The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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COMING EVENTS.
July az-Democratic State Assembly in
Denver.
Aug. 22-24-CoIorado State Firemen's
Convention at Georgetown.
Sept. 2a-2s-colorado state Fair at
Sept. 2s-2S-Lincoln County Fair at
A new city hall il proposed for Fort
Collins.
The Lennox hotel ut Florence was
damaged by fire.
The grades on the Nucla-Delta road
are being widened.
A Red Cross dog show will be held
in Denver. July IS.
Plans are ready for the new hotel
to be built at Holyoke.
Work has been started on the paw
Ing of Broadway in Pueblo.
Walnut street in Fort Collins Is to
be paved and street lighting is to be
installed.
The road beyond Placerville to Tell
uride in San Miguel county is in top
condition.
The old Cameron bridge above Sa-
Ida has been carried away by the
high water.
An advancement OF 37.95 per ton in
the settlement price for spelter in
ores was announced.
larw Cd
and shaped out to the fences in places
on the Lincoln highway.
The Fairfax mine above Salina re-
Gently shipped 10000 tons OF medium
and low grade telluride ore.
The City Council of Grand Junction
is again considering the establish,
nent OF a municipal coal yard.
The postoffice at Lamport in Baca
Butcher were destroyed by fire.
In Las Animas county a plan has
been adopted to give school children
credit for teaching their parents Eng
lish.
Pueblo county commissioners have
authorized the improvement and en-
largement Of the iron spring at
Beulah.
Picking cherries is the big job now
at Palisade. and good prices are being
obtained-$250 to $2.75 per crate OF
"a pints.
The Ouray. Boosters Club is plan
ming to build a concrete pavilion to
replace the wooden structure now be.
Ing used.
The Craig Commercial Club and the
Moffat County Grange have raised
sufficient funds for the erection OF
community hall.
A campaign to encourage the build.
ing OF silos 10 being conducted In
Eastern Colorado by the State Agrf
cultural College.
The erection of a milling plant with
capacity Of 300 tons is contemplated
in the Swan valley, nine miles north
Of Breckenridge.
Colorado will send 100 draft regis
trants to Camp Travis, Tex, under
the call for 100000 men to mobilize
between July 70 and rs.
A new concrete bridge is now be-
ing put in near Cedar Greek on the
Montrose-G unnison highway half way
between the two points.
The, second annual convention OF
the Rocky Mountain Osteopathic As
ISOLATION will be held in Colorado
Springs August l, 2 and 3.
The Colorado Land Board disposed
Of $500 acres to ready buyers at a
special sale held at the capitol. Spir.
tied bidding marked the sale.
A novel stunt was enacted by the
Knights of Pythias when a joint init.
alton was held by lodges Al and 10 on
the top of Castle Rock at Golden.
Col George England Of the inspect.
or generals department Of the United
States army arrived in Denver to
make an inspection Of Fort Logan.
No one except housewives may pur.
chase sugar after July l. unless the
would.be buyer holds a certificate is.
sued by the officials of the Food Ad.
ministration.
william F. Forman, for thirty-thres
years treasurer of Summit county,
died at Breckenridge. During his
term AS treasurer he also was mayor
Of Breckenridge.
Surveys have Just been completed
and construction will start at once on
the Burns Cliff highway, which when
completed will open the road between
Lizard Head and Rico.
Tract of mountain ground known az
Young's gulch twenty-three miles
west of Fort Collins has been given
by tho forest service Of that city to be
used as q pleasure park.
Mrs. H. g. Katxenstein Of Cleveland
Ohio. who Is in Denver visiting her
brother, Joseph Sigmund, has five
sons, three of them in the service OF