Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-21
COLORADO BRIEFS.

I,rislitside. with Ralph Field as post
muster.
Nominations for the town elections
In April have been made In most Of
the country towns OF the state.
j. +. Torrance. an oil man, had his
right hand badly mashed while in
stalling pump for the Florence OIL
Company.
Bishop Spalding was buried at Fair
mont. near Denver. last Saturday, af-
ter Impressive services at 81. Johns
cathedral.
George Keller. Florence express
man. died from the effects or an over
dose OF morphine. He was u victim to
the habit
Peter Pcpetro, n day laborar at the
Canon City smciter, was robbed OF
81. 100 savings which he had hidden In
the cellar OF his house.
Tie Fort Collins Express states that
the town OF Eaton is under quarantine
by the State Board OF Health with sew
en- cases OF smallpox.
Harry Carson, mn inmate OF the state
rcformatory at Buena Vista, has es-
capped by scaling the stockade and
made for the mountains.
A proclamation setting aside April
18th as Arbor Day, and asking all the
people OF the state to observe II, has
been issued by Governor Orman.
At Florence the Union mill has re-
sumcd operations at full capacity after
u cessation OF some parts OF the mill.
caused by u shortage OF ore. The pay
roll Ii about $1,000.
Herbert Randall. aged nineteen.
NNl. La.
| Golden. picked up his gun with the
muxxlc toward him and shot his right
arm TO pieces. The arm was ainpu'at.
ed and he may recover.
Mrs. Mary Gillespie. aged eighty
three. and the mother Of thir,y-seven
children. is In the Denver county hos
pital. She Is said To he cultured aud
iisnihcd and will not say why none VI
her children assists her.
W. J. Scigcr Inns been arrested In
Red Gin while attempting TO trade
postage stamps for u meal nj rcstau.
rant. Scie-r. who II a lad about nine.
teen years OF age. IL suspected VI rob
hing the Gl-nwood postoiiicc.
The annual distribution Of trout In
the Platte river has begun. The Colo
rn,io \ Southern railroad expects To
place from Jp.GbD to 100000 eastern
brook. ruin,.ow nnd native trout In the
Platte within the next SIX weeks.
In order to do away with the smoke
nuisance In the narrow canons and
tourist resorts the Colorado Southern
railroad will use oil as fuel for Its 10.
comotivcs during the summer and ant.
umn. II viii cost morc than coal.
Clerks In III. employ OF the Colorado
Supply Company nt Pueblo VIII or
Ianixr n baseball team. which VIII H.
onc Of ih. crack amateur organizations
of the state. An expert pitcher viii be
imported To add strength To the team.
Aiainosa grew more last year than Il
ever did In any one year before. but
i;sI. will bc a record breaker IN this
respect. More new buildings nr-
planned now than there were last year
ut the same s.asou.-Alamosa Courier.
". y. Montgomery OF Colorado
Springs. son Of Speaker Il. +. Mont.
somcry OF Cripple Creek. will succeed
Winfield Scott Strutton Of Colorado
Springs. resigned. as a member OF the
board OF trustees Of the State School OF
Mines u, Golden.
Three presents will Ia given the
cruiser Denver 10y the people u Den.
yer. if the plans OF the citizens com.
mittcc nre carried out. II has been NJ.
solved ON rnisin. $1,000 and giving
silver bell. a racing cutter for the men
and silver punch bowl for the OH.
GERS cabin.
From the GGOOp tons Of bccis used at
the Lovciand factory there wns made
10000 sacks Of sugar with about u
three weeks run OF syrup left In tho
reservoir. The lccts were run through
nt nn average Of $50 tons pcr day for
the entire time and the sugar came out
ut ,hc average rate Of forty eight sacks
per hour.
George T.. Eyncr. who has been man.
ngcr and editor Of the Victor Evening
Times for three years. has disposed Of
his interest In that paper TO n number
OF local Democrats. giving control to
Frank l.. Munnix and Scott Ashton OF
this city. Mr.. MnnniS. who is county
clerk Of Teller county, will act as man
agcr.
u. Il. Clark. son OF Sheriff Clark of
Trinidad. reports that u strange dis.
ease has made Its appearance among
cattle on the ranches throughout the
southern part OF this state. Mr.. Clark.
who has just returned from mn exten-
sivc trip through thc ranch section.
states that hundreds Of calves are dy.
ing OF the disease. which resembles
blacklcg. Every known treatment Inns
been tried without success.
John Grass of Trinidad has protested
to the state land board against the
sale a year ago to four Mcxicnns OF
section of land near Trinidad now said
to have been known rs coal land. II
was sold as agricultural land at 81 an
acre. II. $. washburn was the ap-
praiser. u. Abeyta. one of the pnr-
chasers, is a cousin OF Senator Barcla.
The land board will investigate the
matter OF the sale at its next meeting.
Snatching his baby from his wifc's
arms. Thomas Quigley OF Lcadvillc
held II in front of his body as shield