1484. State Bank of Stratton (Stratton, CO)

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: August 24, 1911
Location: Stratton, Colorado (39.303, -102.604)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 2284694d

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Description

Multiple newspapers (Aug 24–26, 1911) report the State Bank Commissioner ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for appointment of a receiver. No run or depositor agitation is mentioned in the clippings—this is a regulatory suspension leading to receivership/closure.

Events (2)

1. August 24, 1911 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver.
Source: newspapers

2. August 24, 1911 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: State Bank Commissioner ordered the bank closed and requested appointment of a receiver (regulatory action).
Newspaper Excerpt: State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (11)

1. August 24, 1911 The Raymer Enterprise Raymer, New Raymer, CO

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LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS. Small Happening Occurring Over the State Worth While. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Minor Mention. Sugar Beet Day will be held at La Jara, September 26. The railroad station at Independ ence has been closed. The town tax collected at Milliken 125 been declared illegal. struck At Carr, recently, lightning and dog. and killed a colt, goat John Howe, alderman and promi nent citizen of La Junta, is dead. The Colorado State Federation of Labor will meet next year in Cripple Creek. The Northern Colorado Railway Co. has asked for the appointment of a re ceiver. Charles Herround, 17 years old, has pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway robbery. Mrs. Sarah E. Peterson, formerly of Denver, committed suicide in Wash ington, D. C. Al Blevins, 12 years old, of Fort Lupton, accidentally shot himself, dy ing instantly. The Senate has confirmed the nomi nation of Robert R. Hanna, postmas ter at Windsor. The Lamar postoffice has been des ignated a postal savings bank, effec tive September 19. Landholders in the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district will push that project to a rapid completion. John Toedder, a tailor, of Pueblo has received a letter signed "Black Hand," demanding $5,000. Mike Malone of Denver and Frankle White of Chicago will meet in a two 20-round bout at Alamosa Labor day aged 23 years, shot himself a Telluride, Luther Grantham, with heavy in of revolver at Placerville, dying stantly. M. C. Daniels has the record break ing wheat crop of the Gill section this year. His field averaged 57 bushels per acre. officers of the Colorado Ma Grand Lodge the sonic The officiated of the at new laying of the cornerstone high school building at Holyoke. Denver's postal savings bank will be opened September 9. Notice to that effect has been received by Postmas ter Sours. State Bank Commissioner has or dered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of receiver. El Paso County Horticultural Asso annual flower show at Colo was a success a and artistic clation's rado financial Springs standpoint from both The President has signed the War ren bill granting leave of absence to homesteaders in drought-stricken dis tricts of the West until April 15. 1912 rains near the of Heavy headwaters have made the streams of the state fishing conditions during the last week less favorable than for some time. Charging alienation of his wife's af fections, Frank Wieneke was given judgment for $10,000 in District Court against Andrew Pagesser at Cripple Creek. Representative Rucker has intro duced a bill to permit additional en tries under the enlarged homestead act on lands situated within six miles of the original entry. Richard Mooney, aged 65 years, a of Victor, died of re pioneer injuries feet at ceived when he fell fifteen railing which guarded the sidewalk which was high above the ground. Arrangements have been made Pueblo will be as city by whereby manufacturing advertised exhibits at a the various county fairs in the south ern part of the state next fall. A suit to recover about $700 in sal due workmen in Pueblo's parks has been commissioners by last aries the park fall instituted Ben against Ber german, who bought the accounts of men. Mrs. Fedelina Maes, a widow and di vorcee, was shot and killed in Ala mosa by Camilo Herrera in a fit of jealousy. After shooting the woman killed himself by his heart. in bullet Herrera through He sending died stantly. Following the visit of President Bush of the Missouri Pacific and oth er officers of that system to Pueblo, this comes the announcement that road is soon to inaugurate a seventeen hour train between Kansas City and Pueblo. Estimates on the Greeley potato crop at the present time vary all the way from 60 per cent of a normal to one made by well-known deal who say that If there will be a tions ers, yield are right weather normal condi crop, or about 8,000 car loads. William McFadden, sixty-seven a wealthy cattle grower owner living years old, eight miles west and was found under ranch of Buena Vista, dead Denver neath his buggy, near the Rio Grande crossing, ten miles west of that town.

