Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-11-27
COLORADO NEWS

government.
fhe Pueblo City Council has decided
to purchase automobiles for the police
and fire departments.
The Northern Colorado Poultry AS
sociation will hold its annual show De-
cember 14th to 10th at Boulder.
Governor Buchtel has appointed
many delegates to the American Min-
ing Congress to he held at Pittsburs
December I'd to 5th.
For the first time in the history OF
the Minnequa steel works all the open
hearth furnaces are in full blast. Fully
300 men will be added to the pay roll.
Elks lodge No. 1055 at Longmont
has placed an order for $4,000 worth
of furniture to be used in their new
home, which will be dedicated January
1st.
Police Officer Ahrend of Greeley re-
ceived $50 reward for the discovery OF
Paul Phillips. whom brother in Mis-
souri, has been seeking for nearly a
year.
The Colorado Manufacturers Asso-
citation has addressed a protest to the
House ways and means committee at
Washington against a proposed reduc-
ton in the import duty on lead and
lead ores.
N. Anyna, a Japanese beet worker,
died at Greeley a few days since OF
peritonitis. This is said to be the first
death among the Japanese since the
establishment Of the sugar industry In
the district.
Plans for q handsome hotel in the
central part of Pueblo's business dis
trict are under consideration by A. d.
Hulit, general contractor for the
Kansas Colorado Railroad Company,
and his associates.
Plans have been perfected at Den
yer for the revival services to be held
at the auditorium during the first two
weeks in March and to be conducted
by the famous evangelist. GYPSY
Smith of London. England.
At n meeting of all attorneys in the
:ounty. the Morgan County Bar Asso-
.:iation was organized. with l.. c. Ste
phenson, president: c. c. Rickle, vice
president; Irving Van Bradt, secre-
tary. and F. E. Pendell. treasurer.
The total tax levy on property own
ers of Grand Junction the coming year
will amount to CTS mills. The mu'
niCipal and school taxes are each 20
mills, county tax IFS mills. slight de-
crease over last year. while the cit!
tax shows a small increase.
In the United States Court at Den
yer Thomas A. Mostyn of Ouray was
found guilty OF illegally fencing pub
lie land and fined $50 by Judge Lewis.
John Schwend, indicted Jointly with
Mostyn last May. was discharged. The
two men are wealthy cattle dealers
and have large herds in the Pleasant
valley country in western Colorado.
Frank and Anna Madden Of Fort Col
Inns will build an extensive system OF
irrigation for their lands and those ad-
joining in northwestern Weld county
to consist OF bitches and the Madden
reservoir, which will have capacity
Of 100000 cubic feet, draw water
from Sand creek and receive seepaGc
and waste water. The reservoir alone
will cost $4,000.
The civil service law which was
passed by the last legislature will be In
effect when the new state administra-
ton goes into office. Through Its pro-
visions the patronage at the disposal
OF the next executive will not be SO
large. The law applies TO all reforma-
tory and charitable institutions-pcni-
tentiary, reformatory. insane asylum.
deaf and dumb institute. etc.
At chapel exercises at the Colorado
college in Colorado Springs $1,070 was
raised in fifteen minutes among the
faculty and students. with which to
send Harry E. Ewing. formerly a stu
dent at the institution and secretary
OF the college Y. NJ. c. A., to the for
eign missionary field. He will go to
Japan and Korea and will probably re-
main there permanently at the expense
Of Colorado college students.
Two vacancies in the staff Of game
wardens In the forest service are soon
to be filled by the United States civil
service commission. The salary for
the positions is 1920 a year. Appli-
cants should be between 35 and 80
years Of age They are examined sole
ly In regard to physical condition and
experience, as no educational test is re-
auired. Those who wish to apply
should address Werner W. Campbell.
room 13A. Federal building, Denver.
n. B. Hames and other prominent
citizens of Colorado Springs and Colo
RADIO City are organizing a Good Roads
club, to be composed of prominent bus
mess men of Colorado Springs, Colo
RADIO City and Manitou. for the purpose
of influencing appropriations to build
a state road from the eastern bound
aries of Colorado through Colorado