Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-01
COLORADO NOTES.

The grip has hit Boulder hardin
fact, few, IL any, places in the state
have escaped.
A company is being organized in
Denver to run electric automobile cabs,
vans and express wagons.
The January pay roll of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company at Pueblo was
kl40,OOO, which Is $4,000 In excess Of
any month Of last year.
The Golden public schools, and the
School of Mines, which were closed
Two weeks on account of the sickness
OF many pupils, opened again Monday,
January 2Sth.
The American Cattle Growers Asso-
ciation. recently formed during the
stockgrowers' meeting at Salt Lake
City. will hold Its first convention In
Denver. March 9Th.
The agricultural experiment sta.
ton at Fort Collins has a bulletin on
raspberrics, blackberries. and other
bush fruits, now In press. which will be
sent TO the regular mailing list and to
others who apply.
The OIL Well Supply Company has
announced its decision to build manu-
featuring machine shops at Florence.
The structure Will be made OF brick,
steel and sheet iron, and will cost not
less than 10000.
The legislative committee now ell
saSed In investigating the coal strike
Is examining many witnesses and
seems TO be lnquiring very closely Into
III the details OF coal production and
the pay OF miners.
Secretary OF Sta,e Mills has ap-
pointed Miss Florence Ragland Of
Denver and Thomas Quinn OF Ouray
10 be clerks IN the brand department.
and Miss Estellc Pcrsncll of Central
City to be stcnoIraphcr.
Samuel Cobain. an cmpioye OF GcddIs
& Secr!e nt Chccsman lake. near Buf-
thlo Park, committed suicide January
e3th. at o'clock, by cutting his throat
With razor. scverinE the jusular vein.
dying twenty minutes later.
The Pueblo county commissioners ap-
propriated SI5 toward the supper, OF
the Pingrec gardens. which have been
very successfully operated for two sca-
sons In Pueblo under the phIianthropIc
branch OF the womnn's Club.
The Woman's Club o. Grand JUNG
tion has received word from Andrew
Carnegie that lie viii donate nm addi-
tionnl $4,000 towards the erection of
the new library building In Grand
Junction. The total sum now ON hand
for building purposes alone Is 5000.
The freight depot OF the Denver K
Rio Grnndc ruilroad mt Colorado
Springs was almost totally destroyed
by fire January 2Gth. before daylight
In the morning. Night watchinnn l..
G. Wells was found dead inside the
door and Is supposed 10 have died from
sufIocation.
II was developed In the legislative
coal strike investigation committees
examination OF Mr.. Iiaricls. secretary
of the Northern Coal Company. that
the mortgages ON the company's prop
rrty aggregate S2.SS.0pD and that the
property N valued ni between $500
no and si.cno.oco.
Frank Wallace who was convicted OF
murder In the second degree for the
killing OF Night Captain William G.
Rooney. January -. 1900. was sen.
fenced by Judge n. s. Bailey In the
District Court Mt Bucna Visa to term
of not less than twcniy.n, nor more
than foriy.'irc years.
Every effort !s making for the cx-
tension OF the city water works OF Fort
Collins TO point above the mouth Of
the North Poudrc. and the city cngi-
nccr. who has just completed the sur
vcy. has submitted his rrporf. which
gives nm estimated cost Of spo.oosi. with
costs Of settling reservoir and head
works added.
Farmers institutes have been held by
the Colorado State Agricultural Col
ic.c at Holly and Rocky Ford. and
others will b. held Mt Lonemonf. Love
land. Grand Junction. Glcnwood
Springs and Montrosc. The expert.
men, station will soon issuc n bulletin
OH Belgian harcs, giving the results Of
feeding different kinds Of food.
The assessed valuation Of BOULDER
county is 12,..2o.1i. The assess.
men, by towns is as follows: BOULDER.
si.GIO.312CS: f.onemon;. 5000. .sa3. -:
Lafayette. s1O1.Gi5.s3: Louisville. SGi.-
Goo.Oi: Ward. s2SIoi.33. and Eldora,
si3..ig. The total county tax Is S1Oi.-
III. 40. and the total tax OF all kinds,
state. county. school. etc. Is s2JO.-
TO5.IG.
A Farmers Institute has been orrnn-
lied ut Montrosc. c. A. Rc,idinc was
chosen president. T. u. Nichols vice
president and Abe lsolrris secretary.
An executive committee consisting OF
]. r. Heath. Aaron Walters. Mrs. H.
ram Dockstadcr and Mrs. ]. A. Fen
lon. were selected TO act with the OH.
GERS and prepare program TO bc sub
mittcd Mt the next meeting. February
.. 1901.
George Nelson. n Colorado Springs
contractor. has obtained n contract for
twelve miles Of grading and construc-
,jon work on the FL Paso & Northeast
cru railroad. now In course OF building
to meet the Rock Island. which is being
extended from Liberty. Kansas. The
home office OF the company IL at FL
pnso, Mr.. Nelson will require nearly
5Do mon for this work. and will hire
them from Pueblo and Colorado
Springs.
,y,,,,r W Shrmypll, treasurer OF