The Delta independent., 1902-08-15
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Leddville merchants nave receuuy
been victimized by u series OF clever
forgeries.
The first crate of Rock Ford canta-
loupes this season appeared on the
Denver market August 9Th.
The lawyers of Ouray beat the doc
tors and druggists In baseball game
ON the 7th inst by score of % to H.
The Hotel Ryan, at Gilman. and the
Office of the Gilman Water Company
were burned August 1th. There was
no insurance.
G. Montague Butler OF Golden was
elected secretary OF the PhilatelIc
Sons OF America mt their recent ses-
sion In Denver.
Longmont will celebrate Pumpkin
Pie Day on the 25th OF September.
The bill of fare will include barbe-
cued beef, coffee and pumpkin pie.
DIR. Franklin Il. Carpenter has been
elected president OF the recently es-
tablished emergency hospital In Den
YER vice DIR. w. w. Grant. resigned.
On August 14th 1.5OO tickets were
stamped at the Colorado Springs offices
OF the Western Passenger Association.
The previous record for day was
1000.
Denver ranks sixteenth among the
cities OF the United States In the mag
nitude of Its building operations fut
July, the permits amounting 10 S4iS.-
$40.
Thirteen men lost their lives In the
late coal mine explosion ut Bowen.
The last bodies recovered were those
OF Joe Gordon. colored; l.. +. Jensen
and Oscar Burg.
Secretary Of State Mills Is already
preparing certificates OF election and
also blanks for the ssubmission of the
constitutional amendments at the COM
Ing fall election.
Great preparations are being made
for Watermelon Day at Rocky Fora
September 4th. Arrangements have
already been made for eight special
trains on the Santa Fe.
Captain Carlin of the Highlands
Hose Company In Denver killed
coyote u few days ago within few
yards OF the fire station In II thickly
settled portion OF the city.
The forest fire at Aliens park In.
been extinguishcd. Appraised II. 4.
Wells and nine men. assisted by the
weather. pnt out the flames. The
Willard l.. Ames. formerly assessor
Of Arapahoe county. died at Denver
Oh the 9th Inst. from appendicitis Az
assessor Mr.. Ames made state repu.
tatiop for fcarlcssnesr and efficiency.
The First District Republican con. {
grersionnl committee has decided to
hold the district convention on yeI-
tember Bird. rise day before Tint set
for the state convention In Denver.
A few days ago John Gard ,rappct
aud killed large bear that had been
committing depredations along the
south fork Of she Cache In Potdre
river. In the mountains Of l.arimsr
county.
Miss Lottie Bailer. daughter Of An
drew Baller. Sweie farmer who
lives i've miles south OF Iongmoni.
was assaulted by an unknown mau On
the night Of the 9th inst. while she
was on her way home from u neigh
boris house.
Mark Twain's story of ''Hucklcb~rry
Finn has been barred from the Dcnt
yer public librury because II Ii mot
thought 80 h. safe reading for the
young. while Tom Sawyer remains.
Tom. II will h remembered. was a
prize Sunday school pupil.
Brootiing over the death Of Mr
adopted son. who was murdered by sn
unknown man on the plains south OF
Durango last September. Mrs. Laura
K. Ehrenfeld OF Colorado Springs has
become insane and was ordered to In
sent TO the Woodcraft sanatorium at
Pueblo.
L. w. Dingle, teller In the First Ns-
tionnl Bank =; Aspen, was arrested In
Denver ON the 10Th Inst. on Instruc-
tions from Sheriff Adams Of Glenwood
Springs. II In stated that experts have
been at work ON the books Of the bank
and have found shortage In Mr..
Dlngle's accounts.
The new Minnequa hospital nj P,A,
eblo. recently completed mt cost OF
x}tDO.0 900 by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company, WINS formally opened August
9th. The institution was financed by
the company for the use OF Its en-
ployes, and is the finest building OF Its
kind In the West.
The Denver baseball tenn started
east August 7th after having won
twenty out Of twcnty.four gnmcs
played on the home grounds, ana lack.
Ing only one game OF being even with
Omaha. which was In the lead. Al
the same time Colorado Springs stood
sixth. having won forty-four games
nnd lost fifty-fvc.
Appraisers Toombs and JnmIson ars
preparing contour map OF the Snn
Luis valley. showing the agricultural
sections OF the valley ana Irrigation
and drainage condition.. They hav.
recently completed full Investigation
of the valley with respect to these
matters and the map will he vainn.
bic addition 10 such records.
Proceedings have been commenced
In the District Court nt Pueblo to
compel the commissioners OF Pueblo
county TO abide by the Inv enacted by
the Thirteenth General Assembly pro
viding that all counties OF not more
than 100000 population shall L. w.
distrlctcd In such manner that there
shall be but three county commits.