Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-11-19
STATE NEWS ITEMS

flat road west into Utah next spring.
J. E. Wood has been appointed as
sistant secretary Of the Colorado Pris-
on Association. He was formerly gen.
eral secretary of the organization for
New Mexico. --
Governor Shafroth has appointed
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Denver
delegate to the National Civic con-
gress which is to be held in Carnegie
hall. New York City. December 10th.
Former State Senator Platt Wicks
died at his home in Pueblo on the 11th
inst. after a long illness. having suf-
fered for the past ten years from
paralysis.
A large silk flag has been presented
to the Montrose High school by the
Grand Army and Womans Relief
Corps. The flag will be floated con-
stantly over the school
More than 500 milk venders' licenses
have been issued by the Denver fire
and police board since the passage Of
the new milk ordinance. On the aver
age 30 applications a day have been
made to the board.
Through freight service will be es-
tablished December 1st between Dem
yer and San Francisco via the Denver
& Rio Grande and Western Pacific. On
the same date through freight service
will be established from st. Louis and
the East to San Francisco via the Mis-
souri, Pacific through Pueblo. in con-
nection with the above named roads.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company has acceded to the demands
OF its blacksmiths. machin!sts and
boilermakers. and an increase in pay
OF three cents per hour, or twenty
seven cents per day. has been granted.
effective November 1st. The men will
be paid on their next pay day for No
vember, according to the new sched-
ule.
Another increase has been made in
the price Of milk at Cripple Creek
and now the consumers get only eight
quarts for dollar in the place OF ten.
Hereafter no cream will be sold in
the city by dairymen. as a recent ordi-
nance forbids the sale Of skinned
milk and dairymen say they will not
skim milk for cream and throw the
milk away.
F. A. Maxwell. mining engineer. has
been notified by the state engineer
that he was the successful bidder for
construction OF the road around
Green lake. six miles above George
town. and work has begun. When
completed the road will be Elk miles
long and Naylor lake. one OF the beau
ty spots Of Colorado. and full Of :ish.
can be reached by wagon.
Careful estimates compiled from re-
ports on sales Of trees made by vari-
Gus nursery companies are said to in
dicate that at least $500 acres Of new
orchard will be planted in Montrose
county next spring. A large part Of
the acreage will be In the west end
OF the county. where the completion nj
a number OF small irrigation projects
will bring several thousand acres OF
fruit land under cultivation.
Mrs. Ella Palmer. mother OF the
wife OF former Judge Charles D. Hayt.
the only woman. with one exception.
who went to the front with the Con-
federate army. died on the eth inst. at
the Boulder sanitarium at Boulder.
NHtte Sut htu beth patisht i''N
months. With another woman. be-
lieved to have died several years ago.
Mrs. Palmer organized the hospital
corps Of the Army OF the Tennessee.
Wednesday. the 11th inst. was pay
day in the Cripple Creek district and
1t is estimated that over $3.50. 900 was
paid to men employed in the mines,
IIr nd nj IIutv pla Th., hnnkS
of the Cripple Creek Mine Owners e.
Operators Association show between
5000 and $500 members at work. and
with the average daily wage sSple. in
Guiding that paid machine drrl men
and shift bosses. $40 per day. the es-
innate of the amount distributed. is
conservative.
The reconstruction OF the Cliff
House in Manitou sees the passing
OF the old original house. which was
erected in 1874. and came into posses
sion OF the late Z. f. Nichols two
years later. being under the manage
ment OF his son. +. Z. Nichols. for the |
last thirty-three years. The Cliff will |
be. when completed. the largest resort |
hotel in the state. having in all 200 |
.ooms and Sc private baths. II
will have a frontage of 410 feet and |
will be four stories high.
1t is stated that coal lands aggregat-
ing in value 100000 are being sold |
by the Palmer estate. Colorado
Spring men. backed by eastern capi- |
talists. are said to have secured a six
months option on about 5000 acres
north and east OF the city along the
Lei risxl, Il md c1.rut.ris.