Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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at Colorado Springs. has a new auto.
mobile that cost about $4,000.
The Union Pacific has completed a
large water tank at Platteville and will
soon begin remodeiing and eniarging
the depot.
The contract for the erection OF the
new city hall at Trinidad will be let
January 1st. Additional ground for
the site has been donated by Edward
West.
An Illinois association was started
at Boulder few days ago. and now
the southerners are contemplating a
Dixie club.
The annual reunion OF Union Colony
pioneers will be held at Greeley De-
cember 7th. II is now thirty.seven
years since the first settlers came.
The ladies' OF Greeley gave banquet
to the members OF the Greeley Cham
Der OF Commerce on the night OF No
vember 22nd. at which plates were laid
for l75 persons.
Instructions have been given the po-
lice OF Colorado City to rid the town
Of Its opium dens and cocaine joints.
and vigorous campaign Will be op.
ened against such places.
The citizens OF Johnstown have
voted unanimously for the issuance OF
100000 bonds for the building of
water works system. The water will BE-
furnished by the Highlinc ditch.
The town OF Frederick In south
western Weld county. has pctitioncd
to become Incorporated. Fircstonc.
Frederick md Dacomah are coal
towns. within a mile Of each other.
In excavatins for the new addition
to the Denver postoiiice few days
ago the workmen found an old flint
lock musket. Pioneers say that the
ground was once occupied by Colonel
Chivington's cabin.
Work has begun on the new !. o. o.
+. hall ut Eaton, to cost $4,000. To
erect the building company wns In.
corporntcd and bonds Issued bearing I
per cent. interest. payable scmi.nnnu.
ally. Most Of tho bonds were taken by
the lodge. which numbers 40 mem.
bcrs.
The Iroccrymcn Of Delta have de-
cidcd to accept the certificates to be
issued by the Grand Junction Sugar
Company. Almost half the bcctx used
by the Grand junction factory are
grown In Delta county nnd the acre
age this year 10 over 1000. as against
500 acres last year.
Thursday. November :ist. was
Cleanup Day" In fruita. In pursu.
nncc Of n proclamation by the mayor.
Nearly all the citizens turned out. and
by night the town was "ak clean ms n
whistle" and tho workers ready for
the big banquet rendered them by the
women OF fruita.
A Rocky mountain sheep passed
q a. I... l...t .s. Of
land park In Teller county a few days
a.o In broad daylight. his advent
causing considerable excitement.
These animals seem to be largely In.
crcasins In numbers In the wilder por.
tons Of tho state.
Application has been received at tho
Pueblo land Office from James II. Pea
body aud others Of Canon City for a
right Of way over government iands for
the Royal Gorge railway. According
TO tho statement made. the railway
will be eight and onc.hnlf miles In
length TO the top of tho Royal gorge.
Another big iiow Of petroleum has
been encountered ut n depth Of $500
feet In well No. -: Of tho United OIL
Company. which promises scvcnty-
I'VE barrels day. The strike ~ In
the Diufr Springs dia,rici. I'VE miles
south OF fiorcncc. n practically uucx.
plorcd territory. II II claimed to be
tho most iMporiant oil strike made In
tho state this year.
The annual exhibition Of the Pixies
Peak Poultry Association will bc held
at Colorado Springs. December 9th to
18th. Denver. Pueblo. Rouidcr. Fort
Collins and Canon City fancicrs have
made an unusually large number Of on.
tries. ". =. Kcndrick OF Denver will
show n large number of phcasnn's.
Twenty-Five silver cups and more than
100 special prizes have been offered.
Mayor d. n. Hcizcr OF Colorado
Springs. Is letting contract for mn
auditorium To be erected at Cascade.
the Ute pass mountain reaort. The
plans contemplate n structure To COS,
$4,000. and will be held out as an
inducement for the Colorado Baptist
summer assembly to hold its annual
meetings there. The Young women's
Christian Association will also hold n
convention at Cascade next summer.
The nagnifccn, bronze statue of
Winfield Scott S,raiton which is to
be erected in his honor by the STRAIT.
ton estate executors In Siration park.
Colorado Springs. has Just been com.
pietcd by Miss Nellie v. Walker. n
Chicago sculptreEs. II Ia eight feet
high and shows Mr. Stration In
standing position. The cost of the
statue Is 5000. II will rest on
granite pedestal seven feet high which
cost $1,000.
Secretary Of the Treasury Cortciyou
will be invited to speak at n semi-cen.
iennial anniversary banquet tn he held
shortly by the Denver real estate ex.
change. The organization will send the
secretary an Invitation signed by Gov.
ernor Duchtel. Mayor Sncer and other