Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-09-21
COLORADO NOTES

SutNtrtpu.
Many cities OF Colorado are sending
funds to Galveston.
Denver people have already sub
scribed over $1,000 for the Galveston
relief fund.
Al u mass meeting held at Colorado
Springs. $1,000 was raised for the Gal
weston flood sufferers.
Byron II. Fox. iImbcrman ut the
Smuggler mine. Aspen. was Killed nt
10 this afternoon by cnve-in III me
sixth level. He was putting In SET
OF timbers when u rock weighing sew
eral tons tipped down. rolled over anu
crushed him against the timbers.
The horse show Will he held Mt ID. A.
c. Park. Denver. aud contract has
been let for the constructing OF n grand
stand with n seating capacity OF Lou.
This viii. OF course, include boxes AMI
seating accommodations OF every kind.
a round-trip rate OF one fare mas Wch
secured from the railroads.
The third annual exposition OF the
Las AnImns County Fair Assoriation
was opened "Wednesday morning MIN
splendid line OF exhibits. The asri'
cultural. frui, and poultry display are
WAS baseball game between the local
team and Sopris. The score was !: 70
In favor OF the home team. :.
Professor C.. J.. Scaly. who recently
came To La Juntn and who hns bvrn
much concerned over the fate OF HIS
relatives Ia Galveston. has received
word from that city that his mother.
sister. two brothers. ar uncle aud OTHER
relatives to the number oI twcA'y'on,
In NIL. have been lost. lie Is Frustrated
with grtrf. -
The iirst day OF the district fair ~
CARRIED. Pnkin' and Eagl. counties
~ns devoted To tine arrangement OF the
numerous exhibits. which bid fnlr To
eclipse all former exhibitions held mt
Glcnwood.., The bouniifui production
.af fruit ALREADY l. npparcai on every
table. Th.,ii.piay of agricultural prod
ucis Is also very line and conclnsi'.iy
shows that the district cannot bc sur.
passed by any section OF the stale.
A.trnpmcr ut III. Portland mine
named Tony Cnncy fell from the cnd
OF the ircs;ic down the dump Mt y
o'clock Friday morning and dragged
his orr car after him. lie rolled some
forty feet over sharp rocks 10 the bot
tom. Fortunately the heavy orc car
took n different rout- and this fact
saved Quincy frpm death. liz escaped
with n spruincd wrist aud many
bruises.
II 1. reported That ". =. Stration has
made another Gift Ia the State School
OF Mines. tile amount with which lie Il
credited with rivin. the Institution this
time II s:.iOsl. this being the third do
nation to the school. Mr.. Strntton IL
a member OF the beard of directors AMI
has AWAY. taken mn active Interest In
the welfare Of the college. The gift IL
entirely distinct from the one made
short time ago. and will l.. used for
the erection Of another building ut the
school to H. known ns the Sira,,on
building.
The Republicans Of .Nrapnho county
have nominated the following cundi.
dates: For siai- senator. from Arnp.
nio- county. Wolfe IIondoncr. william
4. Hover. John u. smith: for district
judges. Calvin T.. Butler. J. q. Stark.
weather. George ". Aii-n. I. T.. Bar.
mum. George T.. Steele: for district ut.
'orn-y. u. ". iiuribut: for county
commissioners. Thcvior. Mott: for
members Of the House OF Represents.
iisc.. Louis AnfcnE-r. ". W. Booth.
John corcoran. sidney Eastwood. Mrs.
John Glitch. Jr.. Dr. ". n. Robertson.
Peter Whine. John ". Walker. Paul
u. Gaylord. Frank q. Con-. Joseph y.
u. Rivers. Ralph W. Smith and Wi.
liam II. Sanford: for Justice Of the
peace ,.ccond district. j. a. e. 1tcy-
nolis: for constable tsccond dis'rict.
John Holmt~rg.
\ movement Is afooi TO induce Gen.
cfai Joseph Wheeler. recently retired
from the United States army. TO come
To Colorado 10 Accept n position ms