Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-11-15
COLORADO NOTES.

ON Tuesday, November 18th. Members
of the colony in all parts OF the West
are invited.
4 movement is on foot to build
strong retaining walls on both sides
OF Cherry creek In Denver. the walls
To extend from coifax avenue To
Arlington Park and To be paid for by
the owners OF adjacent real estate that
would be benefited by them
by the o,eriurnIng OF an automobile
near Overland park in Denver on the
9Th instant. ihr.- ladies' received pain
fui injuries. The victims OF the aeci'
dent w.r. Mrs. y. X. Morris. Miss
Anna Lewis and Miss Julia Campbcii.
Fortunately no bones were broken.
Judge ". =. McElroy OF Cripple
Greek. who brok. Two OF his ribs by
falling over an embankment Will.
walking fast 10 catch an electric ear at
Anaconda a few days ago. was al.
tackled 10y pneumonia as result OF
th. accident ani died ON the 9TH inst.
III. Western Passenger Association
has granted rate OF one fare plus ::
for the trienniai convention OF the In
i.rna;ionai Sunday School Association.
which will L.. held in Denver June nth
To July and. iDDa- The convention h
expected to bring morc than 1000 WIS.,
irors. to III. state.
Elmer. the eicvcn-ycnr.oid son OF
Grccl-y Draper OF West Florence. was
almost Instantly Killed ON the 9TH Inst.
lie was playing ball with some COM
panlons. when one OF them threw the
hall at him. striking him on the breast
and causing h-moFrhns- from which
he died In eight minutes.
The travel To Platte Canon resorts
last summer broke ali previous records
The Colorado 4 Southern reports ~
ccipts OF $1,000 from this source In
1900. while the close OF this years tour.
Ist season showed receipts approslm.
atciy $1,000. The largest incrcas.
heretofore was iweniy.fv. per cent.
The preliminary hearing OF Charles
Taylor. charged with crimlnnliy as.
sauliIns fnnsy Eurfor,i. nn cish,-ycnr-
old girl. near Arklns last week. was
held In Justice Gor,ion's court Mt Love
land. The defendant WAS bound over
10 the next term OF the District Court.
aud In default OF 5000 hail was : .:
To the county jail at Fort Collins.
Charles Taylor. said to hav. been re-
Gently released from the Canon City
pcnltcntlary. was caught few days
since near Atkins. In Larlmcr county.
In the act OF crimlnaiiy assauiiinE
ransy Burford. eight years OF age. and
turned over 10 the sheriff 10y Clarence
Smith and William Catictt. who over
powered him after a hard struggle.
The Grand Junction sugar factory
started ON the 9Th Instant. One hun.
drcd men nni boys are employed and
go tons OF bccts Were sliced the first
dny. II was estimated that between
/. tNI nsN IL
ready harvested and that fully as
much more would he brought to the
factory before the close OF the season.
Crcsccus. the champion tro,,ing
horse. will trot In Pueblo at the State
Fair ground track against his own rec.
ord November 2ist. The previous date
for the famous trottcr's appearance At
Pueblo. November 1th. had been can.
cclled. and II was feared that II would
he impossible TO arrange for his ap-
pcarancc In Pueblo. The occasion
will he made gala day by the Pueblo
Driving Club.
The Gray Reservoir Company has
been Incorporated by !. l.. Gray, Ed
win Hull and G.. W. Bailey. to build
reservoirs In Larimcr and Weld coun-
ties and TO take water for one reservoir
from Box Elder creek. The company
will. if occasion demands. take from
the Cache la Poudrc river any water
which may bo due II for the construc-
tion Of the reservoir. The capitaliza-
tion Is $4,000.
The railroads of the state have
granted special rate of one and one.
nth fare to the annual meeting of
the Colorado State Beckcepcrs' Asso-
citation and the annual horticultural
convention. Tickets will be sold to
enable the holders to reach Denver on
November 18th or goth and will be
good three days after the close of each
convention. not counting Sunday.
Copies of the report of the commits.
siOner of the general land office for
the year ending June 30 last have been
received Mt the Pueblo land office and
show that this office has maintained
Its place rs the office doing the largest
business in the United States During
the iirscal year ended June 30, 1900.
the Pueblo land office did twenty-five
per cent. of all the land office business
| of the government.
At n meeting held in the office of
| Governor Ormnn few days ago 1t
was determined to mt once advertise
! for q forty-acre or smaller tract of
! land on which to locate the State
Home for Dependent and Neglected
children. With the surplus of the
| legislative appropriation, estimated at
| $1,000. n first payment will be made
| and the next legislature will be asked
1 to complete paying for the farm.
At midnight on the 9TH instant work
ceased at the Niwot well on the Con-
solidated Oil company in Boulder
county. The well was bored depth
! of q 600 feet through shnlp and stonnnd
in hard cap rock. The well was
bored until the company was con-
vinced that further boring was an
improbable venture. This Is the sec
ond well bored in this field to a depth
beyond 1000 feet and is the first dry
well that has been bored. Work will
be continued nearer Boulder.