Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-18
STATE news ITEMS


cessful.
The University of Denver has
opened a school Of commerce, accounts
and finance. Graduates will be given
the degree of B. c. S.-Bachelor Com
mercial Science.
The Democratic State Press Asso-
citation held meeting at Pueblo at
which H. c. Branch of Denver was
elected president and George NJ. Kim.
ball of Golden secretary.
Governor Buchtel has appointed Mrs.
J. d. Whitmore of Denver and Mrs.
II. I. Wood of Trinidad, members Of
the Colorado Travelling Library Com
mission. Their terms will be three
years each and their duties will be to
read and select works best fitted for
the libraries.
Superintendent Deacon of the Union
Printers Home will take charge Of
the homes exhibit at the International
tuberculosis Congress in Washington,
d. c., September 21st. A model steam
heated tent, patterned after those
used at the home, will be a feature
of the exhibit
A Hartford, Connecticut, dispatch Of
the 10th inst. says that the gray geld
ing trotter, Doctor Harvey, was sold
at Charter Oak Park today to G. E.
Estabrook OF Denver. The considera-
tion was $4,000, and horsemen here
are of the opinion that the Denver
man made a wise move.
At the twenty-third annual meeting
OF the Colorado Homeopathic Society
in Denver the following officers for the
coming year were elected: +. A. Dar-
by of Florence, president; Otto S. Vim
land. Denver. first vice president; J. b.
kinley. Denver. second vice president:
J. b. Brown, Denver, reelected treas
urer. and c. NJ. Worth, Denver, secre-
tary.
Taft and Mrs. Taft" the two pet
antelope in the state fish hatchery
near Denver. were killed Tuesday night
b" dogs. which leaped the wire inclos-
ure and tore the animals to pieces. The
antelope were about a year old, and
were presented to the hatchery by the
members Of the state fish and game
commission. one OF the game wardens
having caught them when they were
fawns only few days old.
Fruit shippers are considerably wor-
ried over raise In freight rates which
they claim will be in the nature OF dis
elimination against Colorado because
the new rate on fruits from the Pacific
states Is the same as that to st. Louis.
The tariff on apples from Portland to
Denver goes up from so cents to 81 in
carload lots. The rate on fruits OF the
Hood river section in Oregon Is ad-
vanccd 75 cents to 80 cents.
Billy Tanner Of Yampa will be one
OF President Roosevelt's guides on the
big game hunt In Africa next summer.
He was with the chief executive on a
hunting party into the Elk mountain
country south Of Newcastle two years
ngo. when John Goff was the leader OF
the hunt. Goff Is now tied up with his
Yellowstone National Park and will not
be able to make the African hunt
Colorado Springs and Pueblo capital
lists have just purchased 5000 acres OF
gypsum and Turkey creek stone quar-
ries in the Fountain valley. about half
way between Colorado Springs and
Pueblo. for SIS, 900. and have organized
tho Turkey Creek Stone. Clay & Gyp
sum company. with 100000 capitaliza
tion. to work the property. The Tur
key creek stone is the same as that
used in the construction of the Denver
public library.
Camp Cleghorn. In Las Animas.coun-
ty, where so or 80 convicts are at work
on the state highway. is entirely with
out guard and the convicts are upon
their own honor. One of their men,
bers patrols the camp at nisht to keep
hoboes away. Since the guards were
taken off there has been no attempt
at escape. and the prisoners openly de-
clare that II anyone tries to get away
they will assist in having him returned
to the penitentiary.
Owing to the late season Ii Is not
thought that the sugar campaign in
Weld county will begin until Oct list.
although the factories are in readiness
70. operation should crops be ready
Sept. 20. 1t is estimated that the crop
this year will be as good IL not better
than last and a chemical test of twenty
one samples Of Greeley beets show the
sugar content one per cent. better than
las. year. There are 21 700 acres in
beets for the Greeley. Eaton and Wind
so- factories.
William Miller of Denver, general
agent for a large fire insurance COM
pany, saw full grown cinnamon bear
near Glen Eyrie, General Palmer's res
idence near Manitou, few days since.
Miller, who was on horseback, pursued
the bear for 200 or 800 yards until the
animal disappeared among the rocks. A
large bear with two cubs was also seen
near Green mountain falls by John Nc
Lean, a Prospector. Mclean took
shot at the animal, but the bullet chip
ped off rock above the bear and her
cubs and all three disappeared.
With a reception rendered to the
visiting delegates to the twenty-third
annual meeting OF the Colorado HON.
eopathic Society, the new College Of
| Physicians and Surgeons was opened
at Denver Monday night. The college.
which Is located at 1917 Fourteenth
! n,raat is uou.sectarian in character.