Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
Frederiek has a new bank.

"A new OIL we'll prOpoSitloH ls DeinS
considered at Montrose.
An order was placed in Denver for
65,000.0OO choice dill pickles.
The laying of the corner stone for
junction was big event.
The Montrose Chautauqua will be
held for seven days in July, the open
ing date being Friday, July 7th.
1t is stated at Marble that Red
stone and Placita are to have coke
day.
One thousand and twenty-six teach
ers and principals in Denver schools
received their contracts for the 1916
II school year.
Mrs. Alice A. Johnson, resident
home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred NJ.
Crawford in Denver.
Easter Sunday was chosen for the
formal opening of Craig hall, the new
building in the Craig colony, erected
in memory of the late Frank Craig
in Denver.
Elitch's gardens. Denver's Oldest
amusement and recreation park,
which was founded in 1889 by Mrs
Mary Glitch Long. was sold under the
sheriff's hammer for $4,000.
William Scott Lee, former mayor OF
Denver. prominent realty man and
for many years active in the city life
of Denver, died in st. Luke's hospital
following an illness of several months
Eossie CLANCY, 20, negro, shot and
killed John Rowe, 32. another negro, al
Deerfield, a negro colony, and was
taken to Greeley by Sheriff S. ]. Nc
Afee and Deputy Sheriff Hobert
Frazier
One of the most successful and
enthusiastic meetings ever held by
the cattlemen and ranchmen of Routt
county was the gathering at Yampa
of the Egeria Park Stockgrowers' AS
sociation.
The value of the physical property
of the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company in Colorado is
fixed at l5,220 .633.66 as determined
by the experts in the employ of the
company.
inexpensive and simple gowns that
will bring back the memories of the
old-fashioned sweet girl graduate"
are to be worn at this years gradu
alton by girl seniors in the four Den.
yer high schools.
Congressman Edward T. Taylor Sc
cured permission from the Treasury
Department for use of Colorado gran
ite in the corner stone of the new
federal building at Grand Junction, &C.
cording TO word from Washington.
Adequate provision for the feeble.
minded in Colorado and law pro-
hibiting their marriage were advo-
Gated in Denver by Alexander John
son, field secretary of the national
committee on provision for the feeble
minded, in a speech at the monthly
dinner of the city federation.
The family of George Biddick, a
rancher living eleven miles west OF
Grand Junction, sat enjoying their
breakfast when a neighbor dashed in
and told them their home was burn
ing Gown. Investigation showed that
the roof was a mass of flames. The
structure burned to the ground with a
loss of $4,000.
Development of rare quality OF
tungsten in a prospect which was
opened last November, has prompted
John F. Cass of Denver, owner of the
mine, located at Spruce, on the Mof-
fat road west of Tolland, about fifty
two miles from Denver, to begin the
working of twelve claims which he
controls on 1S7la acres.
The state Supreme Court denied q
writ of supersedeas sought by Mrs
Edna r. Newman, widow of Col
| George S. Newman, to prevent the
| County Court of Arapahoe county from
hearing evidence to the effect that her
marriage to Col. Newman was void
because he was physically and men
tally incompetent" r..
| Joseph Bakarich, coal miner
suing the Rocky Mountain Fuel Com
pany and the Garfield Mine Leasing
Company, was awarded $4,000 dam
ages for personal injuries by jury
in Judge Aliens division of the Dis
trict Court in Denver.
With siver quoted at above GA
cents an ounce, lead selling at close
to $3.50, copper topping the market
at s27 to s29. zinc prices soaring and
rluetuating until no bid stands perma.
nent, it seems a moral certainty that
mining will boom everywhere this
/ year