The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
WESTERN NOTES.


vefa and Alamosa. A ear loaded with
steel rails was being pushed up the
grade toward the summit. eight work
men being on the car. While rounding
n curve the car was suddenly thrown
from the track by the giving way OF
couplings or the jolting Of the engine
over the rough rondbed. and In nm In
slant the men were thrown In heap
the heavy rails flying on behind them
down ON the jngged rocks beside the
track. Bones were broken, great pieces
OF flesh shaved on by the sharp edges
of the rails and some were fairly I'm
paled on the cruel steel As soon as
men could be summoned from other
places niong the line the bruised ana
bleeding forms were eAfricated and re-
moved to the nearest station. where
surgical aid was given, but the ply
sicInns fear that several Will die
A temporary injunction has been OBJ
tanned by A. b. Seaman, attorney for
Rhodes Bros, against the Colorado x
Southern railrond, preventing that road
from further trcspnssing on land on
the south fork OF the Platte river
claimed by Rhodes Bros. On this
ground the Colorado x Southern have
been constructing part Of Its .200-foot
spur and Rhodes Bros. claim the prop
crty under federal reservoir grant.
The order of the court so far docs not
compel the taking up OF the track al
ready laid, but simply stops further
work until the case IL decided on its
merits. The contest over the site will
no doubt be long drawn out. ms the
canon Will some day he OF great value.
The possibility that the canon will ere
long be the short line route from Den
YER TO Cripple Greek Is said to be the
principal reason for the railroads de-
sire to put up strong fight for the
spur site us selected. But A. II. Sea
man says that he Is confident that
James Il. Rhodes, his client. will win
out. IL he does the Colorado & South
crn Will be Obliged to take up that part
OF the spur already laid.
The w. G. r. U. closed Its three-days
session OF the state convention Friday
evening. The attendance throughout
has been good. The most interesting
part OF the closing days report was
the paper of Mrs. I.ikens on the rescue
work, dealing especially with the Cot
tnge Home. The fact that nearly 700
girls have been taken into Its doors.
cared for. nurscd and won back to lives
of rcspectabllity. speaks well for Its
management and fos the women of the
w. Q. II. u. who have stood by II for
the twelve years OF Its existence. The
afternoon exercises were lively and full
OF interest. The Cottage Home consti-
tuition was slightly altered. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Antonettte
A. Hawley. Denver: vice president.
Mrs. NJ. A. Mier, Del Norte corre-
spending secretary, Miss Lena A..
Dwight. Boulder; recording secretary,
Josephine c. Hicks: treasurer. Mrs. NJ.
II. Sprague; secretary Of Y branch.
Miss Alice l.. Halderdlce of Pueblo;
secretary T. branch, Miss NJ. A. Nichen-
bach: editor of Messenger, Mrs. Laura
Berry.
The twentieth anniversary convcn-
tion of the Colorado Womcn's Chris
tian Temperance Union. met at La
Junta ON the 10th, and opened n three
days session. Evangclistlc exercises
were held in the Presbyterian church
and were led by Vice President Mrs.
VI. Il. Reithenback. The convention
proper was opened at the Methodist
church by the president. Mrs. Mary j.
Telford. Tho report OF the vice presi-
dent gave reports from the nineteen
different districts Into which the state
Is divided. The next was paper on
..Things Gathered Up" by the corre-
spending secretary. Della J. Burbank
of Pueblo. A paper On ''rhe Loyal
Temperance Legion" was read by the
secretary, Mrs. Josephine 7. Hicks OF
Denver. A temperance love feast was
then participated In by all the dele
gates present. The report on creden-
tials showed seventy delegates present.
This evening the meeting was held at
the opera house. Mayor Fred A. Sa-
bin made nm address Of welcome and
Rev. DIR. Coltman welcomed the dele
gates on behalf of the clergy. Then
came an address from the la Junta
Union, by Mrs. II. ]. Robins. Miss
Grace Weatherby greeted the members
on behalf OF the Young Women's Tenn
perance Union. Miss Agnes Lyon also
greeted the delegates on behalf of the
La Junta Temperance Union. The re-
sponse was made by Mrs. Antoinette
A. Hawley, press correspondent. The
annual address was delivered by the
president, Mrs. Telford Of Grand juno
tion.
The preparations are about complet-
ed for Denver's Fifth Annual Festival
of Mountain and Plain, which will be-
tire weeek. The Board of Direction
hns been exceedingly fortunate this
year in shaping a program which Willie
maintaining some of the features of
former festivals viii include n num-
Der Of pleasant novelties In all depart
ments. The general prosperity of the
state in all lines nugurs an unusually
large attendance at the capital city
during the festival. The railroads are
preparing 10 carry larger crowds than
ever before, and those who are in
position to know, report more interest
In the coming festival throughout the
stntc, than has ever before been seen.
The list of events scheduled to enter
tain Denver and her thousands Of Wis.,
itors, is one that should not fail to be
most successful. One OF the most i'm.
portant Innovations, and one, too, that
will interset everyone. is the exposi-
ton and state fair. This will be the
first state fair ever held In Denver,
and from the manner In which IL is
being gotten up and the interest dis
played by exhibitors In all parts of
the state. viii be one of the most at
tractive features of the entire week.
Booth space is in demand, und with
the pleasing decorations and brilliant
illuminations, the booths will furnish
one of the most attractive novelties
ever seen. Nothing has been neglect
ed to make the carnival features of the
week fur more enjoyable than those of
any previous festival. The coronation
of the queen on Monday night. the
queens triumphal march with her
court and diplomatic corps on Tuesday
al.