Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-07
COLORADO BRIEFS.

costing $3OO,OOO each.
Rural, free delivery has b>cn estab-
lIshed at Grand Junction.
Judge Cunningham of Colorado
Springs has declared that scaled YER
diets are Illegal. :t
Rev. Charles s. Oimstcad has formal
iy accepted the election as bIshop eoad-
jutor OF Colorado. .e b.
b The President has sent to the, Senate
the,noniInation-o Edwin Pyice. TO he
postmaster at Grand Junction. Colo
rado. and the nomination was con-
tirmed.
Local parties are to erect big pa
vilion at Idaho Springs near the hot
springs. They will provide attractions
In the way of music and entertain
ments for tourists.
William BrinlSlcy of Fort Morgan
was found dead in his barn the other
day. supposedly having committed sui
eide after Iuarreling with his wife.
The coroner Is investigating.
The city OF Florence has let the con.
tract to BERT Gardner for the construc-
ton of new city reservoir. The con-
tract price Is 5000 and the work must
be finished by the middle OF May.
]. J. Burns. superintendent of tho
first division of the Denver x Rio
Grandc. with headquarters nt Pueblo
for the last ten years, and one OF tho
best known railroad men In the West,
has resigned.
Another man has been arrested. sus-
pectcd OF the murder OF Harold FrIi-
born. lie was captured thirty miles
northwest OF Fort Collins. When ar
rested he tried to shoot the officers and
then wounded himself.
Thomas Holden. mn old time miner.
wns Instantly killed nj the A. v. shaft.
i.cndvilic. ON the .nh. The supposiiion
is TINT b. was riding ON car loaded
with ore. aud when near the tray the
car In some way upset nnd he fell down
the shaft u distance OF 40 feet
Il. Inrc and J. =. Anderson. who
have been prospecting for coal about
thirty miles south Of La Juntn. have
found two veins. one iiv- feet and the
other seven feet In thickness This Inns
cousssl quite n stir here and other par
Ties arr organizing. II IL thcu.ht the
belt extends for several miles.
A board Of officers. consistin. es Ma
Iors y. u. Mos.iy. 4. q. Sharpe. J. 4.
irons and Captains y. a. Vale. and y.
.. Herman. Second infantry. with Cap
:ain ~. \. whippi- us recorder. has
pern appointed to meet In Denver for
examination OF officers ordered tpcforc
u for promotion. Second Lieutenant
Haywood Robbins. fift-rn'h Infantry.
has b-rcn ordered before the board
Th. Grand Junction pas,offic- vss
robl,-ti recently by NIGHT Clerk Eu.
gene Phillips. Aissu, $40 In stamps
and $40 in cash was taken. Phillips.
who has lived there for the last eight
years and has bs-n well thought Of.
confessed that he eomnitts,i the rob.
i-ry. breaking the window aud rifiins
the mail pouch To give the npi-ufahev
Of theft committed by an outsider.
Arthur y. Francis. secretary Of the
Cripple Greek Chamber Of Commerce.
has received a letter from President
Trumhnii af the Colorado & Southern
railroad. thanking the chamt-r aud
the bu.inc.. m-n for the interest die.
played In the building OF the cutoff
from Denver to Cripple Greek. Mr.
Trumhuii as.nrvd the SECRETARY that
undoubtedly the road would bc built
IN the near future.
h. ~ NgNy. ttuuuErr ~ WV NTNy
tunnel. at Georgetown. hal n narrow
escape from death last night. lie was
awaL-u-,i By loud noise and found
that a boulder weighing over a ton
had crashed through the building AMI
stopped within foa, Of his bcsi. A
search Of the mountain side failed 10
locate the piacr from which the rock
broke loose. Mr.. Kelly considers II n
mos, marvellous escape from death.
Marble cave. rrccntiy discovered
northwest Of Florence In the lower foot
hills. promises to b- catered by hun
drcts Of tourists the coming season.
The entrance is just large enough for
the admittnncp Of an ordinary man.
while the interior Of the cave IL sixty
feet hiTii go feet from the opening.
Some of the opening. to the chambers
need cniarrinx before a person can
cnirr. After entering a rumbline
sound from underneath is heard. which
leads to the conclusion tha, the cave is
uBjcriaid with a suhtcrruncan bcjy Of
water. II il not great distance from
the site Of the FIRST discovery Of oil In
the state. near Garden park.
The Colorado Midland passenger
train No. J. wcstbound. crashed into
the rVar Gnu OF an extra EteiEut Ht b@N
o'clock sunday morning at Wild Horse.
two miles west Of Bucna Vista. result.
ing in the instant death cf Owen Nc.
Carthy. the rear brakeman Of the
freight. The freight had stopped at
the tank TO take water. The brakeman
wa. sent hack to far the regular pas.
senrer following. The night was very
cold. he became chilled and returned TO
the cnboosc to warm. and as he came
gu, Of the caisoosc the engine pulling
No. . rounded n curve about fifty feet
from him. He was seen by the fireman
Of the passenger engine frautically
waving his lantern. eudeavorinr TO sig.
nal the train 10 stop. The distance bc-
ing 50 short the engine crushed Into
the caboosc.