Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-15
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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The first crate OF Rock Ford canta
lOupes this season appeared on III
Denver market August 9Th.
A Rocky Ford couple have given u
the Idea OF runaway marriage be
cause this Is the cantaloupe season.
The lawyers OF Ouray beat the doe
tors and druggists In II baseball gam
on the 18th inst. by u score of % to IL
The Joint ticket agencies mt Denver
Colorado Springs and Pueblo estimate
there are 1900 tourists now In tn
state.
About 100 members of the Tennessee
Press Association will arrive In Den
Yer. August 18th and make a trip Int
the mountains.
The Hotel Ryan. at Gilman. and thu
office OF the Gilman Water compan,
We're burned August 9TH. There wal
no Insurance.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pnny's power house at the Crestet
Butte mine was burned ON the morn
Ing OF August 3rd.
J. Wallace Gum has resigned the pas
torate OF 81. PauIs Episcopal church
at Florence. ard ON September LIST vii
take up work in the city OF ouray.
ON August 18th 1890 tickets were
stamped AT the Colorado Springs offices
OF the Western Passenger Association
The previous record for day was
1900.
Secretary OF State Mills Is already
preparing certificates OF election and
also blanks for the submission OF the
constitutional amendments ut the com
Ing fall election.
Great preparations are being made
for Watermelon Day ut Rocky Ford
September 18th. Arrangements have
already been made for eight special
trains on the Santa fe.
The Normal Institute of the Fifth
district began two weeks session nj
Colorado Springs. August 18th. The
district embraces Teller. Douglas, Ii
Paso and Eibcrt counties.
The forest fire at Aliens park ha'
been cstingulshGa. Appraised II. \.
Wells and nine men. assisted by the
weather. put out the flames. The
method used was back.iirlns.
William Coync. who died ut Helena,
Montana. n few days nso. was one OF
the first printers ON the Rocky Noun
tain News In Denver when the paper
WAS founded by william y. Bycrs.
willard l.. Amcs. formerly assessor
OF Arnpahoc county. died mt Denver
ON the 9th Inst. from appendicitis. As
assessor Mr. Amcs made state rcpu.
tation for fcnricssncss and efficiency.
While Colorado Fuel and Iron OIL
cials Were debating the proprlcty OF
shutting down their cooking plant for
want OF water. word was received that
the employees were drowned out and
had TO iiy for their lives.
Grant Upton OF Hygiene. aged about
thlrty.ilvc. who was declared Insane
In BOULDER county and taken to DIR.
Works private asylum u, Pueblo. sun.
day. died there August 18th. lie leaves
n wife and two small children.
II IL estimated that tile recent storms
In the southern part OF the state have
damaged the railroads TO the extent
OF SiJp.rOo: the Rio Grnndc loss ap'
proSimaiing 100000: that OF the San.
In Fc $4,000. aud that OF the Midland
$4,000.
\ village Improvement society has
been organized at Glen Park and I'nl-
mcr Lake. Special attention viii be
given To preserving the natural beau
ties OF the two resorts and prizes VIII
be awarded FOR the most attractive
premises.
BroodinE over the death OF her
adopted son. who was murdered by an
unknown man on the plains south Of
Durango last September. Mrs. Laura
l.. Ehrcnfcld OF Colorado Springs has
become insane and was ordered to be
sent 10 the Woodcraft sanatorirm NJ
Pueblo.
As dance was In progress nj Bal
Las. Lass al al
gust 2nd. II meteor was discovered
about o'clock In the eastern part OF
the sky. II was like one grand illu-
mination and the rare beauty OF the
scene stopped the dancing until II had
passed.
In Difference TO the difficulties that
tcndcrfcct have In pronouncing names
derived from the Spanish. the Santa
Fc railway has ordered that In NIL It's
signs and advertising the word "can-
on shall bc spelled canyon" As for
instance. Canyon City, Cheyenne Can
yon, etc.
Appraisers Toombs and .Iamison are
preparing contour map OF the San
Luis valley. showing the agricultural
sections OF the valley and irrigation
ana drainage conditions. They have
recently completed full investigation
OF the valley with respect to these
matters and the map will be valua-
bic addition to such records.
Tcrseto Chaves, Mexican sheep
hcrdcr In the employ of Felix Chaves.
a large owner OF sheep in Saguachc
county. was shot and killed August
md by David Tucker, n cowboy en-
ploycd ms n range rider by Clark Bros.
The shooting was done Mt the Sa-
giiache big park east of Sagunche.
Tucker surrendered himself to the au-
thorities.
Jasper ID. Ward. for many years
prominent in public affairs in Illinois
and Colorado. died ut Denver August
9Th ut the age of seventy-three years.
Mr. Ward was appointed district attor-
ney for the northern district of Illinois
by President Grant. and also served
one term In Congress and several years
in the Illinois state Senate. He was
Judge of the District Court ut Lead
willie at the time of Governor Pitliin's
administration.
Wednesday, August 9th, was Wom-
ans Day ut the Colorado Chautauqun
in Boulder. Among the speakers Were
Mrs Mary Dnyis Moore OF New York