Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-29
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

at Loveland.
June 13-July 4.-Race Meet. Denver.
July 7-li-Rags diar5 Sc Meet let Pueblo mnnlono,a
July 13-19.-Grand Lodge Session. BP.
Q. Elks at Denver
July 22-23.-Cattiemen's Day Gunni-
Aug. 1s-21-Prowers Co. Fair, Lamar.
Aug. 27.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug 2s-Farmers' Fair at Fowler:
Sept. i-4.-A * a valley fair'
Sept. Watermelon Day; Rocky Ford:
Sept, 2-5.-Farmers' n Stockmens
Sept. 1-4.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
sept. 1-4.-Larimer Co. Fair. Loveland
sept s-i1.-CrowIey Co. Fair. Sugar
Sept, s-1l.-GheEenne County Fair at
Sept. 1O.-Sugar Day. Sugar City.
Sept. 14-19.-Colo. State Fair. Pueblo
Sept. is-2s.-Race Meet, Denver.
Sept. 2l-23.-Inter-Co. Fair and Race
Sept 2-g5.GWestern Slope Fair. Mont
Sept 22-25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept 22-25-Trinidad Fair. Trinidad
Sept 2326-El Paso Co. Fair.S Calhan.
Oct 6-9.-Colo.-New Mex. Fair at Du-
1915.@Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
Colorado women have requested
Mrs. J. ]. Brown to become candi-
date for Congress.
The parcel post record was broken
by Hayden when that town shipped in
from Eagle 1000 pounds of oats in so
pound sacks.
The Chivington canal and reservoir
system is now in a position to water
10000 acres. with a maximum capacity
of 10000 acres.
Charged with offenses ranging from
bootlegging to higher crimes. fifteen
residents of Weld county are facing
indictments by the grand jury.
The grand jury at Boulder returned
fourteen true bills as the result of its
investigation of the shooting about
the Hecla mine property April 2s.
]. ]. Mayer. a mining man from
Cleveland. O., committed suicide by
jumping out of seventh story win
dow of the Brown Palace hotel in
Denver.
Thirteen juniors of the engineering
class of the University of Minnesota
were in Colorado Springs to inspect
mining properties in the Cripple Creek
district.
The Poudre river is carrying a very
heavy volume of water at the present
time and those who have reservoirs
have ample opportunity to take all
they want.
Denver Commandery No. 25.
Knights Templar. has appropriated
81 900 for the organization and financ-
ing of a military band from its own
ranks for one year.
In the lower Yampa valley is a sec
in the production of fruit. The soil is
similar and the climate as favorable
for fruit production.
Charles Dickens, proprietor of GU
rio store in Manitou for many years
and well known in that region, at
tempted suicide at his home by shoot
ing himself with a revolver.
President Wilson was asked by the
special session of the Legislature to
continue the federal troops in the coal
strike field until settlement of the
Industrial conflict has been effected.
Colondel James Lockett, command
ing the federal forces in Colorado, sent
notices to mine owners that the i'm
portation of miners into the strike dis
trict would not be agreeable to the
government.
State Engineer John E. Field has
written a defense of Governor Am
mons position on the reclamation
question He asserts that in ten
years the service has succeeded in wa
tering 5000 acres in the state.
At the meeting of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly a motion to with
draw the assemblys delegate to the
Denver Chamber of Commerce was
carried. The central labor union has
been represented by C. w. Thornton.
A safe weighing $50 pounds and con-
tanning 5000 in cash and a diamond
ring valued at $3.50 was stolen from
the Silver Grill restaurant in Denver
by burglars who broke into the place
some time between midnight and day
| break Wheel tracks in the alley in
the rear of the restaurant indicate
that the thieves used an automobile
to carry away the safe.
Within 200 feet of his home, where
his wife was caring for a 5-day-old
baby, Nicholas Ficco, IS. plasterer.
1868 Mariposa street. Denver, was shot
four times in the back while fleeing,
and killed Patrolman Clemens and
House Duty Officers Clark and Camp
bell arrested Mario Fortuna, 90 years
old. at his home, 3632 Jason street,
The prisoner quarreled with Ficco in
Lombardo's saloon, West Thrifty
seventh avenue and Mariposa street,
and was thrown out short time be-