Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Snow slides have begun to make
trouble In the San Juan.
Colorado has another legal holiday.
1t Is Colorado Day-August 1st.
Burlington has been made . presi.
Dental postoffice at $500 a year, and
Montclair. at $1,000 = year.
The women of Steamboat Springs
nominated . municipal ticket which
was endorsed by both political parties.
A shipment OF 10 cars of sheep
from the Fort Collins and Greeley dis.
tricts started for the Chicago market
on the 1tth. 1t
Ludwig. Nelson and Jess A. Eddy,
miners employed ON the Golden Cycle
mine at Victor were killed by an
explosion on the 18th.
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
D. G. Smith. former publisher Of the
Republican. n0T 4rf -r,T
To save the life OF his mother. whom
he believed was about to be killed by
his stepfather. J. H. Grange. an eight.
een.year-old boy Of Silverton. shot and
killed Deputy shcriR william Accord.
his stspfathsr. aG
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry.
messengers for the Wells.Fargo Ex.
press company between Aspen and
Basalt. have been arrested on the
charge Of embezsiing q package con
taining $500. said package having
disappeared while in transit ur
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry. mes
sensers for the welis-Fargo Express
Company between Aspen and Basalt.
have been arrested on the charge Of
embc1slinx . package containing
$4,000. said package having disap.
peared while In transit.
Tuesday night about $3.50 Miss Het.
tie Bever. . l6-years-old girl. was shot
through the window at her home In
North Delta. the ball passing through
her arm Just above the elbow. Jimmy
Workman, twenty-five years old. II In
jail charged with the crime. which he
denies.
Clifford Pinchot. chief Of tho forest
service. has recommended tho release
from temporary withdrawal OF 5S0.&0O
acres Of land in western Montrose and
San Miguel counties. A large area
had been temporarily withdrawn In
that region pending an examination to
determine It's suitability for forest pur-
poses.
Tho reclamation service wants 3o..
900 barrels Of Portland cement for tho
Uncompahgrc irrigation project and 10
asking cement mills to submit pro
poxais which will bc opened April 18th
At Montrosc. This cement Will bc
used In lining the Gunnison tunnel.
which II now considerably over half
completed.
After months Of negotiations bc-
tween tho Denver & Rio Grandc and
the International Association OF Ma.
chinistx. tho latter organization has
secured tho coccssions Il was asking.
ond 500 nachinists and pipcmcn have
boon granted m increase In wages of
two and three cents an hour. ninc-
hour day. and time and half Tor
overtime.
Mrs. J. Il. Smith was taken TO Fort
Morgan from Snyder by Sheriff Bur
charged with the murder Of her sig.
tccn.ycaroid daughter. Shirley Smith.
Mrs. Smith was arrai.ncd before Jus.
,icc OF the Peace Edward Wilson at
Snyder aud was bound over to the dis.
trict court In $500. which she failed
TO furnish.
It is stated that the Santa fc Rail.
road Company In wedding out all us'cr.
ators who belong to the Tclcgraphcrs'
union. Il 10 said that fifteen union
tcicgraphcrs between La Junta and
Las Vegas were discharged this morn
Ing. that no reason was given. but
that II is on account Of their union nj.
Hliations. What the outcome will bc
is uncertain. Anon. those discharged
were two operators at Trinidad.
Tho board of trustees Of Steamboat
Springs has decided by a unanimous
vote to sever all business relations
with the Steamboat Springs Electric
Light Company after the present
month and has granted provisional
franchise to n new company to erect
poles and string wires through the
public alleys. II also promised to
enter into contract for street light
Ing. The old company will probably
make n fight.
A Kansas City syndicate. headed by
X. ]. Martin. has purchased a tract OF
10000 acres in the San Luis valley
from Gen. William J. Palmer for $780,.
900. The company will erect a 81 .o0o..
900 beet sugar factory at Fort Garland.
The land acquired will be cultivated
for bcc's. and It Is proposed to operate
a factory with n capacity of 1000 tons
OF beets daily. a colonization scheme
and big irrigation Project are contcm-
plated In the plans OF the company.
a Catholic Postgraduate university
is to be built on sixty acres of land east
of Washington park and north Of Uni.
versity park in Denver. on the land
formerly known as Coronado heights.
There will be eight or ten large build.
ings OF the mission style of architect.
ure. and the main building will face on
East Louisiana avenue. The course Of
study will be five years and will in.
clude classical subjects and subjects
pertaining to the higher study of
theology. The aim will be to provide
the means for the requirement Of the
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