The Delta independent., 1901-08-16
COLORADO NOTES.

september ON.
A $500 belt will be offered for the
best exhibition Of rough riding at the
approaching Denver festival.
The fiftieth annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science will convene in Den
yer August Goth.
In Denver on August Sd Carl Me1lg
shot and probably fatally wounded his
next-door neighbor. w. D. Hogan, as
the result of family quarrel.
The Denver Eye, the principal sub
urban weekly paper Of Denver, has
been purchased from the estate Of J.
G. Garrison Of l.. n. Zalinger.
The firm of A. Z. Lewis & Co., Den
yer, have offered a $3.50 diamond ring
to be awared by lot to one of the duly
elected maids of honor attending the
festival of 1901.
Fred .Jeffries was killed at Black
Hawk on the night of the Sd instant
by taking hold of a live electric wire.
He was the only son of widow on
whom she was largely dependent for
support.
The Rio Grande Southern for the
fourth week in July earned $14 Jos, an
increase of $131 over the corresponding
week of last year. For the month 1t
earned $43,9SO, an increase Of $1,449
over the same month Of last year.
The colored people of Fremont and
Pueblo counties celebrated Emancipa-
ton Day at Florence, August 9Th.
There was an excursion train from Pu-
eblo which brought several carloads OF
visitors, accompanied by the Pleasant
Grove Band.
Captain G. II. Hilton, Jr., who served
during the war with Spain and during
the Philippine insurrection with the
Colorado regiment and the Thirty
ninth infantry, United States volun-
teers, has received notice of his ap-
pointment as first lieutenant in the ar
tillery branch of the regular army.
The Denver & Rio Grande proper, for
the fourth week in July, shows net
earnings amounting to 1881 900, an in
crease of $24,7OO over the same week
of the preceding year. For the month
of July the earnings were $1,O23.SOO,
an increase of $1O1, 300 over the same
month Of last year.
At the meeting of the Scientific asso-
ciation in Denver this month Curator
Ferril of the State Historical and Nat
ural History Society, will endeavor to
call attention to the necessity for the
publication of an up-to-date botanical
work for the Rocky mountain and
western plains region.
Louis II. Enrich has offered the
Chamber of Commerce the use Of his
extensive lawn and grounds for the en-
tetainment Of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science,
which meets at Denver, August oath.
should that body accept the invitation
to visit Colorado Springs.
At last reports H. B. Palmer, the
gunner who wSs dangerously injured
In firing salute at the Boulder Quar-
well in the hospital at Boulder, and
likely to recover. He has lost one
arm and three fingers Of the other
hand and is in danger Of losing one
eye.
The Grand Junction city council has
voted to give the Peach Day committee
the benefit Of the license that may be
assessed against shows, ETC., during
the three days celebration, August
2Sth, Goth and Both. The committee
hope in this way to raise several hum
dred dollars more toward the big cele-
bration.
Orville Wilson, who was brought
from Durango to Salida by Sheriff An
kle on charge of being implicated in
the death of Eta Fowler, was taken
before the coroner's jury and made his
statement to that body. He was taken
to the county Jail at Buena Vista and
the preliminary trial was set for Au-
gust Goth.
The Manitou City Council has passed
an ordinance to the effect that after
sundown all burros which are kept
for hire shall be banished from the
city, to remain in exile until morning.
The ordinance applies as well to dogs,
cats, parrots or any other beast or
bird that may become troublesome
during the night time by reason of un-
earthly noises.
A deplorable accident occurred on
the 9th instant at the home Of Van B.
Kelsey, five miles north of Fort Lup-
ton. Wheeler Kelsey, boy OF eight
cen, while performing with revolver
supposed to be empty, shot and killed
Harry Rafferty,, aged thirteen, the son
OF neighbOring farmer. The bullet
entered at the inner corner of the left
eye and penetrated the brain.
Thomas Conway, recently returned
from the Philippines, was instantly
}Alled at Anaconda on the night of the
4th instant by taking hold Of live
wire. Conway was about twenty-five
years Of age and his father at one time
was superintendent Of bridges on the
Florence e. Cripple Creek railway.
He has two brothers who reside at Du-
range.
At the anual meeting of the directors
Of the Colorado Springs & Cripple
Creek District railway, in Colorado
Springs. the following officers were
elected: President, Irving Howbert, re.
elected; vice president, William Len.
nox; treasurer, f. NJ. Woods; secretary
and assistant treasurer, Z. Il. Draper.
A heavy passenger business was re-
ported, which promises to last all sum
mer.
FOur hundred MiSSourianS held n re-