Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-21
COLORADO NOTES.

sun. OF Sli,sD hns already been
pbised IN large amounts.
The Chlvcr~iIy of Denver Will con.
"u't summer school nj Illc request OF
many students aud outsiders who have
h'shih"d their desire To attend.
u" rostHiiic"S at Florence. ana
k"cEy Ford. Colorado. have been All
Nhhc"i 10y tie POst1iiice Department
from third 10 Sscund-clnss offices.
ID. Barton o. Ayicrworth. president
or the Stat. Agricultural College.
spending months vacation in I'LL
noiS.
Great preparations are being made AT
cripple Greek for III. m-'tine u the
TTans-Aiisslsslppi Commercial Con-
Eress, July 10Th to 10Th.
Several hundred boys have gone
from Denver and other large towns In
the sfaic 10 work In the bcc, fields In
the Arkansas valley and near Love
land.
The trustees Of Colorado College. nt
Colorado Springs. have appointed n
committee To raise money for n greater
endowment fund TO Keep pac. with the
rapid growth OF the institution.
The annual election OF the American
Association for the Advancement OF
Science will BE- held In pcnvcr August
9Th TO 10th. This association has af.
nllnicd with II several other societies.
Work has been commenced on the
foundation OF the la Juntn opera
house. The building will be- 52Sli0
feet. two stories high. built OF La
Jnn;a pressed brick and sandstone
trimmings. II will cost 10000.
An excursion Of III. Denver Cham.
her OF Commerce mud Denver Heal Es-
inte Exchange. III strong. visited th.
Cripple Creek district over the Short
Line ON Saturday. June 18th. They
found the roads too muddy after the
snow storm 10 get about rs they
would have wished.
Denver preachers and newspapers
are having lively discussion over the
celebration OF the Fourth OF July.
Some OF the former. ns well ns many
other citizens. want to do away With
iirccrackcrs. pistols md toy cannons.
Other do not. and the latter class
seem 10 bc on the winning side.
At Trinidad n largely attended meet
Ing OF business men and property own.
crs was held and a strong and active
taxpayers league formed. Committees
We're appointed 10 assist the county as-
SCISSOR in the work OF assessing the
property OF the county under the new
law.
Mrs. Annie l.. Miller of Denver, who
won the house and lot at Colorado
Springs donated to the Grand Army
memorial fair ut Denver by W. :.
Stratton. Is the widow Of n Confcder-
ate soldier who was a Lcadville pio-
necr and Mt one time prominent mill
ing man. Her present circumstances
are srch that the gift will he of great
help to her.
A call for the second annual Con-
grcss of Railroad organizations OF
Colorado. 20 meet In Colorado Springs,
on June 25th. has been issued by the
president. W. J. Martin OF Colorado
Springs. This organization was instl-
iuted in the city Of Pueblo on June
81. 1900. for the purpose of bcncfting
the railroad men of the state In the
passage of much needed legislation.
Sergeant Ivy Baldwin. the govern
ment acronaut. who won fame IN the
war in Cuba. has returned to Colorado.
and will build n balloon and Thoroughly
test 1t in Denver during the summer.
lie intends to make 1t one that can be
of time. In the fall he will take 1t to
the Atlantic const where he Is to con-
duet experiments with balloons and
immense kites.
In the District Court at Cripple
Creek. John Stync. who pleaded guilty
% the charge of stealing ore from
STATIONS Independence, was SEN
fenced to from five to seven years,
which was later suspended, and Stync
will return to work on his old job. lie
states evidence against Green
A. Mccullough. who purchased the
orcs for their assay office Mt victor.
and who were declared not guilty by
a jury.
At II recent meeting of the Western
SIopa Fair Association at Montrosc.
the subscription committee made such
n favorable report that it was decided
70 crlarge many features of the fnir.
4 arrangements will be made with the
railroads to run special trains from
the nci.hborng towns and cut rates
will be made from all points. The
dntns Tuesday, Wednesday. Thurs
dny and Friday. September. 18th, 18TH,
10Th and Goth. were approved.
The recent school census in Arapahoc
county shows a population of 14,6"l
children of school age, being an In
crease of BIB over that of last year:
other counties reporting show school
as follows: Fark. d9o,
loss of three; IIucrfano. 3.2l2. gain
Of ol5: Teller. GIG. a loss of IIl,-
Iiiown, 1SS. n loss of twenty-five; Mon
t,zuma. Sl3. n loss of twcnty-seVer'
JIucrfano county reports three lnites'
nll boys. and one blind girl. Teller
county has one blind boy and kiowa
county blind girl.
The new pottery plant nt Golden Will
bc in the trust. which was recently or
ro,Iizrd Mt East Liverpool. ONO. DIS
s'ntrhcs from that place tell of the col
Solidntion of all the pottery plants ana
,hn absorption of independent plants.
Thc promoters of the combine are
,anl,inr for n suitable site near Col
innN ',',,, ,,hrrr II large plant will be erect
"d ~, The Golden clay is said to be par
ticularly adapted to use in the manu-,
rnntI,re of pottery. The promoters or
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