Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-10-28
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.

LITTLE coLoRADo ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring over ths
State Worth Telling.
Senator Charles j. Hughes is home
again from Honolulu and California.
The new Odd Fellows home is to
be located between Denver and Ar
vada.
The Farmers National Bank of Ault
proposes to double its capitalization
Of $4,000. rs
The light freezes and frosts have
done no damage to potatoes and beets
in the Greeley district.
Conrad Benzowosay was killed In
the mine at Hastings, near Trinidad
Friday, by a fall Of rock.
Ell Paso county will vote at the
coming election on a proposed $11O..
900 bond issue for road Improvement
Conditions among the cattle OF
northern Colorado have never been
better. according to j. A. Merrill, gov
eminent inspector.
Eight feet of snow and freezing
temperature on the Moffat road above
1ollan1 again brings up the old ques-
tion of the whereabouts of last sum-
mer's salary.
Forty land buyers from Kansas, IL
linois and other middle west states ar
rived at La Junta by automobile. &C
companied by agents who are selling
1900 acres south of Pueblo.
The Grand Junction, city council
portion of Seventh street as an expert
. ment. II successful many streets will
be macadamized. .-4E ...
Deeds have been put on record In the
office Of the county clerk showing that
the Burlington railroad has spent $15..
600 in securing rights Of way between
Greeley and Hudson.
The First National bank Of Clifton
has been authorized to begin business
with S25.00O capital. A. J. DeLong is
president; J. F. Fleming. vice presi-
dent: G. w. Thompson. cashier.
It is the plan of the Associated
Relief organization at Greeley to Sc
cure employment for needy persons
who are strong and well instead OF
making them objects Of charity.
Samuel Griffith. a farmer living
near Milliken. has Just finished har-
vesting ten acres Of potatoes that gave
an average yield OF 203 sacks to the
acre. They netted the owner $2.1oo.
Because, Of success of the expert
ment Of oiling portion Of North
Cascade avenue. at Colorado Springs.
Commissioner Lawton will ask for an
appropriation next year to extend the
work to several more streets.
Julius C. Gunter. formerly of Trini-
dad. has been chosen by the Demo-
cratic state executive committee to
take the place OF the late Justice R.
W. Steele on the party ticket as can
didate for the supreme bench.
The date of the Milliken jubilee
has been changed to October
2sth. Elaborate preparations are be-
ing made for rousing time and It In
expected that one Of the biggest
crowds ever In the town will be there.
Cattle in the sixty square miles of
territory embraced In the district
east Of Greeley. bounded on the north
by the Wyoming line and on the east
by the Julesburg branch of the Bur
lington. are absolutely free from scab.
says the government inspector. DR.. J.
Merrill.
The record for the Montrose sec
ton for the year has been made by
f. W. Brown. who has sold $2s6 worth
OF potatoes from one and one-half
acres Of land. He estimates tnat the
entire twenty-seven acres will yield
returns fully as good as the acre and
half which he has harvested.
Thomas Mahoney. secretary of the
Grand Junction chamber OF commerce.
has wired Mrs. Martha A. Shute Sec
retary OF the state board Of horticul-
ture. to urge all Colorado fruit grow
ers to send exhibits to the Fruit Crow
ers' exhibition at Council Bluffs,
iowa. November 10th to 18th.
The weather at Lamar during the
last few weeks has been ideal for the
maturing OF sugar beets and the har-
vest is now far enough along to war
rant the assertion that this fall has
been the best for those engaged in the
industry of any since the American
Beet Sugar Company established its
factory there.
The cornerstone of the Gunnison
Normal school will be laid October
18th. The grand lodge A. F. & A. NJ.
Of Colorado will have charge Of the
ceremony. Distinguished guests from
all over the state will be present.
The town of Gunnison is making
elaborate preparations to properly OBJ
serve this first step toward the reaiiza.
ton Of a dream of twenty-five years.