Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-21
WESTERN NOTES.

iftsr No, 80 ishNsFs uhl l'uHblo No.
80. Pueblo. The judges were ". q.
dad: Frank Madden. Gr"ciry: Dr.
Little. Canon city: 4. l.. F.nIon.
Montros-. i.isnii. No. 81 was award
rd the nrst prlz. OF si,D nni Enter
prise No. 81 III. second pTiE. OF $50.
Al 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon III.
drill totwecn l;nlph Talbot Uniform
Hank and Queen city Uniform Rank
took placr. the former winning the inst
prize of s-,p. the latter ia. second
prize Of Sis.
Information lins bcrn received Of nn
accident TINT orcurF-L i've miles from
Mora resulting IN Manuel Cor'ioVa. his
wife and six children lrrins crushed To
death by the falling of u hous". caused
/ 10y the rc-cnt rains, For several days
past IL has bcrn riInins Inc'.sSsaniiy In
III. vicinity of wh.r.. III" ncci'l"nI os-
CURED. Coriova's houS" was u small
n,iobr structure. with n dirt roof. The
dirt which usually covers the roof Of
this class of houses io the depth of u
foot or eighteen inches. IL II thought
b-cam. saturated with water and fell
In. crushing the Inmates. III. accid.n,
occurred nh1ut - o'cio-L In the night.
Only one hoy. ini Of 10. escaped. II.
wns outside when the hous- fell aud
Il "AtA'u u " w 49, sA~Ass-
nncr.
Another terrible accident happened
OH In N-in pass. As result one nan
IL dead 1nd seven arr severely injured.
with Indications that several Of them
may die. The seen. Of the accident
was ON n new broad gauge line Of the
Denver Il Rio Grand" ruad between In
vc,a nnd !inmusa. 4 ear loaded with
steel rails WIS being pushed ap the
grade toward the summit. eight work
men being on III. ear. while rounding
u curve the ear was suddenly thrown
from the trnck hy the rivln: way OF
couplings or the JnltlnE Of the engine
over the rough rnadlcd. nnd Ia mn In
slant the men wcr" thrown In heap
the heavy rails iiying on behind them
down on I'll" Jagged rocks beside the
track. Bones Were broken. great pieces
Of flesh shaved or Icy the sharp edges
of the rails and some wcrr fairly I'm.
pnlcd Oh the cruel steel. As soon ns
men conid bc summoned from other
places along the line the bruised nni
bleeding forms were cS;ricn'ci and re-
moved to the Nearest station. where
surgical Md was given. hut the ply
slcinns fear that several Will die.
The preparations are about complci-
cd for Dcnvcr's Fifth Annual Festival
OF Mountain and Plain. which will be-
Gin September 18th and occupy the en-
tire w.ccE. The Board OF Direction
has been exceedingly fortunate this
year In shnpin: program which while
maintaining some Of the features OF
former festivals viii include mum.
Der OF pleasant novelties In all depart.
mrnis. The general prosperity OF the
state In all lines augurs nn unusually
large attendance nj the capital city
during the festival. The railroads are
preparing TO carry larger crowds than
ever before. and those who are In
position to know. report more interest
In the coming festival throughout the
stntc, than has ever before been seen.
The list OF events scheduled To enter
tain Denver and her thousands OF WIS.,
itors, Is one that should not fail to be
most successful. One Of the most I'm
portant innovations. and one. too. tlIat
will intorsct everyone. Is the cNposi-
ton and state fair. This will he the
first state fair ever held In Denver.
and from the manner In which II h
being gotten up and the interest dis
played by exhibitors In all parts Of
the state. will he one of the most at
tractivc features OF the entire week.
Booth space IL in demand. and with
the pleasing decorations and brilliant
illuminations. the booths will furnish
one of the most attractive novelties
ever seen. Nothing has been neglect
cd to make the carnival features OF the
week far more enjoyable than those Of
any previous festival. The coronation
of the queen on Monday night. the
queens triumphal march with her
court and diplomatic corps on Tuesday
afternoon. the military parade. and. in
the evening. the superb pageant OF the
parndc of the Slaves of the Silver Ser.
pcnt. have been arranged on n scale
of magniiiccncc scarcely conceivable.
The events scheduled for musical day
} promise to be among the most inter-
csting of the week. a large number
of crack musical organizations have
been entered for the band contest. the
prizcs for which are: for first class
bands. $500 to the first. 800 to the
second and $50 TO the third; for second
class bands. 500 for the first and $50
to the second. The contest promises
to be close and exciting. and after the
contests are over the city will fairly
teen3 with music The mask parade
on Thursday and the mask ball at
| night will close the features in the
| purely amusement line. The freedom
of the city will be given to the mask
ers during the entire afternoon and
evening. and mirth and jollity will
| reign supreme. lie week entertain
mcnt will close with grand state ball
TO be given in front of the grand stand
on Saturday evening. at which all the
municipal authorities of the various
cities throughout the stnte. are expect
ed to be present. The miners rock
drilling contest. scheduled TO take
place during the week is attracting the
| attention Of miners throughout this
and other states. and the prospect Is
for n most interesting and exciting
contest. In addition to the above,
large number of special events for the
entertainment of visitors will be given,
and already the festival promises to
he the most successful ever given In
tbis or nny other state.