Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Tho recently organized Colorado
City Stove and Furnace Company has
purchased an entire city block In that
town. near the Rio Grande depot. for
q site.
The United States Senate mas con.
hrmed the nominations Of Samuel A.
Abbey and Leo Fairbanks as res SISTERS
OF the Pueblo and Del Norte iaLd Of
fees.
Tho date Of the department encamp-
ment OF the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie at Colorado Springs has been
char ged from May 9th to 1lth to May
l4th to 10th.
The StOckmen's National Back Of
Brush. Colorado. has been authorized
to begin business with $4,000 capital.
w. A. Cotton is president; E. Mum.
vice president. and F. Z. Cotton. cash
Ter.
The vacancy In the commandership
Of the Agricultural college cadets, due
to the resignation OF Capt. Thomas NJ.
Anderson, Jr.. has been filled by the
state board calling Capt. II. d. Hum.
phrey Of Fort Collins to that position.
NJ. NJ. HANNA ard Z. A. Pfeiklei.
expert accountants OF Cripple Crer..
have been engaged by the county ccm'
| missioners OF Fremont county to autif
the books of the county ofYiciais. The
work will take about forty days. and
cost $1,000.
| Bob McMannis. alias Black Bob.
from Oklahoma territory. was arrested
at Pueblo Friday. on charge Of horse
stealing by Oficcrs Bell and Billedoux.
He Is suspected by the Ofiicers Of hav-
inG killed brother OF Sherin Farr
Of Huerfano county.
Hon. l.. Osilvy. known to many Col
oradoans M Lord osilyy. has traded
his l0O-acrc farm In Weld county to
senator's residence nj 3t2t West Tween
ty.thiTd avenue. In Denver. and will re-
move with his family to Denver.
W. n. Weaver. night watchman af
tho Anaconda cyanide mill NJ Gold
hill. In the Cripple Greek district. was
held up on the night Of January :sth
100 rounds OF prccipitnics valued nj
$500. nrst tying tho wntchman.
The January business Of the Pueblo
Land once was the largest In Its his
kory. there bcin. recorded 1876 home
ficad entries. twenty-five original dcs'
,rt claims. sixty cash sales. fourteen
inai desert land entries and nfIy.,hrcc
inai homestead claims. This covers
III. $50 acres Of land.
Mrs. ". ". Taylor Of Fort Collins
has been notified OF the death OF her
ION. Everett n. Taylor. at Guayaquil.
Ecuador. where b. was employed as
railway conductor. Mr. Taylor
-rvcd In the Philippine army. and af.
icrward went south. ltc leaves a
Sidow and one younus son.
Former Governor and Mrs. Aiva
Adams started from Pueblo January
.s,h on a trip around tho world. TO oc-
rupy the greater part of n year. sailing
from San Francisco February 9Th and
eoinK via Honolulu. Yokohama. Hong.
Kong. Singapore. Calcutta. Delhi. HON
bay. Marsriiics. and Paris 10 London.
The annual report Of tho Colorado
/ Springs Y. ~. e. A. shows q total of
tso members. receipts Of 3ss.ss1a1 and
Expenditures OF 81; .i6I.s7 during 1906.
A credit fund OF ts.s:: In on hand for
improvements. On February 18th the
association will inausuraic a oac-day
whiri~ind compaisn for 80. now
members.
A spur from the main line of the
| Santa rc has Just been completed Ia
a new coal mine near Morley on thr
Trinidad side Of Ration mountain.
where the Colorado Fuel hai Iron
Company IL opening nc~ mine.
When tho camp In In running order
II IL expected that 1000 tons OF coal a
day will be mined.
The Gicckner sanitarium at Colo.
raao Springs will shortly construct q
thrcc.s,ory brick addition. aecummo-
dating forty patients and 10 cost es5..
900. The prcscn, sanitarium. with its
hospital ward and tents and cottages
cost $4,000. Work Gill be started by
March at the latest and will be I'm.
ishcd In nine months.
Rev. Samuel Moore of Greeley ha.
sold his ranch Of $50 acres with wa
ter. near Livcrmorc. to J. c. kulser OF
Fort Collins. taking In exchange the
kuiver cattle ranch Of $500 acres
nearby and 5000 in cash. Mr.. Moon
intends to engage In cattle raising and
will place 1000 head Of ycariins steers
on the ranch TO fa,tcn for market.
The Union Pacific is putting in a
new steel railroad bridge across the
Platte river south Of Evans. The cxca-
vatious for the first two piers. bridge
will bc over 400 feet long and cost
about 100000. II will have double
tracks and be as high as the roadbcd
at the La Sale station quarter OF a
mile away. Il will take 200 men six
months to complete the work.
The vacancy In the. animal hus-
bandry department Of the State Agri.
cultural College caused by the transfer
Of Professor Cottrell TO institute work.
was flicd to-day by the acceptance of
the position by Prof. George r. Morton
OF the University Of Wyoming. Profess
sor Morton holds a bachelor Of science
degree from the Colorado Agricultural