Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMs

llshed headquarters In Pueblo with 3.
H. GsibTatih in charge.
The Fort Collins street railway ear
Tied ts.z06 passengers during the arss
thirty days Of its operation and its pat,
Eonase is steadily Increasing.
The total valuation Of Boulder
county according TO the assessors
books. Just completed. ID hxed IL H.
sst.o.s. The exemption total $50. 500.
leaving taxable wealth Of Si3. .ooc. .631.
The First National bank Of Carbon
dale has been authorized 10 begin basi-
ness With $4,000 capital. W. -. Dtn-
kei h president: Oscar Holland and
James T. Dalton. vice presideats. and
ID. W. Shores. cashier.
Mrs. J. y. ireland. living In Weld
county. north Of Windsor. is proud OF
her record for buliermsking from four
year. She made 3.7e5 pounds. selling
all but 900 pounds. at an average OF
37s cents. OF q total of esSsh.-
Tho American Street and intesur-
ban Association has selected Doaser
for its next annual convention. which
takes place In October. u will bring
$.0oo prominoat street railway mag
mates To Colorado and an exhibition a.
some Of the latest street railway de-
vices
According to an order issued BY tho
Colorado Midland after Feb. 10th tho
division point for tho passenger ssf-
Sico on tho road viii be I.radviiic. Tho
cnsincmen have had their divtsioa
point In Lradsiiie for about six
months. and the order does not Affect
I.Iem.
Prof. IL. A. winkenwcsdcr. . grad
uate Of tho Yale Schoo, of Forestry and
for tho last year connected With tho
educational branch Of the forest scr
vice nj Washington. ID. C.. has been
resigned. ~ head Of tho Colorado col
lego school Of forestry.
A new state bank. TO be known as
tho Peoples Homo bank. has been or
Ennixed at Rocky Ford with . capital
Of $4,000. @. ~. Codman. recaaiiy
from Kansas. In tho president. and
Ralph =. Collins. vice president. The
directors arc II. II. Insraham. I. L.
smiri and o. Z. Adams.
Arrangements have been made for
tho removal OF tho Collins & BurEio
company stove works from Marcuko.
Illinois. TO Pueblo. A bonus Of $4,000
was given and work on tho plant at
Pueblo which will cost $4,000 and
employ ff'y to seventy. .ivc mon will be
begun within sixty days.
The Univcrsity Of Colorado intends
10 erect on tho blun near tho hospital
. number OF cottages. In which con-
sumptivc patients will bc located. thus
giving better clinical advantages To
the medical students. Tho cottages
will be under direction OF DR.. Alvin r.
Peoples. professor OF internal mcdi.
cine.
Walter 8. Taylor OF PittsburK. Penn
sylvania has purchased the Rocky
Mountain Paper mills. near Overland
Park Ut Denver. for $4,000. Three
warranty deeds were nlcd In tho onch
OF tho recorder OF deeds. The mfk1
and It's site sold for $4,000. the com
pany houses for $4,000 and some ad-
Joining lots for $500.
To aid In the good roads movement
farmers in Pleasant valley. Weld
county. donated $50 days Of work and
with county funds arailable have built
two miles OF roadway east OF town.
All over the county farmers are gener-
ously assisting In road building. The
Great Western Sugar Company has
agreed to build one mile for every two
miles made By the county.
II special dispatch received at Col
orado Springs from Washington Is cor
rect, President Roosevelt will come to
Colorado on hunting trip Immediately
after his term In the White House ex-
pircs. The President has never for
gotten his trips here after big game
and Is anxious to procure q mountain
lion to add to the collection OF trophies
which he secured on his last visit.
Twelve more informations were nled
January 31st against officers Of the de-
funct Rocky Ford State bank, which
closed January End. This makes thir-
teen informations, the amounts named
ranging from 800 to $1.700. and the
bonds OF the accused officers are fixed
as follows: J. E. Go19;SSss. president.
$4,000; L. J. Smith. cashier. 100000,
and ID. W. Barkley, assistant e.AhAss.
10000.
d. II. Patterson. a brakeman on the
Short Line. was brought to Colorado
Springs severely injured as the re.
suit OF u fall from the top of freight
car rs his train was rounding shAp
curve near the famous st. Peters
dome. Patterson not only fell fPm
the train. but rolled down the side OF
n cliff about nifty feet He was uncon.
no fractured bones and will recover.
SiS E"h III DehNei, 10 ~ hn'e
magnificent electric fountain next sum
NOR, according to the plans Of the park
board. The fountain will be placed
in the center OF the big lake and will
be one Of the largest ever constructed
in the United States. The tramway
will furnish current for lighting and
the pumping station at the park will
keep the water In play. 1t will be op'
Grated for two hours every night dur
ing the season.
The extensive buildings and power
plant formerly occupied by the ROCKY
Mountain Paper Mills Company. at
Denver has been purchased by the
newly.formed Denver Portland Cement