2. August 24, 1911 The Julesburg Grit-Advocate Julesburg, Big Springs, CO

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: Minor Mention. The railroad station at Independence has been closed. The town tax collected at Milliken has been declared illegal. John Howe, alderman and prominent citizen of La Junta, is dead. The big Republican banquet at Montrose is to be held September 9. $ The Colorado State Federation of : Labor will meet next year in Cripple Creek. : ) Charles Herround, 17 years old. has $ pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway . robbery. , A thorough test of oil on the streets 1 of Greeley will be made in the near ) future. Work of remodeling and rebuild. ing the Bessemer school at Pueblo is progressing. Al Blevins, 12 years old, of Fort Lupton, accidentally shot himself, dying instantly. Landholders in the Greeley-Poudre : irrigation district will push that project to a rapid completion. The commissioners of Montezuma county have let the contract for the new County Court house. 1 The bankers of the Western slope will hold their convention in Glenwood Springs October 7. : It is reported the Missouri Pacific : will soon establish a fast train beL tween Pueblo and Kansas City. E. K. Stimson, at one time state en' gineer of Colorado, and also state au) ditor, died recently in Duke, Okla. Mike Malone of Denver and Frankie White of Chicago will meet in a two I 20-round bout at Alamosa Labor day. ) M. C. Daniels has the record breaking wheat crop of the Gill section this ) year. His field averaged 57 bushels : per acre. I The Beulah auto stage collided with t a motorcyclist at Pueblo, injuring I him so badly that his condition is alarming. I Denver's postal savings bank will i be opened September 9. Notice to that effect has been received by Postmas. ter Sours. State Bank Commissioner has or1 dered the State Bank of Stratton s closed and asked for the appointment : of a receiver. The town of Edgewater has decided not to build a water plant of its own. The proposition was defeated by a vote of 51 to 39. A decrease of $800,000 in the total assessed valuation of property in Ouray county for the levying of state taxes, is announced.

3. August 24, 1911 Gilpin Observer Central City, CO

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State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver. The President signed the Guggenheim bill granting the state of Colorado an additional million acres of land under the Carey desert land act. The President has signed the Warren bill granting leave of absence to homesteaders in drought-stricken uistricts of the West until April 15, 1912. Richard Mooney, aged 65 years, a pioneer of Victor, died of injuries received when he fell fifteen feet at a railing which guarded the sidewalk, which was high above the ground A suit to recover about $700 in salaries due workmen in Pueblo's parks last fall has been instituted against the park commissioners by Ben Bergerman, who bought the accounts of men. A suit brought by the Rio Grande Southern Railway Company against the Telluride Power Company for $180,000 damages to the railway line, has been settled out of court and the suit dismissed. Supervisor John B. McGauran will introduce a resolution before the board of supervisors in Denver, providing for the erection of a memorial tablet where Ralph Johnstone, the aviator, fell last summer. Mrs. Fedelina Maes, a widow and divorcee, was shot and killed in Alamosa by Camilo Herrera in a fit of jealousy. After shooting the woman, Herrera killed himself by sending a bullet through his heart. He died instantly. The beet sugar industry is only ten years old in Colorado, but it has developed in that time to a point where the factories are making annual disbursements for labor, raw material, freight charges and other expenses of $15,000,000. A campaign to awaken interest in the Coloardo exhibit of fruit, grains and vegetables to be sent to the American Land and Irrigation Expositionbetter known as the New York Land Show-in Madison Square Garden, New York, November 3 to 12, inclusive, has been started by the Denver Chamber of Commerce. f The authorities of Mancos are baffled over the finding of the lifeless body of Mrs. Amelia E. Nichclson of Aztec, New Mexico, in a room she had engaged with two bullet holes in her e body, one through the head and the other near the heart.

