Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


Storms caused big rock slide on the
tracks OF the Rio Grande In the Black
canon.
The Colorado & Southern has ordered
. new railroad automobile for the uss
Of Its bridge inspector.
Dennis J. Donnelly has been appoint-
ed postmaster at Lawson. In Clear
Creek county. succeeding N. F. Hazen.
1 The Business Mems association OF
Pueblo will publish $1,000 copies OF an
illustrated pamphlet to advertise the
city.
Tho date of the national encampment
! of the Grand Army Of the Republic at
Denver next summer has not yet been
fixed.
L. G. Cluss was drowned In stream
near Canon City the other day. II was
very high at the time he attempted TO
ford II.
Colorado Springs will have no onlcisl
celebration OF Labor Day. the local un-
ions preferring to join In the observ-
ance ut Denver.
Bishop Warren dedicated the Metho-
dist church at La Junta Sunday. August
21st. and enough money was raised to
clear the debt.
A fully-equipped government weather
bureau has been installed at Durango.
in charge Of wayland Bailey. recently
from Portland. Oregon.
The night OF August 2cnd was very
cold In many sections of eastern Colo
RADIO and light frost wns reported At
wray and few other places.
In the annual report of the commits
sioncr OF pensions. just made public,
Colorado is credited with S.25l pension-
ers. drawing si.i7o.ioo per annum.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande Railway
Company has contributed 5000 addi-
tionni to the fund being used to search
for victims OF the Eden disaster.
A report has reached Rawlins. Wy
oming. that the village Of Slater. Colo
rado. just over the line. was struck BY
q washout. and much damage done.
So far the Denver and Colorado
Springs teams OF the Western Baseball
League have had no difficulty In keep
Ing well ahead Of the other four teams.
Elisha Higgins committed suicide at
Longmont August :5th by taking
iaudanum. lie had been wofkin. on u
ranch near Lonsmont and was formerly
q miner.
Judging from the applications so far
received for admission TO The state
School OF Mines that institution will be
worse crowded tho coming term than
ever before.
Tho annual statement OF the General
Land ONCE shows that In Colorado
during the past year lt.so9 entries were
made comprising l.6es.eo5 acres. from
which s5s3.lis was secured.
Through tho explosion Of 1.c0o
pounds Of molten metal In . ladlc NJ
tho Radrorf foundry In Trinidad Abram
Garcia was badly burned amout the
hands and legs.
Several thousand dollars will bc ex-
pended BY tho Denver & Rio GFande
Railroad Company In the Improvement
Of tho grounds around tho depot u
Colorado Springs.
Thursday. September sth. will bs
Watermelon Day a, tho big fair In
Rocky Ford. Tho firat day. September
lasting four days.
Mrs. William Noble. wife Of q mining
man ut Twin Lakes. shot herself. prob
ably inslicting a fatal wound. on Aug
ust Goth. Her action is said to havo
resulted from n quarrel with her hus-
band.
Tho Colorado Crude Rubber Com
pany has begun preparations for tho
instailmcnt OF It's rubber extraction
plant ut Saiida. II will use the build
ing formerly occupied BY tho Saiids.
Creamery Company.
Prof. William ElzinTa. formerly OF
tho Pennsylvania State College. has
been engaged as an assistant professor
in tho department Of mechanical cngi-
nccring at the State Agricultural Col
lego at Fort Collins.
A number of ecnupcdcs have made
their appearance in DaFnum. Denver
suburb. and tho wife Of Special Police
man Hardman was dangerously sick
for several days on account OF poison
Ing by one OF them.
Jadge Malone has appointed his
brother. II. II. Malone. to bc joint re-
cclvcr with Judge J. G. Helm for tho
Fidelity Savings Association at Dem
yer. The petition for the removal OF
Judge Helm was denied.
Details of the cloudburst which
flooded the town of Slater. Colorado.
hnvo been received ut Dillon, Wyoming.
and show that It swept away many
thousands Of tons of ranch property
besides almost wiping tho town OF
Slater of tho map.
Plans have been perfected for the or
Eanization OF an Automobile Club for
Pueblo. There are between fifteen and
twenty owners OF autos In the city who
will Join the now organization. It IL
, planned TO hold meet late this fall
or early next spring.
Frank Rublc of Denver, In the en-
ploy of the Telluride Electric Company.
died at Provo. Utah, August 23rd. as
result Of burns received from an elcc-
tric shock. He was the son of Mrs.
Alice Rublc Of Denver. member OF tho
present State Legislature.
Tho Western Slope Fair Association
has let the contract for tho sr,c,io,, nf