Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-13
COLORADO NOTES.

not I" hhV" his name published.
severe hnllsIOrm at BcTthoui. Sep
i'inl'"r 9th. did considerable daInag. To
run. Knocking II from tia trees. ana
ais" Injured sugar beets.
on Saturday night. September s,h.
~" linllack block nj III. corner Of
Eighteenth and Market streets in Den.
20 Was destroyed by IRE. Loss. nearly
slO1.OnJ.
John iLml-rr. mine contractor.
was Instantly killed September 9Th
MhiI" nj work on the Park lode Of the
Denton Mining Company AT l.cadyIilc
Icy the civlns In Of n heavy body OF
Earth.
W. i. Miller just finished drilling a
well for III" town watcFworks plant at
i:nion. An abundance OF pure water
hn- h"cn secured. The work of laying
III" mains will h. carried forward as
fnsi ns possible.
Many Denver dogs have recently died
"f disease which lla- been recognized
Icy l"cal veterinarians ns poiloinycliils.
u III" disease Is anything like the
nam" II must bc dossonci hard on tine
CANNES. No wonder they die.
City and Mnniiou. near what Is known
~ Acnsini-. - feet OF the Mnnltou
street car track was washed out by
the steady downpour Of min. The
street ear company was obliged To
transfer passengers around the sccnc
Of the accident.
The general mcrchandIs. siorc OF e.
II. Cross nt Minturn was entered by
thieves on the night OF September 9Th.
and about Si'S worth OF goods stolen.
On the Sunday night previous the rcs-
inurant belonging To Mr.. Henry was
robbed Of something over 500 In cash.
Al the rock drilling contest In Lead.
Vile on Labor Day. ilupps aud Lind.
Iuist OF Ouray broke the worlds rec
ord by driving the drill III, Inches.
which beats the former record held by
Chamberlain and AndrcIg nearly two
Inches.
The directors OF the state fair TO he
held nt Pueblo September I'D TO 18th
have received letter from GunnISon
county asking that arrangements bc
made TO allow the county to have a
building made from halcs OF hay In
which to place Its exhibits.
In addition to his former donations
OF the surface rights OF his Austin
Bluffs land to the city OF Colorado
Springs for q park. General William j.
Palmer will also give u right OF way
over all the ground owned by the Colo
orndo Springs company for botlc-
ward.
e. II. Holly. an old resident Of Colo.
RADIO. died suddenly ut his home In
Bculah. Pueblo county. n few days ago.
The deceased formerly lived In Pueblo
and his wife. Mrs. Clara Clyde Holly.
who survives him. was u member OF
the state Legislature In 1896. and the
author Of the age of consent law.
Mrs. Helen Grcnfcll will make n
careful inspection OF the public schools
In the North park. a part OF the state
that has not always received the at
tcn,ion Il deserves on account OF the
time required 80 reach 1t from Denver.
John Erickson proposes to build u
$4,000 opera house at Florence.
The grand stand for the Festival of
Mountain and Plain will he erected on
the site OF former festival arenas at
Colfax avenue and Broadway. The
seating capacity will he upwards OF
10000. All special events Will take
place in the arena. All parades VIII
pass In review before the grand stand.
+. l.. Dana and Charles Iobrist an
nounccd their intentions to build
street car line TO Prospect Lake from
Colorado Springs. The lake Is about
mile and half from the center OF
the city and the parties intend to make
II big resort. The building OF this
ear line will be the first step. 1t VIII
cost S2J,Ooo.
During the storm ut Lovcland Sep
trmbcr Sd. two men. William Clark
and Charles Wells. were hurt by n
lightning stroke while under their wa
gan. about n mile west of town. Their
dog was killed. Lightning struck
some hay stacks on the farm of a.
Rist. four miles west of town. ana
about fifty tons were burned.
Blast furnace A at the Minnequa
stool works, Pueblo. which has been
in course of construction for more
than n wear. was blown in September
.,th. Miss Grammer. daughter or Su-
ucrint cndcnt Grammer OF the Dlast
furnace, started the big machinery 60
ing. The furnace will add ABOUT ioo
tons of pig iron II day to the output Oh
the plant.
It Is announced that by October list
work will be commenced on the new
steel wagon plant ut Pueblo to De
erected between the Minncqua town
site and the Union Stock Yards on the
land of the c. Il. Il |. Company. 1t Is
understood that the S350.OOO of capital
stock Of the company has all been sub
scribed, and all possible efforts Will De
made to get the work under way.
The first annual fair of the Irowcrs
County Fair Association will be held
Mt Lamar on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. September 18th, 1oth ana
Doth A race track has been built:
ON Frontier Day. the 10Th, there VIII
hc broncho busting" and roping CON
tcsts for valuable prizes, COWBOY
races, baseball, foot racing. III addlt'oh
TO the regular speed program.
Earl Bishop. the eightcen-year-old
son Of A ranchman living near Agate,
In Elbcrt county, was attacked on the
morch of his home by Il mad wolf or
pnroio , short time since. There were
dftccn lncerations on his left hand and