Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-19
COLORADO BRIEFS.


ttal OF $4,000 has been organized At
Rocky Ford. e
Colorado Springs capitalists are said
to be organizing another national bank
with capital Of 100000.
L. p. Bansback OF Denver has been
elected captain Of the Stanford univer-
sity football team for 1908.
Governor Orman hos appointed Miss
Kathryn NJ. Maloney as superintendent
of schools for the new county Of South
Arapahoe.
Tho postoflices at Berthoud. Pagosa
Springs and Rifle have been advanced
from the fourth class to the presiden-
tial class. to take effect January LIST.
In the District Court at Durango .
White river Ute. who shot Navajo on
the reservation recently. was adjudged
guilty OF murder In the first degree.
Tho Elks OF Fort Collins have decid-
ed to erect new block. the second and
third stories OF which will be used ex-
clusively by that order. The ground
floor will be 5Ox90 feet In. size.
A contract has been let to Captain
BOutell for the construction OF q beet
sugar factory ut New Windsor. OF ca
pacity OF GOO tons daily. for the sum OF
$lbOy000. Work is to be begun at
once.
II 10 announced that the Santa Fo
Railway Company is endeavoring to
purchase the old Copper King smcltor
and some twenty-five acres OF land ad-
Joining to be used as location for ex-
tensive railroad shops In Trinidad.
Several Iessees OF state land In Baca
county complain that there are no sec
tion posts on a large amount OF the
school lands. An appeal for new sur
vcys may have to be made to tho
United States government.
Commercial gas Il being manufac-
turcd by the Boulder Gas Company
from q combination Of Ignite coal and
petroleum. II IL claimed that the pro-
cess. which is the invention OF General
Manager Peter English. IL entirely sue
ccssful.
Andria oifrct Of Trinidad. accused
on four charges OF cutting timber ON
government land. was found mot gull
ty' ON the criminal charge In the
United States Circuit Court At Denver.
The other three ~src damage suits and
wero continued.
The Colorado Section OF the Insti-
tute Of Electrical Engineers has been
organized. In Denver with twcnty-eight
members and limitations to join the or
gnnixation have been sent TO electrical
engineers throughout Colorado. Wy
omiug and Utah.
d. Frank Hunter. formerly OF tho
city council Of Denver and . we'll
known Grand Army man. has lost hin
mind and may have to be sent TO an
insane asylum. He left his homo In
Denver on the ilth Inst. and wandered
about In the country for two days be-
forc he was discovered and cared for.
The county commissioners Of Boui-
der county have erected = compromise
with the railroad companies ON the
taxes Of 1901. The total amount OF
taxes received by tho county from rail-
roads II e::.i11.Ss. or 81 .69S.OS more
than the railroad taxes received by the
county for 1900.
Al Pueblo on the 7th Inst. John W.
Fr,ssh. after q desperate quarrel. In
which he tried to Kill his wife and
grown son. placed . revolver to his loft
car and nrcd = bullet Into his own
brain. ending his iife almost Instantly.
uc had been drinking. and Il is thought
he was temporarily insane.
prc~idcut Roosevelt on the sth inst.
xent 10 the Senate the nomination OF
Frnnk l.. Downcr for assayer Of the
mint at Denver and Of Joseph w. Mil
som for melter. Mcssrs- Nilsson and
Dovner were appointed by the Presi-
dent before the convening OF Congress
and have been in posscssiou OF tho Of
does for some ~eeks.
A recent dispute at Denver between
state Game Commissioner c. w. Har-
IA and Deputy Game Warden James 8.
Dush on Q matter Of mileage resulted
In q demand by Harris that Mr.. Bust,
shoujd rcAign. Mr.. Bush would not
hand In his resignation to the commis-
sioucr. but offered II to Governor Or
man. who refused to accept II and
called the parties together to patch up
tho quarrel.
Several Colorado men are mentioned
in general ordcrs No. from national
headquarters OF the q. A. r. Conrad
Apps! Of Victor In made . member ol
the council Of administration. while
A. J. woodside Of Denver II named u
an assistant Inspector general. Harper
n. Orahood Of Denver II appointed m
assistant to Allan G. Blackwell. who
il special aide In charge OF military
instruction and patriotic education In
the public schools.
The indian appropriation bill re-
ported to the House contains q provis-
ion Of s55.i25 for the maintenance oi
the Indian institute At Grand Junction
vesidcs the instruction and care OF the
pupils this amount includes appropria.
tons Of 81 coo a. pay for the support
$500 for repairs. S7.62s for heating
and ventilation. and 5000 for shops
81 900 IL allowed for incidental ex.
penscs in the indian agencies in Colo.
RADIO for the fiscal year 1908.
w. n. Thomas. Lit. D.. who has been
prominently connected with the etito.
rial stan Of the Denver News for TWEEN.
ty-scvcn years. besides having beer
managing editor Of the Denver Time.
for q year or more and holding many
other Important positions. has beer
chosen to nil the chair Of constitutional
history at the Colorado Agricultural
College at Fort Collins. In order to nc.
cept the appointment he has severed
his connection with the News and re.
aligned as q member Of the State Board
Of Agriculture. being succeeded on the
board by Mrs. John l.. Routt.
The committee in charge Of the an.
nual prize essay contest of the Daugh.
tiers OF the American Revolution has
announced the conditions for the com.