Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-10-13
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.


The D. G r. G. depot at olathe was
entered by thieves and 800 stolen.
A company will be organized to
prospect for oil in the vicinity OF
Pierce.
The campaign in Denver for the
summer White House fund is progress
ing finely.
Thomas H. Johnston has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Saltwater,
Grand county.
Mrs. Mary A. Kretchmer, for forty
years a resident of Colorado. died in
her home in Pueblo.
The assessed valuation of Greeley
Tor 1911 is s2.7O2.56O. about $4,000
less than last year.
A bitter cold rain, with snow in
some sections, has given southern
Colorado its first touch of winter.
The first term of the District Court
of Crowley county was opened at Ord
way Monday, with Judge Essex on the
bench.
Beet digging is on in all parts of
the Greeley district and recent rains
have put the ground in excellent
shape.
G. G. Phillip of Fort Lupton. has a
hen which has adopted family of
care of them.
Harvey Marquis, a carpenter. was
killed by locomotive when crossing
a bridge at San Carlos. on the Rio
Grande, south of Pueblo.
C. w. McGovern of Salida has on
exhibition a turnip weighing ten
pounds and measuring IS inches in
circumference.
Paul Frank, an employee of the
Pueblo Electric Company. is in pre-
carious condition as the result of
rattlesnake bite.
OF the 4O,303 children enrolled in
the public schools of Denver for the
present year 36.522 are the sons and
daughters of American parents.
Washouts on every side practically
isolated the Grand valley from the
rest of the world and 200 through pas
| sengers were tied up for at least twen-
ty-four hours.
The Burlington railroad has formed
| an alliance with the Santa Fe and
hereafter tourists from the Northwest
| will come to Denver via Omaha in
Santa Fe cars.
The monthly report of the superin-
tendent of the city water system at
Colorado Springs shows that 1,45O.-
100000 gallons of water was stored in
the mountain reservoirs October LIST.
Because he sat on a bench in the
park with a woman not his wife. Alex
Taws, chief of police oil Colorado City.
has lost his job. Mayor P. ]. Handle
dismissed him from service.
From 100000 to 100000 damage
was done in Del Norte and vicinity by
the tremendous flood that came down
the Rio Grande. Bridges and bitches
| suffered most, after the railroad.
at Ell Jebel temple in Denver. In honor
of President Taft cost SAIL and ST.
721 was realized from the sale of tick
cts, leaving balance of $40.
]. B. Baldwin, for the last six years
one of the officials of the United
States mint in Denver. died suddenly
at his old home in williamsport, Pa.
Heart disease was the cause of death.
Steps are being taken by the people
of Canon City to secure the proposed
Colorado Odd Fellows home, to be To-
Gated by the grand lodge of that or
ganization at the 1911 session in Den.
yer.
Benny Chaves, the Trinidad bantam
weight, is arranging a bout with Kid
Tex of Pueblo. to be fought either in
Trinidad or in Walsenburg, for the
bantamweight championship of the
state.
United States Senator Cummins of
Iowa, one of the leaders of the Pro-
gressive Republicans in Congress as
well as among the people. will visit
| Denver and address q mass meeting
October 18th
The freshman class is now the cock
of the walk at the University of Den
yer. The infant class routed the
naughty sophomores in the flag rush
held on the athletic field and captured
the flag.
No inquest will be held over the
body of Edgar Viggers. aged twelve.
who was killed by falling 300 feet into
the shaft of the Nonpareil mine at
Louisville, as Arthur viggers. the
father, assumes all responsibility for
the accident.
The Meeker-Rifle stage, with large
load of prominent Meeker people on
board, went through the Drywash
creek bridge, near Rifle. and dumped
it's passengers into the dirty water.
| No one was seriously hurt.
The Ditch Association of the Ar.
kansas valley met at Lamar and