Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-25
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Strawberry Day will be celebrated at
Gienwood Springs June loth.
The Catholics OF Florence are build.
lng handsome new brick church.
The Modern woodmen Of America
are preparing for a grand los rolling
contest In Loyeiand July 18th.
Steel fixtures are being r!aeed In
the vaults OF the state capitol building
~ Denver at cost of e22.O35.
The corporate existence Of the Colo
RADIO National Bank Of Denver has
been extended twenty years by order
Of the comptroller OF the currency.
Louis A. Reno. one of the pioneers
OF Jefferson county. died at his home
In Arvada ON the 18th inst. Of paraiy-
Sis. al the age OF sevehty'three years
The wireless telegraph company is
equippins its ofiees nj Cripple Creek
and Altman with powerful electric mo-
tors 10 reinforce its present current
service.
Andrew carnegie's secretary writes
that 5000 additional has been appro-
priatrd by Mr.. Carncsi. for the CON.
pistion Of the public library At Silver
ton. making total of $4,000.
The American Gypsum Company OF
Kansas has announced plans for build
Ing Il plaster OF paris factory at Flor
ene.. IL will secure lease ON deposit
OF gypsum on state land near cramcr.
J. II. =. vooFhics OF Denver. who
was In San Francisco at the tims OF
the Earthquake. urges the removal OF
poles. overhead wires. insecure cor
nieos and signs from all city buildings.
Otto wiesand. formerly of Pearl.
Colorado. committed suicide by khoo,-
Ing himself through the read at Sara
toga. wyo.. May 18th. y Hc leaves u
brother and sister at Johnstown.
The Colorado State Commercial As.
socia,ion has issued tts year book COW
crins the work, OF 1905. II contains
much valuable Information In regard 10
the opportunities and rcsourccs Of tho
state.
The contract for building the new
high school building ut Ia Junia has
been awarded To Kranx Bro;hcts. local
contractors. the approximate cost To
be $4,000. The basement will be iittcd
for manual training school y 2" .
Brisndicr. General Constant ''wii.
liams. IN command OF the Department
OF the Coiumtsas Sht Vancouver, has
been transferred TO the Department Of
the colbtndo:and will come To Beaver
Immediately TO take command.
Tho Seventh Day .Advcntists have
made arran.cmcnts.,o to use the BOULDER
chaulnuaua 4stpund for, their annual
camp, mceiIuy. This &car, beginning In
August and holding over Into Scptcm
bey; An, atttidanec Of 500 or mere Is
, conirIbations 10 fhc find for ,lrc
pprchnss Of q slvcr service for the
cruiser Colorado 'aic beIhs.ssnt In from
nll parts OF the state: bat; not no rap.
Idly ar couid~ ~bcTsisho,ilby those In
charge OF tho Subscription. ~ -,
The corner stone OF tho nsw. $50 .o0y
NJ. T.. 'chnreh at Greeley was laid May 1
leth with appropriatc ceremonies.
Chancellsr IlnShipl of the. University
Of Denver and DIR. Il y. Snyder. Of the
State, Normal School. we're fhe prinei'
ivy,paldwJp.. The famio,us Beaver
neronaut, has constficttd 'hn' .nirship
th2t will make nscchsf6nS at Elitch's
Gardens If Denver this i!snmmcr., 1T
will b. run by gasoline engine. and
he expects, 10 20. against the Wind. rs i
well as steer il IN any direction.'
s. G., Kclso, county Commits sioncr OF
Fremont county, has asked Warden
Cleshorn to. furnish twenty-five moro
convicts for county road work. Twenty.
five mon are working now, near Flor.
encve and the e'commtssioners expect to
work about 100 convIcts all SIMMER
The Central Of. Georgin sRailroad
Company has decided to open western
in Denver and will. close
the commercial agency at Oklahoma
City. Col. A.. II. Stevens has been
from Oklahoma City to
take charge OF the agency In Denver.
The trustees OF Colorado College
have taken the first step toward the
organization of the Colorado School Of
Forestry by the appointment of w. c.
Sturgis. Ph.D.. rs dean Of the school.
The school will open next September.
by which time the curriculum will be
arranged in detail. -u
In the District Court at Greeley on
the 18th instant, William Eaton. aged
convicted OF assault with
intent to do bodily injury on John Muir.
Jail. James Eaton, his brother, aged
twenty, convicted of stealing a horse.
was sentenced to the State Reform
atory for an indefinite period.
In addition to n large amount OF Jew.
elry and other small valuables found
in the possession of Charles Heater
and Clarence Wade, the two alleged
burglars arrested at Colorado Springs.
some property has been discovered
which belongs to Trinidad people, in.
Guiding two gold watches, a Masonic
charm and valuable diamond ring.
The sensational legal fight at Colo.
RADIO Springs for the custody Of the two
minor children of Mrs. Lulu Reden.
baugh, waged between the latter and
the children's grandmother, has been
concluded by the death of the grand
Mrs. Ida Lacey, who was re-
Gently awarded the custody Of the
girls. Judge Sheafor has now given
the children into their mothers care.
Huo Of tho Young man who hnnf To