Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


at Palisade.
Apricot trees are In bloom at Pail
sade. Three rose bushes at Florence
have about 200 full,blown roses on
them.
Denver bricklayers have been
granted a raise In wages Of 80 cents
a day. bringing the average daily pay
up to 80.
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
ID. C. Smith. former publisher OF the
Republican.
The cornerstone OF the new Chris.
tian church ut Canon City was laid on
the goth. The building. which VIII
cost about $4,000. will be of Grecinn
style OF architecture. and IL to be COM
pleted by August LIST.
That Pullman conductor or porter
is not n passenger and may not recover
damages against railway company In
case OF injuries sustained through
wreck. is the doctrine enunciated ny
the State Supreme Court.
The Western Baseball League will
be made up durin. the coming season
OF Denver. Colorado Springs, Pueblo.
Topeka, st. Joseph. Des Moines. Lin
coin and Sioux City. The openins
games will be played April l1th.
Natives OF Ohio now living In Colo
RADIO had banquet mt Denver the
other night nnd afterwards organized
n permanent society with Governor
Buchtel as president. Ex-Governor
Herrick was present.
The Argentine Central railroad hn1
practically been closed down for III.
N..t. Of h. Int
snowsiides have resulted In Its bcin:
found almost impossible to keep the
tracks clear, while the cost OF run.
ming the trains has Uccu unusually
heavy.
The Colorado Midland railway In
considering the advisabiiiiy OF replac-
ing It's telegraph system with tele-
phones. The innovation will be
cheaper. II IL said. and increasing dif.
fcuitics with the telegraph operators
add another point In favor OF the
change.
Mrs. W. s. wylIc. wife Of the pastor
| Of the Reformed Presbyterian church
mt Evans. was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured In runaway In Gree.
ley on the End. by her buggy being up
set. One OF her lower limbs was
broken and she also sustained several
internal injuries.
For selling liquor on the line OF che
| Moifat road. now under construction
| near Toponas. IN Routt county. Mrs.
Hagcrman has been arrested and
hca.ily lined. u large stock Of bear
which Sno had in the cellar OF her
cabin. ccnfiscntri. and her cabin dc.
stroyed by dynamite.
DIR. Z. l.. Fauvcr and n. II. Tucker
have bought several hundred acres OF
land In tho first canon OF the Big
| Thompson. eleven miles from Love
land. and will Mt once begin the con.
| struc,ion of modern sanitnrium and
hotel. II Is intended to have the work
| done before the tourist travel opens
this season.
Former Mayor NJ. 8. Whitley OF
Boulder has received n cnblcrram from
| Oxford. England. saying It had become
necessary to operate on his son.
George. because OF injuries received
In football game. that one Of the kid.
neys was successfully removed and
that his son is getting along satisfac-
| toriIy.
Madison Smith. the Oldest male
member OF Union colony pioneers. ceic-
| brated his nincty-sccond birthday nn.
| niversary Mt Greeley on the 3rd. He
| came to Colorado with the Union col.
| onists, which founded the town of
Greeley thirty-siS years ago. and. bar.
ring n short residence In Fort Morgan
he has lived there since.
The formal opening OF the Y. NJ. G.
A. campaign for the purpose Of raising
| $4,000 to erect building In Grand
Junction md equip II In modern style.
began on the 4th. The movement has
enthused the residents there. and at 0
p. m. on March 18th It is expected
that the desired amount, $4,000 Will
have been raised for the building.
gambling table in the Bonfadini saloon.
at Sopris, last Sunday, Julian Olage.
| Samuel Rora and N. Martinez were
arrested and are in Jail. There is
| some question as to whether the men
| can be convicted. as II is against the
law to have a saloon open or to gam
| BILE on Sunday. The money was stolen
from gambling table.
a novel industry. the making OF
| syrup from the sap Of boxelder trcc9.
| is said to be in operation by number
| OF farmers living along the Cache In
Poudre river. The trees are tapped
| the same us hardwood naples OF tho
East. and the sap Is boiled out Uf doors
in shallow pans. Those who have
tasted the product say 1t cannot be told
from Vermont maple syrup.
The annual breakfast and election
| of officers OF the Denver Press Club
has been arranged for Sunday morn
| ing. March 10, at the Albany hotel in
| Denver. Among the important mat
| ters to he discussed are the removal
OF the headquarters of the club to 4
more desirable location. the establish.
| Eent of a permanent building fund and
the securing of an extensive library.
Disguised for seven months us n
huckster boy. Mrs. Lottie Shirley. ar
rested in male attire, with her hus.