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

G. j.. Mechier of Pueblo has been
arrested FOR sending u dun upon pos
tai card.
Denver means to keep ahead on pop
ulation. Within the. past few weeks
iivc pairs OF twins have been born In
South Denver.
The directors OF the Denver Athletic
Club OF Denver. mt u recent meeting.
decided that no more lights shall "
given nt the club.
The fund that Ii being raised In
Denver To buy presents for the cruiser
Denver has reached Sa,s'D. The
amount wanted Is $4,000.
The oil excitement In BOULDER conn-
~ and throughout the state las caused
unusual activity nj the federal lanh Of
iicc, through the contests over home
siends.
The Postoiiicc Department hnS or.
dcrcti the allowance of four additional
carriers ut the Denver Office, three tn
bc appointed on April Ist. and one Oh
April 18th.
The distributing station OF the Colo
r.ido Springs Electric Company WAS
burned oil the night OF March .s'h.
leaving the city In temporary dhrkhe-s
AMI Involving u loss Of about Si'.opp.
President Baker OF the University OF
Colorado lcf, BOULDER March 2tih for
Cleveland. Ohio. To attend mn Import
ant educational meeting. lie VIII
visit other eastern cities ON matters
connected with the university.
The Colorado 4 Southern Will build
a handsome club house this spring Tor
the use OF Its employees In Denver. u
Will have reading room. bath room,
lecture hnll. lunch room. kitchen. etc,
and will DE free to NIL cinpioycs.
The Head Camp OF Pacific Jurisdic.
tIon, woo,imcn Of the World, will meet
mt Cripple Creek, August 2nd. The date
has been changed from August 1lth.
no as not to Interfere with the mcctin.
OF the Grand Lodge OF Eiks later In
the month.
W. y. Martin, general superintendent
Of the Denver & Rio Grnndc railroad.
Inns resigned. II Ii said that +. w.
EHan. superintendent OF the western
division OF the Grand Trunk. with
headquarters at Detroit. Michigan. Will
succeed MIR. Martin.
Al n meeting OF the directors OF tho
Pueblo State Fair Association. Charles
Galloway was elected president to sue
coed Paul Wilson. resigned. Mr.. Cal
lowny is newspaper man. having
been for many years connected with
the Pueblo Chlcftnin.
About scvcniy-hvc school supcrin-
tcndcnts and principals attended the
opening OF the Superintendent nnd
Principals Round Table nj Colorado
Springs, March 18th. The state super
intcndcnt and most OF the leading
teachers Of the state were present.
Harvey .. Carr. n graduate student
ut the state university. hns Just re-
ccived notice Of his appointment to n
fellowship In education In Chicago
University. In the department which Is
presided over by the noted DIR. Mel
Vile Dewey. The fellowship pays
500 year.
The amended worlds fair bill. intro
duccd by Representative Martin OF
Pueblo, has been signed by Governor
Ormnn. The bill appropriatcs S5OOO
for the use OF the Colorado commission
for an exhibit mt 81. Louis. or that
sum $4,000 Is available this year and
$4,000 In 1903.
SIxty-thrcc convnlcsccnt soldiers
from the Philippines arrived mt Fort
Logan, near Denver. March 10Th. be-
Ing assigned quarters In the artillery
barracks, winch has been made
temporary hospital. They could not
be provided for In san Francisco, as
the Preside is overcrowdcd.
DIR. William Sparks, an old civil
War veteran. was brought to st. Nin-
cents hospital at Santa Fe. recently.
with his left hand crushed. 1t was
necessary to amputate his arm near
the elbow. Sparks had been injured in
Hesch's saw mill on the upper Pccos,
nour xyl,Inl, ba has n ranch home.
Jerry Simpson, the Kansas states
man. passed through Denver few
days since and was interviewed by the
reporters. He has Invested In cattle
ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, and
poses as II full-hcdgcd cattle man. He
goes SO far ns to strongly oppose the
proposed bill TO tax oleomarSarinc.
An application has been presented to
the Pueblo City Council by the Pueblo
Inter-Urban Railway and Power Com
pany for franchise to establish
street railway and interurban electric
railway system. The plan is the great
est undertaking proposed In Pueblo In
years. and involves the expenditure OF
$1,OOO,OOO.
Andrew j. Ramsey, assistant fore
man of the big Kanawha Leasing
Company's mill at Creole, while look
Ing after and cleaning one of the
screen on the Doth ultimo. was knock
ed of the platform. He fell two stories,
or n distance Of thirty feet, which re-
suited in his death nt midnight, twelve
hours after his fall.
Adjutant General Corbin has stated
that Fort Logan, Mt Denver, Will be
given full complement of troops when
the regiments now designated to re-
turn from the Philippines are given
final station. This means that In all
likelihood regiment of infantry and
some cavalry will be stationed at Den
yer. The present barrack room at Fort
Logan will accommodate eleven COM
pnnies and band.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission will hold examinations at Den
yer on May 9Th and 7th. for the POSI-
tons of librarian In the Philippine ser
vice, S1,4OO per annum; Junior archi
tectural draughtsman In the office of
the supervising architect at Washing
ton. $40 per annum: examiner of sur
veys. general land office, 81 per diem.
An examination will be held on April
22nd for the position OF scientific as
sistant In the Department of Agrlcul-
ttre.
The state game warden is making an
active campaign against infringements
Of the game laws. Deputy Warden
Bush recently visited Colorado Springs |
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