Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-09
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Sunday. February 4th. Its cost was
$1,000.
One OF the sights ut Greeley In the
beginning OF February was buds swell
Ing on the maple trees and about ready
to bloom.
The second monthly dinner of the
Colorado State Commercial Associa-
tion will be given ut Colorado Springs
February 18th.
The manager Of the School Of Mines
football eleven Mt Golden is trying to
arrange trip through the Northwest
for his team next fall.
At the close OF the big cattle show
in Denver the Denver Chamber ot
Commerce gave u complimentary din.
ner to the visiting livestock men.
The carpenters employed by the In
dependent mill owners Of Denver have
been granted an eight-hour work day.
beginning May !. 1906. and continuing
one year.
The Rev. Asa u. Whitten. former
publisher OF the Rocky Mountain Bap-
tist. died at Boulder on the md inst.
OF consumption. He leaves wife and
two children.
Sheriff Florence of Weld county
turned over to the county clerk
sl.002.s6 surplus earnings Of the Office
after all expenses had been deducted
for 1905.
q. I. Oaks. aged rs years u
pioneer ranchmnn Of Fountain val
ley. died Of heart faiiur. while enter
Ing the City drug store at Fountain
an the 3rd instant.
The Cripple Creek Short Line ran n
winter excursion from Colorado
Springs. to Cripple Creek on the LIST
inst. Next thins they will he adScr-
Using Cripple Creek as u winter re-
sort.
During the ilrst Two months Of the
present year the collections by tho
state trcasntcrs Office for state liquor
licenses amounted to $500. In 1905
only Si.5:S was collected In the rain.
period.
Tho foreign missionary box In the
Presbyterian church at Florence was
robbed of 81. mostly In pennies. by an
unknown thief. A hammer that had
been used In breaking open the cab
inct was left behind.
The executive committee Of the
P.kc's Peak Centennial Association at
Colorado Springs has arranged the pro
gram for the celebration Of the diRrnt'
cry of Pixies Peak by Licut"nan, I-bu'
Ion pike. To bc held September s,h Ia
Eth.
Prcsidcni Roosevelt has sent mes.
SAGE to Congress urging the payment
of u claim Of $4,000 To william Rad
ciiffc. British subject. on account "t
the destruction by mob "f hsn
hatchery In Colorado which was owned
by RadciisIc.
Charles Copeland. brother of Prof.
4. ID. Copeland. superintendent Of tho
Eaton schools. was Instantly killed on
the afternoon of January :oih In q
runaway accident short distance
from his HON. IN Pleasant Valley. ak
miles northcas, of Greeley.
As result Of the preliminary exam
inaiion Of J-ss- Siansri. the police
man charged with the murder Of Sh-t.
iff ". ]. Thompson at Durango. Janu'
AIRY sth, tho accused was held for trial
In tho District Court. but he Was ad'
mittcd TO ball In tho sum of aio.seo.
r. ". Morrison. prominent, pic-
n-Cr resident Of Evans. ~as fatally In
jurvd In n runaway accident near ES'
ans January ioth aud died tho same
day. His team took fright a; train
and overturned tho carriage. lie ~as
seventy enc years Of age.
Little fiyc.ycarold Mary Zrnoia Was
burned TO death on tho ard Inst. ai tho
home Of her parents on the John Lr-
ranch six miles east Of Golden. Her
clothing caught Gre from bonfire of
weeds and brush made by her little
brother. aged nino years.
In answer TO query from an eastern
newspaper. Governor Mcdonald has
placed himself on record "a fasorinE
a proposition TO call constitutional
convention to provide for an amend.
mcnt by which United States senators
shall be elected By vote Of the pco-
pie. sf
The heirs Of the late Governor John
Evans. whose interests are incorpof.
ated under the name of the Evans In.
vpstmcnt Company. have donated two
lots in Denver. valued at $500. for
the aitc of n dcaconess' ho,nc. to BE-
erected by the 'woman's Home Mis-.
sionary Society of the Methods;
Church.
State Auditor A. r. bent and Deputy
State Commissioner of Insurance y. T..
Rittcnhousc have sons to Chicago to
attend meeting of insurance cominis-
sioncrz. attorney generals aud govern.
ors. the object of which Is to devise
ways and means for securing more uni.
form insurance legislation for the
country.
The Colorado Prison Association for
the assistance Of released prisoners
received s2.sss In subscriptions last
year. but its annual report states that
II needs 5000 year and "tctns
2orary home that should cost 10000.
Twonty.eisht prironcrs were supplied
with clothing and bedding during the
past year.
A novel feature of the convention
Of the International Typographical
union to be held at Colorado Springs
next August will be a reunion of the
printer Rough Riders who served
through the Cuban campaign with that
famous cavalry regiment. There were