Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-30
COLORADO BRIEFS.


lister Io Spain. has given sos, 10 the
Gloekn-r sani,arium At Colorado
Springs
President Frank Adams OF the Den
yer Fir. and Police Board. who has
been dangerously III for some time.
is reported to b- slowly recovering.
TIL. Pueblo Eiks' Building Associa-
ton has been organized for the pur-
pose Of acquiring rial -siat. nnd build
ins lodge room for the Elks OF fu-
cbio-
Postmaster l. q. Dana OF Colorado
Springs has received notice from Wash
instoa that his request for four extra
clerks during the summer season would
b- allowed.
Civil service examinations viii la
held In Aspen and For, Collins ON May
18th for the purpose Of niiins the i.osi'
lions OF clerk aud letter carrier la those
piae~s.
\ district convention Of the Wood
men of the World will h, held nt Flor
-nev June 18th nt which delegates VIII
L. elected to the stnt- camp nj cripiac
Crcck in August.
Gen. ". J. Palmer has presented four
finc .ic-r to the geological collection Of
I'll. City park In Beaver. They were
taken from his grounds nj Glen Eyric
near Colorado Springs.
The spring raccs OF the Colorado
State Fair Association. Will l., held nj
Pueblo June Ji To 9TH. Many of III.
fastest horses In the West nrc entered
for the different events.
There will lc n ciyii service exam.
nation held nj Denver ON June 18th
und 18th for the purpose OF niiinE the
position OF medical Inspector and phy-
sicIan In the Philippine service.
Twcniy.thr-c young men and one
young woman wcrc graduated on the
10Th inst. by the Colorado College OF
Dental Surgery. which IL the dental
department OF the University Of Den.
yer.
II Is stated that John Heating. sup-r-
inicndcnt Of the public schools of dis.
,rict No. ~. Pueblo. could have sue
crcdcd Regis Chnuvcnct as president
OF the School OF Mines ut Golden had
he 30 desired.
Harry NIcmcycr, n young man who
carried a paper certifying thnt hc was
q member OF the Society OF the Army
Of Santiago lie Cuba. shot himself
through the brain In front Of the cap.
itoi building In Denver ON the loth
Inst.
The tricnninl International Sunday
school convention VIII b. held at Dem
yer June oGth TO Both. Besides dele
gates from NIL parts OF this country.
representatives are expected to bc
present from Canada. Mexico. Porto
Rico. Cuba and the Philippines.
The real estate committee Of the Pu-
cbio Business Mems Association have
innugurntcd u series OF weekly lunch
cons mt which the business affairs OF
the city will bc discussed. The lunch
cons viii bc given every Wednesday ut
the Grand hotel.
The first Japanese to declare In Pu-
cblo county their intentions OF bccom-
Ing citizens OF the United States, pre-
scntcd themselves Mt the office OF the
county clerk few days since and Sc
cured their first papers. They are de-
scribcd rs two young and rather pretty
women.
The Santa Fe will put on n new
through Colorado train FOR daily run.
beginning June 1st. The new train
will be composed OF one composite car.
n chair car. an observation car, two
slccpcrs and diner. The putting on OF
this trnln will ncccssitate u change In
the time card.
The pay of ffty-four clerks In the
Denver postofiice has been increased
500 a year each. Beginning July 1st
Postmaster Twombly is authorized to
place on the pay rolls ut n salary Of
$500 each seven additional clerks. Oc-
tober 1st he IL authorized to appoint
six additional clerks at the same salary.
John Baumgardner. and old time
Lcadville prospector, was found dead
in his cabin, eight miles north of Lead
vile, n few days ago. He had plenty
of provisions and 1t is thought that he
became suddenly III and was unable to
summon help. He had been dead for
some time, and his large dog was
found II short distance from the cabin
nearly starved.
A Grand Junction dispatch of May
10th to the Denver News says: The
wool clip of the Clark flock was load
cd today for shipment to st. Louis.
Forty-two hundred sheep yielded 5O,-
900 pounds of wool and the price paid
is said to be 13 cents per pound. Clark
4 Son will ship their sheep to the
range in GunnIson county for the sum-
mer in n few days.
A roundup of wild horses has been
in progress on Wolf creek, Crooked
Wash and Blue mountain by horsemen
from Rio Blanco and Routt counties.
1t is very exciting sport and many fine
animals have been captured. These
wild horses have been troublesome to
stockmen, as they entice away tame
stock, hold down the springs and
water holes and run cattle of the
ranges.
Dispatches received in Denver state
that the prospects are much better for
u large crop of grain, alfalfa and corn
than ever before in the history of enst-
ern Colorado. The abundant rains have
made everything in vegetation grow
rapidly. Alfalfa will soon be ready
for its first cutting and wheat looks
fine. Corn will soon need blowing lis
this is n very early spring here this
year.
The conditions of the national banks
of Colorado, outside of Denver, on
April 3Oth is reported by the comp
troller of the treasury as follows: Lonns
and discounts, $14,394, 600; stocks and
bonds, $7,35O.0O0; due from other
banks, $1O,020,0OO; cash items, $3,52O.- |
OOO. total rpso,lrcps S36 Ira OOO Lin