Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Colorado Springs has q new feature
for the Grand jury to work on. II Ii
called "embracery." It's getting SO =
fellow has TO be mighty careful who
he embraces now days.
Al the weekly luncheon Of the Cham.
Der OF Commerce at Fort Collins the
following were elected directors for the
ensuing year: Prof. W. l.. Carlyle. Pc
| ter Anderson. !. W. Bennett. r. II. Rob.
ertson. G, A. Black. T. A. Gage and n.
g. Afford. The directors will hold a
meeting soon for the election OF OIL
GERS. The report OF Secretary Taylor
shows membership OF lss aud bal.
ance In the treasury OF $3.50.
A. W. Markshenei. who was indicted
by tho grand jury on charge Of invo;-
uniary manslaushter In connection
| with the automobile wreck last week.
which cost the lives Of three passen.
gers was fined t25 and costs In Colo
RADIO City Police Court on charge OF
violating the speed ordinance. Mark
hhenel pleaded not guilty. submitted no
evidence. and was admitted to $40 bail
, pending an appeal 70 tho County Court.
The Loyeiand sugar factory is grind.
! Ing beets and has made successful
start on the long campaign. There ars
about 10000 tons OF beets In the sheds
The beets are smaller than In former
years. and as a rule there is better
stand. which will bring the average
tonnage up to the standard OF last year.
About 10000 acres will be taken care
OF by the Loyciand factory. aud NJ far
the crop Is testing well In sugar. The
factory will have payroll during the
campaign OF about $4,000 month.
Another carload of honey will be
shipped from Boulder In a few days. In
all over eighteen carloads Will DO
shipped from this county this year.
The value Of tho honey raised In Boul.
der county this year will be over &c.,
900. ns each carload is worth about
$500. Most II not aii OF this will be
shipped east of tho Mississippi river.
Bee men say that by the end OF Novcm.
Der. II not before. there will not be any
Colorado honey left In this state. Ohio
has taken all OF the honey raised In
this immediate vicinity.
Mrs. Nellie II. Smith OF Snydc:. Col
orado. charged with the murder Of her
sixtecn.ycar.oid daughter Shirley. was
ter In the District Court. The dcfcn.
iant was terribly shocked. breaking
down and weeping bitterly. The jury
was out seven hours and Its verde;
was contrary to general expectations.
N. n. House. attorney for the defcn.
iant. appealed to the court for q low
bond that she might visit her two
small children during the Ave daya
which must ciapsc before arguments
on the motion for n new trial.
The Bent county fair showed unii.
minishcd interest. The grounds were
crowded with farmers and their fami.
lies and almost the entire population
OF the town. The committees awarded
the premiums and tho pride manifested
by the Recipients was not on account
OF the money value OF the prizes. but
because Of the distinction OF producing
tho best. The parade OF horses and
cattle also took place and was n sight
that can only be seen In stock grow
Ing community. The races were all
by Bent county horses and created
much interest and enthusiasm.
| A number OF saioonkccpcrs Mt Boui
Ter have paid rent on their places OF
business for another month. but have
closed their saloons. Some have re-
:ciycd tho impression that the Su.
premc Court will decide the election
contest before November LIST. but the
only question before that tribunal ut
present is the appeal from Judge Gar.
riguc's decision sustaining tho demur.
rer to the complaint In the quo war
ranto proceedings. II the Supreme
Court should override Judge Gar.
rigues, the case would be tried on Its
merits In the District Court here.
which would mean delay OF several
months.
Rushing down Platte canon at high
| ypecd, the engineer OF the passenger
! train from Leadville, on the South
Park line OF the Colorado & Southern.
discovered bridge on fire near ms
mont, and brought his locomotive to
stop Just In time TO prevent the train
with It's load of human freight from
plunging through the flames into the
bed OF the canon. This is the third
bridge burned in the canon within the
last ten days. The other fires are be.
lieved to have been incendiary, but to-
days fire is attributed to sparks from
passing locomotive. A temporary
trestle was built and the passengers
taken on their way to Denver.
The students OF the new veterinary
college at Fort Collins have organized
a veterinary medical association. Thia
is the first organization OF its kind in
Colorado. DR.. Glover in discussing the
object OF the association. declared such
an organization to be n necessary part
Of every well organized veterinary
school, and that starting with imported
speakers on veterinary and medical
topics, as the students advance the
work of preparing papers and I'D.
dresses will be turned over to them.
The new association meets once a
week, and starts with n membership OF
thirty.ive. Scott Wisner Of the junior
class is the first president Of the vets.
Six out OF seven druggists at Boulder
have published over their names the
following: I'VE. the undersigned. be-