Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-04-24
COLORADO BRIEFS.


saloon licences at 1880 per annum,
Al. last winlsr the people OF Victor
drank heavily miheTslized water. They
were all taking gold cure,
Prof W. J. whitsmsn of Denver will
| train a chorus OF COO voices for the
| coming Christian Endeayor convention.
new ordinance in Denver requires
the owner OF an automobile To take
out license and display the number
OF the vehicle in large nsures-
J. Clark Wells of Denver has been
elected by the hoard OF trustees TO lie
registrar of the state School OF Mines
10 succeed u. A. Amber. resigned.
The hospital equipment OF the Colo
RADIO National Guard At Denver will he
placed at the use Of the International
Christian EndsaVOr Convention In next
July.
Plans are bsing perfected To reor-
ganixe the Denver Gas and Electric
Company and take Il out of the hands
of the receiver, 4 stockholders meet
ins will be held May 18th.
An expert accountant who has been
examining the books OF T. u. coFay.
bailding inspector at Colorado Springs,
nHds that offie-F 10 b. short in his ae-
counts to the extent OF si.soi.iI.
A colonization scheme is being
planned in Pueblo by e. q, Nikirk.
city agent for the Santa fe railroad.
and Others. by which 100 Swedish fam
lilies will be placed on farms in Pueblo
county.
The annual Joint midsummer meet
Ing of the Colorado Editorial Associa-
tion aud the Arkansas Valley Press
Association will b- held at Glen~ood
Springs ON Monday and Tuesday. Jun.
sth and Sth.
The Ouray business Mems Assocta-
tion has been organized with large
membership to protect the merchants
OF the city against the danger Of strikes
and boyco,is. y, II. Powell Is president
End William Storey, Jr.. secretary.
TIL. land ofticr nj Washington has
confirmed the transfer Of the pcnveF
Pacific railroad land grant In Colo
RADIO to the Union Pacific. The amount
involved IL about 5000 acres The
transfer was made nj the Hugo once.
John X. shircman was elected s-ere-
tary of tie Colorado State Fair Assoei-
alton nj n meetin. OF the directors nj
Pueblo April 18th. He succeeds
manager of the Minnequa Amusement
Company.
DOG Baggs. the famous confidence
man who once ran things pretty much
his own way In Denver. and OCCASION
ally extended his activities to other
parts of the state. has recently been OPP
Grating In Omaha. His bait there was
bogus mining stock.
Bradley and Morrison. the men ar
rested for dynam!tins the Lonsmont
postofiicc safe. are now In custody In
Denver. They confessed the crime to
the United States marshal and postof-
nee inspector. Three other men arrest
cd on suspicion were released.
The state innd board. after hearin.
the protest of the New Century Light
and Power Company against granting
the Denver. Northwestern and Pacific
Railway Company tho right OF way
through Gore canon. decided the con-
trovcrsy In favor OF the MofYat road.
The George ". Cook drum corps OF
Denver has changed It's title TO the
Cook band. II is now seventy strong
and is equipped aH u full military band
and drum corps. The band will have
n conspicuous place In the coming dcd-
ication services OF the Worlds Fair
site ut ST. Louis.
The University of Colorado has
the accredited list of high schools of
the state. This means that graduates
from the Loveiand high school can en-
ter the university without examination.
their Lovcland diploma being sum-
cient.
John Trusty. q colored bootblack.
wns arrested mt Colorado Springs on
the night of April 18th on the charge
of having murdered his wife. His
story is that he returned home at II
o'clock at night and found her dead
body. Her death was caused by
gunshot wound in the head.
A large number OF reservoir COM
panies in the state of Colorado have
not complied with the statute requiring
them to have a written statement from
the state engineer. accepting the reser-
voirs as. complete and in accordance
with his ideas. Unless such reservoirs
are accepted they are not entitled to
any water.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has selected the engineer who shall
pull the Roosevelt special over its line.
Engineer Rice has been selected to
bring the trains from Denver to Pueblo
with his engine. No. 731. From Gu
chara Junction to Trinidad b. ]. Syl-
vester. with engine No. 623, will have
charge OF the train.
Unusual interest is being manifested
in the coming school election in Dem
yer May 4th. Under the terms of the
Rush amendment five new directors
will be elected. making it possible to
choose full board of new members
and make radical changes in the man
agement OF the schools, should the
board be SO disposed.
Richard Broad, Jr., has been elected
president of the State Normal school
trustees for the coming year. The
other officers are ]. A. Park. recording
secretary. and J. NJ. B. Petrekin, treas
urer. AS the governor has signed the
bill appropriating 100000 for the new
library building at the school, it was
decided to begin construction at once.
The Rio Grande railroad is said to
have begun work on thirty miles of the
new line TO run from Castle Rock to
Hustled. crossing the divide about six
miles east of Palmer Lake. 1t is under
stood that it is not the purpose of the
Rio Grande to abandon the present
line, which will be retained for the
operating of local passenger and freight