Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

| with impressive ceremonies.
Colorado Is the only state in the
| Union which has u publicity bureau AT
the Worlds Fair In 81. Louis.
Reports received at the state engt-
| neer's Office show that this has been an
unusually good year for water all over
| the state.
There were 800 eniistments In the
navy from Colorado last year-and
hardly water enough In the state Tor
u single heavy dew.
The Colorado Springs and Denver
teams OF the Western Baseball League
continue handsomely in the lead over
thsir four eastern competitors.
An immense picnic was held at
Rocky Mountain Lake in Denver July
I'd for the benefit OF the miners de-
ported from the Cripple Creek district.
An immense alfalfa crop is being cut
In all parts of Colorado. The present
condition of the soil nearly everywhere
is such US TO Insure another good cut
ting.
Mrs. J. S. Sperry. who died at Pu-
eblo Few days ago. had for twenty
years been prominently connected
with Humane Society and Red Cross
work.
The experimental station erected at
Knob Hiii. Colorado Springs. by Nicola
Tesla, the electrical Inventor. Will be
torn down and the apparatus shipped
TO the owner In the East.
Raymond Wolf. the eIsht-year-old
son OF G. W. Wolf. manager OF the
Greeley Tribune, was seriously injured
by being run over, by the wheels OF
moving machine lime 18th.
Recent foods have again seriously
damaged the famous Rainbow Falls. In
the Ute pass at Mnnitou, by cutting
passage under the rock. IL will doubt
less soon be filled and the falls ic-
stored to their normal beauty.
The body OF Esther Morgan. one o.
the victims Of the Snlidn footbridse
accident. was found In the river Few
miles above Canon City. June 3oth. by
n party of young people walking alonB
the river bank. The body was caught
on some trees near the bank.
Harry Davis. the famous Colorado
snake handler. was bitten by ella
Monster at Eiitch's Gardens n few
days ago. but n liberal use OF the or
thodox snake bite an,idotc and the use
OF n cnutcrlxlng iron by the surgeon
are expected to prevent any serious
result.
The Caicdoninn Club of Denver
unanimously voted to select John ID.
McGIlyrny OF San Francisco. formerly
OF Denver. as the chief orator Mt the
unveiiing OF the statue OF Robert Burns
In the City park July 9Th. The statue
is Of bronze. heroic slze. on n pedestal
OF solid gray granite.
The Empson Packing Company at
Iongmont will give reception July
gth TO which everybody is invited. The
capacity of the plant for canning peas
has been Increased TO 10000 cans IN
hour and the machinery used is well
worth inspecting. A special train VIII
carry Dcpver visitors,
Members OF the Pueblo Business
Mep's Association arc advocating
plan for another excursion around the
circle. taking In Las Animas. Lamar
and Rocky Ford fairs with large del
egation of professional and business
men. Such trip was taken last year
with excellent results.
Warrants were issued from the Unit
cd States Court Mt Denver July LIST FOR
the arrest OF a. Woop. San Juan, Pa
tricio Conach and Siwaw. four Indians.
charged with the murder OF medi-
cine man. Wap. in the southern part OF
the state. The case has been once be-
fore the state courts, but was dismissed
for lack OF jurisdiction.
The following patents have been Is
sued to Coloradoans: Elizabeth Blick-
cnsderfcr, Breckenridge. lap robe
holder for vehicles; Myron G. Brow
mel. Denver. telephone directory; Am
ner l.. Green. Creede. compound tool;
Allen Morell. Cripple Creek, key guard:
Charles II. Smith and +. ID. Giddings.
Fort Collins. beet litter and topper.
Judge F. T. Johnson OF the District
Court at Denver, in hearing in cham
bers, gave the Denver Union Water
Company until July .26th to file their
answer in the suit brought by the Col
orado & Southtrn Railway Company.
The suit Is over the washing out of a
large amount of track caused by the
breaking of a reservoir owned by the
Water company.
DR.. Arthur T. Blachly of Delta. n
| graduate OF the medical department
of the University of Colorado at Boul-
der. has been appointed resident ply
| sician at the Hayward Indian reserva-
| ton in Wisconsin. DR.. Blachly's faith.
er. who was cashier of the Delta bank.
was killed by robbers while he was
| attempting to protect the interest OF
his employers.
The supply of buttons advertising
| Colorado. issued by the Colorado Pro-
motion and Publicity Committee. for
distribution at Denver headquarters at
the Worlds Fair became exhausted q
few days ago. but was Immediately re-
| plenished. Coloradoans may obtain
these buttons by calling at the head
quarters at the committee, in space 92
| in the center of the Agricultural build
ing on the Exposition grounds.
The quartocentennial celebration al
| Leadville, July 4th, was highly sue
cessful. In addition to the civic and
military display there was repre-
sentative pioneer division showing old
time methods of transportation, which