Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Al tOUlk, M iHsuHc uiuus WuhuN'sS
away from Florence and pcrished IN
the hills.
Manzanola is agitating the question
Of the construction OF n beet sugar
factory. The farmers there are this
year raising beets FOR the Rocky Ford
factory.
The nomination Of Edwin Price to
he postmaster Mt Grand Junction has
been withdrawn by President Roose-
welt as result OF charges made by An
inspector.
The Colorado Fuel 4 Iron Company
paid $7.O0O.OOO In wages In 1901. ana
turned out product. including 4,Oi3,-
$50 tons OF coal and f.43O tons or
coke, of about thirteen million dollars.
According TO the report OF the elm.
ate and crop services OF the uhlteu
States, unless heavy rains Intervene
before spring. there may be shortage
of water In many districts next sum
mer.
]. 8. Tenukenburg of Boulder has
begun a final survey of the new rail-
road from Lovelnnd to Berthoud ny
way of Hillsboro. which Will be buiit
in time for marketing this years beet
crop.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nominations OF the following Colo
rado postmaster: l.. q. Dana Mt Colo
RADIO Springs. Is. T.. Qunintance NJ
Golden and Homer ii. Grafton at Man
itou.
The Denver Bricklaycrs' Union an
nounces that all Its demands for the
coming year have been complied Win.
They Will work throughout the year
eight hours u day. the wage schedule
being 81.
The State Fair Association at rucb-
10 has selected Its date for n June race
meet. The iirst week In June has been
decided upon. Innsmuch ns that date
will not conflict with any other organ
ixation In the state.
]. n. Current Of Denver committed
suicide Mt Aibuquerpuc. New Mexico.
on the 9th inst. by taking morphine.
The net Is attributed To business trou-
bles and dependency. He leaves .
wife and four children. from seven 10
fifteen years OF age. In Denver.
The next annual meeting Of the Colo
rudo Federation OF womcn's Club VIII
be held In BOULDER ON invitation OF the
womcn's club. the Forini:htiy ciup.
the Boulder Hypatia club nhd the
womcn's League OF the university. IL
will probably convene next scpirihpc'.
Forest fires are burning near Bnira-
10 pnrk. on the Short Line. ana IN the
mountains south OF Cheyenne noun
tain. near Colorado Springs. The long
continued dry weather makes thc si'u'
alton had and II is likely that large
quantity OF timber VIII bc Destroyer
unless snow falls soon.
Civil service examinations for Dc
partmcntai positions VIII bc HELD ny
Denver. March 3ist and April .-h'
Pueblo. April 10th and I'd: Trinidad:
April .5ih: Gicnwood springs. Apni
I'd: Grand Junction, April I'D: Albu.
oucr,uc. Aprii cai and ri: cheyenne.
April 2ist and I'D. and Laramie. Aprii
10Th.
Al n special meeting OF the Victor
common council the contract for the
Bison Park water reservoir site was
ratified and completed. The total pur.
chase price for the property Is Sn.-
1U9.as. The property Is now owned by
the city. and ms soon as practicable
will he improved by the erection OF a
first-clnss dam.
The county commissioners OF II
Pnso county have decided TO change
and shorten the county road between
Monument and Palmer Lake. The
change will cost 500. and cuts one
mile OF the present four miles. ana
changes the thoroughfagc to the west
instead of the east side OF the tracks.
making n more pleasant drive.
The board OF education OF Florence,
In conjunction with the teachers, Is
Arranging to give the school children
OF the district an opportunity to see
the many wonderful experiments that
can be carried on by means OF liquid
mir. They have secured Professor ii.
n. Uannford Of the Boston School OF
Science to work the experiments.
Representatives OF the three prin-
cipal irrignting bitches In Morgan
county are looking over various sites
with a view OF constructing storage
reservoir. Several sites nre offered.
and II is assured that reservoir OF
considerable capacity will he built this
year. There is usually plenty OF water
and with storage water for dry times
crops would be practically assured.
About the middle OF December the
Supreme Court declared that the at
torncy general and the board were In
contempt. the board because 1t went
on with the work OF sending out the
assessment rolls against the order OF
the Supreme Court, and the attorney
general because he advised the bonrd
TO take this action. The court has Just
denied the attorney generals petition
for rchearlng OF the case.
A meeting OF tho representatives OF
all the principal bitches OF irrigation
district No. . was held ne Fort Lur-
ton on the 18th and an organization
known rs the Consolidated Ditch Com
pany of District No. perfected for
the purpose OF protecting water right
and prioritics and to secure just appor-
tionmcnt OF water. II has long been
the custom for the farmers under Bear
and Goose creeks and other tributaries
OF the Platte to entirely ignore the pri-
ority OF bitches below them, and to
take all the water possible from the
river. thus causing shortage OF water
further down the stream and making
nm inadequate supply for irrigation. "A
board of trustees was selected which Is