Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Henry NuuhcI, nscu p was urpwncu
at Twin Lakes July 18Th.
G. T. Thompson OF Colorado Springs
was drowned In Lake Minnelua. Pu-
eblo. on Sunday. the 18th inst.
Elmer G. Mncllroy. n dairyman. COM
mittcd suicide by jumping into the
Roaring Fork river near G!enwood
Springs on the 18th inst.
The cowboys were so insistcnt that
the Mountain ana Plain festival CON-
mitice Were compelled to arrange for
rough rider tournament nj Denver next
fall.
Heavy rains were reported from n
large section OF both the Arkansas ana
Platte valleys ON the 1Ith instant. The
San Luis valley also came In for u
pretty good drenching.
oil has been struck by the Columbia
Crude oil Company south OF Florence
at n depth OF i,sOO feet. The well Is
near those OF the Flor.nc. Consolidated
and keystone companies.
Dcnvcr's two Trades and Labor As
scmbllcs elected officers on the 18TH
inst. W. II. Montgomery was elected
president OF the Incorporated assembly
and II. q. Moscr OF the unlncorporated
assembly.
The Pioneer Society held success
ful and largely attended picnic nt
Elitch's Gardens In Denver on Sunday,
July 18th. Senator Teller. who reached
Denver In April. 1851. WIS one OF the
speakers.
II Is reported that the Denver Horse
Show Association. which II planning
for II big exhibition In September. Will
try To consolidate Its show with the
rough riders tournament To bc given
by the Mountain aud Plain committee.
The Leaiyiiic Ioig. Of EiLs has let
the contract for rebuilding ani "ninrS-
lng the old Tabor opcru house OF Lead.
VILE. Thirty thousand dollars VIII bc
expended making II one OF the prct'
l.St places OF amusement In the state.
Til. Denver and Gross College Of
Medicine OF the University OF Denver
Inns elected the following officers for
the next thrc years: Dean. DIR. Shcs'
man q. Bonncy: vicr dean. br. i.roh'
nri Freeman: SECRETARY. DIR. Eobcrl
Levy.
The state fair Mt Pueblo September
18th TO .Jih viii b- u scnuin- old
fashioned exhibition. with prizes for
agricultural products. live stock. fnrni
Implements. etc. II will also include
horse rSc.s. rough riding ani other
nmtts.nicnts.
The iirst annual meeting Of 'h. Cello
rnio Condensed MIX Company nt Fort
Lupion was held July itih. The report.
Of III. oiiic-r. showed an excellent
financial condition ana considerable
net earning for the four months since
the plan, began operation.
Because Of the death Of hi. wife. III
health aud family cars. ls-v. David y.
Beach hns r-sisn-d from the i,ss'oru,-
Of the First Congregational Church OF
Denver. Two former rrsiEnation.
were no, accepted. hut this .rcms TO
L. '',hc third time aud out.
At n meeting Of the State Fair iiIcc.
tors at Pueblo Il wa. decided 10 hold
an excursion of business men down tho
valley ai,aut tile middle of August. The
idea IL TO advertise the State Fair
throughout the valley ani To give ru.
cbia business men an opportunity to
sisi; the valley town. and ts meet the
business m-n In the surrounding cities.
Tie famous ease of Mrs. Florence
Nnyhrirs, the American woman con.
iinrd In mn English prison for the nj.
l-s.rsi psisonin. Of her husband. IL t-,-
ing taken up by the Bsitish.Amrrican
Society II Denver ani great petition
is i.ing planned 10 H. scn, TO all the
British societies in the United States
for signatures. II will then bc sent to
King Edward.
The Taylor Park Hallway Company
has filed in the land oifir- Mt Gunnison
n plat OF the rput- for Its new road
through TAYLOR rark. as approved by
the directors meeting in Ilc-ton on
July nth. The route trnv-rSrs the park
nearly the entire distance and crosses
the range q, Pearl Pass. ct the head
of the river. Then II follows down
Castle crcrk to Aspen. \ branch route
TO Cunnison down I.at,cs creek was
filed also. Work on the new road IL
promised TO begin within thirty days.
The preliminary hearing of John
Quinn and Edgar Maroncy Of Orchard.
charged with cutting the brand fron
steer belonging to Robert Brown OF
riattcyillc and r,,brandinr the animal
with their own mark occurred before
Judge House at Greeley on the 18th
Instant Thomas DELANEY of Masters.
Bert Dixon OF Corona. Robert Brown.
of Plattcvillc and Detective l.. II. 1rc.i
land .f Brighton wcrc the principal
witnesses. Upon their evidence the
prisoners were bound over In the sum
OF si.5GD each to appear - the next
term OF the District Court.
Transportation Of exhibits in the de-
par,mcnt of horticulture at the Colora.
do state fair. TO he held at Pueblo Sep
,cmhcr 18th to 10Th. viii bc free to cx-
hibi,ors. Fruits requiring cold stor-
age may he sent by express at the cx-
pcpsc of the State Fair Associat tion.
Packages for cold storage should he
marked with the exhibitors name. rd-
dress and statement Of contents. and
addressed Colorado State Fair. care
Mountain lee Company. Pueblo. Colo.
RADIO" All packages must have fun
address of exhibitor ON article. also
kind or kinds of fruit contained therein,
ms different kinds OF fruit require diff.
fcrcnt temperature In cold storage to
obtain best results.
Mrs. Charlotte NJ. vaiic. wife OF Joel
r. vailc of the law firm OF wolcott 4
yaile. died at the family residence in
Denver on the 10th inst. after an ILL.,
ness of ten months. Mrs. Nailc was
known widely as very successful au.
thor. her literary productions being
short stories for the young.
She began writing for the newspapers
aud tnaga zines when quite young. and
was successful from the first. About |
eighteen years ago she took prize Of
fcrcd by the Youths Companion. her
story dealing with mountain life in |
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