Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-02-21

feD. lo-SU-COlOTauO Retall ltaruWaTe
and Implement Association at Pu-
eblo.
March s-s-Twelfth Annual Automobile
Show at Denver.
June-German funniest at Denver.
Isaac E. Web, pioneer of Denver
died at his home. Death was due to
pneumonia.
Henry ]. w. Hernage, for whom an
estate is waiting to be divided in Lon
don, is the owner of store and bank
at Yampa.
George NJ. Finn, aged eighty-four,
who crossed the plains in 1859 and
lived in Golden, Denver and Loveland,
died at Lamar.
Mrs. Margaret McPike Brown, "a, of
Denver, died at st. Josephs hospital
from the effects of poison taken with
suicidal intent.
Mrs. Martha ]. Kidd. seventeen.
bride of less than three months, got
divorce from Clifford C. Kidd in the
County Court in Denver.
The senior class of the University
of Colorado will present as a part OF
the exercises of commencement week,
the Indian play "Sakoontala."
Miss Rebecca Baron of the fresh
man class won the first prize of $50
in the Cranston prize oratorical con-
test, held at Denver University.
Both branches of the general assem-
bly, observed Lincoln's birthday ami
versary with short exercises, includ-
ing prayer by the chaplain of each.
News was received in Denver that a
divorce had been granted Mrs. Lena
HolIister Schroeder, daughter of U. S.
Hollister from Chauncey L. Schroeder.
AS result of the civil service exam
ination held on January %, II. F. Bed
lord of Platteville, will, 1t is stated, be
appointed state printing commits
sioner.
There was a general stacking up OF
business all over Denver to COM
memorate the one hundred and fourth
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln.
]. b. Williams, bricklayer, blew the
top of his head off with a shotgun in
rooming house in Colorado Springs.
He leaves wife and two children IN
California.
AS result OF a row in Tom Moore's
saloon at Brighton, Town Marshal
Lauderback has two ugly knife cuts,
one on his face and the other on his
right leg.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
at Brighton In the trial of Howard
Ross, the Denver messenger boy
charged with the murder of his father,
Emil Ross.
Debating teams of the University of
Colorado will meet teams from the
Universities of Texas, Missouri. Kan
sas. Oklahoma and Utah during the
month of April.
Mrs. Della b. Houle, wife of Frank
S. Houle of Colorado Springs, turned
open the five gas jets on the kitchen
range and sat down to die. She was
found unconscious.
A sufferer from tuberculosis for
eight years, Chester C. Van Vlack.
bookkeeper, died suddenly at his
home, in Denver. Van Vlack came to
Denver from Alabama six years ago
in search OF a cure for the white
plague.
Martha Pugh. sixteen, Christmas
bride of Harvey NJ. Pugh, a Denver
University student, instituted suit in
the District Court against her youth
full husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Pugh of Denver, for $4,000
damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Shannon
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary in family reunion at their
home in Denver Three generations
were present at the reunion, Mr..
til. .h.,.
hon seventy.
Suggestions that the federated
states societies shall join in the erec-
tion of a building to cost $4,000 for
the use of visitors from other states
who shall attend the Indian pageant
in 1915 were indorsed at a meeting of
the officers of these societies in Den
yer.
The town Of Holly was awarded
judgment of $4,000 in the Federal
District Court against the w. X. Pal
mer company, and the Bankers Sure
ty Company an Ohio corporation, in
payment of alleged damages said to
have resulted from an improperly
constructed system of sewers in the
town.
Commission government by initiated
amendment swept Denver by a major
ity of 1880 on the face CT official re-
turns from III out OF $50 precincts
and unofficial returns from the re
naming three precincts. The non-par
tisan system of elections carried by Il
majority, on the same returns, of A.
652. The proposal for charter con-
vention has been rejected by major
ity of 1891. and the Brown telephone
ordinance has been adopted by a vots