Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
STATE NEWS ITEMS

Denver is to have new ice manu-
featuring plant with capital of $780,
900.
The grand council of the Red Men
of Colorado will be in session at Pueb.
10 Aug. 10th, 18th, 18th and delega.
tions from all over the state are ex-
pected.
A freak election bet has been made
at Leadville. According to the terms.
If Taft wins Matt Gaffney will push Il
wheelbarrow containing r. S. Casey
over the principal streets of the city.
and in the event Of Bryan's election
the positions will be reversed. Both
are well KnOwn mining men.
Union depot officials declare that
all records have been broken during
the month of July in the number OF
passengers carried into Denver. There
also has been an advance over previ-
Gus years in the number of tickets
sold, the increase being nearly $25,'
600 over the sales of last year.
At a meeting of the commissioners
of Pitkin county few days since res
olutions were passed giving County
Assessor w. II. McNichols twenty days
in which to make good the shortage al
legged to have occurred during his term
of office as treasurer. II the alleged
shortage is made good the suits pend
ing against him will be nolled.
John P. Doyle has been appointed
special examiner in the case brought
by the government against the Pagosa
Springs companies for alleged timber
frauds. Mr.. Doyle takes the place OF
Solon Pingrey, who was forced to
resign because of illness. The cases
are now being heard before United
States commissioner an Pagosa
Springs.
The badly decomposed body of a
man was found floating in the Grand
river on the 4th inst, two miles below
Glenwood Springs 1t was brought
here and identified as the body of J. Z.
Darland, who was drowned July 21th.
while crossing the river at Shoshone'
The body had floated fourteen miles
down the river. His widow lives at
Colorado Springs.
Seventh Day Adventists to the mum:
ber of / 900 or more will be encamped
on the grounds Of the State Fair AS
sociation at Pueblo for ten days. be.
ginning August goth. This event
promises to be one Of the greatest re-
ligious gatherings ever held in Pueblo.
II will be the annual camp meeting
and members from all over the West
will be present.
Emancipation Day at Salida was OBJ
served in grand style by the colored
people, fully 100 visitors being pres
ent. Two ball games were played be-
tween Salida and Canon City teams.
Salida winning the morning game by a
score of Is to 6, and Canon City win
ming the afternoon game by score
of 16 to 10. In the evening there was
a cakewalk and n dance.
1t Is stated that former Gov. Jesse
F. Mcdonald will probably be the only
member OF the committee which was
selected to purchase the silver service
for the cruiser Colorado to make the
trim to San Francisco and make the
formal presentation. There will be
an invitation extended to several pri'
yate citizens to see the honors done,
but whoever goes pays the expense oi
his trip personally.
Examinations will be held by the
Denver Civil Service board at the East
Denver high school on August 25th,
2Gth and 27th. for candidates for the
Iosltions of firemen. patrolmen. lieu
tenants. engineer and assistant engi'
neer of the fire department, and In
spector OF the Board Of Public Works,
All applications to take the examina'
tion must be In at the office OF the
Civil Service commission by August
18th.
From President s. Fl. Atwater OF the
Kansas Colorado Power & Railroad
company 1t Is learned that the pro
posed pleasure resort to be established
by the company will be located in the
vicinity of Lytle. about twenty-five
miles west OF Pueblo and practically
the same distance from Canon City.
Arrangements are being made to bore
several artesian wells In the vicinity
and 1t is expected that lake will be
made.
Judge Cavender. in the District
Court at Leadville. has set the date
Of the trial of Sherman W. Morris
alias Frank Shiurtleff. charged with
murder, for September LIST. Morris is
the man brought to Leadville two
months ago by Sheriff Bonner from
Lansing, Michigan. 1t Is said that he
has a long criminal record and Is
wanted in nearly every state In the
West. He will be tried for the murder
Of John Walsh. a saloonkeeper. the
night of June %. 1893.
At a meeting of the Penitentiary
Board in Acting Governor Harper's Of
flee, ways and means were devised
whereby the work on the state road
being built by convicts can be con
tinued at least until the next meeting
of the board. September 10th. A re
apportionment Of the penitentiary
funds make 1t possible for the work
to proceed indefinitely, SO that It will
probably be continued without break
until the next Legislature provides
for funds to complete the highway.
Reports have reached Florence tina,
the Colorado Kansas electric railway
which is now being built between Pu
eblo and Canon City. will not be eX
tended into Florence. but will run