Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-18
P.J. o'Connor. former national pres

p J. O'Connor, former national pres
ident of the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans, former national president Of the
Catholic Knights of America, died at
Savannah, Georgia, on the 9th inst.
The Putnam Hill chapter, c. A. B.,
at Greenwich, Connecticut, will be in
corporated to take over the house in
which General Putnam spent the night
before his famous ride down the stone
steps.
The number of bonded whisky losses
In Kentucky this year has caused many
companies to consider whether q moral
hazard is developing because Of the
rapid increase in the prohibition and
local option sentiment.
Much curiosity has been caused by
an announcement from Wisconsin that
the SOIL of wealthy resident Of that
state las applied for patents on a new
type bf motor car which he expects to
market at $3.50.
A total OF 11,O10,S64 bales of cotton
ginned from the growth of 1908 to Dec.
1st, and 26,922 active ginneries, against
3,343,396 bales ginned to Dec. 1st last
year and 26,S54 ginneries a year ago
were announced in the census bureau
report on cotton.
Miss Mary Goodwin Pinkney, died in
New York city on the Sth inst. at the
age OF ninety-nine. Miss Pinkney was
credited with being one of the wealthy
women of the world, the value Of her
holdings in Manhattan real estate be-
ing estimated at $1O,00O,O0O.
Premier AsQuith has announced that
the British Parliament will not be dis
solved. He declined to dissolve Parlia-
ment, he declared, at the dictation and
caprice of the upper chamber. To ad-
NIT such claim on the part of an ire
sponsible chamber the premier said,
would be immeasurably absurd.
John d. Rockefeller. in giving
waiter a scent tip at Brunswick, N. j.,
a few days since, advised him TO put
it in n savings bank. That's what l
did with my spare cash when was
your nge." the oil man is quoted as say
your age, the oil man is quoted as say
ing. and it earned money for me"
The first postoffice wireless station
in England was opened by Postmaster
General Buxton on the 11th inst. 1t Is
situated at Bolthead. on the Devon
shire coast, and is intended primarily
for communication with ships at sea.
Mr.. Buxton in a speech intimated that
similar offices would be scattered
throughout the United Kingdom.
I'VE must teach the lesson that
chauffeurs. rich or poor. must have
due regard for the value of human
life," said Judge Brazee In the NUM-
cipal Court OF Milwaukee In sentenc-
ing William Goston, colored. to the
reformntory for two years for running
down and causing the death of Math-
les Kurath. an art student, September
27th last.
The American Mining congress mt its
closing session in Pittsburg Saturday
elected J. H. Richards, Boise. presi-
dent; DR.. E. r. Buckley. Flat River.
Missouri. first vice president; John
Dearn. Salt Lake, second vice presi-
dent: W. F. r. Mills. Denver. third
vice president; J. F. Callbreath. Den
yer, secretary: directors. E. G. Brom-
ley, Denver: NJ. Foster Balm, Urbana.
Illinois, and Samuel A. Taylor. Pitts
burg. Headquarters will remain in
Denver.
Youthful air craft enthusiasts at Co
lumb,a University, New York City,
forming the University Aero Club. are
soon TO have an aeroplane and n diri-
gible balloon for experimental pur-
poses. The balloon and flying ma
chine will he presented to the club
by a donor whose name has not been
made public. 1t is probable that
meet In which machines OF the stu
dents will compete will be held at the
university in the spring. Jay Gould II.
is an enthusiastic member of the or
ganization and it is said will contribute
80 tho rouSo