Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-11
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The death rate Of Fort Collins In
1905 was only 7.03 per thousand. This
Is phenomenally low.
Tho Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers' Convention will meet at
Denver. January 21st.
Gilbert Hand. Leadville express.
man, was instantly killed January LIST
by falling from the hayloft Of livery
barn.
Antonio Sandoval, q veteran OF the
Mexican war and of the Civil war, died
at Trinidad on the 3rd inst. at the age
OF eighty.nine years.
Pueblo IL to have . mill for the
manufacture OF linseed oil. farmers In
the vicinity having agreed to raise
several thousand acres OF dax.
Moving pictures of scenes on Colo
rado railroad lines have attracted
hundreds OF thousands Of spectators In
the East during the past year.
The contract for building the new
auditorium at Denver. has been let to
II. w. Schluetor OF Chicago. whose
bid was S4l6.00O. The plans call for a
magnificent structure.
Reports from all parts OF Coiorado
show tnnt Christmas was celebrated
that all state and charitable tnstitu'
tions were remembered by generous
donors.
The Boulder correspondent Of the
Denver Republican records that buds
on the pussy willows In the mountains
are swelling. dandeiions and pansies
are In bloom In Boulder. and tulips
are already two inches high.
A scif course above the clouds.
which will probably be the highest
links in the world. is contemplated by
the eastern syndicate which has Sc.
sured franchise to build an electric
railway from Manitou to Crystal park.
The new cement bridge built by the
city OF Salida which spans the Arknn'
sas river between the town and tho
Rio Grandc depot. has been opened TO
trafiic. This bridge was built nj cost
OF $4,000 and is claimed TO bc tho
fincst Of the kind In the state.
Tho Colorado Veterans association.
composed Of persons who served In
Colorado regiments during the civil
war. hnr been incorporated. tho ofAcers
being Milo II. Slater. president: VIII
..am =. Baty. secretary and Sam q.
Dorsey. treasurer.
The comptroller OF the currency has
issued certificate authorizing the
First National Bank OF Hugo. Colorado.
to beg, business. The now bank Ii
capi,aiI,cd at $4,000. with Gordon
Jones president. and Emmit ].
Thompson cashier.
Willie tho mean temperature nj Den
vcr for thirty.fiSc years has been
thirty.thrcc degrees. Il was forty dc
Erccs for December. 1906. Warm
wcaihc: was common to most parts OF
the state. hut tho snow and rain fall
nj Dcavcr was practically nothing.
Moses Loudoucr. youngest brother
Of Wolfe Londoucr. died nj his home
In Denver . few days ago. after an
Illness OF several years. Mr.. Lon
donsr was a man Of considerable
wealth md wns nj ono timc one OF III,
most prominent business men OF
Lcadvillc.
LOUIS Schormcycr. at one timc or.
gnnist Of the cathedral at Denver. was
found dead In bod In Santa Fc. New
Mexico. on tho 9Th Inst. nj tho homo
OF his daughter. Mrs. Charles +. Doll.
Hc vas aged seventy years. and a na.
tive Of Munich. Bavaria. and camc 10
th.s country when n young man.
Tho following notice was posted nj
tho Pueblo steel works January md:
beginning to-day ten and twclvc.hour
common labor will be paid is cents an
hour instead of Is cents. and the rates
for otlirr day and turn labor. which
arc basta on the rate paid for common
labor. will be adjusted accordingly"
Tho State Board Of Pardons has OK.
tended a Communication Of sentence to
Charles d. fishimastcr and Bert
Smith. two men sentenced TO from
eight to fourteen years In the pcnitcn'
tiary for burglary committed In Tel
icr county. The sentence now reads
from one to fourteen years. releasing
thcm on parole Immediately.
Lieut.. J. II. Comfort. who ia
recruiting for the navy in Denver. says
that applicants in Colorado arc gcncr
ally found to be stronger and In better
physical condition than those In mos,
sections. due. he thinks. to the climate
and a habit of outdoor life. He has
enlisted as many as seventeen to
twenty men In n week. running. In
those weeks. fourth in the list In the
United States.