Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

come q member OF the Caited States
National Amateur Athletic Association.
The director of the mint October
| Sd purchased 100000 ounces OF silver
Mt G9.2l cents per fine ounce. delivered
NJ the Denver mint.
Col. James W. Penrose, for many
years special agent for tbs Union Pa
ciiic, and !. veteran OF the Civil War.
died at Denver on the 2Gth uit.
Paul Hentchel, a saloon keeper OF
Evans. has been found guilty on two
counts OF violating the state law
against selling liquor on Sunday.
II Is reported that James F. Burns.
the millionaire mine owner. contem'
plates the erection of a 100000 opera
house at Colorado Springs.
A good many cases OF typhoid fever
have been reported In Denver during
the past month. Diphther'a and scar
let fever have been less prevalent than
usual nj this season OF the year.
The Colorado-New Mexico Fair mt
Durango closed on Saturday. the 30th
ult.. with Indian dances. games. races
and run by the fire department. The
exhibition as whole was highly sue
cessful.
Edward ]. Liyernash Of San Fran.
cisco has become managing editor of
the Denver News. succeeding Edward
keating. who will remain on that force
as a political writer-a field that he
prefers.
The Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems
Association At ITS meeting In Dem
yer passed a strong resolution In Ia
vor Of building OF interurban electric
lines 10 connect the cities and larger
towns of Colorado.
The third annual Douglas County
Fair closed n successful three'days' ex'
hibition on the S0th ult. at Castle Rock.
The stock exhibits and the dry.fnrm'
In. grain exhibits were specially no
ticcable.
A business mems convention viii be
held at Fort Collins. October :fsh.
.5th and s5th under the auspices OF
the Fort Collins Chamber OF Com
mercc and the Colorado State Com
merciai Association
John Connor committed suicide NJ
Steamboat Springs on the ?sth uli. by
shooting himself through the head. lie
came from KIrksyillc. Missouri. about
fivc years ago and was living with his
brother. Edward.
The grand lodge Of Odd Fellows and
the Daughters OF Rebekah viii meet
At F!orcaec. October 18th. and remain
In session during the week. Canon
City lodge has planned Tor the de!e-
gates - spend q day IN Canon CRY.
TeErill Yocum. n Colorado & South
crn fireman. suffered n double fracture
OF tho left leg in an accident NJ Al
pine tunnel on the 5th inst He vas
carried 10 pitkIn for treatment. Tho
h,s
OF n driving pin.
The hrS, car of apple boxes TO como
Into western Colorado this fall was re-
ecIycd on the 9Th inst. by the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers Association
and the famine In apple boxes. which
threatened with loss Of the crop OF the
entire western slope 10 partially re
licycd.
Carlos Martinez and Sanchez Val.
dr-. two Mesicans accused of waylay-
Ing and killing Jose Truiillo sepiein'
Der s6th, are confined In the county
jaii at Mo1trosc. having been bound
over for trial In the District Court.
Valdez attempted suicide after being
placed In jail.
The new superintendent OF the State
Industrial School for Girls. Miss Mar
Ion Rudsers OF Bedford. New York.
~ho succeeded Miss Gertrude Smith
few weeks since. has so far got along
smoothly with her charges. the school
beirg apparently model OF sood order
and industry.
The application Of ". s. Reynolds.
Joshua s. Raynolds, George +. Rocka.
fellow. r. S. Lewis, @. A. Baker and
c A. Bisrs TO organize the Fremont
County National Bank Of Canon City.
Colorado. with Q capital OF 100000.
has been approved by the comptroller
Of the CURRENCY.
Martha Owens. the Oldest woman IN
Weld county. died at Greeley on the
an inst. She was born October ie.
1918, ana was nearly ninety.three
years Of are. For years she wove rag
carpets at Greeley. but for Eve years
she had been blind and deaf and help
less as n child. She was the mother
o. .he late Mrs. George Howard and
her soa.in-law took care OF her.
Comics o, ten books for the blind
have been received at the state library
IN the capitol building in Denver. pub
lished IN New York raised type. The
United States mails will carry these
books free OF charge, and although
the state library is not a circulating
ifbrary, Il ~ill send any OF the books
TO AFFLICTED persons desiring them, for
reatinE. There are 200 blind people
in Colorado.
The confessed election case from the
ci;y O. Rocky Ford came up In the
p.s-r!c: Court at Ia Jun,a. before
Iadre voorhees,. who, after hearing the
arguments OF the attorneys. decided TO
have the ballcs boxes opened and the
ballots counted. wt..eh was done. The
recount showed the election Of the no.
lscs-ss aidsTuaaie candidates. Unless
the case Shocid be appealed 20 the Su.
p-e-e Court the thTse saloons now
running there will be closed.