Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-03-09
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Denver has q new anti smoke ordi.
nance with two Inspectors at $1,000 q
year each to enforce it.
Governor Mcdonald has named Max
Atencio as water commissioner for
water district No. 35 at Fort Garland.
Costilla county.
The police department OF Victor has
Inaugurated a street chain gang service
for the purpose OF trying to reduce the
number of vagrants.
Frank Mario. a Colorado Springs
gardener, whose wife had sued for u
divorce. took paris green February
27th and died March LIST.
After sending the drill as far rs the
machinery would carry II. the United
OIL Company at Florence abandoned
well No. $40 at depth OF $500 feet.
IL. II. Hammond has been appointed
by Governor Mcdonald to the ONCE OF
county commissioner OF Park county
to iill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation OF Charles ID. Peckham.
George Long walked into winze
ut the Boulder County mine. near Ne
derland. and fell eighty feet. He still
survives. but with one leg and one
arm broken.
While fighting n fire In Denver on
the morning OF February 27th. Lieut..
George II. Harper and Pipeman J. +.
Scayo were seriously injured by u
falling wall. Scavo's injuries were
considered dangerous.
The Colorado railroads Will grant n
rate of one fnre for the round "Trip to
the meeting OF the Eiks' grand lodge
next summer and to the laying OF the
corner stone OF the Shriners' temple
In Denver May I'd.
The Senate public land committee
has reported favorably the Teller bill
granting Durango land for reservoir
purposes and .rantin. lands for u GEM
ctcry to the Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows ut Central City.
John II. Morrison. eyed &c. shift
boss employed ON Robcson 4 Cartcr's
lease In the Smugicr-union mine mt
Telluride WAS suffocaicd by foul air
on the evening Of February :sth and
died before help could reach Kim.
Governor MCDONALD has appointed
+. J. Chambcrfin OF Denver on the
board Of capitol managers to MI the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Joseph A. Thatcher. MIR. Chambcrlin
Is managing director OF the Investment
Securities Company.
Judge II. Z. Lewis of the District
Court ut Colorado Springs has issued
m Injunction TO restrain cowboys from
holding dances In tho school house OF
District No. 55. FL pnso county. Com
plant was made that their gatherings
were reckless and immoral.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: A. J.
Gregory. who wns live stock agent for
the Denver K Rio Grandc here at one
time. In dead at Provo insane asylum.
Gregory was dubbed by holdups two
years ago In Denver and never rccov-
cred from the effects.
A conference OF active workers In
the Young Mems Christian Associations
Of Colorado has been called at Colo
rado Springs. March 18th aud 10Th. All
members Of the state committee.
boards Of directors. committees OF
management and employed association.
officers are earnestly requested To at
tend the meeting.
In order to secure n fuller attend.
ancc OF United States troops for the
military feature Of the Pixies Peak
Centennial celebration ut Colorado
Springs. the executive committee has
post poncd the date. The celebration.
which will bc of six days duration.
will begin September :tth. instead Of
September 9th.
Proceedings have been commenced
In tho State Supreme Court for the
dIsbarmcnt Of Attorney Charles A.
johnson Of Durango. II Is charged
that while district attorney Of the
sixth judicial district he demanded
money Of man accused Of arson.
agreeing TO let him 30 free II the
money was paid.
Tho three months short course In
agricultural and domestic science
closed nj tho Agricultural college Feb.
ruary 2Ith. The students who nj.
tended the short course were so well
satisfied with their work that fully
onc-half Of the number have registered
for special work and will remain mt
Fort Collins until the end of the col
lcge year In June.
As the result Of fire a' Weston. n
camp fifteen miles west of Trinidad.
March LIST, the Weston hotcS. two sa.
looms. one general store. blacksmith
shop and one residence were totally
destroyed. together with most of their
contents. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. partly covered by insurance.
The FIRE started in the general store
and saloon Of Barela 4 Abcyta. which
were destroyed.
Secretary of State James Cowic has
issued new compilation of the elcc.
tion laws of Colorado. in which he has
eliminated all laws except those actu.
ally in force at the present time. The
list begins with the registration act OF
1905. drawn by Judge hen II. Lindsey
and introduced in the last Legislature
by Senator W. W. Booth. The law re.
lating to voting machines is included.
also laws covering the qualification OF