The state herald., 1915-10-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Convention at Colorado Springs
Red Cliff will be lighted by cleo
.ricity.
An Adventist church is being built
At Klink.
Salida has new brass band Of
twenty-five pieces.
Glenwood Springs musicians are or
sanizing choral society.
Petty thieves have been bothering
business houses of Trinidad.
Work has begun on Craig's new
100000 waterworks system.
Telephone connection between Mack
and Cisco has been completed.
Enrolment at the Colorado Agricul-
.ural College at Fort Collins. $50.
A good many blocks of new cement
sidewalk are being laid in Gunnison.
The Stockmen's Bank has been or
sanized at Collbran with $4,000 capt.
tai.
The Greeley Tribune Republican re-
ports an epidemic of hog cholera in
Weld county.
The Platteville waterworks bond
election carried for the proposition by
about 31s to l.
One acre OF ground In the city Of
Monte Vista produced twenty-six tons
Of sugar beets.
Twenty-one cars Of grain and six
cars OF potatoes were shipped from
Center last week.
The September term Of the Delta
County District Court had no criminal
cases to consider.
A farmer near Waverly had field
Of barley which averaged seventy.six
bushels to the acre.
w. H. Bannister of Palisade shipped
5000 boxes or twelve carloads OF
pears from twelve acres.
Otto and Alvin Hubbs, near Johns
town. threshed over 10000 bushels
from $50 acres Of dry land.
The body of Harry Wilcox, aged 20
drowned in Mortons lake. near Ster
ling, was found by searchers.
John Wolf. one OF the Oldest oi
Mesa county pioneers. aged IS years
and l month, died at his home neal
Molina.
Morton Hartman OF Longmont had
n field OF eighty acres OF wheat that
yielded an average of 81 bushels to
the acre.
NiWot's ghost mystery has been
solved. Scientists find marsh gas Il
cause Of lights that have scared the
villagers.
A. p. Smithers of Denver. who was
injured when pinned under an auto
mobile on the Morrison road, died oI
his injuries.
The Commercial Club OF Wiley has
designated October IL as Buttermilk
Day. II is proposed to make It an
annual event.
George l.. Roberts was appointed re-
ceiver OF the Elitch.Long Gardens
Company by Judge Allen OF the Den.
yer District Court.
The State w. c. T. u. convention.
sitting in Denver. has announced its
determination to fight the cigarette
to its determination in Colorado.
Sixty Italian reservists left Trlni.
dad for the war front at home. This
is the fourth detachment to answer
the call from southern Colorado.
Trains between Durango and Silver
ton have lately been compelled to
slow down on several occasions to
prevent killing deer ON the track.
The i7'months-old child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. =. ostermiller. near Fort Nor.
gan, was drowned while trying to
cross the Morgan ditch on a plank.
The Rocky Ford sugar factory will
begin its campaign October 9TH
Beets In that section are reported un.
usually good In yield and sugar con.
tent.
Otto Frantz OF Rocky Ford amused
himself ON September goth by picking
two Jars OF strawberries. lie hopes
TO develop the strain to bear most OF
the year.
The three English4spcaking churches
OF wellington viii combine as tho
Western Federated church and will
supcrsede the present Methodist.
Congregational and Baptist copgrega.
tionn,
Rico Lodge No. 10. A. =. a A. NJ.
assisted by Rico Chapter No. 81. or
der OF the Eastern Star. celebrated the
twon,yfifih anniversary OF Its charter
with appropriate exercises and fcs
uyitieH.
Prof. Junlus Henderson. curator OF
the museum OF tho University OF
Colorado at Boulder. has returned
from the coast, whore he secured u
very fine collection OF molluRks. fou.
slls and shells which will be added to
the museum.
The Montgomery ranch near Derby
produced over 10 bushels OF wheat 10
tho acre aud over 80 bushels OF oats.
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