Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-30
COLORADO NOTES.

''"ihho Springs morse SHOW.
which closed August 22nd. was de
clared 10 be a decided success.
The hrst Colorado & Southern train
Since the washout OF August I'd reach
cd Bucna Vista from Como August
18th.
President David Starr Jordan OF Lc-
land Stanford University, preached In
Calvary Baptist Church, Denver, on
Sunday, August 18th.
The people Of Arvaia. on the Colora.
do y Southern line between Denver
ana Golden, expect TO have an electric
line Into Denver this winter.
preparing To hold n fair and festival
from September iith to 2ist 10 raise
FUNDS FOR the erection OF a building.
The proposed new power house and
plant OF STATIONS electric street rail-
way system In Colorado Springs Will
cost about SiJpDpo aud will be one OF
the finest in the West.
A Victor Ladies' Pioneer Club has
been organized by the ladies' who came
early 10 Victor. Mrs. II. II. Aichison
was elected pr.sldcn, ani II was de.
cidcd 10 hold annual meetings.
The i've large steam laundry plants
In Pueblo arr cndcayorins TO effect u
combination and have been consider
Ing the erection of big plant TO ac-
conmolaie the whole business.
Thomas l.. Barr. founder Of the
Peoples Pulpit" work in Milwaukee,.
viii cndcnv1F TO rrorEnnlEc the famous
broadway Temple Association OF the
lnI. Myrun W. Reed at the broadway
ihcnIcr In Denver.
Thcrc was great rejoicing among the
baseball enthusiasts In bcnvcr when
the Denver Western League team
ciimbs,l from eighth place To- fourth.
leaving Dies Mulnc- nni Colorado
Springs to fight for the booby prize.
James \. Fleming. formerly Of Den
Yer. hut now = wealthy mine owner
OF Phoenix. Arizona. hns ltccu sued Tor
$1,000 damages by Miss Jessie NJ.
Graham. who alleges hat Fleming
promised to marty her In is;s. and
ins failed TO ,lo -. Miss Graham for.
m-riy lived In Butte. Montana.
United States iIydusTHphcr \. =.
Fellows. who returned To- Denver few
days ago FROM trip through the west
cTu part II the state. says that ,hcrc u
NOR, water IL the rivers un tile western
slope this year than there has bccn he
I lnrr for nft-rn yrans. Mr.. Fellows
mri isurrd many IL the rivCss while on
his trip.
Grant crumicy. who shot sam
Strong, was well known in Colorado
Srrtuss in iSgi. ns was also his broth
a.. sherman. who went {" cripple
Greek aud s01u attracted public at
'rntinu hy iylnE accused of tigrticirl'
ilnu in the robbery of floTcrc" y
Cripple Greek passenger train 4 short
distance from Victor.
In the District Court Ht Fort Morgan
Harry Simmineton pleaded guilty
whrn nrraisuci for burglary aud ni.
;rmpiinE to take the life uf Sheriff \.
:; calvert. Judge Bennett S"uiCncd
the prisoner 60 term Of not less thnn
tW.iyr nor nor, than fifteen years Mt
hnrl labor In the pcuiicniiary aud be
VA. tuErn tn Canon City 10y the sheriff
he tried to Kill.
Fish and Game Commissioner ilnr'
riS has received n dispatch from VII
liam Radcliffe that he can have lph..
nnp trout which he has In thc uuitcl
States hatchery nt LCadvillc. Mr. lsnh-
sim, has :snp.p trout In the hatchery.
,nd Commissioner Harris will ask him
fnr nII nr them. which hC will distTth.
rt,r in the 81. Elmo. New Castle Hnd
Frying Fan rivers.
Al SiIycrton August 2itl. about l''H
II IN. during u heavy riinstorIn.
ri,r,ihurst occurred on Anvil noun
t,iu. flooding all the residences along
Tiuff street from Twelfth to- Four
tcruth streets. Where the cloudburst
struck. huge bnuidrr~ weighing nearly
/, ton were lifted from ntt the Ernund.
mi. il said to hc the first cloudhurst
,bnt over occurred In the Immediate VI
cinity uf Silvcriun.
Among the men who came u" zen
vrr tn attend the scientific gathering -
II +. brewer uf Yale University. lhc
urrfrSsur was In Colorado IN 1852 WIN
I, ,,,rty Of government men who spent
",rrrni months nsCCrtnininc the height
- ,br maintains. The expedition NAM
,,,t ,hr three peaks on the west side ot
soul, mark Harvard" Yale ana
..prinr,'inn." and determined the
,,ci,,ht Of many Of the principal peaks
nf ibr eastern portion Of the range.
Denver News special says that Mt
,,r,ritr on the night Of August 2iih
,nI,l,rr,. effected an entrance through
The glass door Of the Hanson Grocery
,'omrnny's store. blowing open tnc
IRON <1Cc and extracting over 500 III
money and some jcwclry. The money
,,rrn was $40 In checks which had 81.
adv been endorsed and so in gold
anJ silver, II Is evident that the ROD
n"rs % used dynamite. as the force OF the
nvnlnsion was SO great that II com
,,in,rIy demolished n huge oil tank IN
,h, rSnr OF the building. causing the
,jI ,n bc spilled over the goods, doing
considerable damage.
The lodge OF Elks at Central City Is
,raEinr elaborate preparations Tor n
,ajr and festival September lith !"
"ist The purpose Of the fair is to OBJ
,,in funds TO build lodge room. Inc
EniarnIn n southern railroad has Of
,nrrd tn make rate OF one fare Tor
,Sn round trip during the fair week
Sun, Denver and all points ON It's Clear
rr""l and BOULDER divisions. and eel
',,,ration is being arranged by the cit-
n, ,n he held September 18th, 18th
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