Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

IN the schools of penyer for the com
ting year.
Free delivery was established at tho
la Jrnta postoffiee September LIST. be-
ginning with two carriers.
The Republican convention for the
Second eonsressionsi district will be
held at Colorado Spfings September
18th.
On August sisi. for the frst time In
the history of the health department OF
iionser. there was not single ease
u diph,heria In the city.
Frank y. Peabody Of Beaver. . brake
man ON the Union Pacific railroad.
WAS killed by falling from the top of .
ca: near Fort Lupton August eth.
The Democratic candidate In Maine
for governor. Cyrus W. Davis OF Ma
ter,iiie. has made his fortune largely
IN Colorado mines. lie has been In
t.Eesied In various Colorado properties
for many years.
Little Herman Campbell. the year.
old child of Lode Campbell. living near
Li;tlcton. got into n swarm of hornets
a few days since. and was siuns on the
head sixty times. barely escaping with
life after terrible suffering.
Denver will have an assessed yaiu.
alton Of Sii5.550.oO0 for tho coming
year. As Denver is credited with over
ON. hundred miiiionaircs. Il is appar-
snt that they are the only people In
ths city who own taxabi. property.
Eifo y. Clark has been appoinicd
general attorney for the Denver q Rio
GEand- railroad. Senator woicou was
the general counsel OF the road up to
q t..F - kl L.
by joel y. Vaiic. Mr.. Clark. tho newly
appointed general attorney. has been
with tho iirm Of waicoti. iaiie 4 Wa.
ie eiman for number Of years past.
Helen Thomas. daughter OF Calvin
Thomas OF Greeley. has been appointed
assistan librarian In the reference and
caiaiosuing department of tho library
Of tn. state University of Michigan.
located at Ann Arbor. MIss Thomas IL
graduate Of the Greeley ili.h school.
Stntc Normal School. Wellesley. and
Albany. New York. Library School.
The date of tho eleventh convcn.
tion Of the State Federation Of Labor.
which viii meet at Colorado Springs.
has been changed from Sept. 10 To
Sept. -, In order that the delegates
can be present durin. the Pike cen
tcnnial celebration. Tho election Of Of.
ncers and other important business
will come up during the four days scs.
nion.
James r. Caiibrcath. Jr.. secretary.
Mt Denver. has mailed to President
Roosevelt. governors Of all states and
territories, mayors and other states.
city and county officials In the United
States notification Of the official call
for the ninth annual session OF the
American Mining congress. naming
Denver ms the place and Oct. lG. IL.
is and J? next as the dates.
by express few days ago Governor
Mcdonald received box containing
three dozen fine mountain trout. The
Gift came from George Roosevelt,
nephew OF President Roosevelt. who.
In company with Lieutenant Land OF
the United States army. has been fish.
ing in the Gunnison. The fsh sent
to the governor Mt Denver represented
welt and party.
Envciorcd In flames through the tx.
milton OF matches which he carried
In his pocket, William A. Hancy.
substitute elevator pilot nt the state 4
capitol. In Denver. barely escaped n
horrible death, and the sight OF his /
burning clothing created panic among
numerous passengers In the car where
the Incident occurred. Joseph Boyd.
tho regular pilot. snatchcd OF his own
coat and cxtinguished the flames.
At meeting of the State Board of
Equalization to be held Mt Denver. Sep.
temper 10th. representatives OF the va
rious railroads of the state will appear
before the State Board Of Equalization
to make objection TO the assessment
made by the assessors. They will
claim that the assessments are too
high and will present their reasons for
making the claims. Their complaints
have already been filed.
Denver merchants have arranged n
trade excursion to the western part
of the state on Sept. 16. The trip will
consume one week exactly. Among the
towns included in the itinerary are
Lcadville. Glenwood Springs. Aspen,
Carbondale. New Castle. Salida. Pa
onia. Buena Vista. Grand Junction. The
excursion is under the charge of
Thomas Scott, manager OF the Colo
RADIO Manufacturers association.
John Zimmerman, conducting a hotel
at Home, in Larimer county, sixty
miles northwest of Fort Collins. caught
n bear in n trap one night recently at
his ranch, and the bear escaped by
gnawing OFF the foot by which he was
held prisoner in the trap. From the
size OF the foot in the trap the bear
must have been huge one. and is sup
posed TO be the slayer of many young
cows and colts which ranchmen in that
vicinity have lost during the last
month.
In the District Court at La Junta
George H. Harrington, alias Frank
King. of Leadville, pleaded guilty to
burglary and was sentenced by Judge
Voorhees, to serve a term OF not less
than five nor more than seven years at