Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


hcers OF the Order Of Good Samaritans
TO erect spacious and well-equipped
hospital In Pueblo.
Eugene Hughes. wanted In Greeley
to answer to the charge Of an assault
with intent to kill his wife. WAS ar
rested at Cheyenne. Wyoming. on the
9Th Inst.
The Cowenhoven tunnel. Aspen.
which has been shut down for i've
months. Is now open to all the mines.
Wires are now being strung for light
and power.
d. G. c. McNelli. formerly Of Colo
rado Springs. has purchased the street
railway franchise OF Colima. Mexico. a
city located on the coast OF the Gulf
Of Mexico.
+. s. Balster Of Durango. with his
wife and three daughters. had narrow
escape from death on the 9Th inst,
when bolt OF lightning demolished
one end Of his house.
The Deweese dam and reservoir.
Just completed In tho Wet Mountain
valley. near Westclinc. will furnish wa
ter to irrigate 1000 acres OF valuable
fruit land In Lincolr park. near Canon
City.
A. a. Porter, n man about eighty
years Of age and for many years jani-
, tor OF the North Side school building
I In Golden. died suddenly on the It'll
Inst. while Mt work about the build
| Ing.
Frank Goetz, sentenced to the State
! PcRitentIary from San Juan county Oc-
! tober .. 1903. to n term OF nvc years
for grand larceny. has had his SEN
I tcncc commuted to from one to i've
1 years.
/ The following postmnsters have been
I appointed for Colorado: l.. $. Alfred.
! Mt Kit Carson. Cheyenne county. sue
! cecdin. John c. Murphy: Otis a. wilt.
/ Mt Vulcan. Gunnison county. succeed
Ing Grace l.. Harvey.
The Colorado State Medical Society
\ nt Its meeting In Denver elected DIR.
I Frank Tinncy Of La Junta president.
and DIR. J. n. Blaine. Denver. secretary.
4 The next meeting will be at Colorado
/ Springs. October lSt to 1th. 1906.
What appears to be nm inexhaustibic
supply OF Fuilcr's earth ID being
opened near Akron. A large plant has
/ which In used for verifying lard. clnri-
. flying sorghum. cleaning woolcns and
/ for various medicinal purposes.
sued to Colorado inventors: Cyrus N.
/ Schoolcy. Monte Vista, tool: Eucharisto
I Sirois. Denver. belt fastener: James w.
I Stephens, Denver. lock: Swan +. Swan
ton. Pueblo. dumping car: Edward i.
( Swink. Rocky Ford. moldinS appliance.
Newcastle people have Incorporated
the Grand Valley Canning Company
| with a capital stock OF $4,000. Il is
! tho purpose Of the company TO erect n
! factory ut Newcastle this winter 30 M
| to be ready to handle next seasons
crop. &. a. Hahn In president OF tho
| company and Samuel Doll. general
manager.
The Denver & Rio Grandc Railroad
\ Company will park the grounds
around It's depot nj Colorado SpringE.
/ The parking tract adJo!ns that being
improved by Gen. W. J. Palmer. and
the entire territory. when improved.
will comprise park extending from
the depot more than mile north along
both banks Of Monument creek.
Joseph Flynn. a young miner of
Central City. fell under moving
train mt Idaho Springs on tho after
noon OF the End inst. and died ut st.
Joscph's hospital in Denver on tho
night Of the same day from tho effect
of his injuries. He was the youngest
son OF Mrs. John Flynn of Central
\ City and was only In his twenty-second
/ year.
| One hundred thousand copies OF
"Colorado-is Hotels and Resorts"
/ the sixth booklet in the series being is-
/ sued by the Colorado Promotion and
Publicity Committee. for the advertis-
/ ing of the resources and attractions OF
the Centennial State. will bc distrib.
uted the coming winier. in the hotels
Of tho eastern Gulf and Pacific coast
states.
| On October 1st the number Of tourist
tickets on deposit in the Offices ut Dem
yer. Colorado Springs and Pueblo was
/ 16.S95 under the number on deposit in
\ the three Offices October l. 1903. The
total last year exceeded 81, 600. and this
year exceeds $1,000 tickets. This
heavy decrease in tourist travel is at
tributed to the Worlds Fair at st.
Louis.
A movement, started at Milwaukee.
whore his father Is n member OF the
soldiers home. Is on foot among
\ Grand Army men to secure the release
| OF Charles Baker, the young man serv-
ing n sentence Of from thirty-five to
sixty years In the State Penitentiary at
Canon City for the. alleged murder OF
Uplide vallie in Park county three
years ago.
The golden wedding Of State Senator
| G. w. Swink and Mrs. Swink was right
royalty celebrated at Rocky Ford Octo-
Der 1st Six hundred Invitations were
issued, the guests being divided into
three groups. and being received at
three periods Of two hours each. Sena-
tor Swink wore the Identical high silk
hat he wore on his wedding day and
! Mrs. Swink was dressed in the fashion
OF fifty years ago.