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

| the lueH OI IL runaway uluEIdRe DE-
cause this is the .cantaloupe season.
The joint ticket agencies at Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo estimate
there are 1900 tourists now in the
state.
About 100 members of the Tennessee
Press Association will arrive in Dem
Yer. August 14th and make u trip into
| the mountains.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany's power house at the Crested
Butte mine was burned on the morn
ing of August 3rd
Rockvale is calling in the last of its
municipal water bonds. of which S1O.-
600 worth are outstanding. The water
plant was built by the city in 1898 at n
cost OF $4,000.
An effort will be made to raise n
, fresh mir fund in Denver to take poor
children into the mountains. where cot
tagers will be asked to care for them
for week at time.
A wild coyote, apparently about two
months old. entered the City park in
Denver few days ago and tried to
get into the cage with the captive coy
otes. He was accommodated.
Building permits We're taken out in
Denver during the month Of July for
the erection of new buildings that Will
cost S44S,S10. This Is ST0.0S1 more than
the permits OF the same month last
year.
The required sum of money has been
raised to save the buildings and prop
erty OF the Colorado woman's Baptis,
College at Denver. A further amount
OF $4,000 is needed to complete the
building ready for the opening OF the
school.
The Pueblo Gas and Fuel Company
has filed Incorporation papers with the
secretary OF state. The company Is
capitalized for s300.OO. and the dlrec-
tors for the first year are: 4. +. Ey-
man. ii. A. Cownn. J. +. McCorkle. J.
ID. Taylor and &. ii. Prali OF Pueblo.
As dance was In progress at Bal
ley. Platte canon. ON the night of Au-
gust 2nd. meteor was discovered
about l o'clock In the eastern part OF
the sky. II was Ike one grand Illu-
mination and the rare beauty OF the
scene stopped the dancing until II had
passed.
In Difference to the difficulties that
tenderfect have In pronouncing names
derived from the Spanish. the Santa
Fe railway has ordered that In all Its
signs and advertising the word "cnn-
on" shall @ spelled canyon" As for
instance. Canyon City. Cheyenne Can.
yon. etc.
Pueblo. Canon City and Rockdale
are competing for the arteslan water
flow from the well drilled by the Colo
rndo Springs OIL and Gas Company nt
Chandler creek. II is the largest arte-
sion fow ever opened In Fremont coun-
~. and is estimated Mt half n million
gallons of water daily.
Official ndvices received In Denver
from the home In London. England,
confirm the appointment OF Walter $.
Hoyt. formerly OF Denver. ms general
manager OF the smelling ana refining
works OF Australia. located at Dnp,o.
n. y. W. Mr.. Hoyt was formerly con.
nectcd with the Grant smciter.
Eiwood Mead. chief OF Irrigation FOR
the Department OF Agriculture. has
written To State Engineer McCunc that
he Is coming TO Colorado Immediately
10 join with Mr.. McCune In "A study OF
drainage conditions within the state.
This work by Mr.. Mead In considered
OF especial Importance on account OF
the new law.
Shortly after midnight on July 3lst.
at the crossing OF Logan and Alameda
avenues In Denver. tnllyho coach
continuing party OF nineteen was run
Into by an electric ear and overturned.
Several OF the party were seriously In
jured, but all are expected to recover
soon. Mr. LYDIA A. Horton was badly
cut about the head.
Tcrseto Chavcs. n Mexican sheep
hcrdcr In the employ OF Felix Chnvs-,
a large owner OF sheep In Saguacbe
county. was shot and Killed August
2nd by David Tucker. n cowboy en-.
ploycd ms range rider 10y Clark Bros.
The shooting was done nj the Sa-
guache big park east OF Snguachc.
Tucker surrendered himself to the au-
thorItics.
big Glory" Sergeant Ivy Baldwin's
great captive balloon mt EIitch's Gar.
dens In Denver, was torn to pieces In
n fierce dust storm sunday. August
3rd, while tied fast TO the platform on
the ground. Sergeant Baldwin was
compelled to give up his engagement
for the season ana take the balloon
AWAY for repairs, which will cost
about $500.
Great commotion was caused nt Bal.
ley In the Platte canon one afternoon
n few days ago by the appearance or
n large cinnamon bear and two cubs
which took possession OF the station
for some minutes. After many bear
like nntics-whIle the people at n safe
distance were discussing the situation
the bears quietly trottcd out OF town
much to the relief OF the entire village.
Philip Henry Field. Henry Lips.
combc Deweese and Abner Middlcs-
wnrth. three Denver boys. are TO be
given nm opportunity to enter the An
Dapolis naval academy. Senator Pat.
terson hns appointed Field NJ pr,nci.
pal. Dcwccsc ns first alternate and
Middleswnrth ns second alternate. AT
the same time senator Teller appoin,-
cd Dcwecse ms principal and MlddIes-
wnrth as first alternate.
Arrangements arc being completed
for the erection OF the new Santa Fc