Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

" ieAhS lot rest anu TecupeFatiou.
Former residents of Minnesota will
| organize a Minnesota Club In Denver.
Idaho Springs is preparing fol. an en-
largement and Improvement OF It's wa
ter supply system.
| Gen. VIM, J.. Palmer Of Colorado
| Springs is arranging TO start soon Tor
European trip. accompanied by his
daughters.
A big convention OF the Knights of
Pythias will be held at Denver April
18th. A banquet will be held at the
Windsor hotel.
The pooling OF the two electric light
systems at Victor has caused move
ment OF property owners 10 erect an In
dependent plant. tFl "t
The Denver baseball team Ia being
trained for the seasons contests with
other league teams and the Denver
newspaper reporters. 80 sA
Prof. X. l.. Morrison. principal Of the
Brookside school In Fremont county,
died suddenly OF heart failure March
23rd. shortly after dismissins school ln
tho afternoon. I'D .a.,- .. .... -.
Admiral Dewey has written TO Cover
nor Peabody that he will be unable 10
accept the Invitation TO visit Denver
June 18th. as the guest OF the Sons ot
tho Revolution. 30 'N-
Judge I. f. Barnum. prominent
Denver lawyer and public-spiritcd citi-
| zen. died March ed OF pleuro-pncn-
snonla at the age OF siSty-two. He came
TO Colorado In 1877.
Troops and q OF the Fifth United
States cavalry left Fort Logan. near
Denyer. March 22d. to march To For,
Apache, New Mexico. 500 miles distant.
Tho ride Is expected to take thiriy-sla
days. ....
Congressman Brooks has appointed
Rex Evans of Holyokc to Annapolis rs
u naval cadet. Master Evans "a high
school boy and distant relative OF
Fighting Bob" Evans OF national
fame.
A United States grand jury has been
summoned to begin u two-wccks' sit
ting ut Pueblo April 9Th. Several cases
vii! come before II In relation TO post
oificc embe=xlcment and misuse OF the
mails.
caiticmen n, Hochne In the snnno~-
| er valley. below Trinidad. are reported
TO DO having a good deal of trouble
with mango among their stock. the dis
.ano having been brought In from
Texas. .... lie
Il Is proposed to heat tho city of
Gion~ooi springs By means OF waller
from tho hot springs. which viii be
piped to every part OF the town. IL u
, claimed that an abundant supply IA
available.
In the District Court at Canon City
March seth. Judge Bailey appointed
| George ~. Lawrence as receiver for the
Canon City Gas Company. which haa
| .tsf,o,s..t f,, ,h.. ,,.xt.rnt .f interest ON
| iik bonds-
TIL. executive committee Of III. Post
1 masters Association of Colorado tnst
| In Denver a tuw days since. and agreed
upon April .sth as the dat. OF the an
| naai convention Of the association. TO
be held at penscr. .r. =
The leo dealers ot Boulder have
agreed utoa a sehriai~ of pFtess for
ae,t summer. The rate will sun from
g. cents a loo pounds TO the stnali
consumer. to ltyEc a ton 10 those buy
Ing IL In ton lots can
4 sIaty-faur pages. seven columns To
| the page. is the sisa af the annual sta
| t!sticai edition Jus; issued By the Daily
Mining Record al Denver. II Ia eNi.
! den, tha; the bottom hasn't dropped
| gu, Of the mining business.
Chief Of Police W. =. itsJnoias Of
1 Colorado spfiaEs ~cut to 81. Paul.
\ Minpeso,a. with a reauisstion and
bruush, hack ". z. Hughes on a ehaEEs
Of etabrssiins ss.oco while clerk In tho
| Colorado Springs wafer department
The settlement of Ault. eleven miles
north Of Greeley. ~ili Incorporate. fIf-
,y.tWo citizens voted for Incorporation
and ,ucuty-cisht aEaitst IT, The aau.
liquor people voted to Incorporate aud
the opposing element threaten 10 con-
ttsi the election.
The Denver city government is max
Ing an sarnss, effort to settle the o~n-
ership Of all property along Cherry
/ creek within the city and county lin
It's in order that steps may be taken tn
build inClusius walls aAd establish a
boulevard along the stream.
4, ts announced that the railroads
| will make a round trip rate of 81 from
gt Louis to Denver and other Colorado
common points from June ist 10 Sep
|. tembsr s1,h. A rate has been made
from Chicago which permits tourists
to visit Colorado for one fare plus %
cents ...
A, Denver. March 9sth. John Hipp.
che uf the most prominent Prohibition
leaders Of Colorado. who has lately
been active In enforcing the saloon
Sunday closing Law. was attacked while
on his way home at night by thugs.
who bTutaiiy beat him on the head
with brass khuckies.
Col. Lewis c. Skinner ot Colorado
Springs died March ssth. lie had been
pfominentiy connected with the prog
less Of the city and county for tventy-
six years and owned fine sheep ranch
twenty miles east of the city. on which
he bred fine Merino sheep. Colonel
Skinner served with distinction during
the Civil War. going ou, with a New
York regiment.