Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-04-23
COLORADO NEWS

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A large delegation from Colorado
will attend the convention Of the Ma
tional Retail Grocers. to be held in
Portland. Ore, June End to 7th.
st. Paul's NJ. E. church (South) Of
Denver has raised the $4,000 building
fund required for the erection of new
institutional church.
Leadville bakers held a conference
and decided to raise the price of bread
from four loaves for a quarter to three
loaves for quarter. owing to the in
creased price of flour.
The National Safety Vault Company
has let contract for the erection Of
$4,000 building in Denver, inside of
which will he constructed vaults cost
ing $4,000.
The fifth annual exhibition Of the
Colorado Kennel Club will be held at
the Auditorium In Denver April 29th
to May lst. 1t Is expected that as
many as 400 dogs will be exhibited.
Jesse l.. Nusbaum, u Greeley boy
twenty-one years old. supervisor Of the
manual training department In the Las
Vegas Normal school, has been ap-
pointed first assistant In the govern
ment archaeological museum and school
at Santa Fe, N. NJ.
The new city administration of Trim
idad has appointed J. l.. Boulden city
marshal to succeed Luke Egan, W. o.
Nichols auditor to succeed H. E. Mul-
nix of Denver. and John Nigro chief
of the fire department. vice Robert
Dougherty. resigned.
The application of George T.. Ber-
mont, J. o. Vandeherger. G. +. Cow
ger. }. II. Lipseick, Z. T.. Beckett and
Samuel Erlich to organize the First
National Bank OF Louisville. Colo,
with $4,000 capital. has been ap-
proved by teh comptrolIed OF the cur.
rency.
The national pure food convention
will be held in Denver August cath 10
9th. Many prominent national and
state officials will attend the meetings
Of the convention and It is certain
that DIR. Wiley. father Of the pure food
laws, will be present and deliver an
address.
A civil service examination for the
positions Of food and drug inspectors
will be held at the federal building in
Denver on May 9Th and 9Th by the
Civil Service Commission. Questions
as to experience and practical points
Will be asked. The salaries OF the
inspectors range from $1,000 to 81 500.
J. F. Blalack was killed at the Cook
mine. Gilpin county. on the night Of
the 18th inst. by fall Of rock He was
working alone and the accident was
not discovered for some time. He vas
thirty-0ght years old. and leaves n
widow and two children at Dacona.
Colo. He had worked In Cripple Creek
and Telluride.
JarGine. who holds the state record
for the half-mile run, won the 10k
mile trial heat at Colorado Springs
for the Marathon" to be run Memo
rial Day at Denver. He made the dis
tance In 1:12:14. Jamison was Sec
ond. and half a dozen others also quail
ified, since they came In within fif
teen minutes Of Jardine.
Group No. l OF the Arkansas Valley
Bankers Association has been organ
lied at Rocky Ford. thirteen banks out
of twenty being represented. The fol
lowing officers were elected: G.
Scott of Las Animas, president: Chns.
W. Beerbohm OF La Junta. secretary.
and Jno. X. Cunningham OF Rocky Ford.
treasurer. The association will decide
on the character OF chatteI mortgages
to be taken on growing beet crops.
Las Animas county prisoners have
been set to work repairing roads In
Trinidad and Garcia plaza. The COM
missioners were induced to try the cx-
pertinent by the success OF the state
In using convicts In construction Of the
state highway. II the experiment
proves success, camp will prob
ably be established and extensive work
carried on under direction Of the sher-
III and road supervisors.
After twenty years OF almost con-
tinuous travelling in the South and
West as an evangelist of the Baptist
church. and while engaged in the es-
tablishment of a mission at Grand
Junction, Rev. Theodore a. Lemen.
brother OF DIR. l.. T.. Lemen OF Denver.
died in Grand junction of pneumonia
on Monday. the 18th inst. The Rev.
Mr.. Lemen had recently been doing
homs missionary work In Denver.
where he resided. He leaves n widow
and five children.
The Colorado Prison Association has
authorized Secretary William z. Col
Inns to visit the state penitentiary Of
California to investigate employment
given the convicts there despite the
fact that a Legislative committee will
do the same. The association wants
a representative of its own to make
Investigations on the matter. The
secretary before visiting the California
penitentiary will attend the National