Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-11-01
COLORADO NOTES.

Walter s. Reilly of Denver, Theodore
u. WIlkenberg of Sterling and clyde "
Hummel OF Montrose have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks.
The annual report of the commits.
siOner OF pensions shows the number OF
pensioners on the roll for Colorado was
S,l:4: amount paid them. S9ii.O2o.
w. Il. Starr has shipped In from New
Mexico 5000 head OF lambs which he
will feed this winter In the vicinity Of
Greeley for the eastern markets.
A serious car blockade has existed for
some time ut Pueblo, there being miles
OF cars standing OH the tracks which
the lincs have no far been unable to
handle.
A. l.. Lawton. for many years prom
incntly connected with the Colorado
Springs Rnpid Transit Company. died
ut the Plnnkinton house In milwaukee,
October 9th OF pneumonia.
The members of the Gcntlemen's
Driving and Riding Club OF Denver
are again agitating the building ot
grand stand at City park race track.
The polo games attract great CROWDS
At Boulder October 25th the jury In
the case OF Ida Lamm and her nus
band. Peter Lamm. charger with shoot
Ing and killing .'curicy" Ablcs last
August. brought In n verdict OF not
guilty.
The Leadviiic football eleven In pre-
pairing to make u western trip. The
manager has arranged Tor gaines ~
Glcnwood and other western Colorado
towns. the trip To end In Salt Lake.
after having played an eleven In ogden
The registration In Teller county
shows that about 1900 voters arr en-
titled to east their ballots on Novcni'
bcr 9Th. The following II the number
registered In the principal towns OF III.
district: Cripple Greek. s.3io: Victor.
S.Os3: Goidncid. i.3t1; Independence
Sii.
Major II. II. Wilson. In charge Of the
Denver recruiting station. has received
orders To stop recruiting nrtiiicryiicp
aud To get men for the Philippines. The
reason IL that during the next lew
months the terms OF enlistment OF u
large number Of men. most OF whom
are In Luxon. will expire.
The rccrnt attempt To photograph
the loop between Georgetown and sil'
yer Plume from balloon was fall
urc owing to rapid current of cold alt
causing the balloon to burst. The Den
yer Post announces that no furthcf
trial will bc made this year.
A Mormon church will .oon bc erect.
csi in Denver, ground having been pur.
chased nj the corner Of South Water
str.rt and Sixth avenue. The money u
said 10 have air-ady bccn seat from
Salt Lake Ia ray for the lots and "a
building that will seat 90 people.
Tho fall meeting of the teachers of
tho sixth normal Institute was held nj
cheyenne Well. October 18th and 18th.
The officers elected for tho coming
year arr: Mi.s Com Hamilton. prs.
i,icnt: Miss Lucy VIII. sscrrtary. and
Superintendent Hobart. Trusicy and
Thompson. vice presidents.
The Interstate Csmm-rcc Commission
will meet In Denver November II and
investigate rns.- against q number OF
rad. involving the relative rates ap-
pilcabiS TO Denver and Pacific coast
POINTS. George ]. kinici and the Den
yer Chamber Of Commcrcc arc the
compiainants In these cases.
since Mr.. EIicrs' retirement from tho
general management cf the Pueblo
planf. Of the American smelling and
Refining Company they have bccn
piar.-i under three sup-rintcndcnts. n.
follows: T.. u. Eakin. Philadelphia
.m-,,cr: W. II. Howard. Pueblo plant
and T.. A. Mce.man. Colorado plant.
In n quarrel In the room Of AtndEr
barry at the Hotel Colorado. in Den
yer. on the night Of October .ith. Will
lam Heal. n paper hanger. shot aud
probably fatally wounded John Swan
son. proprietor Of the Scandinavian
House saloon. Rivalry over the pos
session Of the woman occasiouc'i tbs
ARRAY. Heal was taken into custody.
Thirty waiter girls In the Hon.
Dairy restaurant. at Denver. an cxtcn
sivc and hish.,oncd establishment,
struck n few days since bccnusc thcy
wcrc compelled to pay for broker
dishes when. as they asserted. II wa.
the agreement not to exact nay for ac
cidcn,s but TO discharge those wbs
were careless. The girls gained THEFT
point and went back to work the mex
day.
State Auditor Crouicr has son, a cir
cular letter to each Of the county as
SCISSORS asking them to forward TO hin
Immediately n complete abstract OF ns
scssmcnt OF all property assessed h,
them and cqualizci by the state buarI
4 OF equalization: also abstracts Of al
property assessed by them and ccr,ifc,
10 them by the state board of assessors
The abstracts are wanted as n basi,
for the auditors estimates and aplspr
tionmcnt Of the state tax.
In the Midland hotel at Denver. OF
the morning OF October 9th. Mrs. Mel
lie uariifer. wife of Denver con
tractor and builder. and William 4
Flanders. n hotel kccpcr Of Lyons. Col
orado. took morphine and cocaine Will
suicidal intent. In a state Of ,iclirjun
Flanders called the hotel clerk. who
on going TO the room with others. fouu,
Mrs. Hardifcr in dying condition. Sh,
died almost Immediately. and FIandrr,
was taken To the county hospital
where II was thought he might recover
Another change in ,hc method Of on
Grating the plants OF the American