Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

partment OF Colorado ana wyoming.
Grand Army of the Republic. will be
at Greeley. June 18th to 18th.
Mayor Robert W. Speer Is preparing
for the sale of 100000 worth OF city OF
Denver gold coupon bonds TO raise
funds for the purchase OF site and
the erection OF the new auditorium.
A movement has been started to Sc
cure Young Mems Christian Associa'
ton building for Fort Collins. to cost
not less than $1,000. site included. and
the prospects are bright for its sue
cess.
Miss Katherine l.. Craig. state super
intendent OF public instruction. has Is
sued handsome booklet In which she
has compiled selections suitable for
use by the schools OF the state In the
observance OF Arbor Day. April Goth.
The Canon City Y. N. c. a. is plan
ming for the erection OF n fine building
as soon us the SCI. 1000 bequeathed TO IL
for that purpose by the late +. a. Ray
nolds shall become available. II Is
planned to raise u large additional
fund.
T.. r. Harper of Gunnison county and
John Saxton OF Pueblo have been con.
stitutcd n commission to 30 into Cone
JOS county and check up on behalf OF
the state the books OF the dcianltins
treasurer OF the county. Charles IL.
Brickenstein.
Il is announced that premiums n6-
grcgatIng 1900 will be offered by the
National Cattle Association In addition
to the premiums offered by the Colo
raaS State Fair Association for the cat.
tie exhibits ut the State Fair at Pu.
cblo next fall.
Frederick l.. S,arrctt OF Rochester.
New York. has accepted the call TO be-
come general secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association at Denver
to succeed W. q. Danncr. who mas re-
signed to take charge OF the y. NJ. c.
a. health farm.
Stanton ". Pcndcry. young min.
Ing man and secretary OF tho Ford
Optical Company, committed suicide
In Denver siarch 2Gth by shooting him
self through tho heart with n shotgun.
lie had been rendered temporarily IN
sane by neuralgia. which affected HIS
brain.
DIR. Pis,or. federal stock inspector.
reports .a5 carloads of sheep shipped
from the northern Colorado district.
which includes i.aTaimcr. Weld and
Morgan counties. during the week end
Ing March .ith. This means that 50.'
900 sheep were marketed. The inSpcc'
tor says $50 carloads more will be
shipped.
Tho contract for building bridge
for the Arkansas Valley Railroad Com.
pany across the Arkansas river. east OF
Lamar. has been Let to l.. II. Maprilic
OF Lamar. The bridge Will be LOCO
feet long and constructed on pilins
forty feet long. The contract price ID
$4,000. the bridgs to be completed by
May 18th.
Howard II. Dawson. treasurer OF
Dolores County. has brought In bill
against the state for the sum OF
siiC.ii, which he claims Is due him Ms
3 per cent commission for tho collcc'
ton OF state taxes since February.
1905. State Auditor Bent scouts the
idea OF n State commission to county
trcaHurcrB. Hs
Fifty sacks OF hIsh grade ore. nggTc.
gatIng 5000 pounds. were conhscatcd
In a raid made Mt Cripple Creek few
days ago by Secretary Floyd Thomp,
son and Special Agent Harry Brown OF
the Mine owners association on m ne
say Office conducted by Charles Ropp
at the corner OF Fifth and Bennett ave-
nucs. The ore Is estimated to run
about ton ounces to the ton.
Three feet OF snow prevented Game
Commissioner J. ". Woodland from Sc
lccting n site for the Grand coInty hsh
hatchery. Commissioner Woodland and
W. S. Kincaid. general superintendent
OF fish hatcherics started TO look for 4
al LODI In nt he
work and return to Denver. Among
the points visited were Arrow Head
Frazier and CRANKY, but no site was
decided on.
Representative Brooks last week
called upon the Japanese minister anu
advised him that many Colorado citi.
zens desire TO contribute to the relief
OF the starving Japanese. Mr.. Brooks
was informed that any contributions
would be appreciated by the Japanese
government. which already has re.
ccived nearly siO0. 900 from Americans.
Contributions should be sent to the
Japanese minister in Washington.
State Auditor Bent has sold the Bent
ranch OF LOO acres In Prowers county
to G. NJ. Smith of Kansas City and W.
A. Smith of Greenwood. Missouri. for
$4,000. The land lies about five miles
from Lamar and about $50 acres arc
under cultivation. Sugar beets, alfalfa
and other crops are raised on the
ranch. The purchasers have secured
perpetual water rights on the prop.
erty. About ten years ago MIR. Bent
bought the place for about half the
sum he has sold 1t for.
Plans for the extension of the Union
depot at Denver for an increase of
trackage are now being completed by
the Union Pacific's chief engineer ut
Omaha. 1t is expected that they will
be forwarded to Denver within thirty
days and contracts let for the enlarge
ment of the terminal facilities. The
purchase of the Union Pacific of prop.
erty on Nineteenth and Wewatta
streets for 100000 completes the nee.
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