Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-09
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Denver some time TINS mohth,
| II is stated that quite a number OF
bicycles stolen in Denver have been
sold In Boulder.
April receipts OF the Pueblo posi-
office show AN Increase Of thiriy-one per
cent. over April OF last year.
The railroads will grant one rate for
the round "trip to the Mountain nnd
'lain Festival al Denver next faii'
The Denver Gns and Electric Com
pany has gone Into the hands OF u re-
ceiyer. II has bonds outstanding to
the amount OF x+.7OO.uO.
The new chapel In the State leniicn-
tlary AT Canon City was rededicated
Sunday. April .Iih. Rev. Thomas ID.
uzxsli OF Denver was the principal
speaker.
| I'll. fund To pay for presents 10 the
cruiser Denver has reached Si.r:p. The
Daughters OF the American Revolution
viii present the cruiser with silver
pitcher.
| J. W. Dev.iinc Of Boulder celebrated
his ninetieth birthday May LIST and
| was presented with u handsome AMI
costly Masonic charm by Ills brethren
OF the fraternity.
The summer excursion rates through
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effect ON May 18th. Railroad men are
Rreparing FOR the largest mountain
travel the state has ever known.
Their. wer. nine contestants at the
annual contest Of the Interstate Ora
toricai Association. held In 81. Paul.
Minnesota. May I'd. I.orins ID. Beck
/ with of Denver wis awarded fourth
rank by th. Judges.
Erie Johnson fell eighty feet down
raise In the Camp bird mine at Ourny
/ nnd although hc carried with him IN
the fall drilling machine. M homes
were broken or Internal Injuries su--
taine,i. and lie viii recover soon from
his bruises.
Charles ". Caryl ins added To his
irst donation of thirty acres tn the
Motherhood Of Light Society nifty
more acrr~ adjoining the hrst tract.
south of University Park on University
avenue. south OF Denver. The orrnniz-
alton WIS formed To provide home for
waifs.
Captain Lennon. superintendent nj
Teller Institute. Grand Junction. Inns
received word from Washington tina;
acctyi.nc rns Will bc the system of
lighting I'll. biiiiiin. nni grounds
ut the Indian schools In the future nnd
that the government viii supply The
plant nj once.
Mayor i,obInson OF Colorado Springs
hns received u letter from jacob Ills
OF New York expressing his willing.
ness to address the Chnufaupua meet
Ing mt the Springs this summer. Pres
idcni Roosevelt appointed Mr.. iiils u
an Important position In the Danish
Islands. which lie declined.
The Denver weather bureau rcpor;
showed mn excess OF s.v"u'y-siS lc-
grccs temperature for the n.oniii OF
April nnd nn accumulated excess oI
.srs degrees since the first ui the year.
The total precipitation for the month
was O.,;D Of an Inch. or LII below nor
nal. and since January LIST II ainount'
ed to Its inches, or ..:iD Inches below
normal.
At Pcmi,crton. about fifteen miles
north OF Woodland Park. Lee Elliott.
q miner working FOR the Ohio Mining
Company. WIS found dead about 100
yards from the shaft, which lie had
been working alone. II II supposed
that he met death from an explosion
caused by u missed shot. after which
he managed to crawl To u water hole.
100 yards away.
County Attorney Howe OF San Mi
gucl county has been Instructed by
the county commissioners To bring suit
against former County Clerk Harry l..
Scrvis AMI his bondsmen To recover
funds alleged to he due the county.
The commissioners claim that Scrvls
npnroprintcl the county funds to his
own Use. The shortage Is not believed
to bc large. Mr.. Servis Is In Denver.
The Otcro county board OF roundup
commissioners met at La Junt.i April
| Iktift,y an tho small n II.
uncc Of stockmcn and the uncertainty
OF the rnngc. the board decided to all
journ until May 2lth TO map ont tli"
route. Tie secretary WIS instructed
to notify stock associations from Bent.
Prowcrs and Las Animas counties To
attend the next meeting that u thor
ough and systematic route may be
mapped out.
The Fremont County Horticultural
Society met AT Canon City May Sd and
elected the following officers: Prcsi-
dent. j. W. Work: vice presidents. +.
II. Cran,cr Of Lincoln Park. John Weed
Of Fruitmcrc. Il. +. Rockafellow of
Canon City. +. W. Haskell of Florence.
George Toof OF Beaver. J. II. Freeman
of Howard. \. Ripley Of Garden Park {:
secretary. J. w. Andrews: treasurer. II.
Is. Quinlnn. Arrangements were made
for n fruit growers anr farmers picnic
on nm elaborate scale on the Fourth of
July.
Carl Eilers. manager of the Pueblo
smeltcr Of the American Smelling and
Refining Company. has presented II
proposition to the Pueblo Traction
Company to extend Its lines to the
new zinc smclter now In course of con-
struction, and 1t is stated that the trac-
tion company looks with favor OH the
proposition. The traction company has
number of extensions under consid-
Grafton, and II is not unlikely that If
It can secure the necessary franchises
It will extend line to the Riverview
cemetery and the zinc smeltcr
The season of the Glen Park Chnu-
tauqua will open June list, and will
continue until October LIST. The season
of instruction will begin July 1st and
will continue until August 21st. From
July list to July 21st the teaching will
be on Sunday school work. 1t is eN-
pected that large number of the lead
ers In Sunday school work who will be
In Denver attending the international
conference, will take pnrt in the Chau-