Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

- T'tfuitliiB ohit' ltE 'H' navy "h
be maintained in Denver from octo-
ber 9Th TO l4th.
The Methodist ministers OF Denver
are said to be planning extensive re
viyal meetings for next winter.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has commenced the work OF placing all
its wires in Pueblo underground.
Ebert Hubbard. founder of the Roy
croft art'industry colony. will lecture
at Colorado Springs October 18th.
William II. Henry has been np.
pointed regular. and ID. +. Henry. sub
stitute rural free delivery carrier OF
route No l. at Colbran.
Gen. William j. Palmer has contrib
uted $1,000 to the prosecution OF the
Colorado Springs druggists who have
violated the liquor ordinances.
II Is estimated that the sugar beet
crop on the old English ranch OF go
acres near Fort Collins will average
eighteen tons To tho acre and bring
S2i.300.
The orders OF tho district Judges
scem to have put at least Il temporary
quictus on gambling in Denver. 1t is
claimed that even the policy shops are
closed.
At Monument. September cath. Rob
crt Bovard, Jr.. the little son OF Rob
ert Bovard. was thrown from wagon
and had his right arm broken above
the elbow.
There are six black walnut trees on
the state capitol grounds at Denver
that were raised from walnuts grown
on the farm ON which Abraham Lin
coin WAS born.
Colorado farmers are at work aiE.
sing the greatest crop OF sugar beets
ever grown In the West. The factories
are all commencing work and things
wAi be lively for the next two months.
The body Of Clsncnc. V. Clay. for.
mcrly OF Denver. was found on Straub
mountain near Victor September 2Iih
with bullet wound over the heart. II
iE supposed 10 have been "a case OF sui.
eide.
LonImont's pumpkin pie festival
Thursday. September .sth. was a great
success. Four thousand plies wer. cut.
Fifty floats appeared In til: parnuc.
niopS with many other interesting feI-
turcs.
II. W. Campbell OF Lincoln. Ne
braHka, whose experiments In dry
farming In the f.niarii r-rio:is have
made him wor!i'iamous. VIII speak Mt
the Chamber Of Commerce luncheon in
Dct yer October 18th.
Sarah Jean TAYLOR. Colorado
Springs nurse. has brought suit tn re-
cover $.J, 900 damages from tn" Rock
lslapd road for personal injuries al.
legged tn have bcca received IN the Ii.
mon Junction wreck on Jun. :Gth.
Ora Haley, n catiicman Of Wyoming.
0ta.a Al
for the shipment OF Loo head Of fat
cattle from Sulphur Springs to Den
| yer. ~" has started his drives. which
will come In lunches Of 200 or COO
cattle.
The county commissioners Of PitlS!n
! county have awarded tn. contract for
/ building the state road up Lincoln
ruich to the Florence Construction
Company. Their bid was $1,000. u In
10 be bull, from a point called tho
Junction up The Roaring Fork TO the
mine located ut Difiicult. n distance OF
twelve milcA.
Brooks Irion. anil the other mem.
bcrH OF the home committee of the Ma
tionai Letter Carriers Association VIII
ask Congress for an appropriation OF
from s5o.O0O To 100000 To aid them In
erecting tUf sNaitbNH tsAA'i NhtNt'
Home in Colorado Springs. should
they get II. III. building plans will be
expanded and provision made for
se50.ooo home.
At tho recent examination for en-
balmers and undcrtnkcrH held In tho
ofiice of the State Board OF Health the
following wcr" successful: l.. u. Ros'
crs, Paonia: ID. 4. Mickey. Del Nortc:
~ 4
Central City: q. ". Hunt. Victor: w.
c. Kctching. Florence: George w.
Powell. Las Aniinas: Clarence Adams.
Gunnison: william Tcppett. Central
City: Frank q. Warren. Denver.
A gathering OF citizens ut Hahn's
peak. after discussing the proposal oil
Hamlin Garland that a national park
be made out Of portion of the White
River forest reserve. adopted resolu.
,lons that the creation OF a national
park. IA proposed. would be hurtful to
the interests OF the people Of Routt.
Rio Bianco. Garfield and Eagle coun.
ties. and that the damage would
greatly exceed any possible benefit.
State Coal Mine Inspector John ID.
Jones is OF the opinion that the output
of coal in 1905 will equal that of 1909.
Up to date II is equal 10 the same per-
iod In that year. Comparisons are
made with that year, because the pro-
duction OF 1904 was affected by the
great strikes in both the coal and min
tral mining camps. and fell OF over II
million tons. The production in 1908
was approximately s.0O0.O0O tons and
In 1904 IT was abont 100000 tons.
Tho war relies department nt the
state house NJ Denver has had It's coll
lection enriched by the addition ~ n
Bocr flac. II was carried through the
Boer war by an Irish brigade. James
Connolly. a r.cmber of the brigade.
gave It to Richard w. Watson. one OF
the Supreme Court bailifIs. by whom II
was presented to Col. w. w. Ferguson.