4. August 25, 1911 The Springfield Herald Springfield, CO

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LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS. Small Happenings Occurring Over the State Worth While. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Minor Mention. Sugar Beet Day will be held at La Jara, September 26. The railroad station at Independence has been closed. The town tax collected at Milliken h aas been declared illegal. At Carr, recently, lightning struck and killed a colt, goat and dog. John Howe, alderman and promient citizen of La Junta, is dead. The Colorado State Federation of Labor will meet next year in Cripple Creek. The Northern Colorado Railway Co. has asked for the appointment of a receiver. Charles Herround, 17 years old, has pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway robbery. b Mrs. Sarah E. Peterson, formerly of Denver, committed suicide in Washington, D. C. Al Blevins, 12 years old, of Fort Lupton, accidentally shot himself, dy. ing instantly. The Senate has confirmed the nomi nation of Robert R. Hanna, postmas ter at Windsor. The Lamar postoffice has been des ignated a postal savings bank, effec tive September 19. Landholders in the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district will push that pro ject to a rapid completion. John Toedder, a tailor, of Pueblo I has received a letter signed "Black Hand," demanding $5,000. Mike Malone of Denver and Frankie a White of Chicago will meet in a two 20-round bout at Alamosa Labor day. Luther Grantham, aged 23 years, of Telluride, shot himself with a heavy revolver at Placerville, dying instantly. M.C. Daniels has the record breaking wheat crop of the Gill section this year. His field averaged 57 bushels per acre. e The officers of the Colorado Ma sonic Grand Lodge officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new high school building at Holyoke. Denver's postal savings bank will be opened September 9. Notice to that effect has been received by Postmas ter Sours. State Bank Commissioner has or dered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver. El Paso County Horticultural Association's annual flower show at Colo rado Springs was a success from both a financial and artistic standpoint. The President has signed the War ren bill granting leave of absence to homesteaders in drought-stricken dis. tricts of the West until April 15, 1912. Heavy rains near the headwaters of the streams of the state have made fishing conditions during the last week less favorable than for some time. Charging allenation of his wife's affections, Frank Wieneke was given judgment for $10,000 in District Court against Andrew Pagesser at Cripple Creek. Representative Rucker has introduced a bill to permit additional entries under the enlarged homestead act on lands situated within six miles of the original entry. Richard Mooney, aged 65 years, a pioneer of Victor, died of injuries received when he fell fifteen feet at a railing which guarded the sidewalk which was high above the ground. Arrangements have been made whereby Pueblo will be advertised as a manufacturing city by exhibits at the various county fairs in the south ern part of the state next fall. A suit to recover about $700 in sal aries due workmen in Pueblo's parks last fall has been instituted against the park commissioners by Ben Ber german, who bought the accounts of men. Mrs. Fedelina Maes, a widow and di vorcee, was shot and killed in Ala mosa by Camilo Herrera in a fit of jealousy. After shooting the woman Herrera killed himself by sending bullet through his heart. He died in stantly. Following the visit of President Bush of the Missouri Pacific and oth. er officers of that system to Pueblo, comes the announcement that this road is soon to inaugurate a seventeen hour train between Kansas City and Pueblo. Estimates on the Greeley potato crop at the present time vary all the from 60 per cent of a normal one made by who say that if yield ers, way to well-known weather normal condi deal tions are right there will be a crop, or about 8,000 car loads. William McFadden, sixty-seven a wealthy cattle grower and owner living eight Vista, was found years ranch of Buena old, dead miles under west neath his buggy, near the Denver & Rio Grande crossing, ten miles west of that town. The cloudburst between Coloradc Springs and Monument did about $3,000 damage to bridges, railroad tracks and private property. The main damage was in Monument Val ley park. camnaign to awaken interest

