Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-03-24
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

The ladies' of Montrose were en-
powered to supervise the Cleanup
Day" HE
The Montrose section Is jubilant.
Storms have retarded the budding of
fruit trees.
Three men were killed and nine in
jured by the bursting of a steel wheel
at the Minnequa plant at Pueblo.
Rivalry is warm over the site Of the
Durango 100000 federal building. that
sum having been already appropriated.
At Salt Lake the Lower House of the
Legislature killed the Moffat tunnel
bill after 1t had been passed by the
Senate.
Eaton has organized commercial
club with membership Of 120. The
new club combines the old Eaton
social club.
The Commercial Club of Gill is try
ing to secure the Amish colony-not
necessarily because Of religious affili-
alton with the sect.
L. D. Grain and Jesse Harris. promi-
nent citizens and old residents, head
the two party tickets as candidates
for mayor at Fort Collins.
At Georgetown Alber Bridge. a tool
sharpener at the Marshall-Russell tun-
mel, suffered the loss Of both thumbs
a couple OF days ago.
Miss Ora Winn. seventeen years OF
age, of Palisade, is In a serious condi-
ton as result of having swallowed
pair Of dentists forceps.
At Pueblo w. ID. Keen has been
chosen chairman Of the Republican
City Central Committee. John Lynch
Is the Democratic chairman.
Elks lodge No. 300 Of Colorado
Springs. has contributed 5000 toward
transferring 100 elk from Wyoming
to the Pixies Peak forest reserve.
The formation OF a company Of in
fantry at Delta has been completed un'
der the Colorado National Guard with
a muster roll OF fifty enlisted men.
A resolution has been adopted by
the Pueblo City Council denouncing
the plan before the Legislature to
build a tunnel for the Moffat road.
Longmont is working hard to secure
an electric light plant which Is to be
owned and run by the town. Estimates
are now being made along that line.
E. C. Shearer. secretary and treas
urer Of the Western Sugar & Land
Company. says the projected Delta
sugar factory is rapidly assuming
shape.
Ore valued at $40 a ton has been
discovered on the property owned by
A. H. Hiler. the city jailer. twelve
miles southwest of Westcliff, In Gus
ter county.
On June 6.s Salida will have the big
gest convention In its history-the
grand encampment Of the G. A. R OF
Colorado and Wyoming. and she is
commencing to primp up already.
Four irrigation projects filed papers
with the county clerk in a period Of
twenty.four hours. All Of the projects
are to be located in Pueblo county.
and will mean the expenditure Of
about $4,000.
Bayfield,. eastern La Plata county.
has a boosters club of seventy-five
members and will proceed to hastily
change the census statistics by divert
ing population to the fertile Pine river
valley.
Grand Junction Chamber OF Com
merce protests against the proposed
construction OF the High Line canal
by private capital and telegraphed
resolution to that effect to President
Taft and Secretary Fisher.
At La Sale. Margaret, 15-months.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
New, had narrow escape from death
last night when she drank a cup Of
gasoline. Prompt work on the part Of
n physician saved the baby's life.
Fort Collins over the new branch Of
the Union Pacific within thirty days,
according to information received re-
Gently from a reliable source, and
which is confirmed by the fact that a
full gang of men has been put to work
laying steel.
One Of the last official acts Of Sec.
retary Ballinger was an order for q
survey in Monument park, near Grand
Junction. A letter was received from
Ballinger stating that an officer OF
the geological survey would soon ar
rive in Grand Junction to make the
necessary surveys SO that roads could
be built in the park.
When the Agricultural College DEM
onstration train arrived at Eaton,
hundreds inspected 1t. School was dis
missed and farmers drove miles to see
the exhibits. The train visited Fort
Lupton. Brighton and Platteville and
from there went to Sterling. Brush.
Kersey and Fort Morgan. returning to
Fort Morgan by way Of Greeley.
At a meeting Of the Montrose Mod
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