Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

pathic national organization to hold Its
convention in Denver in 1905.
Active preparations are being made
for the opening of the Railway Mems
Cooperative store at Salida-
Tho farmers clubs OF Garfield coun-
ty have fixed the date for the county
fair at September 22d. 23d and 2ith.
United States Senator Carmack OF
Tennessee will deliver an address ut
the Boulder Chautauqua on Democrat,
ic Day.
A relief fund has been started for
the benefit OF the victims OF the lnde-
pendence depot explosion in the Grip
pie Creek district.
Peter Bloom, an old prospector liv-
ing at Empire station. committed sui.
cIdo at Idaho Springs on the llth inst
by taking carbolic acid.
-Four white women and fourteen
colored women conflnedsin the county
jail at Denver are reported to be nurs-
ing a race feud.
The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua at
Glen Park began itl summer session
July llth Rev. b. T. Vincent. DID,.
presided and made the principal ad.
dress.
The Denver team OF the Western
Baseball League has been playing well
In the lead for some time. wila Colo
rado Springs second. Colorado Is In
II this year.
The people OF Greeley have started
a crusade against the cotton-bearing
cottonwood trees and are marking q
great number OF them TO be cut down
at n later date. .
Lawrence Federico. one OF the larg.
est maccaronI manufacturers in the
South. talks OF esta...s..ng n branch
factory In Colombo ana has been IA
yorably impressed with Pueblo.
DIR. Ellsworth Gage Lancaster. as
sistant professor OF philosophy ana
pedagogy ut Colorado College. has for.
mally accepted the presidency OF OIL
vet College at Ol!yet, Michigan
The body OF John owens. who was
drowned in the Cache IN Poudrc Hood
OF May 2ist. was found near Fort Col.
iins July 18th. Owens, who was sew
enty-threo years OF age. lived In dus.
out on the river bank.
Secretary Henry Russell wray OF
the Colorado Springs Chamber OF Com
merce has .nauguratcd n movement TO
celebrate tho centennial anniversary
OF the discovery of Pixies Peak In 1896
by Lieutenant Zcbulon Pike.
rho relief fund for tho benefle q tho
families OF victims OF the indcpcnd-
ence dynamite outrage. u Increasing
rapidly. Already 1855 has been do
mated In cash. The picnic for the re-
lief fund will be held August LIST.
On the evening of tho 18th Inst. n
IRE In the Huiphidc fibcr plant OF tho
Rocky Mountain Paper Company at
Denver caused damages estimated nj
about $4,000. The plant was insured
and will be rebuilt At once.
State Scaator Cashmere Baroia and
oish,y.four other former Democrats OF
Las Animas county have issued n
statement telling why ;hcJ have trans
fcrrcd their allegiance from tho Dem.
ocra;io to the Republican party.
A notable gathering OF workers Will
nee, In Denver September .sih. wncn
the general board OF managers OF tho
woman's Hon. Mlksioeary Society OK
the Methodist Episcopal Church opens
In Trinity Church Its tvcniy.third an.
nuai convention.
President J. L. Topping o: the State
Fair Association at Pueblo 10 making
q tour OF the western part OF the state
for the purpose OF securing live stock
entries for the fair. At present the
entries arc coming In as rapidly as
they can be cared for.
Prof. c. Juday. who has been acting
hioiogls, o. the University OF Colorado
during the absence OF DIR. Ramalcy In
Inaia. has been asked to make spe-
siai study OF the food and feeding hab.
its OF the famous golden trout OF
Mount Whitney. California.
Mayor Spcer OF Denver has appoint
cd an art commission Of six members
who will have control OF all public
monuments and decorations. Hereafter
the city cannot become the owner OF
any such work OF art until IL has
been approved BY the commission.
A small run was begun on the Bank
Of Victor on the iith Inst. II being re-
ported that David II. Moffat. the prin.
cipnl Stockholder was about to with.
draw his support. He settled the mat.
ter by telcEraphinE that ho was the
sole owner and II necessary would
send money TO pay all depositors.
Probably the Oldest book OF records
existing in Weld county has been un.
covered from q heap OF books and rub.
bish in the court house at Greeley. The
book records the meeting of the set
tiers OF the st. Vraiif country at old
Fort st. vrain, October 6. 1859. for tho
purpose of founding n claim club.
The jury in the condemnation suit
at Greeley. brought by the Boulder
and Weld Reservoir Company to Sc
cure n right OF way for the outlet
ditch OF the reservoir from John God.
ding. banker OF Rocky Ford. who
wanted $1,000 damages. returned a YER
dict giving the defendant $1,000 dam
ages.
One hundred machinists. brick ma.
sons and laborers have been put TO
work getting the finishing end of the
steel works rail mill at Pueblo ready
for operation. The building for this de-
partment is 500 feet long and has been
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