Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-04
STATE news ITEMS.

Trinidad January 21st.
In view of the prevalence Of rabies
at Greeley, Mayor Green has issued
proclamation ordering all dogs to be
confined.
The Florence Iron Works Company
has incorporated with a capital stock
OF $4,000 to build a large iron foun-
dry at Florence.
The United Brethren churches OF
Colorado have taken action changing
all the Young Peoples Christian Union
Societies to Christian Endeavor So
cieties.
One million dollars will be expended
during the coming year by the Den
Yer Gas & Electric Company, for ex-
tensions of lighting and power and
fuel plants.
The turnstile in the Colorado Mu-
scum of Natural History at the City
Park in Denver. registered 2.430 names
Sunday. The crowd was a record
breaking one.
To improve its stock at the Marine
hospital at Stanton, New Mexico, the
government has Just purchased two
full blood Jersey bulls from c. E. Par
felt Of Golden.
1t IS a misdemeanor under the laws
of Colorado to entice children away
from school during study hours and
is punishable by a heavy fine. or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail.
The La Sale State Bank has been
Incorporated with a capital Of 10000.
The incorporators are: r. w. DeVin-
ney, president: B. B. Carpenter. cash
Ter. and D. s. Ellis, vice president.
The Greeley public library board
has accepted the new library building
from the contractors and begun put
ting In books and furniture. The H.
,brary cost $4,000. which was
raised by popular subscription.
In Il campaign lasting ten days the
Fort Collins Young Mems Christian
Association secured 500 new members.
Then members of the canvassinG
teams who had secured five or more
members were given fine turkey
dinner.
5. NJ. WIswell Of Roggen, Weld coun-
ty. pleaded guilty to unlawful enclos-
ure of public lands before Judge Lewis
Of the United States District Court at
Denver. He was fined s25 and costs
and allowed to go. after hearing a Sc
we're lecture from the Judge.
The new plate glass insurance COM
pany organized by Boulder business
men starts out with practically ninety
per cent. OF the plate glass insurance
of the city. The company is organ
lied on the mutual plan and the bust
ness is confined to Boulder alone.
The tax levy Of Colorado City has
been fixed at IA mills by the Council.
On the assessed valuation OF s1S5 900
this Will give a revenue OF Sl0.990.
The city receives about $4,000 in
liquor licenses and $1,000 from other
sources. making a total Of about $780,
900 per year.
At meeting of the board of
the board OF review of the
Trans-Miss!ssippi freight bureau.
held in Chicago. reduction OF
1914 cents per hundred pounds was au-
thorized on window glass in carloads.
from Missouri river and Kansas glass
producing points to Denver and other
Colorado common precincts. The min
imum weight is placed at 10000
pounds.
r. Suzuki, secretary OF the Colorado
Japanese Association. OF Denver. is
the organizer and one of the directors
of a farming company which will de-
vote its efforts to developing farm
lands for japanese colonists in Colo
rado. The company has Just been in
corporated with n capital stock of
s5o,000 and will engage In the general
farming business. The offices OF the
company are to be located at Fort
Lupton.
Bids for the construction of the new
Guggenheim law school building at
the State University Grounds at Boul-
der are now being called for and will
be received up TO December lIth. The
contract will be awarded as soon there
after aF possible and will provide for
the completion OF the building by Sep
tember |. 1909. The building will cost
about $4,000. 1t will be three stories
high, the first story OF Fort Collins
stone and the second and third OF
Goldea gray brick.
Enough cash will be available from
the bond subscription OF the Denver
Temple of Commerce building to start
work on the foundation on January
LIST. the idea being to finish the ten
story structure by January. 1910. The
building will cost 100000. adjoIn the
Ideal building on Champa. with n front.
age of loo feet. and n depth of l25
feet The Chamber of Commerce.
Traffic Club. Real Estate Exchange.
Manufacturers Association. Colorado
State Commercial Association. and
Denver Press Club will occupy rooms.