Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-11-14
COLORADO BRIEFS.

the buildings this winter.
The switehmen employed in the
yards Of the Union Pacific railroad at
Denver have asked for an increase in
wages.
Not a straight Popuiist vote was
east In Mesa county ar the last cleo
tion. This was formerly a banner
Popuiist county.
Mrs. Kate Parker. wife of kid"
Parker, the Denver pugilist. swallowed
Rh overdose OF morphine the other day.
but will recover,
Thomas II. Mann. formerly well
known capitalist of Boulder, commit
ted suicide at Lock Haven. Pennsylya-
mia. last Thursday.
A savings bank is among the early
possibilities of Boulder. Twenty-Five
thousand dollars was subscribed for
that purpose Saturday.
Hugo TodenwaTth. Denyer taxi
dernIst. has procured the arrest OF
James s. bush. game warden. for dis
turbaRee OF the peace.
Indications are favorable for the dis
posal Of the Denver. Northwestern &
Pacific roads f.0.Ooo.0O0 OF bonds by
the 18th OF this month.
James Williams. a former sporting
man Of Pueblo. strayed frohi his party
while hunting near FL Paso. Texas.
and died from exposure.
Miss Ethel Moses. daughter OF II.
Moses. a leading merchant OF Trinidad
was married to Joseph Brachmah OF
New York City Wednesday.
Considerable damage has been done
to property In Eagle River canon by
the bursting Of the Denver & Rio
Grande dam nj Pando. near Red clir.
Tho RcverGe mine n, ouray has m
ishcd it's tuGasi tn the Telluride aide
of the rangr. a distance Of 1000 Icct.
a rich cln OF orc was struck near
the apex.
Postni ns,cr Dayic of Florence has
received oilcini notice from the de
partment nj washIns'on that free de-
livery will DO initg..ai In that city
March LIST.
Colorado's valuation. ns bho1EH by
State Auditor Croutcr's crriiiication To
the various county trcas"-".s. In sist.-
co.. .s0i. Based on III" ionE-mill levy.
the state tax Is si.ti6.oi0.
A number OF i.on.mont farmers hnvc
organized Pcrcheron Breeders AssS-
citation and have purchased thor
oughbrcd registered Pcrchcron stallion
direct from French importers
The State Land Board has acted ia
vorabiy on the application for sale OF
forty acres Of land near Littlcton. Col
brado. to be used nA u site for the Geo.
Lcyncr Air Compressor and Drill Com
pany.
II In stated that John ". Gates has
ichcdulcd George Rcis to he head OF
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
should the control Of the company pass
Into the hands OF Sir. Gates and his
friends.
The next session Of the Colorado
Chautauqua Association mt Boulder
will probably open on Saturday. July
4. 1908. and close on Friday. August
1th. though longer session In not I'M
probable.
Information has been filed charging
DIR. George Elliott with murSr. Eli
ott In proprietor OF the sanitnrium Mt
Denver In which the operation which
SOS; the life OF Sarah Vance was per-
formed.
The Joint ticket agency of Colorado
Springs reports that between 10000
and $1,000 tourists visited Colorado
Gprings this season. This number IL
gbout twenty-five per cent In excess oil
last years total.
The Office cSlhe Statc Land Board Is
doing good work In collecting back
royalties due on mineral leases. Sew
cral hundred dollars have been re-
reived SO far and number OF thou
pands are expected.
According to railroad men who are
In Denver from the East the freight
late situation between Chicago and
colorado and Utah points is still In n
precarlous condition and rates may
continue unsettled for many months.
Rev. George Doanc o'Neili. chanccl-
lor and secretary OF the Roman Catho-
lie diocese OF Newark. New Jersey.
died at st. Anthony's Sanitarium Mt
Denver. Tuesday. He was reckoned
one OF the ablest priests OF his do
tcse.
J. II. Springer has been appointed
commercial agent OF the Colorado 4
Southern road at Colorado Springs.
He succeeds II. d. Milton. who has
been appointed general manager OF
the road from Boulder to Ward.
known as the Switzerland Trail.
Robert Hahncwald. prominent
business man and pioneer of Lead
Vile. was badly injured Tuesday in n
dynamite explosion in his mine in
Lake park. He was looking after
some work In one of the drifts when
he drilled into an unexplodcd hole.
The Colorado Terminal Lines Asso-
citation has granted round trip rate
of one fare plus 81 from all points In
Colorado, except the Cripple Creek dis
trict, in connection with the National
Live Stock Association. which con-
venes at Kansas City on January 18th.
Judge B. b. Lindsey of Denver has
issued a citation to State Treasurer
Chipley and County Treasurer Elder.
ordering them TO appear in court on
November 25th and answer the petit
tion of the administrators of the Nc
Clelland estate that the state inheri-
tance law be declared unconstitutional.
According to reports from the East.
large stockholders of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company are attempt
ing to bring about II friendly state of
feeling between Mr.. Gates and Mr.. Os-
good Many of the stockholders are
of the opinion that Gates will hold
the majority of votes at the meeting
December 10th, but II Mr.. Osgood Is
defeated he will quickly organize
new company, whose works will be
established in Denver or in Utah.
This company II rumOrS are correct,