Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS.


q large mountain lion was buried and
killed by q snowslide near Ouray on
the 18th Inst. fl''-+ %
Tho city government of Denver gave
away 10000 trees on ArbOr Day. all OF
which were planted along the streets
and In the yards OF Denver.
All OF the cities and most OF the
small towns OF Colorado have contrib
uted literally either money or supplies.
or both. to the San Francisco relief
fund.
The Colorado State Commercial As
sociation reports an increase In the
number Of gifts coming In for the pur.
chase Of silver service for the cruiser
Colorado.
Two wife beaters were before JUS
tice Stapleton In Denver the other day.
One was nned $50 and costs and tho
other $40 and costs. In default OF pay.
ment both were sent to jail.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
II. II. Barker OF Mancos water commits.
sioner OF water district No. "a to NIL
the vacancy caused by the removal or
T. A. Coston from the county.
About $4,000 voters are registered In
Denver for the spring election ns
house to house canvass seems to IND
fewer voters than the old free and easy
style.
"a Boulder Shriner who attended
the mectin. Of the Shriners In Denver
Friday night. lost his hat. coat and
gloves, but obtained better articles In
RETURN" says u Boulder dispatch To u
Denver dispatch.
~. lx.ll S,H hs.
600 debt that encumbcred the property
OF the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church In Denver was raised by the
vigorous appeal OF Bishop Warren and
others on Easter Sunday.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
James woodard has announced the mp
pointmcnt Of Halscy II. Rhoads. cdi
tor of the Rocky Mountain Herald. to
the position Of assistant supcriutcn-
dent OF the Denver fsh hatchery.
The Monirose school census. Just
completed, shows i.is0 children OF
school age. u gain of 200 during the
year. Thiu places the Montrosc dis.
trict In the first class and Increases
the number OF directors from three to
nvc.
Andrew J. Forbes died nj Greeley.
April 18th. at the age OF ci.hty.scvcn
years. He had the distinction OF be-
ing one Of tho few coionists who nt-
tended the organization meeting OF the
Union colony. held mt Cooper Institute.
New York. In ls6s.
During nm electric storm Mt Rocky
Ford on tho 18th inst. Jose T.. critton
and NJ. q. Anderson were struck by
lightning and Instantly killed. Thomas
Edwards. who was In the same build
ing. was knocked scnsclcss but was
not seriously injured.
The Jury In the case OF a. W. Hamii-
ton OF Lon.uiont. who shot ut his son.
in.iaw. Ed Cor,icr. some time ago. re-
turned verdict OF assault with
deadly weapon. but recommended
mercy. The judge gave Hamilton ten
days In jail and finc OF $40 and costs.
n total OF $iG0.
State Commissioner OF Mines f. l..
White is preparing special report
dealing with the rare minerals OF the
state. In the regular report OF the Bu-
rcnu of Mines there In some account
of these minerals. but II has been found
advisable to obtain further information
concerning them for publication.
Johnnnon Byrd. seventy years OF
u
Black Hawk district. died Mt st. Jo-
seph's hospital in Denver on the 18th
inst. as result OF injuries received
Wednesday afternoon Mt the Maybcc
ranch. He was driving broncho.
which boltcd and threw him from the
vehicle.
Tho new union depot at Grand juno
ton, erected ut cost OF 100000. was
opened April 18th by Division Superin.
tendent Choate. The first train In was
narrow gauge passenger from Sa-
Ida. The narrow gauge being the old
est road in the valley. the railroad ON.
cials decided that II had the right to
first enter the new depot
Upon the occasion OF the Arbor Day
exercises at the University OF Denver
Chancellor Buchtel announced the gift
of $4,000 to the university by Andrew
Carnegie with which to erect new IL
brary building for the institution. The
gift is conditional upon the raising by
the university OF 100000 more to In.
sure the proper operation and equip
ment OF the library.
The Colorado postmasters held their
annual convention at Pueblo, April
18th Postmaster Moorehead OF Boul.
der was elected president for the com.
ing year; vice president. Postmaster
Perkins OF Durango; secretary and
treasurer. Miss Cowie. Boulder. The
next meeting Of the association will be
called by an executive committee to
be appointed by the president.
The passenger department OF the Den.
ver & Rio Grande has just issued a
new book on Colorado agriculture. II
is entitled Fertile Lands of Colorado"
In the Introductory 1t is announced
that the railroad has no lands for sale
and is interested In booming no par
ticular section. and that the book Is
for information. The book takes up
agriculture. stock raising. irrigation
and kindred topics and also shows tho
adyantares that each section has to