Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
coLvaAoo NEWS ITEMS

der OF Eagles will be held In Denver
during the week beginning August
l4th.
Salida is making extra preparations
for u Fourth OF July celebration and
has sent out Invitations to all neigh
boring towns.
Eight prizes. amounting In all TO
$l.i2O. have been offered for the rock
drilling contests at Boulder on the
Fourth Of July.
The probationers OF the Pueblo Ju-
venile Court are reported to be doing
excellent work In the sugar beet fields
OF Bent county.
The American Stockgrowers' Asso-
citation. recently organized. Will main
tain central office In Denver In
charge OF Secretary 7. W. Tomiinson.
ii. II. Orth. florist at the State Agri.
cultural College. lost two fingers Of his
right hand In moving machine few
days ago. the cut being made as clean
as though by surgeons knife.
The Gore canon case came up In the
federal court at Denver May 2sth and
arguments were postponed until June
18th In order to give the attorneys on
both sides time to fle their affidavits.
DIR. l.. 8. Turner Of Trinidad has been
named n member Of the board OF con-
troll Of the State University In place
Of DIR. Corwin Of Pueblo. who resigned
to become n member OF 'ae State Nor
NAL School mt Greeley.
a second dividend OF thirty per
Cent. In favor Of the creditors OF tho
First National Bank OF Victor. Colo.
rado. has been declared. making In NIL
sixty per cent. on claims proved.
amounting to 3.sC.7st.S,.
DIR. Luke McLain. city health com.
missioner Of Pueblo has issued proc.
lamation calling upon citizens OF all
TO clean up tho city and make Pueblo
u healthier md better city.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the application Of J. L. May
field. s. c. Gregory. X. ~. Irving. l..
ID. Boggs and J. II. Gordon to organize
the First National Bank OF Granada.
Colorado. with u capital Of $4,000.
The new armory building of Com.
pasy ID. National Guard. Mt Greeley.
will be 1lsS5t feet In sire. with drill
hall 95x5t feet. Oficcrs' and company
quarters will be nicely nttcd up. and
will bc free headquarters for tho q.
A. Il.
The civil service commission Will re-
sumo examinations at Denver June
l&th to nii numerous positions In the
Denver mint. Applicants can secure
full Information by writing to the sec.
rctnry Of the board Of examiners nj
Denver.
Mai. W. X. NorcroY. a Union colony
pioneer and veteran OF the Civil War.
has organized drum corps OF forty
boys ut Greeley from twelve to eight
cen years Of age. which he will tako to
the national q. A. II. cncampmcnt nj
Denver.
The cog road reached the summit OF
Pixies Peak May :Gth with it's first
train this year. In order to open the
track force OF 100 men was kept at
work for six weeks and removed t.00o.-
900 cubic feet OF Ice and snow from the
right Of why.
State Treasurer HolmbcrE has had
six special agents In the state during
the past month collecting state liquor
licenses. and It has proved n very prof.
table stroke Of business. The expense
OF the work mas been $1,000. To date
| the collections arc $1,000 ahead OF
what they were nj the same time last
year.
..
| Manchester, Wyoming. lately en-
ploycd by the street car company OF
Pueblo. Colorado. pleaded guilty in the
United States court ut Cheyenne to n
charge OF raising receipt from
$l01.37 to S17l.37. and was sentenced
by Judge Riner TO serve one year and
one day in the state penitentiary.
AS. Rachel I.avclle will have to
hnr n fhraa
five years In the state prison. convicted
OF perjury. The supersedcas asked has
been refused by the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Lavellc committed perjury In the
trial of her brother for murder In the
District Court ut Cortez. Montszuma
county. and the case came up OF. error.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
the following named Colorado men to
represent the state at the National
| Good Roads convention which will be
held at Portland. Oregon. June 21st to
Gath. Franklin Il. Brooks, Colorado
Springs: Edward T. Taylor. Glenwood
| Springs: James W. Abbott, Denver: ID.
| W. Brunton. Denver; Thomas W. Jay
cox, Leadville.
The American DeForrest Wireless
Telegraph Company has contracted
with the Colorado College authorities
at Colorado Springs for the erection of
21O.foot pole on the campus near the
Wo!cott observatory. All messages for
Colorado Springs will be received at
this station and will be relayed to a
ten.foot pole on top Of orr of the down.
town buildings.
The first dwelling house built in
Greeley has been torn down to make
room for lumber yard. The house,
which was n two.story frame building,
stood opposite the Union Pacific de-
pot on Seventh avenue, and attracted
! attention because Of its well-kept lawn
and old.fashioned flower garden. 1t
was built in 1870 by Levi Hanna, who