Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-05-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

A large outdoor gymnasium Is TO Do
built at the Boulder ChautauQua
grounds this year.
There are now. or were n few days
ago. TIC prisoners In the state peni-
tentiary at Canon City.
The Denver High School Cadets Will
hold their summer encampnsent At
Crystal Lake In the Platte canon.
Professor W. l.. Carlyle OF the Agri-
cultural College has been appointed
deputy stock inspector at Fort Collins.
Tho annual convention OF the Colo
rado State Realty Association will be
held In Denver on June 7th and Sth.
Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established June 18th at Car
bondale. Garfield county. with one car
rier.
Tho officers OF the Western Fedora
tion OF Miners are making arrange
mentB for representation OF 800 un-
ions at the convention In Denver May
goth.
Mrs. Martha Taft. member OF the
governing board OF the Industrial
School for Girls at Morrison. has been
appointed president OF the institution
by the board.
Edward Il. Scott has been arrested
In Denver for forging passes on the
Denver q Rio Grande railroad. He Is
said to have had large number OF
blank forms printed.
Hearing on the claim OF Leslio w.
FopeJoy for $S.00O.000 OF the estate OF
W. S. Stratton was brought up In the
County Court at Colorado Springs and
continued until June 18th.
Steps are being taken Mt Durango to
annex Brookside. n suburb between tho
town and Animas City. With the rapid
growth OF the town. Animas City Will
naturally come In soon
On May 18th tho people OF Morrison
In Jefferson county voted by mnjori-
~ OF &c to Incorporate the town. A
protest was entered by several persons
In tho County Court contesting tho ie-
gality Of tho proceedings.
Colorado Springs on the 18th inst. by
taking cnrbolIc acid. He was only
twcnty-four years OF age. but had re-
Gently been In financial difficulties and
was separated from his wife.
Fifty Colorado Springs high school
cadets will attend the annual cncamp-
ment. presumably ut Palmer Lake.
from June tth to lith. The boys will
20 In special train and have secured
equipment from tho state nrmory nj
Denver.
Judge Frost OF the County Court at
Cripple Creek Is planning to send all
boys who desire employment during
tho summer vacation to Rocky Ford to
work In tho beet. watermelon and cant
nsoupe fields. II is thought that from
60 to 100 boys will no.
Bert Mclicn. the bank teller. who
was recently sent TO the state pcnitcn.
tIary from Denver. In now Deputy War.
den Grangcr'h clerk. His duties arc
typowriting. making out the reports
OF the deputy. annwcrin. telephone
calls and acting m messenger.
According to n letter received by
Walter G. Smith of Colorado Springs
from Superintendent Baker Of tho Ma
t!onai Geological park At Washington.
d. c.. the golden eagle sent there by
the former has grown to he ono OF the
finest eagles In the cage. Young Smith
caught tho eagle In scrub pine on a
cl,ff in North Cheyenne canon and sent
II TO tho Smithsonian Institution.
Judge John l. Mullins OF the DIstric,
Court In Denver has had Crawford
HIii. president, and William S,apicton.
editor. Of the Dcnvcr Republican. ar.
rested for contempt Of court In
printing a statement which says:
Tho Supreme Court assumes jurisdic-
ton. and no tool Judge on the District
Court bench can hereafter interfere In
behalf OF tho election thieves"
A. C. Giilcr. r. r. Jackson and p. r.
Kaiser, three well known railroad men.
wero drowned on the n!sht of May 18th
In Owens Lake near Boulder by tho
upsctfing OF n boat from which they
wcrc fishing. Mr. Gilicr. who was with
tho Rough Riders in Cuba. leaves
wifc and on: child. T. p. Jackson
leaves = wife and grown son. 7. y.
Kaiser leaves n wife and three chill.
drcu-
Thomas Tobin. . noted scout apd In
dian fighter OF the early days N Colo.
rado, died at Fort Garland. a few dsys
aso at the age of cighty-sevcn. Ho
spent tho declining years OF his life on
his farm four miles from Fort Gar
lend. where his children were born.
They arc Mrs. Brecn OF Siivcrton. Mrs.
William Carson Of Fort Garland. who
married Kit Carson's eldest son: Mrs.
Newton of Alamosa. and John Tobin OF
San Luis valley, who has been blind
for somo time.
During the year ending the FIRST OF
May. buildings TO the value Of s353.30
were erected or put in process OF con.
struction at Greeley. The public build.
ings and business houses erected. and
their cost. are as follows: West wing
State Normal School. $4,000: new
grade school. $4,000: Wolf building.
$4,000; Hawes building. $4,000: vii.
liams block. $4,000: Sutor building.
5000; Greeley hospital. $1,000: Weld
county. $4,000: willis Hill building,
$500; Potter building. $4,000.
The board of control will send
track team from the University of Col
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