Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-01-18
COLORADO NOTES.


Charles i. Wilson has been elected
| president OF the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce.
1t is announced that the Sllverton
railroad, from SilvcrIon TO lronton.
has been closed for the winter.
Moses Llverman. cashier OF the Den
Yer postoiiicc. has resigned In order 10
attend TO his business in Silverton.
The board OF trustees OF Telluride
have granted II iwenty-ycar franchise
TO the Colorado Telephone Company.
Thirteen carloads OF hogs We're
shipped from Fowler during the month
OF October. bringing more than 5000.
The Colorado Federation OF Women's
Clubs has selected Cripple Greek IN
the place for holding Its convention
next fall.
William Stlner and William Hood
We're KILLED by an explosion In the
Consolidated mine mt Newcastle on the
9Th instant
John W. Crooks, state supcrintcnd-
ent OF the Baptist missions OF Colora-
do. died at Monte Vista on the sth
instant. from nm attack OF pneumonia.
The Pueblo Cowboy Band attracted
much attention in Denver. where they
stopped over n day on their way to the
Stockgrowcrs' convention at Salt Lake.
The comptroller OF the currency has
declared twelve and onc-half per
cent. dividend In favor Of the creditors
OF the insolvcnt Commercial National
bank OF Denver.
The town council OF Glcnwood
Springs Is moving toward inun1cipii
ownership OF Its water and electric ser
vice and hns ordered survey OF Griz'
ely creek with that purpose In view.
Mrs. Emma Fitzgerald Of Denver.
whose husband Is n railroad fireman.
has applied for "A divorce because her
..worscr half pulled her out OF bed
and forced her 30 pray for four hours.
Judge ]. G. Rcaklrt, for twenty-five
years n resident OF Alnmosn. died on
the llth instant. He was the seventh
man who hns died In Alamosa In the
past eight months who had been resi-
dent OF the town FOR twenty-five years.
At n meeting OF the Denver Minis
tcrs' Alliance. rnrson uzzcli. OF the
noted Peoples Tabernacle. is alleged
To have said: Il have raised s.shuo
since last April for my church. anu
out OF that not $500 has been given me
by Christians"
], A. Lowell OF the Denver City park
has purchased OF Professor U. y.
\ ZangG OF the public schools nt Hugo,
/ n fine antelope, which he shipped TO the
National geological gardens nt Wash'
| ington, y. c.. In exchange Tor Two
whitc-,aIlcd deer.
] At Trinidad. NIcoli Fcrraro. Lu.
ciano Pcrrino and Nofrlo Culnrso. NIL
Sicillans. were sentenced on the oth
instant TO not less than ten nor more
than thirty years In the pcnltcntinry
FOR the murder ut Bcrwind OF an ltal.
ian. Francisco Pccarrnro.
| Robert Huntington or Atlanta. Gcor-
EIn, is In Colorado investigating the de-
STABILITY OF erecting n factory nt
Rocky Ford or elsewhere In that ricin-
Ity to treat watcrmclous, or the waste
product OF watcrmclons. rs has been
proftnbly done IN Gcurgin.
| At Telluride, within the space Of
twcnty.four hours. Oliver Scovcl was
killed by n falling rock. William Tenn
eat was crushed to death by u snow
slide Mt the Tomboy mine. and Rich.
nrd Griffith lost his life by fall OF
80 feet down shaft In the Smuegler-
| Union.
| At faculty meeting OF the State
School OF Mines on the 18Th instant. 1t
was decided that the school should be
closed until January 18th, at least. on
account OF the prevalence OF disease
cpidcmics. The public schools are also
closed indefinitely. No deaths have re-
suited so far.
In the District Court ut Trinidad.
Jack Madill was sentenced by Judge
Northcutt TO not less than ten nor
more than sixty years in the pcniten-
tiary for shooting his wife Oh the night
OF February 1Ith last. Mrs. Mndill
| fingered In hnlf-conscious condition
for some time. dying on April 10Th.
The Lincoln County Cattle Growers
| Association elected the following Of
ficcrs for the ensuing year: President,
r, s. Harper of River Bend: vice prcsi-
dent, l.. ii. Field of Hugo: secretary
and treasurer. ]. L. Dickinson: cNccu-
tive committee. J. o. Dostal OF Aroya,
C. C. Sutherland and d. y. Lowell OF
Hugo.
Freight representatives OF railways
| leading East from Colorado are en-
Meeting n heavy movement of lambs to
rastcru markets within the next few
| weeks. 1t Is estimated by the experts
that more than 5000 carloads of lambs.
fottcncd in Colorado for the market.
will be sent out of this state before
next April.
The Lincoln County Cattle Growers
Association and the Lincoln and Elbcrt
County Wool Growers Associations
elected the following delegates to at
tend the National Live Stock Associa-
tion meeting at Salt Lake: A. Mc1n-
tyre. James Will. l.. NJ. Laurie. ID. b.
| Hrockway. C. NJ Miles, J. o. Dostal
! and l.. II. Field.
The county commissioners and Archi-
tcct smith Of FL Paso county recently
went to Salt Lake City to inspect the
marble and other interior decorations
of Salt Lake City's new million dol
lnr city and county building. The de-
signs will he studied with view to
employing them in the new court