Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.


The county convention OF ih" II
raso Sunday School Association viii
i-r held In Colorado Springs May sih
aud cth.
i1fty unclaimed bicycles are nj the
ppiir- station in Beaver awaiting OWN
-rs- >in- bicycles w-rr reported stolen
in one day rc-niiy.
III. wife OF j. Addison P.ralta-
R.avis "f r-rniin land grant iam-.
has su.i for iivors- In Denver.
ii-avis Inns left her nnj il In cailior'
mia.
4 crowd of students of the uniyers-
ity Of Denver had a might shirt pa
rui-- few nights since. Presumably
they had heavier garments underneath
their roisrs d.-nuit.
II il officially announced that the
Eroa.inioor Casino nnd hotel NJ Cello
RADIO Springs will op~n for the season
on June 18th. .h. conc-ris nj the Ca
siio Ia b-siu Que week later.
For economic r-aron-. the Denver &
I,io Grand- nnd thr Colorado Midland
hav. opcn.-i n joint agency nj Aspen.
The Denver s. lilo .rund- agent viii
hereafter ac, for both roads.
Judge John \. Rin.r or Cheyenne
will TAX. the plac' ~ Juis. Moses
Hnil-tt in holding the regular spring
term OF the UnI,-d States Circuit and
District courts NJ Pueblo.
On III. night OF April LIST Governor
James Il. ornan and his sian Of tw.n-
ty.two r-spi.n,i-nt coion''is attended q
hall given 10y the Knights OF Mn-ca.
i-s.s af Mineral Palace in Pueblo.
Thirteen bridges nr- to liz erected
by the Chicago iirii.- Company near
Trinidad on the line Of the Colorado Il
Southern railway. Men who are now
doing contract work nt the Minn.Inn
steel works win II. sent south to take
charge of the railroad improvements.
The attorney generals oiiic- will
soon issuc the new revenue law In
pamphlet form for the benefit Of law.
ycr- md others Interested In Its con.
tents. The feature OF the pamphlet
viii I've the index and the side margins.
showing ut u glance the contents OF
each section.
The new canal near Fowler. which
wns recently placed In the hands OF
receiver. II bcin. repaired nni extend.
cd and put In order for the spring How
OF water. This canal irri.aics dis.
trict lying several miles south OF
Fowler. whcrc Irish potatoes were
successfully grown last year.
DTs spIEk~s Sssb
War veteran. was brought to 81. Win.
cents hospital nt Sania Fc. recently.
with his left hand crushed. II was
necessary to amputnic his arm near
the elbow. Sparks had bccn injured In
ucscii's saw mill OH tn. upper Pccos,
near which he has u rnnch home.
The contract FOR grading the cxicn-
sion Of the Denver Il Northwestern
railroad from Arvndn to Coal Creek
has been let TO Dc ltcmcr X Olson.
Active work was contracted to begin
April 9th and the entire ten miles are
to bc ready for steel within sixty
days.
James l.. Smith. n lincmnn In the
employ of the Colorado Springs Flee
tric Company. fell from the top OF a
pole In the rear of 80 West Cucharas
street April 18th and sustained injuries
which may prove fatal. Smith was n
well known football player OF Colorado
Springs several years ago.
Florence citizens are working for a
free delivery system. The receipts OF
the postoiiice during the fiscal year ex-
cccded S1O.OOO. the minimum required
for the establishment of the service.
Steps will at once he taken to number
all streets and houses, this being ncces-
sary before the service can be cstab-
lished.
Richard wisncr. alias Il. II. Hollis
ter. alias Clarence Mackccscy. is to be
brought back to Colorado from Iowa
to stand trial on the charge of muir
der. Extradiuon papers have been
signed by Governor Orman on the gov
crnor of Iowa. Wlsncr Is wanted In
I.eadvillc for shooting Joseph Mans
helm on September 10. 1901.
80 ~, ,,,,,,
chamber of commerce which was
largely attended, resolution of thanks
was unanimously adopted thanking
the Hon. Il. +. Montgomery. speaker
of the House. for his successful effort
in having the opinion of the chamber
indorscd and put into law in regard
TO the taxation of mining properties.
Thirty per cent. increase over the
business done at the Pueblo Union de-
pot in March of 1901 is the record
made for the month Just past. Bag
gage TO the number of 24.216 pieces was
handled this year. against 1S.51T pieces
for March, 1901. an increase of $3.50
pieces. The ticket sales for the
month of March, 1902, were forty per
cent. larger than the sales for March.
1901.
Pueblo county Is rapidly coming to
the condition in which Arapahoe coun-
ty found itself by reason of lack of ac-
commodations Mt the State Insane
Asylum for all the insane of the state.
During the month of March there were
fifteen persons adiudged insane in the
County Court. The county is now Mt
an expense of between 800 and $500
a month for the care of insane persons
for whom room cannot be found ut
the asylum.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
is entering upon an extensive advertis-
ing campaign in eastern periodicals.
They are anxious to advertise not only
Denver, but all sections of the state.
and to that end they ask all persons
huving knowledge of any natural re-
source that 1t would prove profitable
to develop, or of any opening for new
factories, to communicate with them
in regard thereto. Address letters to
Secretary Chamber of Commerce, Den
yer.
Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon Merchant of Denver of
the death in the Philippines of their
son, Captain Bert ii. Merchant Dys-
entery and an nbscess of tile liver
caused his death Bert H. Merchant