Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

against $24.001. $50 In 1905.
John Corcoran has resigned his po-
sition rs assistant postmaster ut Dem
YER and will be succeeded by Henry w.
Hannum.
II is now expected that the electric
railway line from Canon City to the top
pf the Royal Gorge will be completed
by July LIST.
Forester Pinchot has apportioned to
the La Sale. Colorado. and Utah re-
serve. G.l00 acres cattle and horses;
81 900 acres sheep.
The postofiice business Mt Greeley
has increased so much that another
carrier has been added TO the force.
making four in all.
Ottoman O'Donnell. son of T. ].
ODonnell, Denver. has been appointed
cadet midshipman at Annapolis Naval
Academy by Senator Teller.
Earl England. n linesman of tho
Colorado Telephone Company. was in
, 2Sth, by coming In contact with live
wire OF the Pixies Peak Hydro-Electric
Company.
j. ID. kenworthy. general freight
agent OF the Denver a. Rio Grande Mt
general freight and passenger agent
duties January lst.
State Auditor A. +. Bent has an.
nounced the appointment OF George
Birdsall. for the past eight years chief
OF police OF Colorado City. to be liquor
license inspector for the next two
years. There are three Inspectors for
the state.
In his annual report. State Treasurer
Holmberg recommends that the COM
Ing Legislature issue bonds to redeem
the certificates OF Indebtedness
amounting to $4,000 issued by the
state during the Peabody ndministra'
tion In dealing with labor troubles
Extensive improvements planned for
the coming year by the Colorado Mid
land road will entail the expenditure
OF $4,000 In Te-eauippins and eniars-
Ing the company's shops Mt Colorado
City. The monthly payroll at the shops
will be Increased $1,000 and n larger
number OF men employed. Electric
power will be Installed.
II. u. KsEr, travelling state agent OF
the Colorado bureau OF Child and AMI
NAL Protection. has announced his IN
trntion Of r.siguinE the nrEt OF tn.
year. TO take place In the o;ficc OF Dis
,rict Attorney S,idscr Mt Denver. and
o. y. Tuft. another promincat ascn,
OF the bureau will resign to travel for
a wholesale glove house.
Tho acting commissioner OF the land
osYlcc has announced the withdrawal OF
5is..:o acres In Rouit county. In north.
west Colorado. west OF the Continental
divide. for forcs, reserve purposes. He
also withdrew for forest reserve pur-
poses $4,000 acres lying In southwest
ern Colorado. north and cast OF the
Southern Ut. reservation. near the
town Of Durango.
An appropriation Of $4,000 Will be
| asked OF The General Assembly this
year by the board of trustees OF the
| Colorado Stat. School of Mines. Forty
thousand dollars Of this money will be
used ~ secured. for the erection of an
up.toda;c aaiaiorium and gymnasium.
and $1,000 will br used TO help wipe
out the Indebtedness Of s5I.0.i.si now
! hanging over the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert MeciurE have
returned to the state for the holiday
season. after representing and dcserib.
Ing Colorado In their illustrated Ice
turc and ,rascioEIc. fof the past three
month. from northern Wisconsin to
Mexico. During this tour they have
been the personal representatives of
the Denver Chamber Of Commerce and
of leading sections Of Colorado.
Assis;an, Secretary Edwards of the
Treasury Department has selected
what is known as the Hicox corner As
the site for the proposed public build
ing at Boulder. This site is l.o by lip
feet In area. on the northwest corner
Of Walnut and Fifteenth streets. and
was offered By c. q. Hieox and c. 7.
McAicster for $4,000. Ten other sites
were offered. but the one selected was
recommended by the agent Of the de
partmcnt. who made an examination of
all offered.
Special Agent c. l.. Hsudershot of
the General Land oficc. in charge of
the Pueblo district. recently resigned
with the request that he be relieved
January ist. Mr. iicudershot has been
in the service OF the land Office for
eight years. He will go 20 walscnburE.
where he will take up the practice of
law. His successor has not been named.
but Special Agent VI. ]. o'Bricn. who
has supervision over this district. will
be In temporary charge Of the Office un-
til regular appointment is made.
It Is understood that the Santa Fe
railroad will next year expend approx.
imateiy 100000 In improvements in
and about its station at Colorado
Springs. A new thrce-stoTy depot and
hotel will be bailt. concrete conduits
will be constructed on either side OF
the depot and subway will be built
under the tracks at Huerfano street.
The street cars going cast will pass I'M
der the railroad tracks through the
present subway at kiowa street. in.
stead os the Grade srosziur at pixies