Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

State Game Commissioner Harris has
ordered about fifty Mongoiian pheas
ants. which he VIII distribute In sew
eral of the southern counties.
The railroads VIII make u rate OF one
fare for the round trip for the encamp'
ment of the q. 4. H.. Department Of
Colorado ana Wyoming, To ne held at
Rocky Ford next June.
The school census for 1901 shows
1G2. IFS children OF school age In thc
state. or that number Si.;i'IG.are boys
and SO.Si2 are girls. There are 36j
men and 1,GTS women teachers.
Farmers living ON Beaver creek. be,
tween Florence and Pueblo. tell OF n
large mountain Hon which has been
lurking In the hills OF that nelGhbor'
hood. Several unsuccessful attempts
to kill the beast have been made by
the farmers.
Congressman Bell has Introduced n
bill for the relief OF %. L. holland OF
Aiancos. Colo, providing for payment
OF 5000. being the value OF stock
killed and stolen by the Navajo and
Ute Indians and belonging to Noiand
between 1857 and 1892.
The home OF the Misses Burns, sis
tiers OF James +. Burns. president OF
the Portland Mining company. at Colo
rudo Springs. was entered by burglars
on the night OF the 10th inst. and
silyerwnrc. jcwciry aud other valuable
property taken 10 the amount OF Sl..Oc
worth.
II. InEc and ]. +. Anderson. who
have been prospecting for coai about
thirty miles south OF In Junin. have
found two veins. enc i've fccs and III.
other seven fee, IN thickness. This has
couscd quite a stir here and ether par
ties arr organizing. II Is thought tile
belt extends for several miles.
The foiiowIn: posimasicrs have been
commissioned: William II. Davis. Flor
cncc: william V. Roberts. Fort Col
lins: Richard g. Dalton. la Junin:
Daniel T.. Cooper. Lamar: Homer IL.
Grafton. Mnnlion: James II. Johnson.
Montrosc: James ". Long. Ourny: LIB
b!c Herman. Elizabeth; Carl FELTON,.
Swnndykc.
The contract for the new passenger
and freight depot nt LaVciand has bccn
let and work VIII procccd Mt once.
The present d-po, building VIII h. torn
down aud new switches placed where
IL now stands. The new depot Will H.
placed ON the east side OF the track
Fourth nnd Fifth streets.
Congressman He'll has died with ID.
postoiilct department an application
for n rural delivery rpuic from is,ouin
TO iiotchkis-. This route. as stated.
il about siS miles long. nni the petition
contained the siEnatufcs Of rteti; loo
people living along IL. Judge iicli ~
aucslci that nn inspector h. sent out
ns soon NJ iiossihl" 10 locaic the same.
Harry II. Zimmerman Of Colorado
Springs. who ranked nrst In the ~
cvnt examination for the West roiut
cad-iship. has n'crivci Instructions
lr1m Washington 10 rvpuTt a, Fort IL.
ran ON May -; for physical cxntnina.
tian. MIR. Zimmerman il n urphcw Of
Captain !. n. Lohn.on. an attorney ot
the Springs. Captain johnson IL n West
Point nisn aud served in the Civil
War.
Petitions have i,cCn reaching Wash.
iusion from the ciilnr ne Of Flnrcucc.
asking the i'asioiiicr Department t. IN.
icrfCrc in thC matter " the removal
af ihc fi1rvncc t-ssiuiiicv. II i claimed
the postmaster has located II IN au in
accessible tinrt Of ihc town. The de
iaTtmcut Informed senator Teller that
mission had i,crn given the postmas.
ter To establish his oItic- where be has
and that the case would no; bC ~
orrurt.
Michael siassi. nm Italian coal miner
who has ip.vn working at Hastings.
died in violent commissions last Friday
after having eaten brCakfas; that was
cooked hy his wife with whom hr had
had trouble. The woman has tbCcu ar.
rested. The body has bcCn brought To-
this city aud nm autopsy will bC held
10y Drs. White. Lcnthial and others. rs
span ne the report can le had from n
chemist who has been employed to- an.
nlyEc the contents of the stomach of
the dead man.
Tie biennial reports of the state au.
iiiur. which is now being prepared.
will show that there are i.ssS'i.i AZ
ncrcs Of agricultural aud grazing land
IN the state. valued ut sin.sssi .sSS. Tile
ClassifcaiiunS arc ns follows Azricul
iurai land. 3..-,.,. iUI acres. valued at
s..n.r5i Hrs. grazing land. in.Sss..1u
ncrcs. valued ut Sii.SiI. 100: coal lands.
itSi.Sup acrcs. valued at i.5isSIp The
returns made 10y the assessors in the
iifty.scvcn counties Of the state show
that there are coal deposits iu nineteen
counties.
II IL now nssurcl that Pueblo will
have magnificent library building.
the rifi uT Andrew Carnegie. Netting
Mayor ]. u. RizCF. chairman uf the II.
brary committee. II the Monday Musi.
cal club. iS i'm receipt uf letter from
Mr. Carnegie. through his secretary.
which states that Mr. Carnegie will
give SGnOcp for library building for
Pueblo. provided that an annual appro-
pTiation uf io pcr cent u this sum bc
made hy the council for the maiutc-
nance OF the libraty. which the coun.
ell has already agreed to do. and the
only matter remaining is the sclrc-
,ion Of suitable place for the build
ing.
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