Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The state conference OF Charities
and Corrections will be held at Den.
yer. December 9th TO nth.
The national convention of whole
sale druggists will be held at Denver
next year at the same time as that OF
the retail druggists.
Herman Hofmeister, thirteen.year'
old son OF Casper Hofmeister OF
Golden. was killed by the kick OF
horse at his fathers ranch. north Of
Golden. on the 7th inst.
Up to the 9th inst.. the county clerk
OF Fremont county has issued GGO
hunting licenses since the season
opened. This Is the largest number Is.
sued In the history OF the county.
A pubiic.spirited citizen. who with.
holds his name. will present the city
Of Greeley with fine bronze drinking
fountain. II is to be ten feet In height
and will be located In South Lincoln
park.
The Roaring Fork Plaster Company
| Of Florence. which few months ago
acquired "A large gypsum quarry on
the Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
Springs. is preparing to build mill on
the property.
The demand for hands In the beet
fields is said to be making II next to
impossible for contractors on the Moi
fat road to secure workmen. Con
struction work may be set back for as
MUCH as SIX months by the scarcity Of
| labor.
W. A. Oliphant. the popular and EN-.
cient superintendent OF schools In
Monte Vista for the last four years.
NJ A.. l..a ..t n
after an illness Of about ten days. He
| was thirty-six years old and leaves u
| widow.
In q quarrel In . billiard hall at
Hotchkiss on the night OF the 9TH inst.
David Meyers. n farmer. was shot ana
killed by T.. u. Reynolds. an cmployo
OF the establishment. Reynolds gave
himself up to tho authorities and was
placed In jail.
The county commissioners Of Gilpin
county have appointed l.. C. Todd OF
Ccnral City rs county Judge to MI tho
uncxpIrcd term Of Judge Flor Ash.
baugh, who has resigned on account
Of being n candidate for Judge OF the
First judicial district.
Tho second annual Tomato Festival
Mt Fort Lupton, on the l2th inst. at
tracted a large gathering. Pies and
sandwiches were served and m OK
| was roasted whole. The sports In.
cluded sack races. foot races. horse
races. = novelty horse Taca and potato
races.
Oliver p. Virgins OF Denver. the
noted ci.hty.Hve-ycar-old scout and
Mexican War veteran. suffered from
paraiytic stroke . few days ago. and
his lifc was dcspaiIcd Of. but hc sub
scqucntly rallied with apparent
chances Of moro or less complete re-
covcry.
J.. p, Osburn, latc Sociaiistic candi.
dato for governor Of Georgia. was ar.
rested a few days ago for "loiterinI"
on the corner Of Sixteenth and Champa
streets In Denver. but was discharged
by tho police magistrate. Osborne was
speaking and attracting . crowd and
did not ''movc on" ~ promptly rs tho
police desired.
Al breckenridge. on the Sth Inst.
while John Sweeney was feeding the
cr,ishcr at the Old Union conccntrat.
ing mill. his left hand and wrist were
no badly crushed that amputntion
may bc necessary. This would leave
him without hands. Several years ago
while working at tailroadinS hc lost
his right hand.
| Alvin p. Granger. lieutenant Of
company r. Eighth Illinois cavalry.
during tho Civil War. and well known
In Colorado mining circles since he
came TO the state In 1850. died Mt Den
yer on the 10th inst. after n long III
ness from epilepsy. MIR. Granger was
the inventor Of tho Granger dry con
contractor and portable stamp mill.
At Grand Junction. on the 9Th Inst.
Judge Stevens ordered tho release OF
Vincent ST. John. formerly president
OF tho Telluride Miners Union and
prominently identified with the West.
ern Federation Of Miners. The court
ordered the prisoners release because
| Of the prosecution being unable 10
verify certain evidence against him.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
papy's canal, which Is now forty-fivc
miles long and fifteen feet wide. and
which has been In the course OF con.
struction for nearly year. Will soon
be completed. Gangs Of men are now
working n few miles from the steel
| works. The canal will convey water
from the Arkansas river to the steel
works at Pueblo.
While standing In front OF n mirror.
| adjusting his necktic and collar. pre-.
parn,ory to starting for work and
while apparently In the best OF health.
John Izett, manager of the st. John q
Barnes plumbing establishment at
Trinidad. dropped dead Of heart fail.
ure without n moments warning. In
the presence Of his wife. Mr.. lett
was formerly in busineess In Denver.
W. s. Kincaid. state superintendent
| of fish hatcheries, says the Town COM
pany recently Incorporated at Estes
park, will put up n private fish hatch.
cry for the purpose OF stocking
streams in that neighborhood. Mr..
Kincaid says the capacity OF the hatch.
cry will be half million eggs year.
The state is encouraging the establish
ment of private hatcheries Mt all sum-