Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-03-01
COLORADO NOTES.

hunt ut Colorado Springs before lehV-
Ing for the East.
A great quantity Of rock from the ba-
salt cliffs mt Golden will be used In the
streets of Denver.
Recruits are being received in Denver
for the Thirtleth infantry. which is to
rendezvous at Fort Logan.
| The Santa Fe railroad has complet-
ed Its two large Ice houses at La Junta
and has them about filed with Ice.
The pay roll OF the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company Mt the Bessemer
steel works for the month OF January
was $l57.24l,3i.
James Gill was fined SO and costs,
amounting to S35. for the unlawful
killing OF game In the cedars some for
~ miles south OF La Junta.
The Fire and Police Board OF Den
yer have offered $500 reward for the
capture OF the Capitol hill thug who
has been assaulting and numbering
women.
There are 2.355 members in good
standing In the Department Of Colorado
and Wyoming q. \. II. During the
past six months the gains were loS and
the losses l2J.
The gross receipts Of the Denver City
Tramway Company for last year
amounted TO 81 .3oa.:a $50. which Is n con.
siderable improvement over those Of
the year before.
An examination for postal clerks and
carriers VIII bc held In Denver. April
9th. Application blanks mus, he filled
out and turned In TO the board OF ex-
amincrs before March 18th.
The Health Board OF Denver Is pre-
pairing for a vaccination crusade with
View OF utterly stamping on, smallpox
In the city. 4 house TO house system
OF.
on the night OF the 18th instant the
L.ndyiiic Lodge OF Eagles gave u sue.
cessfui entertainment for the benefit
OF the Tabor fund which IL being
ralsci In that city. and which previous.
iy amounted to 500.
While In Denver n few days ago.
Colonel =. II. Dick. vice president Of
the Colorado s Northwestern railroad.
stated that without doubt the company
would build the proposed extension
from Ward to ElioEn.
pr. frunci. Kennedy. professor Of
philosophy In the University OF Colo.
fnio. died nj liouiai-F. February i9ih.
Of typhoid fever. lie was graduate
OF frincrion University. and was only
twcn'y-sis years old.
Tho rucbio's Evening Journals vo;.
inE comics; for the most poplar school.
boys in Pueblo" was decided in favor
Of I'D. q. Smith aud Carl Mapucy.
whose expenses arr paid to Washing.
ton aud return TO witness the lnaGEuga.
lion.
i,psiCEicis l. f.awih-r. who died from
Injuries received Mt the rorahnntas
gold mine. was buried Mt glcuwppi
Springs. February 10Th. iic was in.
stalled as superintendent Of the mine
only the week before the accident. and
was prominent in mining circles.
II. g. iiusscy Of Parachute. Colorado.
has donated to the bureau Of war relies
IN the capitol building at Denver. n
Mauscr rifle taken from n Filipino. Ths
ealibEc il only IS. hut the ballet will |
pierce six feet OF seasoned pine.
joha Alexander Sccicy. the well.
known civil engineer and former cuun.
~ surveyor Of otCTo county. but latter.
~ an auctionccT Of Boulder county.
died nj the hunc Of his sister. Mrs. ".
q. Houston. Ia Boulder. February 10th.
Joseph Inmau. Colorado pioneer
and n mCinlCr Of the Greeley colony in
the early days. dropped dead OF heart
disease while walking along the street
at NinCicrnih aud Linculu avenues In
Denver ON the Afternoon OF February
18th.
Governor orman has signed rcluisi.
Hon papers for the rCturn OF William
Collins from California. Collins Is
wanted on the charge OF forging n time
check for 500 on the Colorado &
Southern railroad. Special Officer
William Reno Of she railroad company
will so for Collins.
In the two years cEiinr November
Both last. Logan county cared for ihir.
ty.ninc poor persons ut n total cost Of
sTOpJsi. For tile year ending Novrtn.
lcr -. 1879. twelve males and nine fc.
males were helped AZ a cost OF sc,siGs.
and for the year ending November ~.
1850. eleven males and seven females
at a Gust Of SII3.iG.
The reception given 10 General Fitz.
hugh Lee by the Sons Of the Revolution
at the Brown Palace hotel in Denver
on the night Of February End, was n
brilliant social affair. There was a
very large attendance Of prominent
people. many Of whom came from dis.
tant parts OF the state. General Lees
speech was received with almus: con.
slant applause.
Frank Tompkins. tho shccphcricr
who disappeared from Adams & Bunk
Crs' ranch about n month ago. was
found February 23ri by one Of W. ].
Fairs hcTtlCrs. sixteen miles northeast
Of Greeley. near Wyaitc Bros place.
frozen to death on ,hc prairie. II Is
supposed tina, TompkIns started 10
walk to Greeley and was overcome by
sickness and the cold.
a meeting Of the school boards Of
Phillips county was held February
END for the purpose Of Clccting coun.
ty high school committee. The follow.
ing persons were elected: John Hegin-
botham. !. a. Berg. W. l.. Pugh and
n. e. Uargraves. After this meeting