Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The National Irrigation Congress
will meet this year at Colorado Springs
on August 11th. 18th. 18th and 14th.
The Civil Service Commission an-
nounces a special examination to be
held In Durango April 23rd. for the
positions OF clerk and carrier In the
Durango postotiice.
w. T.. Pearson, coke washer work
Ing at Segundo. near Trinidad. went
to the spot where his wife had met her
lover. James Bolton. clandcstinely. and
shot him down before her eyes.
The State University Giee and Man.
dolin Clubs left for Greeley wednes-
day night. They will also app0r at
Loveland and I.ongmont before start.
Ing on their southern trip.
l.. II. Skclly, II. ID, Miller. ]. ID.
Yoman and W. T.. Jesseys. druggists
Of I.oveland, pleaded guilt to violation
of the local option law In the District
Court and were fined 500 each.
Mr.. John +. Carroll. one of the ablest
writer's and bcst-known newspaper
men OF the West, has been given the
business management ns well as the
editorial control Of the Denver Times.
Forty houses are to be built on tns
Empire farm. i've miles south OF Ala
mosa. to be used by families OF Rus
SLAMS. who will locate this spring and
raise sugar beets. There will bc fam.
lily to every forty acres.
Hon. William Rathmeii. Judge OF tho
Ourny County Court. and Miss Minnie
NJ. Holiday, superintendent OF schools
OF Ourny county. were quietly married
It the residence Of the brides parents
Rev. George N. barley officiating.
The Denver 4 Rio Spndc trnin run.
ming from Pueblo to Salida killed nne
dcei Just east Of the Royal Gorge.
Al Pnrkdnlc Engineer T.. q. Grcenman.
lion. cutting II In half. II was trying
to cross under the train.
Andrew Carnegie has promised
eDO.O0O to erect library buiidin. In
Denver ON conditions ms to site and
continuance that are practically al.
ready fulfilled. william L. Palm. =
Denver lawyer. alone and unaided. In.
,crcstcd Mr.. Carnegie and secured bis
AID.
Among other public improvements
that the residents Of Canon City arc
striving for is union depot. The city
now has three lines Of railway. with
fair prospect OF securing an extension
of the Colorado Springs and Cripple
Greek Short Line from the great gold
camp iyin. thirty miles to ths north.
Tn. banner land sale In the history
Of the state land ONCE was made Mon.
day by Deputy Rcststsr Rsdmnn. con.
sistinE Of forty acres urnr Greeley. Sor
$50 per acw. The purchaser was
Jasper Riggs Of Grrcicy. There was
no water right with the land. but Il Ia
In the heart Of the famous potato rc.
gion.
tn. employees Of the American Sui.
phur and Mining Company nt crccsic
had n general celebration over the vie
tory OF the company In securing the
cnnccii7,ion Of the lease to the sui.
phur beds by the state land board 10
Dennis Brcnnan aud A. l.. Moses Of
Creole aud ". y. Stratton Of Moeic
Vista.
A typographical union has been or.
Eanix-,i In Grand Junction. Deputy
Organizer Charles l.. fiukc Of the San
Miguel Examiner promoted the move.
mcnf. J. n. Kennedy was chosen PRES.
idcnt. u. ". Horn vice president aud
william Fletcher secretary and treas.
urcr. The new organization has seven.
teen charter members.
Jack Johnson, foreman OF the Empire
ten miles above Idaho Springs. was
killed by a blow behind the ear dciiv.
cred by Clark Cleveland. a miner. John.
son. who II about sixty years OF nE-.
was drinkin. In n saloon with Clark
Cicvcland's father and other miners
when quarrel was started.
II. c. Hun,icy sustained broscn log
and three other miners wcrc injured nj
81 st,In mn, n nruF
Cripple Greek. by falling timbcrs. The
men wcrc timbcrinr the shaft. The
bolt rods holiin. up the lower set OF
fimbcrs were looscncd. releasing the
heavy timbcrs. The injured men had
narrow escapes from death.
There was a meeting Of representa-.
tive catticmcn and shccpmcn from
Snrunchc county ut Del Nortc Tuesday
last. for the purpose Of taking steps
toward preventing the Invasion Of Sag.
unchc county by travelling herds OF cat.
tie and sheep. The claim II advanced
that the SaGuachc range Is fully oc.
cupicd by the herds OF those men who
live in Saguachc county.
Tcn,icrfoot mountain. three miles
enst OF Dillon. II said to bc the rem.
dczvou. Of the largest herd Of deer
seen in this country in twenty years.
Heavy SHOWS on the ranges north have
driven the deer almost into town and
they are frequently seen minsling
with the cattle on surrounding ranches.
1t Is estimated that there are not less
than 100 head In the bunch.
The Rio Grandc car repair shop A.
Gienwood Springs was burned March
22nd. and with II a freight car con-
tanning tyxo oil tanks which wgs
standing in the shed. The fire was
started by hot nshes dumped from n
locomotive beside the building. One
Of the tanks Of the car had been emp
tied the day before. but contained n
considerable quantity Of gas. The 9th
er tank contained several hundred gal.
Ions of oil. Both exploded In nm up
ward direction with loud report. but
no one was injured. The shed and