Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-27
COLORADO NOTES.


occupy new quarters In the Equitable
building after January LIST.
The nomination OF Il. c. Fleming.
register OF the Sterling land office, has
been confirmed by the Senate.
Congressman Shafroth has intro
duced u bill 80 increase the cost limit
OF the Denver mint To SSOO.uoo.
Extensive improvements, TO cost In
the neighborhood OF 100000, VIII be
made In the ID. 4 Il. q. shops 1t Den
yer.
Senator Teller and Representatives
BcK and Shafroth have decided TO re-
main In Washington during the hoii'
days.
A Washington dispatch says that
Mrs. II. II. Gibbon. wife OF Justice GID
bon, has been appointed postmistress
OF Ward.
Milton Hess OF Frcdcrickstown. Mis-.
souri,. has been appointed an Industrial
teacher ut the Grand Junction Indian
school.
Attorney A. Il. Mckinley. who was
terribly mangied by n street car In
Denver some six weeks ago, Is reported
TO be almost well again.
A heavy wind storm In Buenn Vista
on the 2..na blew down the telephone
and electric light wires and left the
town temporarily In darkness.
TracklayinI on the extension OF the
street car line nt Boulder has been be-
gun. The rails We're secured from the
Tramway company OF Denver.
The Denver 4 Northwestern Rail-
way Company proposes to light the
town OF Arvada by electricity as soon
rs the Platte street power house Is put
In operation.
The President has appointed G. II.
Timbcrlnkc receiver OF public moneys
nt Sterling. and T.. uobkirk receiver nj
Del Norc. Both were confirmed by
the Senate.
II Is claimed tina, no better education
al program has ever been presented In
the state than that OF the Colorado
State Teachers Association In Denver.
December 25th. :sth and 18th.
Numerous shopiificrs were arrested
In the large stores nj Denver during
the rush OF the holiday trade. the
crowds being so dense as TO AFFORD
tempting opportunities to those THEY.
ixhly disposed.
Four annual poor reports fiicd with
the secretary OF state are ns follows:
Las Animas county. number OF poor
helped, ~: cos, OF maintenance. S5a:.
Lake. 10; Sl5.sJI.j1. kit Carson, .:
H.ota.25. otcro. li3. SJ.:e5.:J.
Tho purchase OF Coliseum hall In
Denver by Patrick II. Gallagher. ath-
ictIc Instructor OF the Denver Athletic
Club. gives rise So the report that II
will be maintained NJ a boxing arena.
but the purchaser says Il Is acquired
solely for Investment purposes.
The following appointments OF Colo
RADIO postmns'crS have been an
nounccd: Earl. william Tackc: Eu.
rckn. Anna Jclllk: Gladstone. j. Il.
Ashley: Hochnc. II. II. Butler: La
Plata. +. II. Gordon: Pick,on. q. NJ.
Toncblinr: Rugby. l.. II. Morris: Yam.
pa. ". W. carlc.
The county commissioners OF Arapa-
hoe county recently received bids for
burying paupcrs who may die during
the year. BIDS ranged from 1-.3 OF
mill TO cent for each body. Under
tntkcrs claim that eastern relatives us
unily turn up to pay for having the
bodies taken care OF or shipped.
The Associated Charities OF Colorado
Springs recently received n check for
81 600 from General w. J. Palmer. II
being Christmas contribution TO the
current expenses OF the organization.
II will enable the association to insti-
tute some new branches OF work thar
have ben contemplated for some time.
Thomas Elliott. while attending
tree Mt the Lycan school
house. four miles west Of Plattevilic.
was badly burned and narrowly cs-
capped death. He was acting as Santa
Claus, was dressed In cotton and the
cotton became ignitcd from the can
dies. The scvcrcst burns are on the
face and hands. II Is thought he may
lose the sight Of one eye.
The Colorado State Optical Associa.
ton held Its regular monthly meeting
December 11th. at the office OF Prcsi-
dent Robert Brooks Finch In Denver.
DIR. Edward Jackson addressed the as
ISOLATION on "Prisms." giving technical
OF their various phases
md uses. President Finch also ad-
dressed the members. State and city
members will meet January 11th next
for grand banquet.
The still house OF the Florence OIL
md Refining Company ut Florence
was burned on the afternoon OF De-
cembcr 10th, the loss being estimated
Mt about $1,000. Located in the still
house were four tanks, each one con
500 barrels OF crude oil that
was being refined. One OF the stills
sprang leak and the crude oil immc-
caught fire from the tirebox of
the boiler. close by. which furnishes
steam for the refining process.
II. NJ. What, man about sixty.iive
years OF age. was found frozen TO
death three miles from Fairplay ON the
18th instant. He had started with n
horse and cart 60 drive from near
to Park City. and his horse
gave out after passing Fnlrplay. when
Whnitc was overcome by the storm.
He leaves wife and three children
living on the ranch near Uartzcl The
hni.sc 1xns 50 frnznn ihnt IL hnl To Ln