Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-31
COLORADO NOTES.


The Colorado Midland has received
and put In use i've Pullman coaches
and 100 box ears OF 10000 pounds CA
paciiy.
The taxpayers Of Colorado Springs
have voted To issue xlOO.OOO OF four
per cent. bonds for the erection Of new
school buildings.
During September last the Colo ado
& Southern issued pay and time checks
To the amount Of $i2s 800. all OF which
We're paid In Denver.
The Right Rev. Nicholas Chrysos.
tom Matx. bishop OF Denver. was re-
ceived by the Pope ON the 18th instant
nj the Vatican In Rome.
Colorado Springs has closed sub
scriptions for the Mckinley memorial
fund after having collected nearly ST.
OpO. mostly In sums less than 81.
Assessed under the recent revenue
law. Lake county's valuation y placed
nj $i4.2tD.SIS, against something like
four and onc-half millions last year.
Henry Pirs. charged with selling
whisky to the Indians ON the Wind
River reservation. pleaded guilty In the
United States court at Cheyenne and
was sentenced to two months In jail.
Mrs. James II. Baker. wife of the
president OF the State University. and
her father. Rev. Mr.. Hilton. arrived In
BOULDER on the 18th instant. after a
soJourn OF several months In Europe.
The Y. n. q. A. Mt Colorado Springs
Is erecting u $4,000 buIldin. and ON
Sunday. the 18th Instant. ten churches
abandoned their services for mass
meeting to raise funds for the continu-
alton of the work.
a report IL circulated that the Bucna
Vista hot springs. situated six miles
west OF Bucnn Vista. have been sold
TO the Aspcn-Bucna Vista railroad.
which company will enlarge and make
an Ideal summer report out of them.
The Colorado State BAND Associa-
iion is the name Of new orsnnixa-
ton Incorporated In Denver 10y hoy q.
liowclis. q. J. Woodward and Milo II.
ocAiinn. II proposes To organize
hand OF fifty pieces and build large
dancing hall.
The German societies Of Denver have
asked the Park Commissioners to cs-
tnblish Fairgrounds In connection with
the parks OF the city. II Ii proposed
to provide place where young and old
may meet and romp and indulge In
.ymnastic exercises.
a. II. Rice. young man who came
from New York 60 Denver In the last
stages Of consumption. died on the
18th nt University Park after having
consumed 100 gallons Of oxygen daily
for several days In mn an effort TO
proionE his life.
Harry warlnG. nm operator upon a
Mcrgnnthalcr machine In the office OF
the Times. Citizen at Cripple Greek. cs-
iabltshcd n record on the 18th instant.
setting 3.i03 lines. equal to SS.J1S ems.
In eight hours. the machine spccdcd to
ci.hty-four revolutions per minute.
A. Is. Mckinley. who was run down
and severely injured by Curtis street
car In Denver OH the 9th inst. Is still
improving Mt the Arapahoe county hos
pitnl. and there Is now thought to be
little doubt Of his ultimate recovery
unless some unexpected complication
should develop.
The Greeley Ice and Light Company
has been organized to supply the city
with Ice. light end power. Jesse $.
Sale In president. The company cx-
poets to begin business In n few
weeks with combined Ice and light
plant In the old pump factory south
east OF town.
The Pacific Jurisdiction. woodmcn
OF the World. has paid 10000 FOR two
lots ON fremont street. near Fifteenth,
In Denver. and Will erect n handsome
building for lodge purposes and for
the head offices of the order. The
building. ms planned, will cost up
wards OF $4,000.
The stock OF the Colorado beet sugar
which was stored at Missouri river
points has been sent to ST. Louis and
Chicago, where It finds n good mar
ket. The cut rate Mt the Missouri riv-
er does not apply mt st. Louis and Chi
rago and Colorado sellers took ad-
vantage OF this fact.
Colonel James NJ. ]. Snnno of the
Eighteenth infantry, the new comman-
der of the Department of the Colorado.
IL one of the best known officers of the
nrmy having served with distinction
In the War OF the Rebellion, numerous
Indian campaigns and the Filipino
War. His headquarters will be in
Denver.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Associated Charities of Pueblo. the fol-
lowing officers We're elected: President
Rev. Edward p. Newton; secretary
Mrs. w. II. Mcdonald: vice presidents
Mrs. NJ. ID. Thatcher and Mrs. George
Lannon. Reports from the various Of
ticers showed the organization to be in
excellent condition and doing good
work among the poor of the city.
At Cripple Creek on Saturday. the
10th, Mrs. Frank Smith had her left
eye knocked out by golf ball. Robert
Lyons was driving toward the hole
when Mrs. Smith turned to see the
stroke. The ball did not go accurately
and struck her square in the face. Her
eye was so badly damaged that there
is said to be no hope that she will ever
be able 10 see out of 1t, and there
was thought to be danger that the
right eye will also lose its usefulness.
w. r.. Ridgeway, superintendent of
the Salida division of the Denver and
Rio Grande road for many years, has
demonstrated that fish will thrive and