Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-04-02
COLORADO news


w. Cook have returned from Wash
ington, d. c., to Denver.
1t Is now announced that the new
Carnegie Library building in Denver
will be opened by October 1st.
A movement has been started at
Pueblo to secure large fund for the
erection of a Young Mems Christian
Association building.
The Pueblo Manufacturers Associa-
tion has made arrangements to pre-
pare an exhibit OF Pueblo made goods
in a centrally located storeroom. to be
kept up several weeks in campaign to
have the people support home indus
tries.
The following clerks have been ap-
pointed to the forestry service: War
rem NJ. Cox of Durango, to be located
at Sulphur Springs: Colonel Willis A.
Wood of Durango. located at Fort Col
Inns: Sue Trainor of Leadville, located
at Leadville.
Colorado Springs delegates to the
annual convention of the American
Federation of Musicians in Mime
appiio NaS lotH " lotH Will cIluedNOI
to secure the projected national home
OF that organization for Colorado
Springs.
At recent meeting In Denver the
Rocky Mountain Baseball league was
organized for the coming season. The
league comprises the following clubs:
! Denver Gas & Electric Co. Colorado &
Southern. Continental Oil Co., Colo.
rado Telephone Co., First National
Bank. Sechrist Manufacturing Co.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Plateau City Water Works
Company of Grand Junction capital
ized at $4,000. 1t Is composed Of
prominent Grand Junction property
owners who will Immediately install n
water system which may subsequently
be taken over by the municipality.
The Pueblo state fair directors have
decided to change the dates of the fair
from September l2-1S TO September
2O-25. by request Of fruit growers OF
the Western slope. who believe they
can make a better showing at the later
dates. They ask that one day of the
fair be known as Peach day, and one
grower has agreed to donate three car
loads of peaches TO be given away to
visitors that day.
| II is stated that Frank Shercliffe,
alias Morris. now In the penitentiary
at Canon City. has employed n lawyer
to appeal his case to the Supreme
| Court. Shcrcliffc was convicted on n
charge of numbering n Leadville sa-
loonkeeper, fifteen years ago. On his
way to state prison he escaped from
Sheriff Bonner OF Leadville. and was n
few weeks ago brought back from
Minnesota. where he was acquitted Of
n charge of train robbing.
Warden CIeghorn OF the penitentiary
gave n complimentary dinner few
days since TO Chaplain Blake and TWEEN
ty-two teachers. who have been con.
ductins the prison school successfully
for the last two years. All the teach
ers are convicts. some Of them being
college graduates. and all the common
branches are taught. The enrolment
of the school number 1875. among them
being those who have attended col
lege. while there are others who can,
not read nor write.
T.. J. Tuttle has been appointed gen
eral freight and passenger agent Of
the Argentine Central Railway Com
I pany, with headquarters at Bile Colo
rado building in Denver. vice c. 4.
johnson, resigned. effective April LIST.
( The Argentine Central will open Its
line from Silver Plume TO the Waldorf
mine. Mt Mcclellan and intermediate
( points earlier this year than formerly.
! probably April 18Th. and 1t Is proposed
| to keep the road open the year around
/ henccforth.
| Farmers reservoir No. I. the first
( Of several TO be built by Theodore
Jones in southeastern Weld county.
east of PIatteville. will provide irrisa-
tion for several thousand acres now
cultivated. The capacity Of the Farm.
ers' reservoir No. l will he 714.i35.i2l
cubic feet of water and the cost will be
| s41,577. Ranch Draw reservoir Is also
one of the irrigation enterprises to be
built. II will be located about twenty
| miles northeast OF Fort L.upton. will
, have n capacity Of 900.O00.00O cubic
/ feet of water. and cost $4,000.
When any person achieves notoriety,
good or bad. his or her name Is i'm
mediately associated with Denver. 4
/ Denver paper prints the following
/ Sharon, Pa, special: James II. Boyle
| kidnapper Of Willie WhItla. was mar
! ried about a :car ago to Hiss Helen
Faulkner of Denver. The pair came
to Sharon n year ago and were roy
| ally received at the home of his
endowed mother. Miss Ella Boyle. the
| kidnapper's only sister. was pleased
] In, 70 and tnnl.