Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


According to the school census there
are 1.l25 children OF school age In
Florence.
The Colorado Teachers Association
has donated 500 for the relief OF the
needy teachers in San Francisco.
The annual state convention OF the
society OF Christian Endeavor will be
held at Colorado Springs. June 14th
to 18th.
The c. D. Grifith Shoe Company
proposes to erect a large shoe factory
ut Denver. which will employ between
200 and 800 men.
Strawberry Day at Gienwood Springs
will be on Saturday. June 10th. There
will be free strawberries and free
baths In the big pool.
The Loveland Chamber OF Commerce
has inausurated a series OF luncheons
like those so popular In Denver. and IL
increasing Its membership.
A destructive hailstorm visited Sun.
flower valley. eight miles east OF Trini.
dad. June lst. and practically ruined
the fruit crop as well as the drst crop
ol alfalfa.
The class of boys belonging to the
Colorado Springs Young Mems Chris.
tian Association win start on a gypsy
camping trip June llth. visiting tho
Cripple Creek district and Canon City.
Ed Rowe. a bartender in the Sara.
tcsa saloon at Leadville. was shot
about midnight May 29th and instantly
killed by two masked men who AT.
tempted to hold up the saloon. Tho
men escaped.
The Colorado Canning Company Of
Canon City has increased its capital
stock and is adding large two-story
brick building to Its plant. During
the canning season II expects to en-
ploy scventy.fve persons.
Trainloads OF structural steel arc be.
Ing received daily at the MinncQua
works TO be used In the construction
OF the new buildings. which will In.
cludc new roundhousc and machine
shop for tho Colorado 4 Wyoming
road. six new open hearth furnaces.
etc.
Marks wh!icman. q prominent Jew.
iSh merchant At Roswell. New Mexico.
who committed suicide at Alamosordo
a few days since. formerly resided In
Denver and Pueblo. He was the osisi.
nal OF ''whitcman. the Jew Merchant"
in Emerson Hou.h's novel. Hearts
Desire"
John scidier. a packing house en-.
ployc at Denver. went insane and al.
tackled numerous people. Hc was ar.
rested by Policeman Hisdon. who Ind
to club him into submission. But tho
dcmcn,cd man died at the county hos.
pitai from injuries received In one OF
his fights.
Mrs. I.ucrc,ia l.. Hall. aged seventy.
fivc. and tho Oldest woman pioneer OF
II Paso county. died May .S,h. AT tho
Hall ranch. near Fountain. She II sur.
viycd bya husband. Benjamin. Hall. aged
eighty, and by two sons. \ daughter.
Mrs. a. Z. Hatcher. was killed year
ago by train.
Tho West Side Ncishborhood House
Association In Denver has begun work
on n new building TO cos; $4,000. II
will bc the HON. OF day nursery. kin
icrsnrtcn. various clubs. nisht schools.
and classes In sewing. cooking. basket
weaving. hand and tool work. mcehlai'
cal drawing. etc.
o!icrra Of the Colorado Stat. Grange
still hope that Denver will get the Ia
,ionai Grange coavcn'ion. which Ia 10
meet November 10Th to .ith next. and
which Il was feared would be lost 10
the state on account of the failure 10
get as low railroad rates as had been
expected and thought necessary.
GEORGE A. Reese Of Trinidad has re.
c-iycd a telegram from the captain of
the bat,icship Maine. stating that HIS
son. Dwight Austin Reese. had fallen
overheard and was drowned. Tho boy
was born and raised in Trinidad and
-.
pcctcd home this month for vacation.
Passenger agents from various Colo.
arod railroads arc expecting TO handle
n larger tourist business this season
than they have had for years. With
each successive year. according TO the
records. tourist travel his Increased.
and 1906. II IL believed. will almost
double the amount of business handled
in any previous year.
on Memorial Day the convention OF
the Western Federation of Miners In
session at Denver held services In
memory of Rev. MyEon W. Reed. An
culoEy was read by John N. O'Scili.
editor Of the Miners Magazine. and
aftcrward committee from the or.
saniEation went to Fairmouut ccmc.
terry and decorated Mr.. Reeds grave.
For damage done TO uniforms and
equipment of the Colorado National
Guard at the first call to arms In the
spanish.American War in 1Sss. Gov.
ernor Mcdonald has Just received a
check for 81 l.30s.50 from Treasurer e.
lis II. Roberts of the federal govern.
mcnt. The check was turned over by
the governor to the adjutant general.
David X. Wall of Denver. who came
TO Colorado in 1859 with a good supply
Of garden seeds and who was the frs,
man to demonstrate the agricultural
possibilities of the state. celebrated
his eightieth birthday May 26th. He Is
still strong and active. Before coming
- s.ut.xadn bn xrau fartr.ninnr in