5. August 25, 1911 The Ordway New Era Ordway, CO

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) Minor Mention. The railroad station at Independence has been closed. The town tax collected at Milliken has been declared illegal. John Howe, alderman and prominent citizen of La Junta, is dead. The big Republican banquet at Montrose is to be held September 9. The Colorado State Federation of Labor will meet next year in Cripple Creek. Charles Herround, 17 years old, has pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway robbery. A thorough test of oil on the streets of Greeley will be made in the near future. Work of remodeling and rebuilding the Bessemer school at Pueblo is progressing. Al Blevins, 12 years old. of Fort Lupton, accidentally shot himself, dy. ing instantly. Landholders in the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district will push that project to a rapid completion. The commissioners of Montezuma county have let the contract for the new County Court house. The bankers of the Western slope will hold their convention in Glenwood Springs October 7. It is reported the Missouri Pacific will soon establish a fast train between Pueblo and Kansas City. E. K. Stimson, at one time state engineer of Colorado, and also state auditor, died recently in Duke, Okla. Mike Malone of Denver and Frankie White of Chicago will meet in a two 20-round bout at Alamosa Labor day. M. C. Daniels has the record breaking wheat crop of the Gill section this year. His field averaged 57 bushels per acre. The Beulah auto stage collided with a motorcyclist at Pueblo, injuring him so badly that his condition is alarming. Denver's postal savings bank will be opened September 9. Notice to that effect has been received by Postmaster Sours. State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver. The town of Edgewater has decided not to build a water plant of its own. The proposition was defeated by a vote of 51 to 39. A decrease of $800,000 in the total assessed valuation of property in Ouray county for the levying of state taxes, is announced.

6. August 25, 1911 The Elbert County Tribune Elbert, CO

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Minor Mention. , Sugar Beet Day will be held at La e Jara, September 26. , The railroad station at Independ: ence has been closed. 1 The town tax collected at Milliken e has been declared illegal. At Carr, recently, lightning struck 0 and killed a colt, goat and dog. t John Howe, alderman and promiI nent citizen of La Junta, is dead. The Colorado State Federation of Labor will meet next year in Cripple Creek. The Northern Colorado Railway Co. has asked for the appointment of a reI ceiver. Charles Herround, 17 years old, has , ) pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway robbery. Mrs. Sarah E. Peterson, formerly of Denver, committed suicide in Washington, D. C. Al Blevins, 12 years old, of Fort Lupton, accidentally shot himself, dying instantly. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robert R. Hanna, postmaster at Windsor. The Lamar postoffice has been designated a postal savings bank, effective September 19. Landholders in the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district will push that project to a rapid completion. John Toedder, a tailor, of Pueblo, has received a letter signed "Black Hand," demanding $5,000. Mike Malone of Denver and Frankie White of Chicago will meet in a two 20-round bout at Alamosa Labor day. Luther Grantham, aged 23 years, of Telluride, shot himself with a heavy revolver at Placerville, dying instantly. M. C. Daniels has the record breaking wheat crop of the Gill section this year. His field averaged 57 bushels per acre. The officers of the Colorado Masonic Grand Lodge officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new high school building at Holyoke. Denver's postal savings bank will be opened September 9. Notice to that effect has been received by Postmaster Sours. State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver. The President has signed the Warren bill granting leave of absence to homesteaders in drought-stricken districts of the West until April 15, 1912.

