Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-08-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
Labor Day September Sd.

Day. September sd.
The State Fair ut Pueblo opens Sep
tembcr 10th and lasts dve days.
The Western Slope Fair will bo held
at Moptrose. September 18th to :ist.
In IN open letter County Judge Ben
b. Lindsey OF Denver formally an
nounces himself u candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor.
Mrs. Izetta George. who has been In
charge OF the Colorado Relief Bureau
at San Francisco. has about finished
her work and will return In few days
TO Denver.
James G. Picrson. driver for . stor-
age company. fell under . slab OF mar
bio that was jostled Oh his wagon near
tho United States mint In Denver. ana
YVES instantly killed.
Manual training has been adopted a.
. part OF the curriculum OF tho hiSn
school at Boulder. Prof. J. c. Chester
has been appointed director. and . con.
tract let for an extensive outnttinS Oh
tools.
According to the Denver Union Wa
ter Company. the amount OF water
used daily In Denver Is $50 gallons to
each inhabitant Of the city. And yet
there are many dirty looking people In
Denver.
Tho Grand Valley National bank OF
Grand Junction has been mnde .
United States depository. This 10 .
distinction enjoyed by but one othor
bank on the western slope. the First
National OF Montrose.
Mrs. Carry Nation. who was arrested
and put In jail for drawing u crowd In
her attempt to open q crusade In tho
worst section OF the Denver. was re-
leased by Mayor Spcer without being
required to give bail.
l.. ". Lewis. the negro who was
blown up by a premature explosion In
tho stone quarry near Stnrkvilic. was
tnkcn to Trinidad and had his right leg
amputntcd. He lost both eyes. one OF
his hands and his left foot.
George +. Corb!n. ST.. member OF tho
Corbin Dairy Company. died Mt his
homo In Denver August ,ist. at tho ago
of scventy.nine years. Mr.. Corbln was
q cousin OF Major General Corbin and
was one Of the wcaithicst dairy men In
the state.
Tho famous evangelist. Billy Sunday.
ard his assistants. vii hold big re-
vival In Saiida. beginning September
Goth. Mr.. Sunday. known as the base.
City two years ago added over u thou.
sand converts to tho churches.
Attorney General Miller. In a com.
munication to Governor Mcdonald. an.
nounccs tho opinion that the county
courts OF Colorado have no authority
10 naturalixc citizens under tho new
law passed ut tho last session OF Cos
gross. r
Tho cooperative creamery at RHO
at present produces 1000 pounds OF
butter per week and can not supply tho
increasing demand for It's product.
having to scour the adjacent country
ns far MS Basalt and Carbondalc for
cream.
Henry o. Morris. Pueblo agent Of
tho Colorado Humane Society. notified
q mounted policeman that hereafter
when cows or horses bcin. taken to
tho pound refused TO be led or driven.
m animal ambulance should be put
into commission for the purpose.
Il ir rumorcd that the Colorado &
Southern will shortly start n town
south Of Cheyenne. directly between
Cheyenne and Fort Collins and which
will be called Lone Tree. This would
indicate nm intention to soon build q
line In that district.
The dam and hcadgatc at the outlet
of Timberlinc lake on Beaver creek.
some thirty.flvc miles west Of Fort Col.
Inns, have been carried away by
cloudburst and with them went 100000
600 cubic feet OF water that was being
hcla back for late irrigation.
Miss Martha q. McCauilcy Of wciles-
ley College. has been appointed dean
of women in the State University ut
Boulder. filling the position made va
cant by the resignation OF Miss Hen
rietta ]. Mectnccr. the wcll.known
and successful former dean OF women.
Tho Santa Fe Company will spend
about $4,000 in enlarging the station
mt la Junta and in providing better
accommodation for passengers and
baggage. Another story story will be
added to the station. making II three
stories in height. A portion OF the
additional space will be utilized fol din.
ing and sleeping rooms.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
]. NJ. Woodward. accompanied by Dep
uty Charles A. Purinton. arrested Ru-
fus Denton and Clarence Roback near
Mcckcr, charging them with killing
deer and grouse out of season. The
accused men were fined $25 and costs
each. They were employed by a cat
tie company which leases grazing land
from tho federal government.
Joseph otego. aged fourteen, son OF
Frank Otego. the wealthicst sheep
owner living on the Apishapa river in
Las Animas county. was killed by light
ming while herding sheep on the after
noon of August 21st. His shepherd
dog went to the house, considerable
distance, and alarmed the family, who
went out next morning and found the
boy dead, with his clothing burned to
a Grips.
On August cath Eugene A. Farley, n
-.iA .A...a. In tho Sanfn L,o nrda M