Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-11
CoLoraoo oir-LJ.

iHt vi ltlt Ht.sI
In all s55.OO0.OO0 deposits. and state
banks, Including savings banks, over
| Sl0.O00OG0.
The body OF nm unknown man was
found hanging under tr.c n few mile,
from Florence. lie had appar2ntl!
been lynchcd some tine ago.
The body OF William Zaden was
found In a well near Ia Iunta the
other day. lie had evidently been
murdered. Two MeNlcans are sus'
pected.
Building permits issued In Dcnvcs
with Sl.10S. 100 In ISIS. 81 .2fI 100 IN
1897, Sl.lii.GO0 In ls.G. Sl.l2J,joo IN
1895 and SIG.,. 100 In 1894.
The receipts of tho Denver pos'ofl!ce
In ls9 wcrc SiOO.:tJi. The expenses
Were Sl5a,sgi, and the net profit TO the
government was SaiT.:tJo. The In
crease In revenue over isas was 50 per
cent.
The merchants OF Grand Junction
have agreed to close their places OF
business nj : o'clock every evening cS.
ccpt Saturday FOR the next three
months. This matter was brought
about through the efforts OF the Retail
Clerks International Association.
\. l.. Humphrey. superintendent OF
motive power Of the Colorado Midland
Hallway. Is In Paterson. New Jersey, To
Inspect the 10000 rotary snow piow
ordered several months ago. The INA.
chine Is now completed and will bc
delivered as soon ns approved by Mr..
Humphrey. II Will bc the bicrcs,
snow piow In the West. having n
sweep Two feet greater In width than
those now In use In I'll. mountains.
The value Of the manufactured goods
produced In Denver during the year.
exclusive of smritcr products. was S5t..
Sa.3i:. The factories employ l:..eS
persons. whose earnings were Ss.'eio.'
40. During isas the Denver factories
produced good. valued nj .1..sss. Ia.
and employed ii.51G persons. who
earned <1.iiO.i5D In wages. In add
iion the snci,cfs employ $50 men.
whose earnings durin: the year were
$4,000.
Ey the agreement OF the telegraph.
crs and the 1tio Grundc. n new Office
IL created. that .f manager OF the
main telegraph Office. Mt salary OF
S.ci q month. J. 7. f-enn hns bc-n In
charge OF the lilo Grani- telegraph of.
nc- for ten years. but without official
position. Now that the position Is de-
fined. u IL TO go TO the man who IL
oldest In line OF promotion. who Is j.
W. Branion OF Pueblo. now wire
chief. with headquarters ai Pueblo.
Secretary Martha A. Shufc Of the
State Horticultural Society has been In
consultation with tho National 1'nri.
Commission rs To The display OF Colo.
rndo fruit nj the Paris Exposition. l;
was the intention Of the commission TO
have n fine fruit display In Paris from
Colorado. but the fruit growers OF the
state have responded cooliy TO the ap'
pcals In this behalf. Mrs. Shuic now
fears that the state will not have any
fruit exhibit nt Paris. rs the growers OF
Colorado do not seem to think that the
effort will bring n fair return for the
expense involved.
The four days from the 9Th to the
| 10th Of February arr to bc gala days
a, Colorado College. Preparations have
] already been largely completed for a
double cclcbraiion-in honor Of the
opening OF the new rictCns Fine Arts
building. AMI In cummcnorntion Of the
| twcnty.iifih anniversary OF the found.
/ Ing of the college. The exact nnnivCr.
sary date came last May. hut II was
decided to postpone its celebration I'M.
! Ill the Perkins building should lsc fin.
/ ishCd. nnd then make 'hc joint cclc-
hFa,iun the most notable occnsiun Of
Its sort in the history OF the college.
7. I. Jackson nf Grand Junction has
| inverted n machine which bids fair to
make for the inventor fortune. The
machine il lrrct digger and topper. II
/ has four wheels and is operated by a
| series Of levers n; the command OF the
driver. 4 plow which II preceded by
a coulter raises the hccts out OF the
| ground AMI throws them To the side.
| and while this operation is going on
sharp knife slices OF the top. AS fast
nS u team can walk the bcctS are taken
out Of the ground. topped and ready
| for the tcamstcr to haul them to the
! factory. patent has been applied
/ FOR.
The woman's Club OF Grand June.
l tInn Is rejoicing greatly because OF the
muninccnt donation made 10y Andrew
! Carnegie to found free public library
in that city. Tie sum given by Mr.
Carnegie Is S5.nN. which was the
/ amount asked FOR. The Wumnn's
/ club own n fine building lot on
/ Seventh cvcnuc AMI the building will
/ I've erected on this lot. For some time
the executive committee Of the club
have been working to secure this dunn.
tinn from the great iron master AMI
philnnthropist and their JOY Is great
| because they have been given this
| handsome New Years present from
Mr.. Carnegie.
The first shovel full of dirt on the
new Colorado Springs Il Cripple Creek
abort line was thrown out ut o'clock
! Thursday. President Irving 1lowbrrt
/ pcrformcd this ceremony near the
/ mouth of Hear creek canon. About
twenty-five men were put TO work and
the number will he increased 10 thou
sand in n week. The first work 10 he
accomplished Is the cutting OF forty
foot roadway through the big hill lying
lust to the left OF Hear creek canon. on
Saturday Camp No. VIII he estab-
IlshcJ in North Cheyenne canon. and