Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

State Worth While.
The prohibition amendment was de-
feated by large majority.
A score of women and men in their
right clothes were driven into the
street when the Touraine hotel in
Denver caught fire.
Bishop Matz of Denver successfully
underwent an operation, resetting the
tendon in his right leg, injured last
July. when he fell on board a ship
bound for Rome.
Mayor Arnold of Denver, was strick-
en- by ptomaine poison while at work
in his office at the city hall. He was
taken to his home Immediately and
given medical assistance.
Approximately $500 was raised for
the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Soci-
ETY. through the efforts of score of
Jewish women, who completed can
vass Of Denver.
Arrangements have been made for
the annual football game between
Denver university and Colorado col.
lege, which will be played at Colorado
Springs on Thanksgiving day.
While the Varsity was tying a few
knots in the Tigers tail the State
Preparatory boys lost hard battle
with the Eaton High school boys on
Gamble field at Boulder by to o.
The total cost of the election in the
city and county of Denver November
was $2s.S76.60. according to figures
given out by Miss Ellis Meredith.
president of the elections commission.
Returning home from the theater in
Denver. William and Charles Brown
stumbled over the dead body of their
mother, Mrs. Antonio Brown, in the
kitchen of their home. A patent head
ache medicine. to the use of which
Mrs. Brown had been addicted for
years, is believed to have caused
death.
Urged by prominent men in the af-
fairs of state, Governor Shafroth is
now considering calling special ses-
sion of the General Assembly to elect
6 successor to the late United States
Senator Charles ]. Hughes in order
that Colorado may have her full quota
OF senators at the White House when
the closing session Of the present Con-
gress convenes. in December.
A well dressed young man not more
than "a years old, held up and robbed
the Capitol Hill Pharmacy in Denver.
He secured 500. most of it in silver.
DR.. Paul Anderson was in the store
alcne at the time Of the holdup.
Benjamin Griffith. attorney general,
has filed a bill of particulars in the
Fremont County District Court in the
penitentiary graft cases, in which the
attorney general charges John Cleg-
horn. former warden; A. R. Frisbic.
Herman Loehr, D. E. Gibson and w.
w. Gibson with Incorporating $685.
600 of the state funds in the construc-
tion of penitentiary buildings. The
case will go to trial November Is.
r. e. Norris. a negro, was shot
through the left hand and through the
light leg by City Detectives Henry
Barr and George Eads Of Denver. after
the negro had barricaded himself In
room at 1923 Twenty-second street.
Norris fired one shot at the detect
ives. who were sent to raid Chinese
1923 Twenty-second street, where |
opium was being smoked. The negro |
is in the County hospital in serious |
condition.
While the other roomers at 20 South |
Cascade avenue in Colorado Springs |
were absent. George Albin. cook. |
aged 80, attacked Miss Oda Kull, aged |
16, and the girl escaped only by fight |
ing him and screaming, according to |
her story.
Enraged at the outcome of a law
suit in which II. NJ. Hogg, former con-
gressman from Colorado, appeared as
counsel. Thomas Fowler, a farmer.
welded his wooden leg on Hogg with
such effect that the statesman is in
q Cortez hospital In a serious condi-
ton. i