Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-11-21
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Greeley. died on the 18th.
At the state Sunday school conven-
lon the old officers were reelected.
A big tract of land In the San Luis
valley has been sold to Michigan cap
italists.
DIR. Randolph Baird of Boulder has
been bound over on the charge ot nav
Ing murdered his wife.
Judge Bailey. at Canon City. has re-
fused to grant change OF venue IN the
Denver electric light case.
The shops of the Pullman company
at Denver are now employing 4Oo men
In building and repairing cars.
The big corporations OF Denver owe
the county about 100000 In taxes.
which they refuse to pay on the ground
that the assessment was exorpitaht'
The Court OF Appeals has decided
that town trustee chosen TO act as
mayor pro TEN. is still entitled to vote
on all questions coming before the
board.
Last Sunday two big mass meetings
were held simultaneously ut Coiorauo
Springs to protest against the paruoh-
ing OF the convicted gamblers now IN
the El Paso county jail.
Peter C. Coryell OF New Castle was
dismissed In the District Court at Gleh-
wood. where he was being tried Tor
ehooting bull. He claimed he kiliea
the animal to prevent being sored'
Judge Mullins of the Arapahoe Dis
trict Court Issued an injunction ior-
bidding the Denver Council TO pass an
ordinance granting n franchise ior
branch lines to the Tramwhy company.
but the council disobeyed the order OF
the court.
The Schiitx Brewing Company has
instructed Its draushtsmcn to prepare
plans for bi. bottllns house ut Den
YER The structure Will cost about
$4,000. exclusive of the cost OF the ma
ehinery. The company. by erecting THIS
structure. hopes 10 save the cost OF
freightagc on the bottled beer which
Il formerly shipped direct from Mil
wnuker to Colorado. The works VIII
be completed about July LIST.
Rio Grandc railroad men report n
bold hold.up NJ Salt Greek the other
night. Conductor Duzc and Tncsdaie
were In their cnbooseE. their trains
having stopped nj that point for or,
dcrs. Two rough looking men entered
the cars. knocked the conductors down
and relieved them of their yaluabics.
They secured ESQ in money and gold
watch. TIL. robbers then walked ou,
and disappeared In the darkness.
A valuable mad Of white and yarlc.
gated sandstone has been made by J. T.
Erickson of Florence. which promises
TO supply most of the building contract
ora OF this state and Nebraska. The
quarry ia situated near Beaver creek.
and close to both the Rio crandc and
Santa fc roads. \; present Mr. Eriek-
son Ia engaged In constructing wagon
roads and dcrrieka. and before Christ
maa will have the quarry developed SUI
ficicntiy to output several carloads
daily.
All records for tourist travel to Colo
raao were broken this summer by n
thirty nine per cent. Increase. Instead
of ss COO holders of tickets being In
the state. as ~as Eis~a out by the var.
ious Colorado lines f..m their agents
reports. the completed report of Chair
man e. A. Parker. head of the three
joint ticket agencies In the state. shows
there were exactly ss.isa visitors In the
state holding touris, tickets. There
were thousands Of visitors ~ho did no;
travel on tourist tickets. but they arc
Tho state of Colorado will TAX. steps
TO compel tho S,fatton estate TO ray
the inheritance taS. Attorney General
c. G. Post IL much dissatisfied with the
present appfaisrmcnt on the estate.
which he declares 20 bc too lo~. The
personality estate Is valued a, little
less than 5000. coo and the attorney
general believes Il to bc much larger.
A petition will probably be fiisd with
the ~ raso County Court for a second
arpFaizrmcnt. on which tho iuhcri.
,ancc tar will 10 paid. The tax Will
probably reach 100000.
Ca,,icHcn and shccpucu in North
Park have again entered into an open
warcfare. and II IL reported ,ha, shots
we're exchanged between various men,
bcrs Of both parties during last week.
Scott Decker. q eatticman. had his
horse sho, from under him and barely
escaped with his life. Several shots
we're fred at Decker from ambush. one
Of which passed through his hat and
anther striking his horse In the neck.
killing II almost instantly. The sheep
men. /, is said. claim that the COW.
boys run their sheep from pasturage
which IL not 1T for cattle and which
shos could no, use themselves. The
rattlsnrn accuse the shepherds OF
stampcdiag their cattle.
All the money needed for tho con.
s,ructiuu of the Denver. Northwestern
q Pacific railrosd-ncsriy ss0.000.09p
has been secured. The route for
the first section of the road will be
decided upon Friday of this week. bids
for the construction Of part of the
road will be received by the Colorado
q Utah Construction Company on De
rcmbcr is,. and contracts for the first
100 miles will be let on January 1st.
A statement to this effect was made
Wednesday by sylvester T. Smith.
president of the construction com.
pany. This company has contracted
with the officers Of the Denver. North.
western q Pacific road. of which u.
II. NoiIat is promoter. to build the
road.
It IL stated at Denver that u. II. Mof-
fat has gone to New York for the pur.
pose of meeting a syndicate of New
York men who have subscribed for all
the szc.CCOOGO boads of the Denver.
Northwestern & Pacific railway not
taken in the course of the popular sub
scrip;ion plan. as offered by Mr.. Mof-
IA, in the principal cities Of the coun-
try. The subscriptions on the popular
basis. as understood by persons not on
the inside. have amounted 10 several
a..