7. August 25, 1911 Rocky Ford Enterprise Rocky Ford, CO

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LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS. Small Happenings Occurring Over the State Worth While. Western Newspaper Union News Service. The railroad station at Independence has been closed. The town tax collected at Milliken has been declared illegal. John Howe, alderman and prominent citizen of La Junta, is dead. at a The big Republican banquet Montrose is to be held September 9. The Colorado State Federation of Labor will meet next year in Cripple Creek. Charles H rround, 17 years old, has pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway robbery. c thorough test of oil on the streets near of A Greeley will be made in the future. Work of remodeling and rebuild- is ing the Bessemer school at Pueblo progressing. Al Blevins, 12 years old, of Fort dy. Lupton, accidentally shot himself, ing instantly. Landholders in the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district will push that project to a rapid completion. The commissioners of Montezuma the county have let the contract for new County Court house. The bankers of the Western slope Glenwill hold their convention in wood Springs October 7. It is reported the Missouri Pacific bewill soon establish a fast train tween Pueblo and Kansas City. E. K. Stimson, at one time state au- engineer of Colorado, and also Okla. state ditor, died recently in Duke, Mike Malone of Denver and Frankie e White of Chicago will meet in a day. two 20-round bout at Alamosa Labor M. C. Daniels has the record break- this wheat crop of the Gill section year. ing His field averaged 57 bushels per acre. The Beulah auto stage collided with motorcyclist at Pueblo, injuring is a him so badly that his condition alarming. Denver's postal savings bank that will be opened September 9. Notice to effect has been received by Postmaster Sours. State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment 1 of a receiver. The town of Edgewater has decided to build a water plant of its own. a The not proposition was defeated by vote of 51 to 39. A decrease of $800,000 in the total in assessed valuation of property state Ouray county for the levying of taxes, is announced. The Continental Oil Company will buildings and tanks at Berthoud, has been made a for the towns in erect which ing point place that distribut- section. of rains near the headwaters of the state Heavy streams have the made last fishing the conditions during week less favorable than for some time. I Charging alienation of his wife's affections, Frank Wieneke was given Court judgment for $10,000 in District against Andrew Pagesser at Cripple Creek. Arrangements have been made as Pueblo will be at a city by whereby manufacturing advertised exhibits the south various county fairs in ern of the state next 1 the The part fall. Colorado cloudburst between about and Monument did railroad I Springs $3,000 damage to bridges, The i tracks and private property. Valmain damage was in Monument ley park. to recover about $700 in sal due workmen in Pueblo's I last fall has been aries A suit instituted against parks Ber the park commissioners by Ben of german, who bought the accounts men. To fall 50 feet from a scaffold, land on his head, with a hod of bricks top ing been carrying falling on and escaping d was the experience at of he injury him had without Meeker serious of Brown Courtney, a hod-carrier. f As the result of suspension of Lakes hy g mining by the Twin Company, Ltd., at the 1, Colo., the water than t. draulic near Placer Granite, Cache purer in Peak, Arkansas river has been e ever this season for twenty 3, As at a which years. totally result of a fire sec the eastern business h Haxtun, the e of L. L. Kelsey was tion daughter destroyed of twelve-year-old burned badly death and her father so o it burned to that he is not expected to live d Following the visit of President otht of the Missouri Pacific and a Bush officers of that system to Pueblo, this er the announcement that d comes is soon to inaugurate a seventeen and road hour train between Kansas City Pueblo. n rMcFadden, sixty-seven g, William old, a wealthy cattle grower and e years owner living eight west Vista, was found d ranch of Buena dead miles Denver under & is his buggy, near the nearth amessing

