steamboat Springs Elks are petition
ing for the organization Of lodge
there.
Harry Colebourn of Wiley will or
ganize band Of eight pieces in his
own family.
Reservations have been made for
$50 cars for cattle to go to market
through Durango.
Fred Deker attained an elevation OF
1000 feet in an aeroplane at the Prov
ers County Fair at Lamar.
BY the kick Of horse in the face
Daniel Swietzer. aged ten, near Rocky
Ford, will be disfigured for life.
A peculiar September sight on the
ranch Of G. G. Gericke near Grand
Junction is lilac bush in full bloom.
The Baptists have organized con-
gregation at Keota and hope to raise
funds for q church building before
long.
The Durango fish hatchery has
shipped 10000 trout fry for distribu-
tion in the Pine. Piedra and San Juan
rivers.
A solid train of eighty-two cars Of
North Fork fruit recently passed
through Grand Junction on It's way to
market.
Governor Carlson has appointed
Richard w. Lichtenheld OF Denver a
member of the State Board of Barber
Examiners.
The Denver Manufacturers Associa-
tion has voted to investigate the feas-
ibility OF having a wooden mill estab.
lished In Denver.
Approximately 1000 cars of canta.
loupes have been shipped from the
Rocky Ford and Crowley county dis.
tricts this season.
Oliver 7. Jackson. for six years
messenger In the governors office.
has offered his resignation, to take ef-
feet on the 10th.
By the explosion OF gasoline lamp
the Vandeburg hotel at Cimarron was
burned to the ground. A new struc.
ture will replace It.
Prizes amounting to $1,000 will be
offered for various contests at the
cowpunchers' reunion to be held at
Fruita October 18th and 10th.
Denver shippers have complained
10 the State Utilities Commission for
revision OF switching charges I'm.
posed by railroads entering Denver.
Col. william Il. Hughes OF Denver
has sold to Texas parties tract OF
land between Littleton and Colorado
Springs for consideration OF $780,.
200.
The tungsten camp OF Nederland IL
complaining because food and lodging
accommodations are not sufficient TO
meet the increased demands since the
black metal commenced to boom.
l.. T. Prestop. riding bicycle on
the streets OF Fort Morgan. was killed
by being hit by an automobile. The
dazzling headlights OF the machine
are said to have been the prime cause
OF the accident
The International Bank OF Com.
mercc at Pueblo closed It's doors after
run started. the officials say. after
false rumors had been spread They
claim the bank is solvent and that II
viii open again soon,
one hundred tons OF scrap metal
property OF the Book Cliff Railroad
Company. which has been accumulat
ing for twenty years. has been shipped
TO nm eastern ammunition firm which
VIII make shrapnei of H.
Y. oinouyc. Japancsc professor
OF geology. made a recent visit to the
Colorado Agricultural College NJ Fort
Collins for the purpose of studying its
system OF education.
Denver q Rio Grande engineers who
mr., rtinninr the survey of ihs ruf off
through rasoaa Springs TO Durango
are progressing with their work and
nre over The range.
The District Court Mt Lamar hni
confirmed the bond issue for the Ma,
Valley drainage district and tho voters
have approved the contrao, made by
the diroctorA OF the district with
construction company. Three thou
sand acres OF HecpAge land win be re