Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

poses 10 secure u hite toI CITY PARK.
The thirteenth annual banquet Of the
Denver Bar Association will be held
at the Brown Palace hotel February
2lst.
Grading will be commenced imme-
diately on the FarminSton branch OF
the Lenver & Rio Grande. below Dur
ango.
The National Civic Federation has
made Denver the headquarters Of one
OF the seven districts In which II will
open ofiices.
George Bauer of the Bauer Mercan.
tile Company and Bauer Bank NJ Man.
cos. died at a sanitarium In Guadala.
tara. Mexico. January 3isI
The Monte Cristo Rubber Plant
Company has been formed nj Greeley.
to buy and run u big rubber plantation
In Palemque. Old Mexico,
Colorado College. at Colorado
Springs. has an endowment fund Of
100000. and viii make vigorous ef.
fort to increase II to 100000.
George II. Crosby. formerly OF Den.
yer. has been appointed freight traffic
manager for the Burlington In place OF
the late Thomas Miller. who died re-
Gently. ,.1 ..r.f.
The Pueblo police magistrates have
decided that the law prohibiting MI
nors from entering saloons must be
enforced against newsboys engaged in
selling papers.
George w. Berger. prominent
blacksmith OF Greeley. committed sui
eide February I'd by taking chloroform.
There was nothing In his business or
domestic relations to explain the act.
John U. and Bruce Z. Watkins of
the iirm of Watkins Brothers Mt Pu.
cbio. are informed that they are heirs
burg. Pennsylvania. valued nj $4,000
900.
Secretary of State John Hay is the
owner OF Crystal park. tho beautiful
little vale or nook that lies on the slope
Of Pixies Peak Mt the foot Of Cam,
eron's cone. two or three miles above
Manitou.
The Denver Young Mems Building
Association has purchased n building
site. i25xi25 feet In sire. Mt SiSteenth
and Lincoln avenues. which II between
the Brown Palace hotel and tho Cap
itoi building.
The Interior Department has with.
ever. six townships. embracing 1880
acrcs Of public lands. In the Gicnwood
Springs land district. on account of
irri.atios projects.
On the arrest of Alexander T.. Jack.
son on the charge OF robbery In Den.
yer. about 81 500 worth Of Jcwciry and
diamonds was recovered. Jackson Is
negro. and Is said to be an extreme
iy succeasful sneuk thief
Dudley d. Sales. u Denver hoy. now
studying ut the Stanford University.
has chosen to participate In the con.
test for the President Carnot prize. of.
fcrcd for he best speech on the gov.
crnmcnt or history Of France.
The flock OF tnmc ducks In the City
park ut Denver has been reinforced
this winter by many Wild ducks that
have aiiShtcd anon. them. After BE-.
Ing fed few times the wild ducks
become as tame ms the others.
Walter Smith. coiorcd. and his ciSh.
guilty Of burglary In robbinE n brick
plant and the father sentenced to the
pcnitcntinry for three years. while the
son goes to the reform school.
Judge C. N. Miles and Jack" Keep
for Washington n few days ago to
return the visit Of tho President and
Washington correspondents who were
entertained at Hugo on their western
trip.
At Canon City few days ago
twcnty-sevcn drummcrs for all kinds
OF business landed on the afternoon
and night trains the same day. The
inns OF the place were able to take
care of them without unlocking the
Hotel de Canon City.
The Salida Board OF Trade recently
adopted resolutions indorsinE the
scheme OF a. q. Fitzgerald. who is
driving n tunnel to tap the Poncha hot
springs. II is expected that the tunnel
will also tap deposits OF gold ard sill Ter
ore and mica.
Sam Erickson was killed at the
Camp Bird mine. Ouray, January 30th.
by falling 100 feet down shaft. He
was n Finn. 32 years OF age. and sin.
gle. Two sisters and n brother reside
in Michigan. and his father and mother
are still in Finland.
Arthur Lewis. n Missouri Pacific
trainman. while going back to nag n
train after an accident near Eads. u
station east OF Pueblo. was attacked
by a ravenous pack of coyotes and only
escaped by brandishing n lighted fuse
and retreating to the caboose.
A convention OF the FL Paso county
Sunday school association will be
held at Colorado Springs March 23d.
Gath and 25th. The annual convention
OF the Colorado Sunday School asso.
citation will also be held in Colorado
Springs May 30th, 3ist and June LIST.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Crandall. n pioneer
of Denver. died December 30th. within
two hours after jury had pronounced
her incapable of managing her bust.
ness, affairs. She had property valued
at 100000 and the lunacy proceedings
were instituted by relatives.
At ranch near Hayden, in Routt
county. January 2Sth. Marsh Pugh was