Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-05
COLORADO ITEMS

The new Florence city directory will
contain LOO names.
Thirty men will graduate from the
college OF engineering Of the State Uni
versity at Boulder In June.
The contract for the erection Of
new high school building at Eaton has
been let to J. A. Warren of Boulder
for $26,650.
The Colorado Cliff Dwellings Asso-
citation has voted $4,000 toward the
restoration of the balcony of the House
Ruesa Verde, Paris.
George o. Fairweather, B. A., Uni
versity of Colorado, 1906. has been ap-
pointed assistant business manager OF
the University of Chicago.
Officials of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company deny the repor+ that the
company is about to be absorbed by
the United States Steel Corporation.
Mrs Laura d. Smith. formerly the
wife of David Swickheimer, discoverer
OF the famous Rico mine ana one-tine
millionaire, died at Oakland, Cal. Feb
ruary Goth.
las You Like It. is the play chosen
by committee of the combined senior
classes of the University of Colorado.
to be given as the annual class play
on the campus in June.
The Teachers Normal Institute for
the Fifth district. comprising the coun-
ties of Ell Paso. Teller. Elbert and
Douglas, will be held at Colorado
Springs August 3rd.13th inclusive.
Contracts have been let for the erec-
tion OF temporary postoffice building
at Fort Collins, to be used pending the
erection OF the federal building. Judg-
ing by the experience of other towns
this may be several years.
hayor Iieiser OF Colorado Springs
recently went to Washington to en-
deavor to secure the passage Of bill
;.anting to the city a large tract of
government land on Pixies Peak, to
supplement the present water system.
An unusual sight four miles below
Gunnison Is herd OF one hundred
deer, which the deep snow in the hills
has driven to southern exposures on
the brakes OF Beaver creek. where
they can feed on the grass In the
cliffs.
A tree planting campaign was
launched by the real estate men of
Pueblo at n meeting of the Real Es.
tate Exchange. They expect to have
$4,000 trees planted this spring. An
effort also will be made to have the
city permit the streets to be parked.
The withdrawal from entry OF 1920
acres OF government land in north
western Weld county by the register
OF the land office at Sterling. marks
the last step preparatory to the issu-
ance OF bonds for the purpose Of build
ing the Pawnee reservoir. In eastern
Weld county, near KeOta. by the Paw.
nee Irrigated Lands Company. The
company is capitalized at 100000 and
Dr. F. p. Lonergan OF Evans Is its
president.
Weld county will have a permanent
fair organization and next September
IL will inaugurate an old fashioned
county fair. TO be held annually. The
Farmers Club. the Commercial Club
and the Gentlemen's Driving Club will
cooperate and it is proposed TO have
the fair the week previous to the In
terstate fair in Denver. SO that the
prize exhibits may also be entered at
Denver and Pueblo.
The Grand Junction City Council has
passed an ordinance calling a special
election on April 9Th upon the question
of commission form of government.
The council also passed a resolution
opposing the charter convention. but 1t
was necessary to call the election, as
petition with sufficient signatures
had been presented asking it The
council also voted TO refund the city
water Indebtedness with a new s55.000
bond issue.
1t IL stated that Sen. T. NJ. Patter-
snn is planning to build a skyscraper
at the corner of Seventeenth and Wei
ton streets in Denver. The building
will be twelve stories tall and cost in
the neighborhood OF $500. 900. II Is said
The old Patterson block and two other
buildings which now occupy the site
OF the structure will be pulled down,
AID the offices Of the NewsTimes will
be provided for in another building on
Glenarm street on property Senator
Patterson recently purchased.
From the executors of the W. s
Stratton estate comes a denial Of the
report that an effort will be made in
the Legislature to secure the assets Of
the Stratton estate for the charitable
Institutions OF Colorado. on the ground
that the executors have failed to carry
out the instructions in Mr.. Stratton's
will to found n home for the poor.