Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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will build a new church building soon.
As the result Of carrying a revolver
and dropping IL. Walter Hrundase OF
Giliett. aged fourteen. suffers from
bullet wound in his right knee cap
W. u. Clifford. superintendent OF
schools at Aspen. has resigned on ae-
count OF III health and will be cue
ceeded by T. ". Cox OF Portland. IN
diana
The First National Bank OF Eads
has been authorized To begin business
NTH $4,000 capital. J. II. Slater Is
president. George weisbrod. vice pres
i,ient. and T. II. Seheiins cashier.
The liquor licenses Of all Colorado
Springs druggists expired al mid
night October Goth. with one eseep-
ton And there was not quorum ot
the Council In the city To grant re-
newais.
The recent big storm closed the
Pixies Peak cog road for week. In
clearing the road from timber line 10
the summit, the men had 10 shovel
through snow from tys to twenty-five
feet deep.
Harry J. Macy. fruit grower nj
Park Center. near Canon City. com
miitei suicide October 25th by taking
poison. The act is attributed to the
destruction OF his fruit crop by the
late storm.
The Colorado Telephone Company
Is building line between Florence
and Greenwood. fourteen miles south.
bis farming section. IL ID III. in1"n.
ton TO make connections with farmers
houses later.
by examination Of tho records al
tho once Of the county clerk nj Grip
pio Greek. Il developed that eo.ol5 IN
S;Eumcnts have been nlsd sine. April
!. 1899. tho date that Teller county
was officially recognized
Richard Ashton and Barry A. Clark
committed burglary anu larceny IN
Denver and wcrc arrested. tried. CON
yictcd and sentenced To tho pcnitan'
t.ary all inside Of two days. Ashton
sG, three TO Ave and Clark two TO
three years.
Thomas J. Brown was arrested
few days ago In Denver for burElnrif.
ins ofnccs. He says that he isn't an
ordinary thief. but n bi.iiomnnine who
steals books for the love OF them and
other things as side line" To keep
the pot boiling.
Mark q. Woodruff. register OF tho
State Land Board. has resigned that
officc to enter the government forestry
service M supervisor of the Pixies
Peak reserve. This is the most I'M
portnnt government reserve In tho
siaic. as II reaches Into GIlpin. Park.
Teller. Jefferson and Fl Paso counties.
A million. dollar beet sugar factory
~ projected In the San Luis valley by
T.. Il. Stark and associates OF Colo.
'rado Springs. with the cooperation of
tho San Luis valley farmers. An
enormous dam and reservoir In bcinS
CONSTRUCTED by S. s. Bernard. II IL
said. thnt will irrigatc 100000 acrcs
of land.
The United OIL Company Is cxpcnd.
Ing several thousand dollars remodel.
Ing its refinery ut Florence. Most ot
the old frame buildings. erected
twenty years ago. will be torn down
and replaced with steel structures.
with the improvements the refinery
viii be one OF the most modern In the
West, and will nearly double Its ca
pacity.
Superintendent of Schools l.. c
Grccnlec OF Denver. has received let
ter from President Nicholas Murray
Butler OF Columbia University. and
Superintendent Maxwell OF tho New
York City schools. saying that Denver
VIII be one OF the cities to be visited
by' the Moseley party of British cdu'
Gators who are coming TO this country
In December.
The contract has been let for the
Durango city library to n Denver firm
for $1,000. In addition to this Sl25
will be paid for two mantels. Andrew
III.
brary. and the site. two lots valued at
about $4,000. was donated by Gen. W.
j. Palmer of Colorado Springs. Du.
range has maintained n public library
FOR more than n year.
DIR. A. Bourquin. the French consul.
has filed suit In the District Court at
| Canon City against W. II. Smith and
others who are alleged to have sold to
DR.. Bourquin lands belonging to the
| Canon City Land and Cattle Company.
| together with horses and cattle on the
property, in consideration of S65,000
in cash and property In Denver and
Arvada. Dr. Bourquin claims fraud
and Misrepresentation.
The Leadville police have been re.
| qnested by Mrs. Bertha Shepherd of
,, 1900 Champa street. Denver, to en-.
deavor to locate her father. L. s.
| Luntz. In her letter Mrs. Shepherd
states that she does not know whether
her father is dead or alive. but that
since he last wrote her. her brother
has died and she fears her father is
| ignorant of his death. Luntz is an old
| soldier and draws a pension.
The flfteen-year-old son of e. j.
Martin at Idaho Springs was killed by
n mine accident on the Goth inst. The
young man was hoisting with whim
and had heavy bucket near the col.
lar of the shaft when the beam broke,
the swing Of the sweep striking him