Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

SOuTt. beIOI6 MS case comes 10 Trial
an inquiry will bs made as to his
sanity.
Fred Gilbert, young rancher OF
Dix. near Durango. was killed by q
fall from his hor:c. His neck was
broken. He was forty.four years OF
age and unmarried. Two brothers.
John and George. are prominent Du.
range business men.
DIR. F. N. Carrier OF the State Board
of Health has urged the City Council
OF Canon City to appoint a milk and
pure food Inspector to donate his en-.
tire time to the work. The doctor has
exercised the right OF inspection as
a member OF the state Bsard, and has
improved dairies here and closed one
slaughter house.
In broad daylight and on the prin.
cipal street OF Trinidad. Joe Licklider.
well'knOwn carpenter. was robbed
of $50. and Johr Berry. a carpenter
from Dufiield. was arrested charged
with having committed the crime.
Lickl!dcr and Berry had been drinking
together. It is said. and Berry. II is al
legged. ran his hand over Licklider's
shoulder and snaichcd the wallet from
his inside waisicoat pocket.
Fearing that the Victor Record Of
ficc would be rnided at night, George
l.. kyncr. owner and editor. had his
establishment guarded b yarmed men.
II was rumored that because OF Sc
we're criticisms bearing upon Mayor
John II. Williams and Alderman J. 4.
Elliott relative to bills for work done
by those officials for the city. that their
friends had threatened to take revenge
on kyner and his printing once.
The net receipts Of the fair given
by the members Of st. Peters Cath.
Ollie church. which closed Saturday
night. are 5000. The Rev. Father
u. u. White. who says that the results
do not show hard times In Cripple
Creek. wishes to express. through the
columns Of The News. the apprccia.
ton OF the members Of the parish Of
the handsome donations by Denver
parties and the people Of this district.
q. Fred Nicholas has filed damage
claim for $4,000 against the Colorado
Springs 4 interurban Street Railway
Company In the District Court The
action In the ou'yrowth OF nm alleged
fist iisht with the conductor OF u Man.
itou car two months ago. The con
ductor objected to the prrsistcncy Of
Nicholas child In ringing the bell. II
IL Naid. and came To blows with the
father. No report Of the matter was
made TO the officials Of the company.
Zcbuion Pike chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution ot Colorado
Springs, wants the next state confer.
enc. to b- held In Colorado Springs.
and n movement has been started by
prominent members TO bring the gath
-fins To this city. Mrs. Francis ".
Goddard. the regent. and other lead
-Ts among the club and society women
Of the city are working TO that end.
The local chapter II also aiding In the
work OF marking the Santa fc iraii.
The new shops building for tho Col.
ic.c OF Engineering at the state Unit
vrrsity iA being rapidly constructed
and will be- opened for the students
on January LIST. Al present the steel
aud brick work are being put In aud
the buiidin. will be- ready for the ma.
chincry by December. when com.
pictcd Mt n cos, Of 5000" II will bc
the best OF Its kind between Chicago
and the Pacific Coast. Its erection
was necessary TO give more room for
classes In the larger engineering
building.
What IL considered the finest spcci.
men Of tungsten bearing ore In the
world was brought to the Colorado
School OF Mines by Dr. Herman ficck.
professor of chemistry. Saturday DR..
ricck. accompanied by T.. l.. White.
former state Commissioner OF mines.
and photographer. made an exam.
inatiou Of n tungsten property In
BOULDER county. near Roliinsvilic. The
object Of the visit was TO gather
knowledge and experience Of com.
paratiyely new tungsten region. de-
fore leaving Rollinsviilc on the re-.
turn trip the party WAS invited to the
cabin of an old prospcctor. and there
shown some very rare specimens.
Some OF them carry seventy per cent.
tungsten acid valued at s? to $40 per
unit. and one proved TO be crystalliscd
wolframi;c In form of q slab weighing
fifteen pounds. This DR.. Flcck Sc.
cured. and II Is now in the hands Of
Professor II. u. Patton. OF the geology
and mincrology department. who will
mount II for the display collection. In
the opinion of this gentleman. tn.
specimen has no duplicate In the
world. Crystaliized wolframi'c. even
In minute crystals. is rare anywhere.
and the sudden appearance OF this
magnificent specimen Is bound to ere.
ate sensation.
After nine years Of litigation. the
estate of Charles and Mary O'Hara.
ranchers near Brighton. who were
murdered by Frank Heroid. now serv.
ing life sentence In the peniten.
tiary. Is settled. The question as to
which OF the O'Haras met death hrst.
which had deferred settlement for
years. will never be decided. us the
attorneys for the heirs ask for dis.
missal OF the case In the District
Court, stipulating that the O'Hara
ranch and personal property be di.
vided equally among the hve heirs
After the tragedy more than fifty peo.
pie all over the country claimed re.