Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-07-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


mer meeting at Castle Rock. July 23d
and cath. W
At meeting OF the Colorado
Springs Ministerial Association a com.
mittee was appointed to cooperate
with tho Anti.Saioon League and the
Christian Endeavor societies In tho
fall political campaign.
The historic Cherry creek in Denver
10 to be walled from Larlmer street to
Broadway and n boulevard constructed
on the north side of 1t. A contract has
been let calling for the completion of
the work In ten months.
The banks In Colorado Springs.
Colorado City and Manitou have all
been supplied with the Pike medal.
lions. which have been struck by the
government In honor OF the centennial
celebration to be held this TALL.
Harley Harris. twelvc-ycar.oid son
OF George Harris. prominent ranch
man OF FL Paso county. was dragged
and kicked to death by a fractious
horse ut his home In Calhnn. July 18th.
Tho boy had the halter tied around his
waist.
Birks Cornforth. for many years
one of tho leading grocers OF Denver,
OF the show places OF the town. died
at his home In Denver. July l7th. Mr..
Cornforth retired from business sew
crai years ago.
Owing to tho fact that they were
able to prove nn nlibi District Attorney
Van Horn. In the District Court NJ
Greeley. dismissed the cases against
Tom o'Seill. Sam Scoviiic and Frank
Meter. charged with completely In the
murder OF Jack Boyle. April - last.
Convict Z. +. Thomas escaped from
the pcnitcntiary nt Canon City on tho
afternoon Of the 18th inst. He had
been n truAty for several months and
was at work in an alfalfa ncid near tho
prison. Thomas was sent to tho prison
eighteen months ago from Gunnison
county TO serve n term of three 10 four
years for fclonious assault.
bids for tho reconstruction OF road
between Tennessee pass and Debcqucl
nYc to bc opened In tho once OF the
state engineer on August ]. About
5000 in to be used In constructing tho
road. Tho plans TO bc followed arc
In line with those for tho establishing
of good roads throughout tho state ns
formulated by State Engineer Jaycox.
Harry COLON. as work on tho iAa.
bella mine In tho Cripple Greek dis.
trict. was Instantly killed on tho i5,h
Inst. by becoming caught In tho com
prrssor. coliom's nrc.ycarold boy
witnessed tho catastrophe and. terror
stricken. summoned the engineer. who
stopped the compressor. after tho un'
fortunate man had been nearly torn
to pieces.
Miss Katherine l.. csais. state super
int~nicnt OF public instruction. has
made tho scmi'annuai apportionmcni
Of tho school funds OF the state. Tho
total nppof,ionmcnt IL tiis.ss:..o. and
u IL divided AMONG tho various coun'
tics. according TO the school popaia.
tion. Tho number OF children Of
school aE. in tho stale. according TO
tho las; census. IL iss.s1s.
A, tho Eiks convention In Denver
tho sEst and second prizes for the bos;
decorated store buildings were ronsol'
ida;rd and awarded on a tic 10 the
Daniels & Fisher Stores Company and
the ncnscr Dry Goods Company. each
receiving tise. The second prize.
raised TO tasc. went To the A. T. Lewis
& Son Dry Goods Company. whose dis
play ~as nearly. " no, quite. equal 10
tho others.
An explosion occurred at the river
portal of tho Cunnison tunnel on the
18th inst. by which I'd beth Of Kan
sas was instantly killed. Pete Jaiosok
and Isaac Hiii we're injured. probably
fatally. jaiosok had both eyes knocked
ou, and iiiii suffered the loss OF both
hands. Mike Mafskositeh. John jaio.
sok. Martin YurpH and A. kioaufcr
we're but slightly hurt. The explosion
occurred while the men were tampins
the powder in one of the scvcafoo;
drill holes.
Deputy sheri. James u. Romero was
held at Trinidad by the eotoncs's jury
for the murder OF Louis viauca carly
Sunday morning at S'arksillc. The
jury returned verdict that the kiliins
was without pruvocatiou or cause. The
shooting affray took place In a dance
hall and was between Mcxicans and
Italians. The deputy sided with the
Mcsieaus In the fsht. Romero re-
ccivcd severe knife wound IN the
hand. Two others were held In con.
ncction with the shooting.
During che terrific downpour Of rain
in Denver Saturday night. July iiih.
two lives were sacrificed. The deaths
were those OF Charles y HnliinEshrad.
1r.. aged ten year. who vas instantly
killed by lightning. and Miss Eliza
Ham. aged thirty.four years. who died
as result OF exposure and oveTeseT-
ton while running through the storm
to her home. Young Hoiiiuesheai was
killed on the street while on his way
to a grocery and his body was not
found until more than an hour after.
ward.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
Ira II. Mcneil and Dr. J. r. Coleman.
both Of Montrose. Colorado. to be mem.
bers of ,he Board Of Control OF State
Canal. No. z. otherwise known as the
Gunnison tunnel. The act of the Leg
isiature providing for the construction
of the canal and tunnel says that the
board members shall be chosen from
Mnnfrnso or Ilnlta rniintins The first