Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Coal Creek Lodge OF Odd Fell
lows has decided TO postpone the ,rec'
tion OF lodge home and opera house.
The cases OF Mason and Wander
weide for killing J. A. Walker. the gov
ernment inspector. have been set Tor
trial at Durango. February 10Th.
The entire switchboard capacity of
the Florence telephone office Ii now oc-
cupied and the company is planning to
expend $4,000 10 enlarge the equip
ment.
The Piatteville board of trade has ap-
pointed u committee to look into the
matter Of providing water~orks sys-
ten for the town using the same plant
to generate electricity for light.
The following postofice appoint
ments have been made for Colorado:
Arriba. Lincoln county. Bessie T.
Graves. vice c. s. Graves. removed;
Larkspur. Douglas county. Philip Rue
Dol. vice +. A. Murphy. resigned.
The state board Of health has ap-
pointed Charles l.. Walker Of Pueblo as
fcod inspector of district that will tie
known as the Pueblo district, his in
cumbency dating from December list
His territory viii include all OF south
ern Colorado.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Meldrum.
who In charged with killing David
Lambert at the Tom Boy mine. after
the latter had fatally wounded Thomas
Sullivan. was given preliminary
hearing at Telluride Saturday and his
bond fixed at $1,000.
December usually shows the highest
shipments OF potatoes Of the season
from Greeley. but this year they prom.
isc to be larger. say dealers. Texas.
the Southwest and near East are the
heaviest buyers. Farmers are now Ie-
ccivins nixty.fivc cents.
a large alfalfa sugar meal factory
will be built mt Brush for the manu-.
iaciurc Of alfalfa meal for feeding.
II will handle the output OF the Ster-
ling and Fort Morgan factories. The
Great Western Sugar Company is now
feeding COO head OF cattle ut Brush.
II. T.. Bald OF Denver. who has been
drilling for artesinn water near Ora
Junta. hve miles north Of Florence. re-
Gently struck n big flow nj depth OF
i05 feet. The well will pump ltis gal.
Ions n minute. Mr.. Bald owns l20
acres which viii tc irrigated by It.
Three union meetings Of all i.ovcland
churches have been held during the
last Two weeks In the interest OF the
Anti.SAloon League. Al these meet.
inEs $1,000 has been pledged for tho
work OF the league and for the prosccu
lions Of Illegal liquor selling.
According TO report from d. +.
Murphy, treasurer OF the woodmsns
National Home Building Association.
over 100000 has been contributed by
local camps for the national home In
Colorado Springs and II Is expected
that this sum will be doubled when all
the camps are heard from.
Aiphonsc A. DcRomc. conductor Gf n
switch train on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad. was killed at walsen.
burg November 25th by u rear end col
lIsion between HIS train and freight
train. being thrown against the engine
OF the freight train and drcadfally
mnngicd. He was thirty-nine years OF
ngc and married leaving wife In
Pueblo.
The Colorado Agricultural College
held during the year ending Novem'
Dor 16. 1907. li3 Farmers Institutes
with n total attendance Of 1890 per.
sons. Fifteen stops were made on the
Santa Fc Institute train with an at
tendance OF l.705. Through the Farm.
the college force hac met during the
year 81 1876 people.
whor. II. Pigg. owner Of the Stirrup
ranch Mt Black Mountain, brought
three deer into Canon City from his
private game preserve. which were
placed on sale Mt the markets for the
Thanksgiving trade. Mr.. Pigg has eve,
700 acres enclosed In an eightfoot airs
fence. stocked with large herd OF
deer and elk. He says that he finds the
raising OF deer and elk more profitable
than cattle.
Game Warden Charles Purinton o.
Meeker has notified David Farr. state
game commissioner. that the Utes vic
found their way into the state IL
search OF game have been driven baci
across the state line. No more trouble
with the Indians is anticipated and II
Is said that this season they have
killed very little game; perhaps .
dozen deer. according to the state
game commissioner.
August Ricetti. n coal miner in the
Acme mine at Louisville. was instant.
ly killed on the 26th ult. He was
carrying props to the mine and walked
into the open mouth Of the shaft, fall.
Ing $50 feet. His body was crushed
beyond recognition and SO great was
the force of his fall that the hood OF
the cage. which was In the bottom OF
the shaft. was broken in two. although
Il was constructed Of quarter.inch steel.
George Drummond, who has been
chief chemist at the Windsor sugar
factory, has been made chemist for the
factories at Greeley, Eaton and Wind
sor. with headquarters at Greeley. The
Windsor factory recently ground 903
tons Of beets in a day. breaking the
record Of any factory of like capacity.
heretofore held by Eaton, which
ground $40 tons of beets in twenty.