Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

lAno once at n salary ot %i,-oV.
Judge Alvin Marsh. who was striken
with apoplexy q few days before. died
at the Homeopathic hospital In Denver
May cath.
The Salida City Council has author
| izer the issuance OF $4,000 in bonds for
the purpose of building new city res
ervoir and. otherwise improving the
water service.
The Denver School Board has decid-
ed to erect q new manual training
| high school, the present high school
buildings being insufficient TO accom-
modats all the students.
Dan Collins. who held up q Pueblo
lawyer, II. +. Robinson. and robbed
him Of $40 and q gold watch. has been
sentenced by Judge Dixon to fourteen
| years in the state penitentiary.
On May 25th the state engineer re-
ported that all the irrigation ditches
connected with the Platte river. tnclud-
| Ing the Burlington and High Line. were
full OF water for the first time within q
year.
The cornerstone OF the new Carnegie
library ut Idaho Springs was laid May
25th, with Masonic ceremonies. An ad-
dress was delivered by Superintendent
Aaron Cove OF the Denver public
schools.
The school census of Greeley. Just
completed. shows 1878 persons between
the ages Of six and twenty-one years.
being a gain Of 2f3 over last year.
There are thirty one more girls than
boys.
r.. W. Rollins OF Denver offers to be
one OF seyenty-hve persons TO give
$1,000 each for the purchase OF suit
a IA q a. N IL
um for which the people have Just vot'
ed to expend 100000.
, Charles De Molli has filed direct
Information in the District Court at
Pueblo charging o. Pagnini and Paul
Gregory. formerly Denver deputy
sheriff and now n ranchman nj La
Sale. with assault to Kill.
Claude d. Lytlc. for tho past ten
months an employe OF the Hency-
Aeniarius Drug Company OF Colorado
Springs. has been arrested on charge
Of systematically robbins the nrm. x
is thought that he has stolen nearly
3,c0o worth OF druggists supplies
A special election will be held at
Fort Collins June 9Th to vote on the
question OF granting franchise Tor
gas works. The the privilege Is voted
Mr.. Frank English of Boulder. who pro-
poses TO build the works. agrees TO
complete the plant within two years.
Tho hrst municipal election Of
! powcrman. held May stthi resulted In
the election OF the Citizens ticket. the
following named bcln. the nrst ON.
cials: Thomas ]. Kane. mayor: ]. W.
White. =. o. McF'aii. Andrew Short.
Bert Bcymcr. John Chapman and A. =.
+, Dukeman. trustees.
Al Canon City tho memorial address
1 Sunday and the Grafton on Memorial
Day werc both delivered by sous OF
| Confederate soldiers. Ono OF tho
speakers. tho Rrv. Mr.. Thomas. pastor
] OF the First Presbyterian church. 10 a
nephew Of Gen. George II. Thomas OF
tho Union army.
Richard Barton who was cxfrndi,ed
from Clear Creek county TO Massaehu.
s-,,a and sent 60 the states prison for
sxindiinE n railroad out OF s:.ioo by
pretending to be hurt on the lines
when his Injuries were received else
where. has been pardoned by Governor
Bates.
Idaho Springs will invite the people
Of the state to an Inter Mountain frs-
tiyaI' August 18th. Tho Scvhousc
tunnel 1ill be thrown open TO visit
ors. who ~ill be given a FREQ ride on
an electric line running two and one
laif miles underground. There will be
many other unique attractions.
The For, Collins City Council has ap-
r;oy~d Of an ordinance granting an
electric railway franchise TO the North
ern Colorado Electric Railway Com
pany. The ordinance provides that
construction work on tho line or lincs
must be commenced within one year
/ h. ftfr r nj within
years.
Colorado College a, Colorado Springs
will graduate a class Of forty-two
young men and women this year. Great
preparations are being made for the
commencement exercises. which will
begin June 9Th and last for three days
Hon. Charles ]. Hughes, Jr. of Denver.
will deliver the commencement address
June Sth.
\ Friday. May s1th. was commence
| men, DAY in many Of the high schools
of the state. Tt Fort Collins there were
eighteen graduates: at Grand Junction.
nine: at the high school department OF
the State Normal School at Greeley.
thir,y-scven: at La junta. thirty-six.
a, Idaho Springs. eleven: at Aspen.
ten: at 0ien~ood Springs. four.
A directors meeting Of the Uncom-
pahsrc Water Users Association. held
a, Delta developed the fact that less
than l.ccp acres will complete the
amount required by the government be-
fore Il will commence work on the
Gunnison tunnel. II Is probable. how
ever. that some Of the subscriptions
will be rejected. hence the directors are
trying to secure an additional 10000
acres.
About 100 delegates were present a,
the second annual convention OF the
Colorado branch No. 1oi of the Nation
al Association OF Letter Carriers OF
L E,.,in.alr, AZ Cninradn Gnrinrs MaN llth