Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over tho
State Worth Telling.

The Elks' new home in Salida was
recently completed and dedicated.
Coyotes are numerous in Weld coun-
ty and poultry has suffered as re-
suit.
Denver, like many other large cities,
is to have restroom for working
girls.
Local men have organized the
Pueblo Union Stockyards and Traffic
Company.
Greeley ships out of Weld county
toes annually.
George Goodrich was sentenced to
thirty days in Jail for theft of wagon
load of coal in Pueblo.
Mrs. Lena Fox of Eaton, aged SO,
known as Grandma Fox" the Oldest
women in Eaton, is dead.
E. II. O'Hara, a blind dairyman OF
Cripple Creek. through surgical op-
GRAFTON, has regained his sight.
At the annual meeting of the Boul-
der County Medical Society. DR.. G. IL.
Cattermole was elected president.
1t is probable that the clubs OF
Greeley will observe Horace Greeley's
birthday anniversary. Feb. 3.
For beating F. Olipas Nov. IS. Jesus
Garcia was sentenced to seven to ten
years in the penitentiary from Pu.
eblo.
Two more victims OF the dust eXplo-
sion at the Portland Cement works
near Florence are dead. making eight
in all.
l.. F. Girard, postmaster at Sun
shine. has been appointed receiver for
the Inter-Ocean Mining and Millip..
Company.
Recently $4,000 cash was paid at
the stock yards at Pueblo for fifteen
carloads OF steers and fat cows from
the Western slope.
Harry Strube. aged 40. pioneer OF
Cripple Creek. was found dead in his
cabin at Independence. with his body
frozen stiff
Farmers about Lucerne are In des-
rair over the recent heavy losses in
sheep which have been killed in
wholesale manner by tramp dogs.
Mrs. Ettta Murphy was fined $50
and costs by District Judge Essex of
Pueblo. for attempting TO bribe the
acting mayor OF that city last Septem-
ber.
The election in Larimer county held
On November sth last. cost, according
to the figures just compiled by the
clerk OF the board OF county commits
sioners. $G.SiS.7S.
County commissioners from all over
the state are expected TO be in Den
yer Monday. January 10th, when the
annual meeting of the state associa-
tion of county commissioners will be
beld.
Joe Onleott, a Louisville miner. who
Is suffering from a broken back as
result of a cavern at the Hecla
mine. is thought by physicians in
charge. to be recovering in Bould-
or hospital
Isaac n. Campbell. ex-policeman
and constable. and. for the last two
years OF his life. janitor OF the West
Side Court in Denver. died suddenly
at his home of paralysis. He was &c
years old.
ne btCtlHDtE ItpuIl VI lHt Tiec
Employment Bureau OF Colorado
Springs shows that places were Sc
cured for 331 persons out of total
OF 400 applications: of these 30 were
females and 100 males.
The Postoffice Department has or
dered free city delivery service estab
lished April / at Sterling. where two
| carriers and one substitute carrier
will be employed and thirteen street
letter boxes installed.
An Inheritance tax OF sG.140.3i on
the estate of the late Eliza J. Tritch
Uf Denver. has been ordered paid by
Judge john r. Dixon OF the County
Court. The portion of the estate sub
ject to an inheritance tax is ap-
praised at s3s7.O16.sO by the inheri-
tance appraiser Of the first district.
l.. G. Brewer.
One Denver financial institution
pays more in interest in its savings
department than many big corpora.
tions pay out to their stockholders in
! dividends. The International Trust
! Company paid January 3rd. $67 500 in
terest to its depositors. This is at the
late of four per cent interest, payable
semi-annually, which means that this
immense concern pays its depositors
sl35, 900 n year.
Seeking an order to compel the Col
orado Poultry Fanciers' Association
the American Poultry Association and
the White Plymouth Rock Club OF Col
orado to participate in the annual
stock show in Denver. Jan. 16 to 81
according to an alleged contract. the
| Western Stock Show Association
which will conduct the live stock
show. also asks theDistrict Court for an
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