8. August 25, 1911 The Holly Chieftain Holly, CO

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LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS. Small Happenings Occurring Over in State Worth While. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Minor Mention. Sugar Beet Day will be held at La Jara, September 26. The railroad station at Independ ence has been closed. The town tax collected at Milliken has been declared illegal. At Carr, recently, lightning struck and killed a colt, goat and dog. John Howe, alderman and prominent citizen of La Junta, is dead. The Colorado State Federation of Labor will meet next year in Cripple Creek. The Northern Colorado Railway Co. has asked for the appointment of a re ceiver. Charles Herround, 17 years old, has pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway robbery. Mrs. Sarah E. Peterson, formerly of Denver, committed suicide in Washington, D. C. Al Blevins, 12 years old, of Fort Lupton, accidentally shot himself, dying instantly. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robert R. Hanna, postmas ter at Windsor. The Lamar postoffice has been des ignated a postal savings bank, effective September 19. Landholders in the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district will push that project to a rapid completion. John Toedder, a tailor, of Pueblo, has received a letter signed "Black Hand," demanding $5,000. Mike Malone of Denver and Frankie White of Chicago will meet in a two 20-round bout at Alamosa Labor day. Luther Grantham, aged 23 years, of Telluride, shot himself with a heavy revolver at Placerville, dying in stantly. M. C. Daniels has the record break ing wheat crop of the Gill section this year. His field averaged 57 bushels per acre. The officers of the Colorado Masonic Grand Lodge officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new high school building at Holyoke. Denver's postal savings bank will be opened September 9. Notice to that effect has been received by Postmas ter Sours. State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver. El Paso County Horticultural Association's annual flower show at Colorado Springs was a success from both a financial and artistic standpoint. The President has signed the Warren bill granting leave of absence to homesteaders in drought-stricken ulstricts of the West until April 15, 1912. Heavy rains near the headwaters of the streams of the state have made fishing conditions during the last week less favorable than for some time. Charging alienation of his wife's atfections, Frank Wieneke was given judgment for $10,000 in District Court against Andrew Pagesser at Cripple Creek. Representative Rucker has introduced a bill to permit additional entries under the enlarged homestead act on lands situated within six miles of the original entry. Richard Mooney, aged 65 years, a pioneer of Victor, died of injuries received when he fell fifteen feet at a railing which guarded the sidewalk, which was high above the ground. Arrangements have been made whereby Pueblo will be advertised as a manufacturing city by exhibits at the various county fairs in the southern part of the state next fall. A suit to recover about $700 in salaries due workmen in Pueblo's parks last fall has been instituted against the park commissioners by Ben Ber german, who bought the accounts of men. Mrs. Fedelina Maes, a widow and divorcee, was shot and killed in Ala mosa by Camilo Herrera in a fit of juniousy. After shooting the woman, Herrera killed himself by sending a bullet through his heart. He died instantly. Following the visit of President Bush of the Missouri Pacific and other officers of that system to Pueblo, comes the announcement that this road is BOON to inaugurate a seventeenhour train between Kansas City and Pueblo Estimates on the Greeley potato

