Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The American De Forrest Wireless
Telegraph Company is arranging to
establish n station at Pueblo.
The Colorado railroads are doing
large amount of advertising TO attract
tourist travel next summer.
1t is estimated that about 1900 peo'
pie will be entitled to vote at the
coming city election in Pueblo.
President C. p. Dodge of the Colo.
RADIO Springs Y. NJ. c. A. has received
donation OF $500 from Helen Gould.
The annual convention OF the Ma
tional Federation OF Musical Clubs will
be held In Denver the week beginning
June 9TH.
Adjt. Gen. Sherman ". Bell has in
formed the governor that he will re-
tire April LIST. after service OF ex-
actly two years.
a suit has been appealed to the state
Supreme Court which will test the
right OF a county judge 10 grant all
mony in excess OF $1,000.
Mrs. Helen Grenfell addressed six
ty teachers present at the meeting OF
the Weld County Teachers Associa.
ton at La Sale March 18th.
Active preparations arc being made
for the annual convention OF the
American Stockgrowers' Association.
which meets at Denver May 3th.
According to the report OF the hortl'
cultural inspector cold weather has
destroyed nearly all OF the peach and
apricot buds In G.ffeld county.
A civil service reform association
has been organized Mt Boulder with
DIR. Walter II. Nichols as president
and DIR. John B. Phillips as secretary.
l. w. Larimorc. physical instructor
OF the Y. VI. c. a. Mt Denver. Will have
charge OF the physical culture depart
mont OF the Boulder ChautauQua this
summer.
Herman Leschc. barber. commit.
ted suicide at Cripple Creek n few
days ago by shooting himself through
the body. He had Il barber shop In the
Masonic building.
A company has been organized with
$4,000 capital to build u new bath
house nt Maniiou Springs. II Will he
built on the site OF tho Norris hotel.
which burned last fali.
The annual state championships nj
golf Will be decided In Colorado
Springs on June 2lst. 22d and e3d.
the dates having been accented by the
golf players OF the state.
Forged tickets over tho Colorado a.
Southern for points between Denver
and Fort Worth. Texas. are reported
to have been discovered and to have
been taken up by conductors.
Hugh Stewart. charged with assault,
with intent To kill Editor q. A. Walker
ut Salida. has been held for trial at
the July term of the District Court
his bond being fixed ut $1,000.
On March ?ith William Wood.
miner. was prccipita,cd 900 feet down
n shaft In the Ajax mine at Victor by
the breaking OF on" of The rounds O!
n ladder. Death was instantaneous.
James Ward. n Colorado pioneer.
who died Mt Golden March ed at the
age OF Hcycnty.fiyc years. was n stage
driver between Denver and the Mis.
souri, river before the advent OF rail.
roads.
The intercollegiate Association OF
Colorado has changed its title to the
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Aih.
lctIc Association. designed eventually
TO cover Utah and Wyoming. as well
as Colorado.
The eoroncr's jury In tho case of
Gus. Nculcld. who was shot by VIII.
lam q. Smith March 18th in Denver.
brought In u verdict discriminating
Smith. who has been held on the
charge OF murder.
Tho Douglas County Ditch and Res.
cryoir Company. capitalized ut $780,.
900. has been formed to construct two
large reservoirs. one being In Stone
canon and one just south OF the Santa
Fo bridge n; Larkspur.
After the hearing In Denver March
22d Commissioner Richardson OF the
United States Supreme Court commits.
sion in the Kansas.colorado water salt
adjourned the sessions to April 10. to
rcconycnc again in Denver.
Barney Mcouccncy. who was crush.
cd between the cage and the station
roof In the Reindeer mine on the 18th
inst. and died the next day. was tho
seventh victim OF mine accidents in
Lcadvilic since February 12th.
Complaint having been made to
State Engineer Carpenter that the
dam at Lake Jackson. near Fort Nor.
gan. appeared TO be in danger. orders
were issued for its repair and work
was Immediately commenced on n re.
lieving bank.
Little thrcc.yCaroid Earl Francis
Purcell. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Francis Purcell OF Denver. awokc
March 2srd. after sleep that had
lasted seven days and nights. When
the sleep began he had been exhausted
by cpileptic commissions.
a donation OF $500 has been made
to the Colorado Springs Carnegie
library by the Board of County Com.
missioners OF FL Paso county. In con.
sidcration Of this gift the privilege OF
the hbary will be extended to all resi-.
dents of the county.
Frank SundberE, farmer who lives
nine miles northeast OF Betthoud, had
heavy team of draft horses stolen
during the night of March 22d. He
traced them 10 Denver and recovered
the horses at livery stable, where the