Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-05-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

ing prizes for the beautifying of
homes and gardens.
DR.. C. G. Lamb. state veterinarian.
failed to find any cases OF glanders
near Glenwood Springs, where he was
called to investigate.
Mexican owners OF herd OF sixty
goats were recently arrested on the
charge OF desecrating graves by let
ting the goats browse in the cemetery
at Trinidad.
Governor Jesse i. Mcdonald has
bought handsome iourteen'room
house at 1l51 Logan avenue, Denver.
for $4,000 and will occupy II as the
executive mansion.
Mrs. Dan Grant OF Trinidad was
burned to death April 25th by an ex-
plosion OF coal oil. which she was us
ing from n fiye-galion can TO start up
the kitchen fire.
The First National Bank of Holly
has been authorized to begin business
with $4,000 capital. W. G. Gould.
president. II. Il. Brown. vice presi-
dent: J. S. McMurty. cashier.
A committee has been appointed to
arrange for the establishment OF n
Young Mems Christian Association at
Salida. There are nearly 1000 young
men who would be benefited by II.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
two more water commissioners. Fred
Dixon OF Paradox, for district No. 6l.
md John T.. Morgan OF Montrose. for
district No. c..
II is stated that rs result OF
favorable showing OF the probable re.
ccip,s OF the LeadyIllc land Office Com
missioner Richards has decided not TO
have Il discontinued us was proposed.
Ex.-Goy. John l.. Routt celebrated
his hcycnty.ninth birthday Mt his
rooms In the Mctropoic hotel. Denver.
April 25th. OWN. TO his fces,n health
callers were restricted TO members OF
his family.
The following poStoffic. appoint
mcnis have been made: Box Elder.
Larimcr county. Andrew q. Webster.
vice ". Webster. dead: Dunton. Do
!orcs county. Jennie A. Matthews. vice
$. a. Rogers. resigned.
The annual meeting OF the Douglas
County Stock Growers Association
was held Mt Castle Rock April ed.
County Judge Robert T.. Palm was
elected president of tho association.
this being hin third term.
On. hundred thousand young ash
w-r. placed In tho Platte river April
.1th by the state hah commissioner.
The fish arc from on. To two and n
half inches long and were distributed
setseea the stations OF CilG and Cas-
sells.
The great r-iisloas revival at Canon
City closed ON the night of April :t'h.
There ~-T- sIt conversions reported
aud st.too In money Vas contributed.
Tho Rev. Mr. Sunday VAS given ire.
riil Offering Of t:.i0o bcfoE. leaving
for chieaEo.
President Roosevelt. who has ae'
ccp,rd an Invitation to attend ban
aurt given by the bcur-r Chamber
o. Commerce on the night Of May 18TH.
will spend only sIS and onehalt hours
IN brascF. arriving al s:5o pm. and
leaving at midnight.
Philip Tgiteh. brother Of the late mil
iinaaiFr George TTi,ch OF Denver. Who
sued. for n raEt Of the estate on the
claim that he ~as silica, partner 10
his brothers. immense hardware busi'
ness. has lost his case 10 the District
Court at prnNcr.
i, q, Anderson. superintendent and
one Of the icssr-s on tho Wheeler
mine at tho head Of the Platte aboy"
Alma. vas carried down the mountain
side distance of 800 feet and landed
on the ice OF wheeler lake. unhuTt.
Ills escape from death Is considered
marvellous
The commencement address at
Colorado College. Colorado springs.
will be delivered by Frederick J. V.
skiH on June 9Th. Mr.. SkifT is diEcc.
tor OF the Field Columbian Museum OF
Chicago and formerly was manager OF
the Denver Tribune in the days OF
RoshakoT and Eugene Field.
fofes, Supervisor James ~. Clark
has received notice that an esamins.
tioa for forest rangers and other for
est officers will be held in Denver in
May, the exact date TO be announced
later. Examinations also will be held
In other parts Of Colorado. the whole
service row being under civil service
rules.
Mrs. Hattie Humphreys. tried In the
District Court at CorteE on the charge
Of being an accessory to the murder
us Frank lnEles and his mother last
MAY. has been acquitted. The trial Of
the woinan's husband, Who was &C.
cused Of being the principal took
place in November. and he vas found
guilty.
Francisco and Rafaeia EspoT. Mex.
irans. observed their siStieth wedding
anniversary at Pueblo April sSth.
They live near Mineral Palace park.
in a small adobe house. Both are so
years old and In good health. They
had but one child, daughter, Who
died two years ago. when she vas 20
years old.
Simon GuEEenheim has donated a.
600 TO the State University at Boulder.
One Thousand dollars Is for a syste-
matte mineral collection TO be known
as The Simon Gussenheim Collection
of Minerals and one thousand dollars
for biological specimens illustrating
chiefly the Rocky Mountains fauna. to
bo known az The Simon GuEeenheim