Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Western Slope Fair at Montrose Sep
tembcr 18th TO 2lst.
The Fremont county fair will be held
ut Canon City September 18th to 2lst.
! Sixty thousand young trout have just
been placed In the streams OF Boulder
county.
The Labor day parade at Pueblo had
to be abandoned on account OF soak
ing lain.
| The annual meeting OF the Colorado
Bar Association Will be held at Colo
RADIO Springs September 27th and .sth.
The Denver Chamber OF Commerce
has invited Vice President Fairbanks
To be the guest OF honor at a banquet
September 20th.
The finest OF weather and an unus-
ually large and fine parade combined TO
make the Labor day celebration in
Denver one of the most successful ever
held.
u. Fred Tritch OF Denver. son OF the
late George Tritch and secretary OF the
Tiitch Hardware Company. died at his
home In Denver. September 9Th. OF ty'
phoid fever.
| Oscar Parks OF Durango was danger
ously hurt at Pine River by falling
from a haystack and striking n spike
on hay wagon. The spike pierced
his bladder. neccssltatin. an opera
ton.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Buchanan. two and half
years nid. was drowned September list
In an irrigntIng ditch at the Buchanan
home in the Anlmas valley above Du.
range.
Mrs. Minnie Brown OF Fort Collins
was burned 10 death on the 9Th Inst.
by the explosion OF gasoline which she
| WAS ,.slng 10 start fire. She was
twcnty.ciEht years OF age and leaves
| two children.
| r. W. Hermann. sor two years In
charge OF the dry farming experiments
| conducted by the government ut Chcy-
cnnc. Is soon to be transferred to begin
drainage Investigations along the Rio
Grandc In Colorado.
The Victor Fuel Company has sold
| tho Mexican Central railroad 10000
tons OF coal. to be delivered at Juarcx.
Mexico. Most of this coal will be TAX.
| en- from Las Animns county mineB and
90. 900 tons has been delivered.
In the district court at Trinidad tho
Murder charge against James 7. Davis.
marshal OF Aguiinr. indicted for killing
n Mexican while trying to stop street
il.ht. was nolie pressed on tho 18th
inst. and the defendant discharged.
Clark 4 Sawdy's large livery barn
Mt Boulder. the oldest In tho city. was
burned on the night OF the 9Th Inst.
Six horses were burned to death and
no vehicles were saved. the loss. In.
cludlng the 5000 hcarsc belonging TO
+. J. Buchcit.
A Republican judicial convention will
be held ut Pueblo September 10th for
| the Tenth district. embracing the coun.
ties OF Pueblo. otcro and Kiown. Two
candidates for district Judge will bo
nominated to succeed Judges Dixon
and Voorhees,.
Tho attendance Mt the fall opening
of tho State Preparatory School mt
Boulder is beyond the capacity OF tho
present building. The completion OF
the new high school building. In pro.
cess OF construction. has been delayed
by n strike OF the bricklnycrs.
Through the efforts OF the woman's
Relief Corps flag poles have been
erected on all the school grounds In
Canon City and In South Canon City
and large flags have also been pre-.
scntod. The poles were donated by
the Colorado Telephone Company and
the poles were painted and set by con.
vict labor.
While removing bouldcrs from tho
track OF the boom at the Banner placer
near Breckenridge on the ith Inst.
John a. Ncslund was struck by rush
OF water and carried down the stream.
his head striking the bottom of tho
ground sluicc In such n manner ms to
break his neck and fracture his skull,
resulting in instant death.
The tenth annual reunion of old set
tiers of Las Animns county was held nj
Trinidad September 1st on the court
house lawn. Every man and woman
who had lived in the county twenty
five years is a member OF the society
and there was n large attendance. DR.,
NJ. Beshonr was reelected president
and Edward West secretary.
Helen Thomas. daughter OF Calvin
Thomas OF Greeley. has been appointed
assistan librarian in the reference and
cataloguing department OF the library
of the state University OF Michigan
located at Ann Arbor. Miss Thomas Is
n graduate OF the Greeley High school,
State Normal School. Wellesley, and
Albany. New York. Library School.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians at
its annual convention in Denver, Sep
tember 5th. selected Central City as
the next place of meeting. T. Finn
of Denver was elected president and
William II. MCGEE of Lcadville. secrc
tary. The Ladies Auxiliary elected
Mrs. Mary McGinness of Denver, pres
ident, and Mrs. Mary Callahan. Pueblo
secretary.
The Colorado Homeopathic Society
at its meeting in Denver elected the
following officers: Frederick A. Faust
NJ. D., Of Colorado Springs, president;