The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS,
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.


death by horse was buried at Gree
ley.
The convention of the American Pas
senger association agents will be held
In Denver October 3rd.
A large crowd was present at the
Bent county fair at Las Animas on
Ihursday-Santa Fe trail day.
Mayors from score of Western
slope towns met at Grand Junction
and discussed plans for civic better
ment.
Estimates by sheep feeders place
the number Of sheep which will be fed
this year in the Fort Collins district
at 100000.
Arthur Reese. twenty-four, living al
Colby, sixteen miles west of Delta
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart.
Idaho Springs has become a Mecca,
to which scores Of sufferers from hay
fever from Denver and other parts OF
the state are flocking.
So badly are some of the cantaloupes
rusted that Rocky Ford buyers have
turned them down and refuse to han
die them at any price.
Over 300 delegates and visitors at.
tended the sessions of the Colorado
NJ. E. conference at Canon City. Bish.
op O'Connell Of Denver presided.
Watermelon was served as dessert at
the Pickle Day feast at Platteville, aft.
er the dinner Of barbecued meat, sand.
wiches, coffee and other good things.
Eighty-four high school students
from various accredited high schools
Of the state have accepted scholar.
ships at the Agricultural college at
Fort Collins.
William c. Baskin, who for four
years had been chief clerk Of Justice E.
X. Morris court, died at St. Joseph's
hospital In Denver. after an operation
Tor appendicitis.
Work on the construction Of the 49,.
100000 Great Northern irrigation and
power project. which is to water 100,
900 acres in Routt county, will be
started Immediately.
John Desguorgorchofi, age thirty
two, employed at the Industrial mine
at Superior. died at Boulder as o re-
suit Of injuries received In an explo.
sion In the mine.
]. II. Sherley. Jr., confessed to the
Cheyenne police that he and Albert
Yoder, the former Denver fireman,
murdered and robbed John Zabransky,
the Brighton miser.
Miss Katharyn Hess. twenty.three
years old, stenographer. was run
over and seriously injured in Denver by
IN electric runabout driven by Mrs.
Z. l.. Jessup. society woman.
The last stone which the d. A. R.
will erect to mark the old historic
Santa Fe trail will be trlumphantly
unveiled Thursday, September l2. on
the site Of Fort Bent In Otero county.
Superintendent William w. Tweed.
dale and Alfred Rubin, assistant pit
boss OF the Rocky Mountain Fuel Com.
pany. were killed by an explosion Of
gas In the Frisco mine. near Piedmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Pollock OF
Denver received the compliments Of
fifty of their friends and relatives at
golden wedding celebration of their
marriage half century ago in Fall,
brook. Pa.
The canning Of tomatoes Is now In
progress at the Rocky Ford factory,
and force of some thirty women be.
sides number Of men are at work
and tomatoes are coming In in good
quantities and are OF excellent quality
Arapahoe county Is out Of debt, Its
revenues and those of the officers
charged with the administration OF It's
affairs have been larger for the last
year than ever before and on every
hand the county appears to be on the
top wave Of prosperity.
Reports reached the sherlff's office
at Greeley that Lefty Louie" the
much wanted fugitive from justice in
connection with the murder OF Rosen
thai, the gambler. In New York City
had been seen in La Plata City. twelve
miles west Of Durango.
Taking their plunder to the Greeley
cemetery. where they sorted and
sacked 1t. thieves picked 200 ripe wa
termelons from the patch of |. r. Koes
ling, two miles east of that city, and
finished their job by destroying all
the green melons and vines in the
field.
Charles Ledlngham, nine, received
1890 volts OF electricity through his
arm at the top Of high power pole
at Fort Collins, extricated himself and
descended to the ground In safety. The
'lesh was burned off to the bone and
'he boy suffered intense agony, bu'
VII recover.
A fire at Cucharas Junction, forty