Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-01-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Lawrence Wolf, a well known real
estate man, committed suicide In Den.
yer on the 2sth ult. He leaves n widow
and six children.
Leon c. Johnson, a prominent resi-.
dent OF Fruita, was seriously burned
by the explosion OF . can OF powder
ut the Nugcnt coal mine, December
18th. died on the 29th.
Michael Skorec, an Austrian EN-.
ployed At the ore crushing plant OF
the Pueblo steel works. was caught In
the crusher and almost ground TO
pieces. He lived three hours.
The new chime OF fifteen bells ut st.
Johns Cathedral In Denver. was rung
for the first tme on Christmas eve,
pealing out "Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing" at midnight. after having been
formally blessed by Bishop Olmstead.
f. ID. Childs, son OF the Rev. II. S.
Childs and q former telegraph operator
on the Santa Fee road. was run over
and killed by a ID. a. II. q. train III
Canon City on Christmas day. He was
thirty-five years OF age and unmarried.
Mrs. Stephen Il. Bambcr Of Denver
found gold nuGse; the size OF n small
pea In the crop Of a goose that she was
dressing for her Christmas dinner.
the golden egss--~niess II was a
sander.
Firebngs made another attempt Sat.
urday night TO burn Canon City and
only by the prompt work OF the city
lire department were several disas-
trous fires avertcd. About 7:I5 O'Clock
iireH started almost simultaneously In
three different parts OF the city.
- Of o la.
who was struck by lightning ON the
summit OF Pixies Peak last July. has
collected insurance from three scpa'
rate companies, ali acknowledging the
responsibility. despite the omission OF
n lightning claus. IN the policies.
William J. Wilson. the w"li-known
catti"man. who war murdered by But
t.rmiik EIil' H.nsl.y nj Denver n few
days ago, left his cntir" estate. valued
ut about sa.5.0 900. 10 his wife aud two
Young sons. Tn. wife died a few years
ngo. leaving the sons the sole heirs.
All of the buildings comprising III"
Philadelphia Smelling plant nj Pueblo
ara being thoroughly overloaded anu
painted. For long time the Philai"i'
phia has not been In operation anu
most Of the machinery has been moved
and added to the other three smcit"rt,
A handsome new building IL con
tcnpiatcd by tho aoh.rue h.i'h,' ",
partncnt oi INC s.al" .Ns,'eu'u W
legs AZ fof' .o.'nh. u ~ ha ..
NUMBER OF ch'"tpi'shs e ,,.,,..'.
stat" VIII e"h''nn'' =" "hh "u'"N
and also TO an chdo~tn.n fund Tor Its
support
Tn. Union Pacific 10 making n num-
bcr Of improvements nj Carr STATION.
twenty miles tn.ih OF Sh"s "hh'' VII"
III taken 10 inaisI,. ,hh' w" tn'a ~
no Intention OF hh'ihihE cn'"h Nn'.
woNd "liinihA. N'h.' hl''. w" 1900, $3.50
grade on the inc of'~"h '"''''"'
ana i"nN'f'
The following r1stmas'"Is Have bccn
appointed In Colorado: Salci,". fr'
mont county, firn.sieh w. r.'n ,..l.
vice = T. Wh."p' nsss'" ' 1870,
san Juan .osy. n"s ~, ,,,'i,a
sicn ". w. hsi,hp"la', t.s's".a.
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At the close OF iiA session IN Denver
tho Colorado TcachcTs Association
elected the following officers: PF"-''
dent. y. y. snSd Greeley: SECRETARY
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pay IN" s. .,..,, a., 80"
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coi. 1 II. stead. on. of tn. Oldest
,,s hcs, pnown citizen. Of saIidn. died
ch,t.,,,,n. ,norninr nf,cr four months
,,,n.s. from typhoid fever. lie was
..xcn,,.ninc ,rarx of ar. and leaves
= ,.,1nr, and anc .on. Charles. the lat.
,.r hcinr vcilknown resident of
icadyiiis. n, was n members OF the