Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-04
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

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sity of Colorado has started at Boul-
der.
A hold-up disguised in woman's
dress is the latest in Denver Grim
inals.
The national grand lodge of the Or
Ter of Harugari will meet in Denver
IN 1913. it was decided at Chicago.
The dedication of the recently COM
pleted $4,000 Odd Fellows Temple in
Denver. was held in the lodge rooms
George Miner, lessee, was acci-
| aentally shot while resisting arrest at
Cripple Creek and his condition is
critical.
I Some disease is killing horses near
xersey, according to reports received
rom the range and cattle camps east
| af there.
Ten thousand dollars is the value of
i've sacks or ere weighing less than
800 pounds shipped from Cripple
Creek to Denver.
A stay of execution will be granted
Fred Walker. negro. condemned to be
beginning October 6.
William E. Swan, the bartender, who
was shot through the abdomen by
Charles w. Frickey in Denver, died as
result of his wounds.
The recent cold snap has caused
loss of about $4,000 to melon grow
ors and discontinuance of cantaloupe
shipments at La Junta.
After four days of record break
ing attendance, the thirteenth annual
Colorado-New Mexico fair came to a
successful close at Durango.
The cornerstone of the Charles E.
Dickinson memorial library in Denver
was laid in the presence of large
number of West Denver citizens.
Delta adopted by majority of ten
new city charter providing for the
commission form of government. The
vote was only 224. as compared with
normal vote OF 500.
The poaching propensities of New
Mexico Indians, who yearly enter Col
orado and bag large numbers of dee.
In violation of game statutes, have
already asserted themselves.
Because he would rather have his
watermelons enjoyed than see them
rot in the field. w. II Davis. living
mile and a half from Fort Lupton,
will give away 10000 of them to the
first comers.
Boulder Elks have completed arr
rangements for a special train to
Greeley on October 10. when the en-
tire membership of the lodge will at
tend the dedication services of the
new home of the Greeley lodge.
While leaning out of the cab win
dow to get a signal from a brake
man at La Junta, Engineer j. ID. Ben
jegerdes of the Santa Fe. was struck
by the crane of a water tank and
hurled from the window to death.
Harry Hyatt was found guilty in
the juvenile court in Denver of en-
ticing two young girls. 1t is the first
conviction of its kind in more than a
year. Pat Hickey. a Chinaman. was
placed on trial upon similar charge.
Because Grace Ryan, twenty-six
years of age. and pretty. had repeated
ly refused to marry him, Charles II.
I-awlor, a gravel contractor, the police
say, followed the woman to a room
ing house in Denver and kicked her
almost 90 death.
Judge Teller in the West Side court
in Denver sentenced Dan, Dennis
and John Moran each to sixty days
in the county jail. They were tried
for the murder of Jason Wright, a
teamster, killed the night of July 20,
in a fight on Larimer street
Should efforts TO find Albert and
Kenneth Stoute. twenty-five and TWEEN
| ty-three years old, respectively, OF
Denver, fail by March /. Mrs Gladys
Stoute Root. sister of the boys, will in
herit $4,000 left her by her grand
uncle, who died recently in Seymour
Conn. The brothers have been miss
ing several years.
Clever New York swindlers, who
are said to have vietimized many per.
sons throughout the country by means
of Trinity Land Heir" scheme,
have succeeded in duping many
wealthy residents of Denver and Col.
orado out of several thousand dollars
within the last few months. accord
ing to federal authorities.
George Martin Dunn, Burlington
detective, who in March 1911. shot
and killed Mrs. Sophia Brandt, moth
er of four children, as she was pick
ing up coal along the Burlington
right of way, has left the county Jail
in Denver free man. He has served
the one-year sentence imposed upon
him, when he pleaded guilty to in
voluntary manslaughter.
A decision was handed down by
the United States circuit court of ap
peals. sitting in Denver, suspendins
the order entered last June by Judge
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