Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-08-18
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Tho convention at Montrose resulted
Ia the formation OF . strong GOOD
oads organization.
A full carload Of cherries was
shipped from Fort Collins to Kansas
lily on the 9th inst.
Tho fourth annual session Of tho
snrden OF the Gods Chautauqua opened
u Colorado Springs on the 10th Inst.
Watermelon Day at Rocky Ford
fEmes on Thursday. September 7th.
he fair lasts four days. beginning
September 9th.
Daniel Meginnis, an oid.timer who
Giined at Central City In 1861. died OF
poplexy at Boulder on tho 7th inst.
At the ago OF 75.
Creek on tho 7th Inst. left the ground
covered with two or three inches Of
snow and hall for several hours.
The Denver unions expect to turn
out 10000 strong for the Labor Day
parade. which will be witnessed by
large number Of tho @. A. r. veterans.
Bee Crowley. fourteen.yearold son
Of David Crowley OF Golden. was killed
by lightning. August .1lth at the
Churches ranch four miles north Of
Golden.
The Las Animas County Good
Roads Association has been formed
At Trinidad. with 8. w. Busk as presi.
dent. and Mayor c. II. Nichols vice
president
John Barbee. . well known pioneer
Of the Cripple Creek district. died At
Cripple Greek on the 10th inst. OF
miners consumption. at the age OF
- v0
Examinations for state. teachers
diplomas will be conducted by tho
state superintendent Of public instruc.
tion at the capitol building In Denver
August :tth to :Sth.
Governor Mcdonald. on tho recon.
mcndation Of Surgeon General N. II.
Root. has appointed DR.. Morris Kahn
Of Leadviiic. u be = captain and as.
sistsnt surgeon In tho state militia.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
Clayton c. Williams and l.. =. Twitch'
ell AZ delegates from Colorado to tho
National Irrigation Congress which
meets In Portland. Oregon. August
gath.
James p. Arthur. former state scna.
tor from IArimcr county. and twice
mayor Of Fort Collins. died At Fort
Soittuh ou tuC Atku tunt- " hsutAsksS
OF tho heart. He was scvcuty.two ycars
Of age.
Prof Edward T. Hcrmanns. princi.
pal Of tho West Denver high school.
was run over by an automobile on
the 7th inst. and had his left collar
bono broken. He was ridin. his bi.
cycle and In some way got In front
OF tho auto.
Association has requested tho county
commissioners to make rcquisition on
Warden CicEhorn Of tho pcnitcntinry
for at least $50 convicts to be en-.
pioycd In macadamixins roads In Flor.
cncc and Canon City.
Frank Mueller. who died at Foun.
tain on tho sth inst. Mt tho ago Of
eighty years. was ono Of tho pioneer
ranchmcn OF FL Paso county. During
tho Civil War hc served In tho Third
Colorado Cavalry and was present and
took part in tho historic battle Of Sand
Greek In 1864.
Judge Cunningham. In the District
Court ut Colorado Springs. has denied
tho motion for now trial In tho case
Of ]. u. Bciford Va. the Strutton estate.
and entered Judgment 70. tho plaintiff
In tho sum OF 5000. An appeal was
granted to the Supreme Court. Judge
Bclford's claim In for services ns nj.
torncy during Mr.. STATIONS lifetime.
A Rawiins. Wyoming. dispatch OF
August 1lth says: Guy Cooper OF
Dcnvc. was brought hero to-day from
Craig, Colorado. where he has been
locating coal lands. to receive surgical
attention to a shattered ankle. the re.
suit Of his horse falling on him. He
suffered greatly during the rough over.
land trip Of 100 miles.
Governor Mcdonald has received n
request from Governor Pcnnypackcr OF
Pennsylvania. asking that Colorado
send delegates TO convention for the
establishment of uniform divorce laws.
Governor Mcdonald will refer the re-
quest TO the Colorado commission on
uniform laws. The divorce law con-
vcntion Is to be held at Washington In
the near future.
According to the decision OF District
Judge Mullins at Denver. George +.
Smith and Frank Anderson. former
county commissioners OF old Arapa.
hoe county. who were lcgislated out
Of ONCE by the Rush amendment. are
still entitled to serve. He bases his
decision on the recent decision OF the
Supreme Court in the case OF other
county officers.
The following patents have been Is
sued to Colorado inventors: Joseph
II. Bailey. Pueblo. shoulder braces:
Marcellus p. Borg. Pueblo. ore Jig; Al.
fred G. Burton. Denver. hose holder:
william Cooper. Denver. safety device
for hoisting mechanisms: John A. Fer
guson. Denver. wall: August Stencch.
Lafayette. monkey wrench: George Z.
Turner. Denver illuminated sign.
The Western Association Of Metal
lurgists and Chemists will meet at
Denver September 9Th to ith. The as
sociation has n considerable member
ship throughout the western states
and nritiah Columbia and the gather.