Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

for the city and county Of Denyer for
the year 1905. Is eii6.:l3.sis.
Ground was broken on the 30th ui-
timo for the new Central high school
building In district 20. Pueblo.
Sheriff Davis Of Trinidad has bought
pair OF bl0odhounds. warranted 10
follow the scent OF criminals-
". T. Porter OF i4nyeland lost two
fingers of his right hand few days
ago while helping to move a heavy
safe.
Leo Bostetter was killed by falling
bucket in shaft Of the Gold Sovereign
mine AT Cripple Greek on the I'd in'
slant.
Mrs. Kate r. Bennett has been ap-
pointed regular and John b. Wiitsic
substitute rural carrier ON Route . al
I4Ongmont.
Scarcity Of milk in Greeley has oc-
easioncd a raise in price. dairymen
who formerly charged cents quart
now charging Z.
The Association Of American Rail
way Surgeons. AT its meeting In Chi
easo. elected DIR. u W. cor~in OF f'u'
eblo. Colorado. president.
In the Distric, Court at Cripple
Greek. James warford and Walter Ken
ley were found guilty of assault with
intent TO kill Sheriff Edward Bell
Judge Dixon has decided that the in
junction issued by the District Court
az Pueblo county against the ticket
brokers will stand until the Supreme
Court ean pass upon the matter.
About 100000 was collected n; III.
United States internal rcvenu. once
a. t... n. sFtN.
ber. Tho territory covered by the Of
nee includes Colorado and Wyoming.
Gen. W. J. Palmer has offered TO
bear tho expense OF converting Dor
chester park at Colorado Springs into
n pleasure retreat and ehildrcn's play
ground. provided tn. city will es,ab-
iish street grades and approaches.
This will be don. at once.
Tho BOULDER Poultry Association has
been organized with membership of
twenty Tho officers are: l.. II. Nelson.
president: N. II. Crnndaii. vic. pr-ss'
dent, AMI ID. W. MeNuit. secretary and
treasurer. II has been decided to hold
a poultry show December 18th To 10Th.
Inclusive.
The state trcaKurcr's Office Ii making
n record collecting the liquor iic-ns.
Ing September loth there was collected
ss5 .sss. which is sis.s:s in caccss of
tho same period last year. and tii.s0o
/ In cxccna OF tho entire year 1904. The
collections will probably run TO $4,000
by January LIST
All records for the production of
beet sugar by the American Bcct Su'
gar Company. with factories ut Rocky
Ford and Lamar. Colorado. will he
broken this season. IL is believed by
the officers. During this season. tn.
factories Will give employment TO 500
iaborcrs who will receive from $40
to $500 per day for their work.
The secretary OF tho Interior has
executed n contract with Orman a
Crook of Pueblo for the construction
OF divisions 10 to 81. inclusive. OF the
south canal of the Uncompahsrc val
ley irrigation project. Colorado. by
the terms of tho contract the work
must be completed within one year
from tho date of the execution OF the
contract.
Following It's Improvement OF Its
station grounds ut Colorado Springs.
the Denver 4 Rio Grandc Railroad
Company will cSpcnd several thousand
dollars In cnlarging and improving the
building. The baggage room. now mt
the south end OF the depot. will be re.
\ moved to the north. and the present
building will be occupied by the ex'
press companies.
The first convention OF its kind ever
held In any western state. gathering
OF secretaries OF Colorado chambers Of
commerce and boards of trade. will be
held in Denver, Tuesday. October 24th.
The convention will be under tho aus.
pices OF the Colorado State CONNER
cial Association, and all meetings Will
be held In the headquarters OF the as
sociation. 707 Eighteenth street.
Henry Light. former resident of
Montrose, was killed mt Dragon. Utah.
on the Goth ultimo. by failing OF the
wagon bridge near the hotel. His
death was instantaneous. Light was
about seventy years Of age and had
been resident of Montrose for the
last thirteen years, most OF the time
being in the employ of the Denver 4
Rio Grande Express Company.
Governor Mcdonald has been invited
by the executive committee In charge
to name delegates TO the Interstate
commercial law convention which Is
to be held at the Auditorium hotel,
in Chicago, October 26th and 9th. The
object of the convention is TO urge
upon Congress the necessity for gov
ernment supervision of railroad rates.
along the lines suggested in the Pres
ident's last message.
This Is the way Fremont county
! cackles in. the Denver Republican:
III. A. Tennis of Florence has the most
productive hens ever raised in Ere.
mont county. He has one hen that has
brought off three settings OF young
ones this year. four that laid every day
during the summer, a spring chicken
that is not five months old that Is the
mother of thirteen young chickens, and
three that are not four months old
that have begun to lay"
One hundred and twenty-seven
bop,ocfooa anfrioe wora vnoaa ot tho