Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-22
COLORADO news

The American Bankers Association
will meet In Denver during the first
week In October.
Holly will vote on the question OF
constructing municipal water works
at a special election June End.
The Fort Morgan Boosters band
has been engaged to play at the ma
tional Democratic convention In Den
yer.
Mrs. George 8. Mott has been ap-
pointed superintendent OF schools In
San Miguel county. vice Charles q.
Watson. deceased.
In the County Court at Denver.
Judge Hudson has decided that the
Speer ticket is entitled to the use OF
the name Democratic"
Steve Adams. charged with tho muir
der Of Arthur L. Collins at Telluride.
has been granted d change OF venue
from San Miguel county to Mesa coun'
ty.
OF the $500 acres Of sugar beets
planted for the factory ut Fort Morgan
only few ecres each will have to be
replanted by about half dozen peo'
pie.
While dissectins u chicken at Lead.
vile Mrs. X. J. Mcdonald discovered "a
gold nugget weighing about an eighth
of an ounce. The chicken came from
kiowa county.
The new Christian church ut Salida.
built at cost OF $4,000. was dedicated
on the lost inst. the sum Of $4,000 be-
Ing raised at the three services to
clear It Of indebtedness.
The financial committee OF the Flor
ence City Council has Just made n re.
port which shows that the municipal
debt has been reduced forty-fye per
cent. In the last Ave years.
Tho Morrison State Bank has been
sold to W. A. Clark Of Boston and G.
II. Hinman OF Denver. II Ii planned
itai stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
The ruins Of an aboriginal burial
ground have been found ten miles
east OF Holly. The mounds are said To
be covered with rocks formin. the out.
lines Of horses. deer. men and women.
The Denver Homeopathic College
and Hospital Association has granted
degrees TO the following: q. +. os'
horn. W. c. Lucas. !. n. Biermnn. T..
D. Price. 8. T. Egencss and A. d. Allen.
George W. Pettibonc. companion of
Meyer and Haywood and indicted with
them for completely In the murder of
Gov. Frank stcuncnbcrg of Idaho. has
returned to his home In Denver. lie In
In very poor health.
J. Z. Pcrrinc. tho Great Northern cx.
press messenger who was the victim OF
a hoidup on = train near Seattle fcw
days ago. was formerly resident of
Pueblo and depot agent for an express
company.
The Japanese In East Greeley. mum.
bcr.nG about 200. while waiting for
work In the beet fields. are making
ready To lead In fireworks for the Gree
Icy Fourth OF July celebration In order
to show their loyalty to America.
Tho I.onsmont Engineering Com.
pany places the responsibility for Its
Insolvency upon the foreign farm hands
who objected TO usinx the practical
and time swing invention Of the com
pany In handling sugar bccts. The for.
cigncrs feared that the lnborsaNinE
device mcart icsscninE Of work AMI
wages for them rather than an enlarge.
mcnt Of produciio.
Following are the graduates this
spring OF the Colorado College Of Den.
tai Surgery. which Is the dental depart.
mcnt of the University Of Denver:
Louis Adciman. Fred n. Brewster.
Paul J.. Mcintosh. Earl ". Spencer. VII.
liam 4. Sinton. ]. W. Trospcr. irving T..
Binkicy. Arthur e. Lake. Samuel J.
Nciil, John W. Scyboid. George Sulli.
van. Charles G. Uric and v. A. Wood.
At Pueblo on the 18th inst. James
Lynn. coiorcd. broke into the home ot
A,rs. Julia James and after severely
beating Mrs. James and her daughter
Sarah. aged sixteen. drove them into
tho street, where he shot and Killed
tho daughter and mortaiiy wounded
the mother. putting one bullet through
her head and another through her
chest. The negro escaped on n bi.
cycle.
The season for sheep shipments has
almost closed. II Is estimated that
there are only seventy cars In the dis.
trict north Of Denver to be sent To mar.
kct, with these northern Colorado
has supplied the country during the
season OF 1908 with about 'GT0.o00
sheep. 5000 less than last year. In
addition to .hc decrease In the number
fed, there has been gross loss TO the
feeders Of about 75 cents head AZ
compared with last year.
The State Epworth League Convcn.
ton will be held at MontIosc June
18th to ssnd inclusive. The people Of
Montrose have arranged TO entertain
all who apply before June 10th on the
Harvard plan-frcc lodging and break.
fast. Every pastor is delegate. each
Senior league Ia entitled to two. each
Junior league or Intermediate league,
to one delegate. a rate of one fare
for the round trip has been secured
from points on the Colorado & South
crn. Midland. Cripple Creek lines,
nenycr & Rio Granie and compctitiNe