Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS

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The construction Of a $4,000 alfal-
ia meal mill has been begun at Hill
rose in Morgan county, local men be-
ing principally interested. 1t will be
completed early in January.
1t is stated that the Southern Colo
RADIO Power & Railway company Of
Trinidad. which has been in the hands
of receivers, has been reorganiZed and
that $1.0O0.O0O will soon be spent on
improvements.
William Brown, a ranch man near
Agate in Elbert county. was overcome
by gas while digging a well on the I'd
inst. and fell out of the bucket while
being hoisted to the surface, dying be-
fore help could reach him.
Arlbert r. Ellingwood of Colorado
college and Frederic D. Anderson Of
the University of Colorado have pass
ed the preliminary examinations. and
are ready for the final decision by the
examiners for the Rhodes scholarship.
The directors of the State Fair
Association met at Pueblo. and de-
cided to hold the fair during the week
beginning September 10, 1910, immedi-
dleiy pIeSeuihS tue oeSoioho VI tAS
National Irrigation Congress.
Acting Gov. s. r. Fitzgerald ap.
pointed the following delegates to at
tend the sixth anual convention of the
National River and Harbors congress
in Washington, d. c., Dec. 8. Q and 10:
Charles ]. Hughes, Jr.. Simon Guggen-
helm, A. d. Rucker, E. T. Taylor and
j. A. Martin, all of whom will be in
Washington, and Brooks Irione of Col.
orado Springs.
After twenty.seven years honorable
service in the Denver police depart
ment, Sergt. Martin J. Casey Ia about
to retire from active service on nalf
pay. at the age Of sixty four. Until his
death the sergeant will receive half
pay from the police pension fund, Of
which he is the second officer to take
advantage. The fund now consists Of
5000. To it all patrolmen subscribe.
in addition to certain city receipts
which are devoted to the purpose.
J. II. Brinkerhoff. general superin-
tendent of the Grand Junction rail
road. operated Jointly by the Denver
& kio Grande and Colorado Midland
railroads between New Castle and
Grand Junction. has resigned to su-
pervise the building OF an electric
railroad designed to connect several
cities OF the Grand Valley. This line
will extend through the fruit belt. nast
and west OF Grand Junction. with the
newly-Duilt road In that city as nu-
cleus.
1t is stated that F. p. Ernest Of
Denver. owner OF the Mansions hotel.
Manitou. who is improving the prop
erty and drilling to pipe soda water
into the house, Is so encouraged over
the outlook OF his prospective bath
house that he will drill two wells to
200 feet In the hope OF striking q
flow Of hot sulphur water. This Is a
greater depth than ever attained in
Manitou and the exploitation Of the
hidden strata Is awaited with great
interest.
In order that their organization may
lie in a position to sue the railway
companies in the courts. George J.
kindel, W. II. Hall and Robert Given
have Incorporated the Consumers
League OF Colorado. The papers fled
with the secretary Of state assert that
the league Is n corporation not for
profit and that its objects are to dis.
seminate Information on the rates and
| charges. rules and regulations OF COM
mon carriers. to advance the interests
OF Colorado consumers. to obtain re-
dress for wrongs done the consumers.
and to procure reforms in transpor-
tation charges.
Professor II. NJ. Cotrell. OF the Agri-
cultural College. announces that on ac.
count of the large increase in the num-
Der of students taking agricultural and
domestic science courses. 1t will be i'm
possible for the college to hold short
courses in cities over the state this
winter The time OF the instructors
will be taken up by the students. and
the college has no money with which
to employ lecturers for the short
course work. A short course for far
mers will be held at Fort Collins Jan.
uary to s. 1910. during which time
thirty-one experts will lecture. A
housekeepers' short course will be
held at the college at the same time.
Colorado has formally protested
against the government sheep dipping
ard quarantine resolutions. which for
bid the shipment of sheep suffering
from lip and leg alterations out Of the
state until cured. This protest was
lodged with DIR. Melville. chief Of the
bureau of animal industry at Wash.
ington. on behalf of the sheepmen Of
Colorado, by DR.. Charles E. Lamb.
The sheepmen say that the regula.
tions are unnecessary. as the lip and
leg ulcerations are caused by very
simple disease that is easily cured in