Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Mrs. Cclcstino Garcia. wife Of Repre-
sentative Garcia OF Conejos county.
died ut her home near ConcJos April
ldih OF dropsy.
William T.. PaI,or the veteran Colo
rado editor and colonizer has revived
his Pal,or Lake colony In Florida and
Is again publishing the 1'abor Lake
Pineapple.
Four hundred workers. In the planning
mills Of Denver have been granted an
Increase In wages from 2Ii- to 30
cents nm hour. The clsht.hour day Is
still under discussion.
An advance OF wages. averaging
about twenty per cent. has been re-
Gently granted employees by the Grimm
Car Wheel Company operating plant
In southwest Denver.
The following new postoi!ices have
been established In Colorado: Boyero.
Lincoln county. Christ u. Hoenehs.
postmaster: Pandora. San Miguel coun-
~, Alexander II. Wood, postmaster.
About 100 citizens met nt the opera
house In Alamosa to organize CON.
pnny to build and operate mn electric
light plant. \ plant To cost S:O.op
Nhh " 'iIi'ttN bt isvpp ih'aha''N~sss
and nifty arc lights VIII bc built.
The prcsbytcry of Pueblo. which has
Just closed Its session Mt Florence,
elected ltcy. Dr. Coltman OF In Junta
commissioner To the general assembly
OF the Presbyterian church. which
meets In New York city oil May 10TH.
william Crc,o, who was charged
with stealing cattle. had his trial In the
District Court mt Golden April IL. nhd
after hearing I'll. evidence. the Judge
Instructed the jury to bring In YER
diet OF aeiuittni, the evidence being in-
sufficient.
The ri.c nni mandolin clubs OF III"
Stnic university returned to BOULDER
April lith. after more than two weeks
spent In n tour OF the state. They lett
BOULDER March 10Th and covered To-
tai Of i.'ssi miles. stopping at every
town OF Importance ON the route.
The Girls. Friendly Club at Dcny7r
II the beneficiary OF Si.,UD from Mrs.
i.owtiinn. widow OF Thomas Low.
than. n, on, time u wealthy minin.
mnn at I.rndviiic. The money will bc
used to build Permanent home ms nn
auxiliary To the City Temple work OF
Dean Peek.
Aurciio Esplnosn. n s.nior In the
Stale University at Iioui,i-r. has t-rcn
appointed 10 I'll" chair OF ROMANCE Ian.
.uasc. nj the University OF New McSi.
co. lie In. filled the position Of In.
striicior In Spanish an.i ffcnch Mt the
State University for two years. lie be-
Gin. his duti-. mex, September.
Throughout Colorado the bridge aud
structural iron workers have demand
ci. ani expect. better pay and shorter
hours. 10 begin on May isi. The union
which IL la Denver. with m-mi-'r- In
other counties. submitted demand
yesterday for nm incrras. from II
cents to II crnis an hour. ani an eight
instead of nin-.ho day.
Mayor Wright OF Denver has re-
crivc,i the badge which his daughter.
Miss Roberta Wright. viii wear when
she chrIsi-ns the cruiser Denver. u IL
n beautiful sample of the .oldsniih'.
art aud Is valued Mt $50. II il made
of gold from the famous Camp Hsri
mine nni imb br'iici In the yellow met.
al arr two diamonds ani n sapphire.
Among the c,irio-i;i,- that 1.nrimcr
county hopes TO take to St. Louis IL u
section of the -iNty.foot vein OF coal
that has ip--u discovered in that coun.
ty. II il the intention TO Gu, through
this vein and tn remove eros. srcti"n
OF IL In pieces which viii bc set up In
~. Louis. showing both the character
Of the coal aud also the wonderful
thickness.
Govcrnnr Ormnn will ask the Cover.
nor Of Washington for the cxiraditlon
OF Pug Ryan. alias l.. a. Scott. alias
]. G. Moorc. the notorious Colorado ic-.
pcrajo wanted In summit county To
answer tho charge CT killing Sheriff NJ.
l.. Conrad. lnd for whose detention
there H. reward OF 5000. Ryan was
captured n few days ago by the OIL
GERS nt Seattle.
q. II. Smith. one Of the men found
guilty for bcin. implicated In the fc.
cent Colorado Fuel AMI Iron Company
pay check forccfics, was sentenced In
the District Court ut Pueblo TO not less
than one year nor more than eighteen
months In the pcnitrniinry. Smith
pleaded guilty and turned states cvi.
dcnc,. but was not allowed to testify
Oh a legal tcchnicality.
within three months We shall have
the groccrs OF Colorado thoroughly or.
gnnizcj." said President George y.
Drdway OF the State association after
the local groccrs' meeting ut Denver.
Eve will get the Arkansas valley or.
gnnizcd this week and will then 20 af-
ter other sections OF the state. and will
place the sugar card. giving n ten per
cent. profit TO the retailer In every
town In Colorado"
W. S. Osborn. n Victor groccryman.
while hunting about ten miles south.
west OF Victor ON Millsnp creek. came
upon huge mountain lion dcvouring
n calf which II had killed. He took a
shot at the animal at n distance OF $50
feet and killed II. 1t measures ten feet
in length and weighs close to 800
pounds. 1t is the animal which has
long caused much loss TO ranchmen's
stock In that locality.
Members Of the Colorado National
Guard In Denver have invited Admiral
Dewey TO the banquet TO he given Gen.
crnl Funston by the First regiment
May 1st Mt the Windsor hotel. The in
yitntion has been sent and the mem.
bers Of the Colorado delegation in Con.
grcss will supplement this with a for
NAL invitation. calling upon the ad-
miral In body and urging upon him
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