Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-08-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

National Bank OF Alamosa,
Rural route No. is ordered estab-
lisned October LIST at Olney. otero
county, Colorado. serving $50 people
and ninety.six houses.
The new Roman Catholic church OF
st. John the Baptist was dedicated at
Longmont Sunday. July 22d. Tho
building Is u fine one and cost over
$4,000.
The Pixies Peak Press Club OF Colo
RADIO Springs will give dramatic en-
tertainment August 18th for the bcneht
| OF the entertainment fund OF the Inter
national League OF Press Clubs.
The Western Stock Show Associa'
tion is preparing u program and pre-
MUM list for the next exhibition.
which will be held at Denver. January
2tth next. lasting the entire week.
A new and gorgeous Chinese Joss
| kousc, or temple OF worship, has been
| opened on Market street between
| Twentieth and Twenty-iirst In Denver.
| II 10 full of expensive Images and dec
| orations.
Lars Nelson, who died In Denver re-
| Gently OF pneumonia. was one OF the
largest land owners and stock grow
crs OF Park county. having lived ON
the Cottage Grove ranch near Alma
since 1873.
Bids for new Denver postofiice
| rite will be opened at the ONCE OF the
secretary OF the treasury. Leslie NJ
Shaw. In Washington on August itth:
| All bids must come within the limit OF
| 100000.
Escaping only with the clothes thcy
were wearing. David +. How. chiet IL
1 a.I IA
| party of friends campin. near Ahto-
| ni,o, suffered the loss OF their entire
| camp by fire.
q. p. Miller. employed on the Mcr-
| ritt lease OF the Reno property on Cold
| Mill In the Cripple Creek district. was
| killed by nn explosion on tho moi ming
| OF July 2Tih. The accident was duc TO
u missed shot.
From thirty-acrc apple orchard
upon his farm. nine and onc'hnlf miles
west OF Denver. G. r. Parfct VIII snip
| this year 10000 boxes OF apples. II the
| present Indications OF n nlncty-two per
cent. crop are fulfilled.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the application OF ). II.
| Slater, ]. ". Boiling. ". Bailey. George
| wcIsbad, Charles wanslcd and others
| to organize the First National bank OF
Eads. with $4,000 capital.
l.. s. Barnes. an old soldier End
| pioneer resident OF Colorado. has been
| appointed superintendent OF the state
| fish hatchery mt Durango TO take the
| place OF W. T.. Patrick. who recently
was removed by the state game anu
| fish commissioner.
Fortimo Navcrctio. tho Mexican
who shot ttc hat on another Mcxican's
head ut North Lon.mont. was bound
over to tho District Court. Navcrctio
| is a brother OF the Navcrctto who
stabbed to death Ycncs Dais near the
Longmont cemetery year ago.
Because OF tho Mexican law which
prohibits tho removal Of body from
that country In less than thrcc years.
Stanley Pcarcc. the mciallursical cx'
pert, OF Denver. who died nt Mngdn.
lena. Sonora. July 10th. will bc buried
there.
by n proclamation OF Governor Nc.
| Donald Wednesday. August LIST. the
| thirticth anniversary OF the admission
| of Colorado into the Union. was de-
| clarcd n half holiday. and the state Of
| fees ordered closed during the after
noon.
The cornerstone OF tho new woman's
| pavilion OF the National Jewish Hos.
| pitai for Consumptives at Denver was
| laid Sunday. July 22d. under tho aus
| piccs Of the Independent Order OF B'nai
| Birth, Rabbi Friedman delivering the
| principal address.
Tho value of the peach crop OF
| Grand valley for the season OF
| 1906 will exceed last years crop
| by $250.0o0. This Ia said to be con
| sorvative estimate made by the most
| experienced fruit growers In Grand
Junction. Many assert that 1t will eS'
coed last years crop by 100000.
Private George s. Smith. Company
| +, Twenty-ninth United States infan-
| try, was drowned in the Pike View
| reservoir. near Roswell. In FL Paso
| county. July 21st. He was one OF the
soldiers marching overland from Pu'
eblo to Cheyenne, and was taken with
cramps while in swimming.
| The Grand Junction Chamber OF
Commerce has telegraphed the secre.
tary of the Colorado State Commercial
Association that 1t will take con-
| siderable amount of space in the pro.
| posed state exhibition car which will
be sent East this fall to exhibit the
products of Colorado ut state fairs.
| John F. Gamsby. In charge of the
Emerald lakes fish hatchery, in the
southwestern part Of the state. has
taken large amount of spawn this
year. The season began June 29th and
I ended July 21st, and they took 1881.
coo eggs. The largest amount taken
in one day was 100000 on July 10th.
| or the eggs taken 4.524,000 go TO fill
the state hatcheries at Durango. Den
yer. Gunnison and Emerald lakes.
| ]. Il. De Remer. n noted civil en-
| gineer. died at Denver. July 26th, from
| stroke of paralysis. Mr.. De Remer
was in charge OF the construction OF
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
| through the Royal Gorge and built the
remarkable swinging bridge. He was
also builder OF the old De Remer opera