Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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The members of the Denver Teach.
ers' club are considering the question
OF erecting club building.
Denver people arc not all supersti-
tious. Four marriage licenses were
taken out on Friday. the 18th inst.
Lewis ii. Breeze. assessor of Mesa
county. died on the 18th Inst. after four
months Illness from appendicitis.
Mrs. l.. +. Aumick was recently
drawn AZ Juror In the District Court
at Boulder but was excused from serv-
Ing.
building at Denver has been cleaned.
repaired and reyarnished at cost of
$500.
The FL Paso County Horticultural So
ciety has selected August 22d. .3d and
cath Of next year for the next annual
flower show.
Thomas Grieve of Colorado has been
appointed photographic aid In the geo.
logical survey and assigned TO duty
In Washington.
The Denver 4 Rio Grandc railroad
will erect n factory at Pueblo for the
manufacture of frogs-not for food.
but for railroad switches.
The people Of Aspen ut u special
election have voted In favor Of pur,
chasing the old water plant and
against erecting new one.
George Gouson, u Denver dairyman.
had his house burned few days ago.
and with II $500 In money that he had
been unwilling to trust to the banks.
Andy Adams. the famous cowboy
author of Colorado Springs. viii
shortly issue n new book. "Cattl.
Brands" dealing with his own Texas
range experiences.
Alvin Cummins. who escaped from
the State Rcformatory at Bucna Vista.
September 10Th, was rccapiurcd nj 81.
Louis and brought back by Deputy
Warden Richard l.. Shaw.
Bids will bc received ut the state
capitol October .lst for the construc.
tion OF the Teller and frcmon, county
state wagon road between til. Cripple
Creek district and Canon CITY.
Frank Buster. charged with the muir
der OF Martin OConnor ut Victor In
April last. has been released and the
ease asains, him dismissed. there bc!ns
no evidence to warrant trial.
The State Board of Charities aud
Corrections has elected DIR. Eleanor
I.awncy delegate from the board TO
the National Prison Congress ut Lin
coin. Nebraska. October .ist TO asth.
a good deal of damage was done In
the uncompahIrc valley by u heavy
frost ON the night of October 9Th.
Nearly aii green vegetables were
killed and some kinds Of apples badly
injured.
In order to stimulate good marks.
nianship In tho Colorado National
Guard Adjutant General Bulkcloy
Wells II Offering n handsome silver
cup as n, troph! for excellence In hkir'
mish IRE.
I.aac n. Reed. n wciiknown resi-.
dent OF Denver and Chicago. died IN
Chicago October 9Th. Mr.. Reed was
u publisher In Chicago and man OF
considerable wealth. having real es-
tate In Colorado and California.
The 1000 acre ranch Of the Earl OF
Dunravcn In Estes Park has been pnr-
chased by Miller Porter OF Denver. TO.
scthcr with hotel. cottages and live.
stock on the place. The price ID said
to be 100000.
Patrick Horan. an old soldier. who
came to Denver from Omaha for the
q. A. X. cncampmcnt. and was sup
! posed to have been missing. has been
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Omaha from Evansville. Ind.
James W. Wilson. who was injured
by n street car at Pueblo In February
Of las, year. has been awarded judg.
mcnt OF $4,000 damages against the
Pueblo and Suburban Traction and
Lighting Company. The case VIII be
appealed.
DR.. Hugh Taylor. secretary OF tho
l ,f n
Miss Grace Courtney and Miss A. l..
Hartncr TO compile the mortality sta.
tistics for Colorado for 1905. to be
used in the next United States cen.
stis bulletin.
The naval recruiting station in Don.
yer has Just been closed after gather.
ing in forty.six physically perfect
| young men. Threcfourths OF all those
who offered to enlist stood the cxamin.
g'ion and were accepted. This is an
uncommonly large percentage.
The jury at Boulder in the case Of
| Jacinto Navarctte. accused Of murder.
ing Ycnes Was June 22d near Long.
mont. brought In verdict OF no; guilty
on the 10th instant. Was. a Mexican.
was killed in fight resulting from n
saloon quarrel in North Longmont
Governor Mcdonald has signed an
| order Tor the OTganlZatlOn OF a Sccpnu
section of Battery a OF Victor. The
battery will consist OF thirty men with
two field pieces and will be commanded
by Major II. a. Naylor of the Second
regiment. who. 1t is said. will resign to
accept the captaincy.
George Adams, a Greek carrying an
| American name. has been ordered out
| of Pueblo by Chief OF Police McCaf.
ferty. Adams Is charged with mas.
uuerading as n priest and claiming to
be collecting money and valuables that
can be converted into money for the
interests OF the Christian religion in
, Servia.
The Rev. G. A. W. Cage of Greeley
died at st. Lukc's hospital In Denver
on the 18th inst. from the effects of
injuries received from a fall at his
home IN Greeley some three weeks
previous. DR.. Cage was ciEhty.iivc
years old and one of pioneers OF
Greeley. He leaves three sons. Rev.
G. A. w. Cage. Jr.. of Denver; Milton
and John Cage of Boise, Idaho. and a
daughter, Mrs. Rose OF Alaska.
The state of Colorado now owns
military rifle range and the annual
| target praCticp will he held thprpOu