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

January Goth. via Alamosa.
Wagon Wheel Gap now rejoices In n
telephone line and can talk with all the
principal cities Of the state.
The three lodges OF the Knights of
Pythias ut Colorado Springs are plan
ming for the erection OF $4,000 lodge
building.
A contract has been let for the con.
struction of the new State Fish Hatch
cry at Glenwood Springs. IL is to cost
200 and be ready for occupancy BY
the first Of April.
The trial OF Abraham and Isaac
Schiller. alleged Alnmosa bank wreck
crs. comes up mt Del Norte February.
18th. with Judge Cunningham OF Colo
rado Springs on the bench.
A battalion OF the Twenty.ninth In
fantry has arrived ut Fort Logan In
the suburbs Of Denver to take the
place OF Second Infantry. which re-
Gently started for the Philippines.
II In suggested that the Pike Ccntcn'
NAL Association request the govern
mcnt To issue special edition OF post
age stamps commemorative OF the dis
covcry OF Pixies Peak by Lieut.. Zcb'
ulon Pike.
The Rio Grande railroad will spend
a large sum of money this spring In
Strengthening Its line between Pueblo
and Florence. Other expensive i'm
provcmcnts prc planned along the Ar
kansas valley.
Ten thousand and forty-four men
were taken into custody by the police
OF Denver during the year 1905. and.
In the same period i.l27 women. Va.
rrancy was the charge against 3.soo OF
the prisoners.
In tho case Of Annie and Henry Wat.
son w. tho Short Linn Company Judge
Seeds at Cripple Greek ordered juds'
mcnt to Issue. Annie Watson thereby
receiving $1,000 and Henry Watson
3l.2i5 and costs.
George II. Bachcnbcrg has bccn ap
pointed horticultural inspector OF tho
city and county Denver by the county
commissioners. Mr.. Bachenbcrg takes
the place OF John r. Phillips. who re-
nigncd 10 ncccp, place In the govern
mcnt mint.
Albert Taylor. who tried to get n
second pension under the name al
Aionxo Nightingale. dead comradc.
was sentenced In the federal court at
Denver to eighteen months ut the
l.caycnworth prison. Insanity war
pleaded In his defense
Five Italians were killed on Monday.
January ed. by snowsiidc at the
Sunysidc mine. twelve miles northeast
OF Siivcrton. Their names are:
Thomas rala. Anton Vel. Dominick
Saiia. Dominick Proviila and Tom Das
tin Tasinnpinc. all single.
Dependency. caused by the feeling
that he was hopclcssiy In the grasp OF
consumption. induced Arthur ]. How.
ard to commit suicide In the Alta
Vista hotel mt Colorado Springs by
shooting himself through the head. He
leaves u widow and an cight'ycar.old
son.
J. }. McCochran. n miner. was blown
TO pieces mt Lawrence. near Victor.
January ed by an explosion of dyna.
mite. He was preparing caps and
fuse with which to IRE n round OF
shots and II IN thought that the cxplo-
sion resulted from his crimping caps
with his teeth.
The Jury In the ease OF Joe Mattel
Mt Trinidad returned verdict OF muir
der In the second degree. Mattel was
accused of the murder OF an old Mcxi-
can sheep hcrdcr near Scgundo four
years ago. this being the second time
he waB tried. the jury disagrcclng mt
his former trial.
NJ. II. okrhara. n Japanese working
Mt Dciagua. a Victor fuel camp cigh-
teen miles east OF Trinidad. has been
appointed deputy sheriff and Is be-
lievcd to be the only Japanese In Colo-
RADIO holding such commission. He
speaks excellent English and acts as
Interpreter for the large number OF
Japs who work ut Dclagun.
The franchise for the Florence
street railway system applied for by
+. $. Granger. OF San Jose. California.
was passed on final reading by the
Florence City Council. afr. Granger
has engaged Charles l.. Mittcn as en-.
gincer for the system. About s2a.5O0
has been raised as bonus In the
county and the early commencement
of work IL expected.
A verdict for $500 in favor OF DIR.
+. II. Welles of Grand Junction has
been rendered against the lntcrmoun.
tain Improvement Company. owners OF
the Bank block at Victor. The doctor.
who had an office in the building. had
his left foot and leg crushed between
the elevator and the wall of the shaft
September 80. 1902. He asked for
$4,000.
Miss Jessie Hess. daughter of Abra-
| ham Hess. former owner of the Mt.
Vernon ranch, nine miles northwest OF
! Golden. committed suicide ut her room
in Denver January 25th by cutting her
throat. She was n girl OF more than
common ability and had many friends.
having for several years made busi.
ness of preparing and selling books of
pressed flowers. II Is believed that
her mind had Necome unbalanced.
Acting Governor Parks signed the par
don of Lulu Hill, aged eighteen. who
was sent to the penitentiary last fall,
and is about to become the mother of a
child. 1t is an unwritten law that no
children may be born in the peniten.
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