Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Colorado convenes January Ith.
The care OF the poor eighteen in
number. cost Montrose county S2.25 7.3O
In 1902.
Great preparations are being made In
Denver for the Inauguration OF Gov
ernor Peabody January 18th.
Secretary of State Mills on Christ
mas Eve received a gold headed cane
from the employees OF his Office.
GunnIson county spant si.7G2.o5 in
1902 In caring for forty-four poor per-
sons, twenty OF whom were women.
John w. Quick. proprietor OF a Pn-
eblo livery stable. committed suicide on
the morning or December 2Ith by
shooting himself through the head.
The Colorado Worlds Fair board
still adheres to its plan OF erecting "A
permanent Colorado building on the
grounds OF the st. Louis exposition.
On the preliminary hearing OF Byron
and Joe Hun Mt Gunnlson. December
2ith. on the charge OF cattle stealing.
they were bound over for trial In the
Circuit Court.
Work Is being pushed on the new
reservoir for Central City and II VIII
probably be completed within the next
ninety days. II will store about L.
100000 gallons.
In Denver. few days ago. Fred
Whitner put $1,000 in bank bus In his
watch pocket and started out 80 CON
clude the purchase OF n saloon. When
he arrived at the saloon the money
had disappeared.
Governor-clect Peabody has an
nounced that he will appoint John
CleIhorn to be warden OF the state
Peni;entiary upon the expiration OF
the term Of Warden Martin next
March.
Lottic Du Peil. described rs beautl-
iul French girl. seventeen years OF age.
committed suicide Mt Victor December
e5th by taking carbollc acid. Her
mother committed suicide In the same
manner six months ago.
William Grinith. Christian Science
practitioner OF Denver. has filcd $40
claim against the Stratton estate for
eight weeks treatment given the. late
millionaire In Colorado Springs last
January and February.
DIR. Henry IL. Rowland. flfty-thrcc
years Of age. shot himself In the bar
room at the Drcxcl In Denver on the
stu th' s-sbH,
OF his suicide nppcars TO have been de-
spondcney oecasioned by Ill health.
A regular meeting Of the Lincoln
County Cattle Growers Is called to meet
In Hugo January 9Th and the sheep
Erowcrs' association will meet the fol-
lowing nay Mt the same place. Dele
gates to the national will be selected n,
the Hamc time.
l.. L. Johnson. who fro=c his fec,
and cars on the night Of December
18th while walking from Mon,cxuma
TO breckenridge. was found by Jury
to be OF unsound mind and ordered by
the court to be committed to the In
sane asylum at Pueblo.
After being los; in the mountains
for ,hlr,y-Hix hours during n terrific
snowH,orm Rev. +. o. Butler. pastor
OF tho Baptist Church OF sasuach-.
was found on December Goth by people
In search of him. lie was on horse.
back and spent one night In deserted
Ahccphcrdcr's cabin.
Lawrence c. Phippa during his brici
residence In Denver has made two
large and unsolicited gifts TO the char
ity organization. A ChristmaR Eift ic
the poor OF 81 900 was the second con
trihution received by Mrs. ls-;tH
George. secretary of the organization
Mr.. Phipps gave To the organization
$1,000 shortly after he came to Don
yer.
John Singer. a veteran of the Civil
War. poisoned himself aud his aEct
wife with s,rychniEc nj Denver OF
Christmas day. After their death 9
letter was found In which Singer H,atc1
tina, he committed the deed because h'
and HIS wife were worn out and unable
to work hard. The two are said e
have left property valued nj about si:.
COO.
There was n light vote cast in Colder
ut tho special election December 3sti
on the proposition OF bonding the city
for 100000 for a gravity system %
water works. The bond issue carrict
by nincty-five majority. The total yot'
cast was eos. At n previous election
the proposition carried but defect II
the ordinance nccessitatcd a recollection
to satisfy purchasers of the bonds.
The Continental Fuel Company hai
been organized and filed its incoTporn
tion papers. The incorporators ar
John W. Springer. president Of the Ma
tional Live Stock Association: wilsoi
II. Reid and Hugh Alexander. all O
Denver. The capital OF the compan!
is s5OO.O0O. and IL Is to buy coal land
and operate coal mines in Boulder
Arapahoe. Hucrfano. Gunnison. Well
and Las Animas counties
Commissioner-in-Chi Thatcher o
the worlds fair board has received
telegram from the authorities at 81
Louis informing him that the ground
and buildings committee of the cxposi
ton has received n copy of the ordi
nance drafted By the mayor of 81
Louis to cover the location of n per
mancnt Colorado building In Fores
park. and that there is no objection oi
the part of the commission TO the ercc
ton of permanent building.
The Lamar Beet Sugar Compan,
has flied its Incorporation papers witt
the secretary OF state. The capita
stock of the new company is si,O0O.O
divided into 100 900 shares of the pa
value of $40 each. The company will
operate in Prowers and Bent counties
and the principal office will be In La
mar. The directors of the company ar
w. c. Gould. a. Il. Bent. l.. Writ Mark
ham. w. ]. Johnston. c. G. Huddlestor
j. s. Hasty. j. II. Traxler. ID. u. Novels
Morton Strain. n. N. Mclean and
II. Myers.