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

Fruita has commenced the construc-
tion of $2S,600 sewer system.
Judge James l. Mccain. a Colo
RADIO pioneer, is dead at Greeley.
Joseph s. Beaman, a pioneer Of Gill |
pin county died at Central City.
VIM. A. Lowrey was recently held
up in Denver and robbed Of SIS.
New numbers have been placed on
doors of residences in Monte Vista.
Virgil W. stoddard. pioneer of
Loveland. died suddenly at his home.
1t is probable Denver will get the
National Republican convention in
1912. ..
Local option will be an issue at the
municipal election next spring in
Platteville.
VIM. H. Madden. a railroad man Of
Salida. committed suicide by shoot
ing himself.
An effort is being made to have each
county make a separate annual report
on crops.
The Denver police are endeavoring
| to put a stop to gambling among
Greek residents.
|. Work on the new elevator at Wat
| tenburg, capacity 10000 bushels. will
be commenced.
Mayor Ogden Whitlock, pioneer
and veteran of Civil War, is dead at
Colorado Springs.
In the Telluride mining section
there is from eight to thirty feet of
snow on the level.
The last work on the Orchard Mesa
irrigation system. Grand Junction. has
been completed.
A branch of the American Breeders
Association has been organized by
stockmen Of Colorado.
Freeman Butler, aged 76. a pioneer
OF that section, died at his home near
Windsor. Of paralysis.
The Boulder Booster Association
| will attempt to double its present
membership OF IFS.
The Wellington section is enjoying
the novelty OF sleighing for the first
time in several years.
The Northern Colorado Teachers
Association will meet in Greeley on
March 3rd and 4th. 1911.
Walter Starbird. who lives near Gil
crest, has lost fifteen hogs with chol.
era within the past few days.
Drillers at the oil well. a mile east
Of Lamar. have penetrated the oil
sand and will shoot the well in a few
days.
Two thoroughbred Llewellyn set
ters. valued at $4,000 and belonging to
| Chas. woodford Of Pueblo. have beer
stolen.
Farmers In the vicinity OF Plate
vile and Fort Lupton are being urged
to plant more early cabbage than ever
before.
The Denver Glee Club will hold a
series OF entertainments in Cheyenne,
wyo. extending over a period Of three
weeks.
Mrs. Eta Smart, cashier in dry
goods store in Colorado Springs. has
| been arrested charged with theft OF
$4,000.
A bill has passed Congress length
ening the time allowed homesteaders
for making entry and establishing res
idence.
The smallest baby ever born In
Mesa county is that Of Mrs. c. Bower
OF Creston. The girl weighs 2ls
pounds.
Encouraging developments continue
at the oil well near Lamar and there
is every evidence of an extensive
flow of oil.
Grover West, a machinist, aged
nineteen. had his life crushed out al
most instantly at Salida while oilins
an elevator at the smelter.
A new organization, the Greeley
Commercial band. has been organized
and will work in conjunction with the
Greeley Commercial club.
Work on excavation has begun on
the new armory for the Windsor
militia company. The building will
cost about $4,000.
at Bracewell recently. the district has
voted to erect $4,000 building and
| the contract has been let.
Many Montrose farmers and ranch
men are either using the road drag
or arranging to accomplish similar
results this spring.
With the recent heavy SHOWS the
mountains and plateaus of western
Colorado are covered with more snow
than at any time for many years.
Thirty-eight new members have
| been elected to the Denver Chamber
! Of Commerce. making the total men,
| bership to date 1900. A campaign Is
being waged to make the total men,
| bership 1900 by March Is.
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