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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
6
A compilation of global brief items notes births and deaths of notable figures from U S and abroad. Gen Leon Jastremski and many politicians artists and business leaders are listed as dead or ill with brief biographical mentions. Social events include White House dinners and a marriage at Secretary Root’s home. Other items cover trials fires robberies and economic updates across continents with varied local impact.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey returned from Chicago and announced he will remain Denver Juvenile Court judge and run again next term. He described Southern child labor conditions, urged reform, and noted Oklahoma as a focus for lectures funded by the Russell Sage education fund to shape state laws.
In his annual report the postmaster general notes postal receipts rose from 8.65 million in 1857 to 183.59 million in 1907 while expenditures grew to 190.24 million, with the deficit down to 6.65 million. Projections suggest receipts may reach 350 million by 1917. The report calls for businesslike reforms, new bookkeeping, a permanent official, expanded parcel limits, rural parcel post, slot stamp vending, and higher salaries for workers over 1200 yearly.
Major Jacob Downing a Colorado pioneer and Civil War veteran died at his home on West Colfax Avenue at age seventy seven. He organized Company B First Colorado Cavalry and rose to major before mustering out in 1865. He helped lay out Denver additions, promoted City Park land and Mountview Boulevard, introduced alfalfa to Colorado and bred notable poultry cattle and horses, including Herefords and Arabian stallions. He owned 2000 acres west of Denver and had a long farming and livestock career.
The Republican reports Denver hears good news for San Luis Valley as the secretary of the interior approves two Rio Grande Reservoir & Ditch Co. projects. Santa Maria reservoir gains 40 000 acre feet capacity, aiding valley farmers. A V Tabor’s Rio Grande reservoir site approved for about 50 000 acre feet. Approval dates: November 16 and November 19.
The Interurban road will supply current from Denver to Boulder once ready. Generators for the electric car are installed at Lafayette by Northern Colorado Power Company. Colorado and Southern accelerates grade work between Louisville and Denver to enable steam cars on the new grade and electric cars on the existing one, with a train of sixty cars possible on the leveled route.
Denver correspondent reports New York gloves firm purchases 56 acres adjoining Johnstown from Will Purvis for a prairie dog skin glove plant. A six acre factory site, housing for workers, water from a Big Thompson cemented ditch, and local plus Gloversville capital to fund the project. Purvis will oversee prairie dog catching as part of site operations.
Secretary and Mrs W E Collet of the State Prison association visited the Girls Industrial School in Denver and were pleasantly surprised by vast improvements. They found the school more of a home, girls more content, and paroled girls encouraged to stay on the right path. Gates left unlocked reportedly increased trustworthiness.
Governor Buchtel pardons three inmates from various institutions just before Thanksgiving. Frank Herold receives life in the penitentiary for a 1899 double murder. John Rundle, midterm sentence, Buena Vista reform school. T. E. Cavanaugh from Denver county jail. Lyman W. Scovel gets commuted from seven to eight years to two to three. One released prisoner is to return to his mother.
From Colorado mountains and scenes of early activity, a massive granite boulder is chosen to mark the grave of Governor A. C. Hunt in Baltimore. The plan, with his daughter and General Palmer, calls for later a statue atop the stone. The move required several days to load the multi ton block.
Colorado School of Mines defeated the University of Colorado five to four at Broad way baseball park to win the state championship for the fourth straight year. About 10 000 fans witnessed a seven decade of play. Earlier, the University of Denver beat the Agricultural College five to zero.
New York estimates say 60,000 to 70,000 emigrants will sail this week for European ports. The Pennsylvania Railroad moved over 2,000 to New York on Thursday. Immigrant arrivals in December exceed previous records, but the expected exodus may reduce overall immigration.
In Boise Idaho after the first day of salesmen examinations for the Pettibone case jurors answered questions satisfactorily. Seven sat in the jury box and more will report Monday morning to continue the process. The venue of thirty five was exhausted and about seventy to one hundred are expected to report.
A lamp overturning in a Granite barber shop last night sparked a blaze that wrecked three-fourths of the town's business and residence area. Granite, a mining station twenty miles east of Leaville, lacked a fire department and the fire spread to nearby buildings, burning out near the Arkansas river. Losses may exceed $25,000.
Postmaster General Meyer backs postal savings banks to boost economy and thrift. The plan envisions government backed deposits, 2 percent interest, $500 per person limits, and easy access with withdrawals allowed under rules. It cites immigrant savings, bank deposits, and potential benefits to national prosperity and citizen stewardship.
Rev Dr A Torrey closed a major evangelistic campaign in Chicago held in a steam heated tent at North Clark and Chestnut streets. The meetings averaged 8000 on Sundays and 3000 on other nights attracting 275000 listeners across 135 sermons. About 2200 professed conversions, fewer than 1000 of them women.
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