Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-11
COLORADO NOTES.

h'uuthts.
\ good deal OF hay was scattered
over the fields by the recent wind
storms south OF Florence.
The first SNOW OF the season fell at
Denver shortly after midnight October
9th. II WIS all gone before morning.
The city OF Colorado Springs and the
county Of III raSo Will unite To build
Si.pJ pest house. work To be COLT
mcnc,'d immediately.
Many portions Of the state We're Wis.
tied by II heavy fall OF rain and SNOW
ON Sunday, October 9TH. The front
range took on u coat OF white.
The Letter Carriers National Con
rcntlon will meet nj Denver next year
and arrangements VIII la made To
show them over the state rs much rs
possible.
Six new excursion ears, built on the
plan of mn observation coach. viii bc
ordered Tor the passenger department
1r the Colorado Springs X Cripple
Greek Short Line railroad.
Governor orman hns issued an order
declaring SaliIa to H. city Of III.
second class. In accoplnncc with the
twelfth census returns. which gave
During tile months Of July. August
and September beaver people took out
permits to erect buildings io the value
of SaJi.:iIi. which far suTIrassc~ any
;hr-c months sinc- the panic Of is:si.
After looking over the bands in a,-
tendance ai the festival in Denver. the
committee from b-ndwuo.l, South Da'
koin. engaged thr Cr,,i" hand for the
..F "A
year.
Appearances sccm to iriirni. that
attendance nj pc ii-Iuc's third annual
lion hunt. oriN,-r 18th nni .sith. will
greatly EXCEED nii previous years. Am.
dogs have hccn made.
Tie county commissioners OF Garfield
county finished thrir thrS-r days scs'
si1n sitting ns ipari OF equalization
without nrccivins . single request from
amy taxpayer 10 have his aSs-ssmcn,
reduced.
An effort will L. made to have tho
in-iniirFs of the American Institute OF
Mining Ensinrrrs to visit Colorado
Springs and the Cripple Cr'ck district
Immediately after their annual mrc,.
inE in the City Of Mexico early Ia Mo-
v-mitrr.
The bncach Of promise suit brought
by Mis. Nellie Lewis against sam
S;rons has finally been settled ou, OF
court. Siipuintinus Ia that effect have
been iilci with the clerk of the sn'
rrrmc Court by Augustus II. Martin.
attorney for Mrs. sam Strong.
Rural free delivery will bc establish.
c,i In Mesa county. Sp--ial Inspector
I.I~w.llyn having decided upon two
ruuics. Charles W. Rumble has been
appointed carrier an the -nsi route AMI
u. VI. Flick OH the west route. These
npisniatmcnts wrtr iBHdc hy ro-imas'
TER rricv II Grand Junction.
Word has been received from Miss
Cora Fay. one Of the teachers who
went 10 Manila from Colorado Springs
tIia, she has hCrn detailed hy the gov.
-rumcni 10 open Rnd conduct normal
srhnoj in the pruvinc,r of Mindanao.
Sh. .Si~r,r,i 10 isr in charge Of the
school with six American assistants
for at least one year.
Colorado Springs enterprise Is mani.
fest in the San Juan Hallway and
Electric Company. recently organized
with ssNn.Oo capital by local hnnn'
,.irrS to build and operate an electric
Fnjlway in Ouray csunty nnd TO fur-
ui-h power and coal for the mines IN
the San Juan district. u. y. TAFT OF
Colorado Springs viii l'c rcncinl man
nrcr Of the company aud y. :. Nun.
sou local agent.
The kennel show committee OF the
Colorado Kennel Club has settled on
November "ist. End and 2Ssrd as the
,latcs for the coming show ia Denver.
81 - asFsg.E IL
,ntrnurr fee has lsCcn set Mt 81 for
,,,rh dog. although the first intention
wps TO have II at 81 for the first dog
nuJ 81 for each additional entry. The
riub has received official notice OF It's
acceptance rs member OF tho Amcri-
lean Kennel Association.
,pr Of the selections played at the
Mountain and Plain Festival by the
No.Irru woo,imcn's hand from Grand
Junr,inu. was the Local Taxation
March, dedicated to State Senator
Jnmcs W, Bucllin OF Grand Junction.
in honor II his success In placing be-
fnrc the people constitutional ninenh-
mrut giving counties an opportunity To
vote on special methods of taxation.
'I.t,, music ts by George l.. NinSlcy OF
Hrockton. Massachusetts.
Julius G. Plumb Of Colorado Springs
dir,I ON the Ith inst. He had been
i,yic. county commissioner. once al
1crman and once mayor OF Colorado
Spriurs. The cause OF his death wes
cancer Of the stomach. from which he
mad suffered for the rnst two years.
Ne Plumb was for many years proni.
mont in both business and poIticnI
cirrips being one uf the Silver Rcpub-
ilcnn party in the state. lie was inter
.si,,I in Cripple Greek and was an eN-
tcnsiyc owner in the Anchoria-i.elnnd.
ON the 9th inst at Plattcvillc. Geo.
Hnmcy. a farmer. had team killed IN
:, nccr,linr manner. While loading
,,,ys in 10 the wagon the team became
frightened and escaped. They mate
straight for the chicago i,Scr. wn.'
80 rnnninr about fifty miles an hour.
Thcv struck the train squarely In the
rcnt,r Both horses were Killed in-
stnntly. The steps Of one coach were