Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

In order to regulate weights and
protect themselves and their patrons.
the coal dealers have organized the
Colorado Springs ccal Dealers Cor
rect Weight Association.
A 500. 600 steel euivert factory may
be established in Colorado Springs. e.
ID, Voorhees, oe Charlottesville. lad.
is In communication with the cham
Der Of commerce with this end IN
view.
Examinations for forest rangers
have been held al Estes Park. hve par
ueipants passing successfully. Mr..
Wheeler. the new supervisor OF the
nedicins Bow national forest. has Just
taken charge Of the work. following
the resignation Of g. y. Hustled.
A boarding house and grocery store
owned by J. J. Abendseifan in Colo
Fado City were totally destroyed by
nse. the loss approaimaiins 5000.
air. and Mrs. William Gastxeii. who
were asleep in the boarding house.
were aroused by the iir-men breaking
IN their room. and escaped In their
night eio'Les.
Albert Hepburger. q teamster. willis
COMING down Gregory suich. At black
Hawk. with heavy load Of orc. had
his ies broken at the ankle by the up
setting Of the wagon. The brake
broke. throwing the team. wagon and
driver into the suich. but the horses
escaped injury. Hepburser managed
To jump and escaped more serious In
Jury.
The Rocky Mountain chaniauqua
| opened its nrst session nt Salida on
July Il. There were fully 1000 peo-
pie In attendance. The attractions
we're the Minneapolis Quartct,e and
II. y. Huntington. humorist- The
chauiauqua will last ten days and is
to be- made an annual arair In River.
side Park. one mile north Of Saiida
on the banks Of the Atknnsas-
Nathan Naun,. who has been attend.
inE the Stale University from NAnskc.
Russia. and who Is now employed In
sociological work among tho Jewish
Immigrants TO this country who conc
TO New York. II doing remarkable
work and Will not return TO the uni.
vcrsity next year. His work has to
do with bcttcrin. the condition Of tho
thousands Of foreign paupcr Jews who
\ Ind their way To AmcricNn shores.
and OF securing for them openings In
western indun'rIcS.
Louis Stein. arrested several weeks
ago ..t Trinidad. on the charge of writ.
ing -D,nca Hand" letters. was released
from the county Jail on his own rccos-
niTancc. The recent arrest OF Charles
kccsec. who is also charged with writ.
Ing threatening and obscene letters,
has removed the burden Of blame from
Stems shoulders and there IL no cyl.
dcncc agsinst him sufficient TO hold
him. Kcscc was placed under honda
Of si.0cc yesterday and was taken To
Denver toaay. where he will be held
for rhc next term Of the United States
Distr'c. Court.
Waste paper being hurled about by
the wind on the streets Of Steamboat
Springs made II necessary TO shoot
valusbi, mare. The mare was one OF
team which William Kitchens OF
Truii had ticA to hitching rail on n
side street. The mare became terrified
when struck by sheet Of waste pa.
per AMI tried TO leap over the rail 10
which she was hitchcd. but was held
back by the halter rope. In attempt.
ing to get back TO the ground. one or
her forafeet became wcdgcd between
the post and rail and the roof was
pulled IRON the ankle joint. II was
necessary TO shoot the animal to put
her out Of her misery. Mr.. Kitchens mt
once employed an attorney to bring nc.
tion against the city TO recover the
amount Of the loss.
The woodmen OF the World camp
Of Golden has decided to incorporate
MS n building association and enlarge
the building II now occupies to more
than double Its present size. The
property Is owned by Stewart & Lewis
and the woodmen will do the remod-
cling for an undivided onc.half inter-
est, they to have full control and all
revenues from the upper floor, while
Stewart & Lewis will have the same
rights with the ground floor. The
capital stock will be $500, divided
into 300 shares OF S25 each, and this
amount will be sufficient to complete
the building and furnish 1t. The as.
sociation will be Incorporated by
Judge Charles Mccall, A. c. Pattee.
II. Miller. who will be the directors
for the first year.
The county commissioners are con-
sidering building fine graded, grav-
elled road from La Sale to Ault, n
distance of nearly twenty miles, at a
cost OF about $4,000. Only part Of
th1S expense VIII De oOTHe ny WeIu
county as the Great Western Sugar
Company has agreed to pay the cost
Of every third mile of graded and grav-
elled road which Weld county shall
build. The road from La Sale to Ault
Is travelled more, probably, than any
other one road in the county, being
the chief thoroughfare to Cheyenne
for bicycles and autos as well as one
Of the main roads in the country over
which farmers bring produce to
Greeley. Farmers who use the pres
ent road offered to donate men and
teams to help build the proposed high
way. It is understood that Bruce
Eaton has offered gravel to the coun-