Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
COLORADO ITEMS

Westcliffe have Just started on a four
year tour of the world
Swift & Co. are preparing to erect
a packing house at Colorado Springs,
costing about 100000.
Thirty-two hens belonging to Mrs.
Brady at Greeley laid 3O9 eggs last
month. The eggs sold at so cents
dozen. which is a handsome profit. -
At Florence on the 1lth inst. forty
teams and fifty men began work on
the Beaver & Northern railway; which
is to be in operation by May 15th.i -
- The Florence City Council has COM
pleted its budget for the fiscal year;
the appropriations totaling css7 500.
which is about $4,000 less than last
year. :. :. -.
The Florence ;Macaroni company will
Immediately double it's capacity. 1T
was started six months ago .alid. the
machinery is now inadequate to handle
the business on hand.
The Grand Junction Electric line pro-
poses to lease the grounds Of the
County Fair Association for use as an
amusement park next summer. extend
ing its road to the grounds.
Arrangements have been made for
two baseball games at Trinidad April
24th and 25th with the Denver West
ern league teann. which will play the
local men. recently organized.
Queen Elizabeth, the old lioness at
"Bathouse" John Coughlin's zoo in
Colorado Springs. has equaled the
worlds record. SO far as known, by
are girls.
The annual interstate debate be-
tween the Universities of Colorado and
Kansas will take place at Lawrence.
Kansas, on March 25th. Arrangements
are already under way for the Colo
rado.Texas debate which will occur
sometime In May.
While hunting near Pueblo on the
18th inst. Claude Harrison. the 15-year-
old son OF J. II. Harrison. was accident
ally shot by Frank McColm and died
two hours afterward as the result OF ex-
posure and the wound. The dead boys
father was in the hunting party.
oH ACCOUNT VI inc CEuSi VI ~ ioohels
in the county jail at Trinidad the com.
missioners of Las Animas county have
decided to work the prisoners on the
county roads. The first gang will be
placed on the road to Stonewall, which
will be a duplicate of the state high
way.
1t Is stated that John Meter. a
Df x..h1 10
fostering the Holland settlement at
Kuner. Weld county. will transfer
his kraut factory in Illinois
to the Kuner district. This Is
because the cabbage crop In Illinois
Is affected with what is known rs
Club foot" a fungus growth which
takes from the head all strength and
flavor.
Former State Senator G. W. Swink Of
Rocky Ford has purchased the Eli JEFF
freys ranch. forty-four miles northeast
OF Trinidad. consisting of 1000 acres.
for which he paid 10000. The tract
Is fine grazing land and well watered.
Mr.. Swink Is known as the father Of
the cantalOupe business Of Rocky Ford
and It is stated that he intends to ex.
tend their growth to Las Animas
county.
Mrs. Grace Clark. known better as
Miss Grace Gale. formerly OF Greeley.
later OF Los Angeles. Cal. is dead at
Bombay. India Mrs. Clark left Cali
fornia few months ago for n trip
around the world with friends. She
was born In Greeley and was the
daughter of Mrs. Jennie Gale, her
father, o. p. Gale. being one Of the
pioneers of Greeley. and dying many
years ago.
Seven outfits are now at work on
the Crow Creek and Pierce extension
Of the Union Pacific In Weld county,
with about 700 teams. Fitzpatrick Bros.
& Collins have furnished bond 10 have
all work completed by August list
There will be sidetracks about every
five miles and townsites will follow
their placing. 1t Is expected that eight
thrifty towns will grow up along the
thirty five miles OF road.
President F. w. Wilcox OF the Ar
gentine Central railroad. operating
from Silver Plume to Mt. McClelland.
over Gray's Peak. has returned from an
extended trip east and announces that
the line will open May 1st, having re-
mained Closed since December 1st The
custom OF closing for the winter will
be done away with this year and here
after and the Argentine Central will
be q year.around line of railroad.
While driving three horses across
the tracks. Chester Wolfe. aged II. was
struck by a Rock Island train at Aus
tin Bluffs, five miles northeast of Colo
RADIO Springs on the 18th inst. and sus-
tanned injuries from which he dies in