Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Colorado Springs in Juis.
The Chinese in Denver raised S.o3-50
to be sent Ia the aid Of their suffering
country nen in San Francisco.
Denver sent seventeen carloads Of
provisions and clothing 10 San bran'
cisco two days after the earthquake
Congressman Brooks wires tina, the
Postoffie. Department has allowed
Aiamosa. a free delivery route running
south into the country hnesn miles,
over 500 people attended the goidsa
wedding of Jnrxs and Mrs. " u. Mat
son AT sily.r.Di April sd, II vas
the hrs, golden wedding sv.E ee.e-
bTaIed in SiiyeTton.
y, \. I.iIsry. AT Bailey. in Park
county. recently caught an unusually
lnrs. mink ia trap Th. animal Is
thIr. ami onrh half fee, long and weighs
ioriy-on- pounds, Il Is u beautiful
specimen.
". T.. Swariz. on. of the leading
building sOntTactoTs of Denver. who
had done the carpenter work ON a laTs.
number of the principal buildings in
III. city. died at his HON. in Denver
Icw days ago,
John 4, Fielder, an old resident Of
Colorado Springs. Was found dead In
his bad un the morning of April I'D.
Mr.. Fielder was one of III. b"stkn"Nn
stag. drivers an the read IN the early
days of CTippi. Greek.
Fred orr. IA miner. aged thirty. mar
rird. Was killed. and James Tai
bot. iofIy.hv" years old. single.
wns moftnliy Injured BY an explosion
In the Morat Hhaft an Rock hill. Cali
lorn!a sulch. at I..adviilc. April :''h.
Mr. Clifford PIn.ao:. head of the
government loT-h,ry department. has
Fsnt cut notices that ranger .snmIna'
lions will h- held at Durango. Sai!dn.
Gi,nNOoi. Ouray. Sulphur SPRINGS,
Mny I4ih. Supervisors examinations
M.S 18th. all large cities.
Tn. county commissioners of fn'-
mont county nrc working tw,n;l Ave
eonviets on the new wagon voll TO
tn. coal camps from Brewster. Tails In
tho first public work done by c1nv!'iS
since the new Law was passed. These
convictH will be employed all summer
by the county.
Deaths In Colorado for March num-
h-r.d .sl. or this number twenty
nine were frum diphthcria. typhoid
and scarlet fever. An compared with
III. previous month thsr" was de-
crcaSc of diphIhcria and scarlet fever
cases and nn Increase OF smallpox an:
typhoid.
Philip Fitch. n senior Mt Colorado
College, has been awarded fellow.
ship In physics at the University OF
Chicago upon III. recommendation OF
the department faculty, Fitch iH
graduate Of the las, Denver hiEh
school. and has taken mn active part
In Colorado College athletics.
The following rural free delivery
routes have been ordered established In
Colorado. to commence service June i:
Lafayette. Boulder county. route No. ].
population served 400. number OF
houses on route. liz: Rifle. Garfield
county. route No. ]. population served
i0a. number OF houses on route III.
Col. r. r. Davis. u. S. A.. adJutant
Of the Department OF the Colorado. I'm.
ishcd his inspection of the Colorado
state troops ApIH 23d at Battery a
armory, In Denver. The work has prac-
tically taken three weeks. All things
onsidcrcd, he states that he finds the
state troops In excellent condition.
In n repor, Just completed by State
Engineer 7. w. JaycoS the contentious
OF the county commissioners OF Ouray
county rs to the boundary line be-
tween Ouray and San Juan counties
are upheld. This will settle the dis.
pute unless the San Juan county com.
missioncrs take the matter into court.
Every one of the eighteen camps.
woodmcn OF the World. In Denver. was
represented at n meeting OF consul
commanders and clerks held Friday
night. One thousand dollars was mp.
propriatcd for the immediate relief
OF the sufferers in San Francisco. Ar.
rangemcnts were also made to swell
this fund to $1,000 within few days.
One OF the large mountain.climbing
engines OF the Santa Fc blew up In the
railroad yards ut Trinidad, April 22d.
Just as the engine, pulling u long train
of cars, had entered the yards. The
engineer and fireman had n miraculous
escape from death. They were blown
through the open windows OF the cab
for some distance on each side of the
engine and only sustained few
bruises.
Patents have been granted to Colo.
RADIO investors as follows: William
Cooper. Denver. automatic ,xhauat;
James s. Harris and J. X. Hoskin. Cen.
tral City, rock drill chuck; Isaac p.
Lambing. Denver. gold saving appa-
ratus: Willis f. Phillips. C1llbran.
camera attachment: Michael A. Sal.
mon. Denver. nail receptacle: Solomon
Schwayder. Denver. receptacle " stor-
ing alcoholic liquors.
Governor Mcdonald and Auditor Bent
have received Il report from Experts
L. +. Rundlett and John NJ. Saxton con-
cerning the amount due the state from
Conejos county on account of the
shortage of former County Treasurer
c. II. Brickenstein. The total amount
due the state. 1t appears. is S1.125. and
It Is stated that at the next meeting OF
the county commissioners at Alamosa
action will be taken up to settle up this
account.