9. August 26, 1911 The Glenwood Post Glenwood Springs, CO

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1 at Fort Lupton. At Carr, recently, lightning struck and killed a colt, goat and dog. Thieves entered the office of tice at Pueblo, and stole Corson, $162. JusThe Northern Colorado Railway Co. has asked for the appointment of a receiver. Prospects never were more roseate for the Prowers County Fair than at resent. Charles Herround, 17 years old, has pleaded guilty at Boulder to highway robbery. Mrs. Sarah E. Peterson, formerly of Denver, committed suicide in Washington, D. C. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robert R. Hanna, postmas ter at Windsor. Palisade will enter the race for Apple Queen at the apple show to be held in Denver in November. has been desThe Lamar postoffice ignated a postal savings bank, effective September 19. John Toedder, a tailor, of Pueblo, has received a letter signed "Black Hand," demanding $5,000. As a result of heavy in the of Glenwood railvicinity rainstorms Springs way traffic is seriously delayed Cantaloupe growers of La Junta are busy shipping a bumper crop. The are unexcelled this for the of melons Negotiations settlement year. the srtike in the northern Colorado cield fields have been called off. For the power for an electric lightFort Collins to use waters of the ing the plant, Poudre proposes river. Palisade has 115 of fruit this forcarloads already season, shipped and ty-two of them were shipped in one week. The corner stone of the new Capital Heights Presbyterian church, in Denver, was laid with appropriate ceremony. John Mott. well known in Colorado criminology, is in jail at Victor charged with the killing of Richard Mooney Luther Grantham, aged 23 years, of shot himself with a Telluride, heavy revolver at Placerville, dying instantly. The officers of the Colorado MaLodge the of the cornerstone of new laying sonic Grand officiated the at high school building at Holyoke. State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver. El Paso County Horticultural Asso ciation's annual flower show at Colo rado Springs was a success from both a financial and artistic standpoint. The President signed the Guggengranting the state an million heim rado land bill additional acres of Colo of under the Carey desert land act. The President has signed the War ren bill granting leave of absence to in West until homesteaders tricts of the drought-stricken April 15, 1912. uis Richard Mooney, aged 65 a injuries years, repioneer of Victor, died of ceived when he fell fifteen feet at a guarded the sidewalk, was high above the railing which which ground A suit to recover about in Pueblo's aries fall due workmen $700 in parks sal last has been instituted against Ben the accounts of german, the park who commissioners bought by Bermen. A suit brought by the Rio Grande Southern Railway Company against Power the $180,000 Telluride Company for damages to the railway line, has been settled out of court and the suit dismissed Supervisor John B. McGauran will a resolution introduce supervisors before the board of in Denver, providing for the of a Johnstone, the where erection Ralph memorial aviator, tablet fell last summer. Mrs. Fedelina Maes, a widow and di vorcee, was shot and killed in Ala mosa Herrera in the jealousy. Herrera by killed Camilo After shooting a woman, fit of himself by sending a bullet through his heart. He died in stantly. The beet sugar industry is only ten years old in Colorado, but it has developed in that time to a point where the factories are making annual disbursements for labor, raw material, freight charges and other expenses of $15,000,000. A campaign to awaken interest in the Coloardo exhibit of fruit, grains and vegetables to be S at to the Amer ican Land and Irrigation Expositionbetter known as the New York Land Show-in Madison Square Canden

10. August 26, 1911 The Idaho Springs Siftings-News Idaho Springs, CO

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State Bank Commissioner has ordered the State Bank of Stratton closed and asked for the appointment of a receiver. The President signed the Guggenheim bill granting the state of Colorado an additional million acres of land under the Carey desert land act. The President has signed the Warren bill granting leave of absence to homesteaders in drought-stricken districts of the West until April 15, 1912. Richard Mooney, aged 65 years, a pioneer of Victor, died of injuries received when he fell fifteen feet at a railing which guarded the sidewalk, which was high above the ground A suit to recover about $700 in salaries due workmen in Pueblo's parks last fall has been instituted against the park commissioners by Ben 3er german, who bought the accounts of men. A suit brought by the Rio Grande Southern Railway Company against the Telluride Power Company for $180,000 damages to the railway line, has been settled out of court and the suit dismissed. Supervisor John B. McGauran will introduce a resolution before the board el supervisors in Denver, providing for the erection of a memorial tablet here Ralph Johnstone, the aviator, fell last summer. Mrs. Fedelina Maes, a widow and divorcee, was shot and killed in Alamosa by Camilo Herrera in a fit of jealousy. After shooting the woman, Herrera killed himself by sending a bullet through his heart. He died instantly. The beet sugar industry is only ten years old in Colorado, but it has developed in that time to a point where the factories are making annual disbursements for labor, raw material, freight charges and other expenses of $15,000,000. A campaign to awaken interest in the Colcardo exhibit of fruit, grains and vegetables to be sent to the American Land and Irrigation Expositionbetter known as the New York Land Show-in Madison Square Garden, New York, November 3 to 12, inclusive, has been started by the Denver Chamber of Commerce. The authorities of Mancos are baffled over the finding of the lifeless body of Mrs. Amelia E. Nichelson of Aztec, New Mexico, in a room she had engaged with two bullet holes in her body, one through the head and the other near the heart.

