Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The magnificent new building Of the
Young Mems Christian association at
Denver was formally opened on the
10th Inst. and is now In full opera
tion. Pm S lIr
Never In the History of Denver have
the State Humane society and the
Colorado Prison association been
swamped with appeals for aid as at
the present time. -H
a special public school will be op'
ened for sixty. or more Russian chill.
dren In Greeley In order that they may
have better opportunities for indIvid-
ual instruction.
The board of pardons at Its recent
meeting in Denver refused an nppli-
cation for pardon In the case of sam
Enrich. sentenced from Denver Aug
ust 2. 1904. for the murder OF william
Malone.
Tho Southern Colorado Mercantile
company will build u wholesale ware
house ut Trinidad early next year
which will be l50x20O feet and Ave
stories high. Railroad tracks will run
through the building. .-a
People In the vicinity Of Mum. In
Weld county. have petitioned the
county commissioners for eishty.three
miles Of county road. Eighty.hve miles
OF road has been granted In the vicin.
ity during the last year.
A strip OF territory on the western
side Of the Pixies Peak forest reserve.
known as districts q and z. with an
approximate area OF 100000 acres. has
been put Into the Leadviile reserve.
The tract Ii situated west Of the South
park.
Mrs. Marion Muir Richardson OF
Morrison. tho well known poet and
short story writer. recently won n
suit to quiet title In n considerable.
tract Of land which the projected In
provements nt Morrison will make
very valuable.
On tho 18th Inst. the work OF sui.
vcyins for tho Hcnrylyn irrigation
project In southeastern Weld county
was begun and will occupy month.
Preliminary lines have already been
run defining the boundaries OF the
ditch. which embraces 10000 acres.
A carload OF Greeley potatoes was
started few days ago for New York
20 be used for supplying the tabica on
the big ocean liners and Is the .otc.
runner OF others to be used sor The
same purpose and for supplying pri.
vatc yachts. among them tina, OF the
vanierb.its.
The Western Slope Bar association
will meet at Delta. December :stb.
The counties comprising the district
aio Gunnison. Hinadaic. San :tiguci.
OGtay. Montroac. Mesa and Delta. The
business meeting will bc followed by n
banquet In tn. evening. Tho attend.
ancc is estimated at 100.
On Monday tho Great Western
Sugar company paid out 100000 st
tho Greeley. Eaton and Windsor sugar
fartorica. This covers the November
delivery Of bccia and salaries OF fac
tory employees for the month. farnetw
ar. delivering their SLICED bceis
rapidly and each factory In wording at
fell capacity.
Lakeside. near Berkeley lake. Ia the
latest Denver summer resort 10 We
with Eiiich's Gardens and Manhattan
Beach. II Ii Just across the line IN
jefferson county and will have all the
latcat accessories. including n tacatcg.
casion and. presumably. plenty pt bocr
On tap. The resort will be known Ia
Lakeside Park.
The assessment this year showu
that Bruce q. Eaton pays tho largest
tax OF any individual in Weld county.
lie paid on his own property ini the
estate OF the late cx.Gov. II. II. Eaton.
which hc shared with his mother. His
tax 10 sT.51:.s5. assessed on n .aiua.
tion Of Ss6s.oOo. about onc.third Of the
actual value. Ttis Is practically all
real estate. covering 1900 acres.
A, a meeting OF the board Of pat.
dons in Denver en- the 18th inst the
case OF Leonard tmbodcn and James
a. Hill was postponed until Feb. Z.
when an open meeting will be held to
consider tho applications for the par.
con OF the two. ". J. Hershey and l..
\. Smith appeared In favor of lmbodcn
ard Hill, while Harry Kelly was there
to protest against the granting Of the
pardon.
The Denver Real Estate exchange is
on record against the sale OF Chrirt.
mas trees. having resolved: That
We very much dcprccatc this annual
forestry murder and call upon our
citizens and merchants generally to
abstain from the use of these ever.
green's at Christmas time. as far as
practicable. and to lend their Influence
In Encouraging the destruction of
evergreen forests In the manner
named"
Building Inspector wiilison Of Den.
yer. has received beautiful model of
tho corner domes to be placed on the
new auditorium. II was made In st.
Louis and is of sheet metal. tinted
silver. The domes will be four in
number. one at each corner. twenty
four feet high and thirty.four feet
across. They will support thirty.foot
tn n ,t,s, f.,,,x f...xs
flag. The dome In the center of the
building IL to be thirty.two feet high.
After considering a very large pc.
tiiion for the release of W. @. Connell.
sentenced from Lamar by Judge Hun.
ter. April 25. 1906. TO term Of n ON
eighteen to twenty years for statl
iF~x4 nnnrga sHa Ctata Hood