Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1900-11-09
COLORADO NOTES.


Increase OF ..i5;i in the city r-slstra-
tlon.
The stat. travelling library belonging
10 the Colorado Stat. Federation OF
Womcn's clubs will receive siup OF the
stale fund.
III. i.onsmont Gun club Is issuing
Thanksgiving ,iny, and large crowd
OF crack shooters IL expected.
W. y. Bailey. general passenger
agent OF ia. Colorado Midland railroad.
has presented handsome h-nr cub Ia
III. City park nj Denver. The animal
was captured near D-iein".
Harold ]. ft.ii. Inventor ot the Wells
bach burner. which ha- enabled .as TO
comp.t. with electricity In producin.
brilliant light. died in Denver durin.
the last month of consumption.
". u. rabor. editor Of Drops of
Ink" hns recovered the sight Of his
right eye by th. r-innvni uf "a cataract.
The operation WIS performed October
y. Ten days nft-rwHr,i Mr.. l'nhor was
nbl. 10 IL. his eyes In the glare Of day
light.
II II expected ihnt the CENSUS returns
will give. Colorado another congress.
man. as III. population II 1.19' more
than enough for three congressman un'
der the present rattle.
Charles \. Parker hns accepted ihg
appointment as commissioner OF the
Colorado Traffic Association. lie has
been serving In u similar position with
the ~. Louis traffic bureau.
William Claus. u mi,l,iis-ascd single
man. was killed In the Nevada mine nt
Snlina few days ago. Claus was ell.
gagged n picking out n delayed shot.
His body was badly muiilatcd.
The Chcycun. electric light company
Il making u number nj improvements
In street iight-. Ar,-s Will IL. swung IN
the center of the streets Ia til. business
portion Of the city. instead OF being
suspended from high poles. "a, at pres.
cni.
This will l,c n banner year for equip
mcnt Of Colorado roads. The Denver
4 Rio Gran,i.. Rio Griiu'lc Western.
Colorado \ Southern have been order
Ing new ears OF the wide v.stibulc va
ricty and NIL. too. have ordered many
locomotives.
The Mormon colonis,s who settled
along the Stirkingwatcr river last
summer have laid out two town.
sites. one On Sage creek and the other
near the head Of their thirty-milc ca
nal. One Of the towns has been named
Shoshonc and the other Byron.
Incorporation papers Of the National
Jewish Hospital association have been
died with the secretary Of state. The
organization Ii that arranged for by
the national meeting In Ohio few
weeks ago. so that the Institution may
be placed on business basis.
The mayor. board OF public works
and other city officials OF Denver re-
Gently visited the site OF the Goose
creek dam OF the Denver Union Water
Company and gave II careful inspec-
tion In view Of the expected negotia-
tions for the purchase Of the water
plant by the city.
In the District Court ut Cripple
Greek, Mrs. Minnie stephens was
awarded 5000 damages against the
Florence n Cripple Creek Hallway
Company. Her husband was Killed by
a runaway ear several months ago ut
the Economic mill on the west side OF
Suuaw mountain.
George Webster. the young man who
was injured by falling under Santa
Fc freight train Mt IIollcy. died at Pu.
eblo on the 9th inst ns the result or
his injuries. Aside from severe cut
in his head lie was badly bruised and 1t
Is thought his death was due to In
ternal injuries.
At the recommendation OF Special
Agent Amin of the postal department
and Postmaster Mitchell of Pueblo.
rural free delivery will be established
in the Artman and Ninelnnd districts
in Pueblo county, November 10th, and
will be the twenty y-sccond rural route
established in the state since July.
Glcnwood Springs had two fires on
the 4th inst. The planning mill of VIII
liam Dugan was burned to the ground
Mt noon. The loss Is 800. Within an
hour of this fire the home OF Peter re-
terson WAS also burned to the ground.
Mr. Peterson was severely Durneu
about the face and hands in attempting
to secure his papers from the burning
building. Loss $500.
A cruel practical joke was perpetrnt-
cd Mt Victor Il few days ago on MISS
Nellie F'latry. Some person unknown
sent II note to her. supposed to nave
come from Pueblo. stating that the
young lady's mother had died there.
Hut the statement proved to be false.
Miss Flatry sent kilograms to her rela-
tivcs in the South. informing them of
her mothers death. Preparations were
also made for the funeral. If the note
sander can be located he Will be ar
rested.
A summary Of the reports OF the
state institutions for October mas oeen
by the secretary OF the poiru
nf charities and correction: At the
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