11. October 27, 1911 Rocky Ford Enterprise Rocky Ford, CO

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LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS. Small Happenings Occurring Over the State Worth While. Newspaper Union News Service. Western The first snow of the season has fallen at Ouray. shipLupton claims a record cars ment Fort of produce this year, 365 having gone to market. destroyed a dugout containing Bridges farming Fire implements of Walter near Severance. Loss $1,000. Horace H. Emrich of Golden, class a grad- of of the School of Mines, Russia. 1903, uate has been murdered in has been general in the state. with Snow inches fell in Cripple Creek zero. the Six thermometer twelve above Park cornerstone of the new Pueblo The Presbyterian church in was Street laid recently with appropriate ceremony. Sheriffs Slater, Hutchins, creating Deputy Kennedy, charged with Erie a and disturbance Biscuit day at were heavily fined. in twenty years' residence BeneiAfter county, Mrs. Theresa husband, tone, Boulder aged ninety, and her John, left for Italy. Fred Edwards, aged twenty-eight, fly-wheel at terribly mangled in a Cripple the was Golden Cycle mine at Creek and died as a result. Mrs. J. J. Bonham, one of the county, best women of Jefferson after a known at her home near Golden, died long illness. She was fifty-five. than 250 pretty young women ColMore of the State Teachers' in Bistudents taking a regular course churches lege, ble study are at nine different in Greeley. William Trathen, a miner in died Gilpin in nearly thirty years, He had Central county City, aged fifty-three. nearly a leg broken in the Topeka mine two months ago. More than 100 pupils will be Den- susfrom the high schools in elimpended This action is expected to eduver. inate fraternities from the public city. cational institutions of the M. B. Page, a prominent fruit growof Fruita and at one time represen- Legiser tative from Mesa county in the runaway was thrown by a horse lature, and his recovery is doubtful. More than 100,000 children enjoyed of seven supervised playgrounds according Denver the during the summer, Comthe report the Playground mission to has filed with Mayor Speer. Rather than face the charge Tur- of $135 from his parents at sevstealing Creek, Pa., Charles Rosemary, a tle pleaded guilty to breaking grapes enteen, car seal at Carr and stealing and canned goods. State Bank of Stratton closed bank The months ago by the state commissioner several has been given permis- is the to open its doors. This in the sion only bank that has been closed state for over two years. After twenty-four hours of snow with the of Trinidad were covered the streets four inches. Throughout North about snow has been general. water lake, county the source of Trinidad's supply, had fifteen inches. The Royal Gorge Fruit Growers' con- Asof Canon City closed a sociation with one of the largest produce which tract in the United States, by carfirms will ship to New York thirty loads it of Fremont county apples. A prospector out in the hills a full rea shock when he saw its sized ceived giizzly bear calmly making two through the brush, within to way of Cripple Creek. The prospec- Cripple miles at no time getting into Creek. The finding of a pocketbook con- of a a large sum and the name farmtaining dealer in a hen house by believed, a junk wife, near Greeley, it is of hunwill er's explain the disappearance yards dreds of chickens from farm this fall. Rocky Mountain Conference held of Liberal The Christian Churches was by Addresses were made and in Greeley. John Mitchell of Fort Collins Rev. Rev. Rev. David Utter and The Greeley, Pinkham of Denver. Alliance Henry Rocky Mountain Associate also met. of the depot station at Idaho Springs show to tickets from that last agent round-trip The record sold that city 371 Hill station were week Floyd to men employed at day's pay, to who have donated from one three or days' work on the new Floyd Hill automobile road. logging road of McPhee and mill at Pagosa undermined McGinnity's The completely Springs by thor- the was The embankment was so washed out that it is be impossible to floods. oughly it will repair believed be the redamage and the road may never built. The big apple show and carnival, to held early in November, will be one be the most elaborate entertainments of given in Denver, rivaling in Plain. splenever dor the restial of Mountain and