Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-10-29
COLORADO NEWS

orado Springs. December 13 to IS.
The Rev. Thomas E. Bliss, one of
the pinoneer Congregational ministers
Of Colorado. died in Denver a few
days since at the age of IS years.
Vice-President Green of the Denver.
Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Company, has placed orders for rails
for the terminal road into Greeley,
which he says will be built within
sixty days.
Dunbar F. Carpenter. an attorney,
has been elected president of the new
Civil Service Commission in Colorado
Springs. The other two members are
E H. Joslyn, printer. and C. w. Zie-
ger. optician-
Owing to a shortage OF cars the
coal mines of Fremont county are
working only half time. The railroads
claim that the shortage is due to the
heavy crop movement. At least 1,500
men are affected.
The farmers of Colorado are invited
to send their names and addresses to
Congressman Edward T. Taylor at
Glenwood Springs for vegetable and
furnishes him for distribution.
Congressman Edward T. Taylor. at
Glenwood Springs. would be glad to
furnish every farmer in the state. free
of cost, with twenty-five Farmers
Bulletins They contain much infor-
nation of great value and a request
for them can be sent on postcard.
After canvassing about 40 per cent.
of the population OF the city as to its
religious propensities. the religious
census takers who recently engaged
in the work are convinced that about
sS Per cent OF the people of Denver
are willing TO admit their preference
for some one of the branches OF the
Christian church
Six new wells are now drilling in
the Boulder oil field. The Niwot
compiuy is drilling on the Johnson
tract. the Fidelity on the Motfat tract,
the Colorado Refining Company near
the flowing wells. and the Inland
company is drilling wells Nos
Il and IS. the former well be-
ing $500 feet deep The Boul-
der-Greeley company's new well Is e1-
pected to reach the oil sands the lat
ter part OF the month
As q mark OF appreciation Of his
bravery in taking away a revolver
from hishvayuan, who had made his
entrance to the Gift House hotel at
Manitou. James Marrow. clerk at the
hotel. was presented with a medal at
the banquet OF the Colorado Hotel
Clerks Association ~ the Albany ho-
tel in Denver. The medal was given
by the association and was presented
by Governor Shafroih-
The Railroad Red Book for Octo-
her. which has Just been issued by
Publisher J. Harry Carson At Denver.
70. the passenger department OF the
Denver L Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany. presents q pictorial story OF
President Taft's trip through Colorado
oa the occasion OF the recent opening
o. the Guunisoa tunnel Of the Un-
eoupahsre irrigation project Of the
government
In the vicinity o. Upper Hardscrab-
BE. Fremont county. q large number
os men are At work picking pine cones.
drying them and extracting the seed.
which finds . ready market with the
government A. $3.50 to 5. per pound.
according to quality. II IS said a good
picker can make 81 10 IS day. In
c-s ea-p or the forest reserve near
B-siah. - Eea are engaged in the
work The government. uses the seed
10 rsPiant forests
Cor. Jonn : Shatroth left Denver
@ the sS-6 inst 10 .oin President
Taft s-t his party ~ s. Louis. the
STARTING point 0. tie trip down the
Mississippi river TO New Orleans, in
-hscA about thi--y-oos governors
1-s 70 take part The trip ~in last
se.o-- SIX days and tie governor is
-esk Daring his absence Lieut. Gov.
: P FEt-rs-ralt -il occupy the
cs;s. sIecz-tvs's chair
Ns zctso1 Q. the state hoard Of
s-zzlli-a.So1 IL chasing tie Ensievilie
h-z-ca @. tie Rio Grzade As switch
tracks Instead o. main line. has i'm
F.oTs-ishs-s lie treasury ot school dis
r-sc- Nc = lis. saS. OF Trinidad. The
$3.50 ralz1.;oa O. las. year was cut
:, s.I-aaa. zlt O. this the levy will
-s.- - sztse3s-- 10 6stray the ex.
g=-sss 9. the school throughout the
ysx- 4 r~3-c-to- @ over $Soo.o0o
Ers -l5s G. Las Aair,as county
-IcES
O. SoTs=ns- tth is.eao acres Of
rcTz0zz-t land i the San Luis Val.
isy VII - disposed ot 10 settlers un.
t-- lie direction Q. the State Land
Boz-5 The land ~iu BE allotted by
drawings which vii se held at Anto-
Alta Tie ixo5 Is vs-y choice and Is
N zo3s- = completed canal and res
s-Tot- system Aay citizen Of the
r-s-as S-x-ex over 81 wears old mall,