Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-24
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The question of issuing bonds for the
purchase of Carlile para will be sub
mitted to the voters of Pueblo.
Prof. II. NJ. Hart. principal of the
Centennial high school, las resigned 10
so 10 the Butte. Montana. high school.
The labor unions OF Denver are al
ready beginning preparations
for the celebration OF Labor Day Sep
tember 1th. .
Charles NJ. Schwab, president OF the
United States Steel Corporation. re-
Gently spent three days at Manitou
Park. leaving for the East on July 18Th.
The Great Council OF Colorado. I'm
proved Order OF Red Men. and the
Great Council. Degree OF Pocahontas.
will be held at Idaho Springs August
10Th to l3th.
General Palmer has purchased the
Bear Creek toll road near Colorado
Springs. and proposes TO give II to ~
Paso county II the commissioners VIII
take care OF IL.
Heavy fires on the i2th and 18th inst.
did considerable damage TO timber
above Empire. In the vicinity OF Her
thoud pass. For some time the nre
was remarkably fierce and utterly de-
ned control.
sNatHah SuGtHr. u tahthh"h H's"o
near Surbar. u small town twenty-five
miles east of Colorado Springs. was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming about 2:30 O'Clock on the after
noon OF July 18th.
Otto IL. wangelin and his wife. the
former being the proprietor OF the
Boulder Daily Herald and president OF
the Colorado Editorial Association.
celebrated their silver wedding July
iTth. ut Miehiilinda. Michigan. where
they were staying. together with their
children. for vacation.
The newly Incorporated Trinidad
Electric Railroad Company has let the
contract for the construction OF It's
lines to W. G. whitescarber. Work
will begin August 18th. He will re-
eeiye somethin. like $4,000 for grad
Ing. exeayating and placing bridge tim
bcrs. etc.
Work has begun on the grade for the
proposed Wellington extension Of the
Colorado a Southern railway out OF
Fort Collins. The line Will be twelve
miles in length and must be completed
by September 18th In order to handle
the Immense crop OF bccts that is bcin.
raised in the Wellington district.
Grand Army men are delighted by
the promotion of Col. Charles A. Cool
!dgc to h. brigadIcr general. A. cap
tain In the Seventh infantry. when that
| regiment was In Denver. General Cool
idgc. who II u veteran OF the Civil War
and nn enthusiastic Grand Army man.
became very popular In Colorado.
William Olsen. car rcpaircr en-
ployed by the Denver aud Rio Grandc
at Pueblo. lost both hands on tho 18th
Inst. when they were run over by
freight car under which he was work
Ing. An engine accidentally struck the
car and his hands were so badly crush
ed that nmpu,ation was necessary.
The stock books OF the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company were closed ut noon
July 18th for the annual meeting OF the
stockholders. which will take place In
Denver. August 18th. The proxy COM
mittec Is composed OF John ID. Rockc-
| fell.r, Jr.. George Gould and J. c. os-
good. and blanks for the giving OF
proxies are being mailed to aii the
! stockholders.
Tent Erdcayor. which blew down Mt
Denver. the property OF the United
Society of Christian Endcayor. was
brought from Boston by the commit
tee. IL was considered worth between
| 5000 and $1,000. The freight charges
! from the East to Denver were $500. The
ten, wnn insured against FIRE for $500.
but no provision wns made for such an
accident nE occurred.
Daniel W. Page. ucvcnty years old.
vicc-prcaidcnt of the Hocckcl Blank
book Company OF Denver. and the old
est travelling man In this section OF
the West. died mt Salt Lake City July
10th. Mr.. Page gained his title of the
Oldest travelling man in Colorado be-
cause for the last thirty years he has
consccuiivciy travelled the states of
Colorado. Utah and Wyoming.
A verdic, for $1,000 agains, the Grip
pie Creek Sampling and Ore Company
was rendered on the 18th inst. by n
| Cripple Creek jury In favor OF Joseph
| sousn, who brought suit to recover
$4,000 damages for injuries received
last August. Sousa. at that time. was
dressing a steel roller. when silver
few OF. striking him in the left eye.
completely destroying that organ.
Prof. G. r Kemp OF the University
| OF Illinois has been conducting cSper-
I iments Mt the high school building at
| Cripple Creek in regard to the effect OF
high altitude on people who have poor
| blood He was assisted by five students
of Champaign ull) College. who twice
each day had their fingers punctured
and from three to four drops OF blood
taken out and carefully examined.
The report of the secretary-treasure
Of the International Typographical
union shows that last year there was
expended out of total receipts of $685.
| OO2.OT, the sum of sGO.s33.49 at the
Printers home at Cosorado Springs.
Buildings and furnishings approximat-
ed SO 900. salaries sl1 900. and running
expenses made up the remainder. The
greater portion of the money was spent
in Colorado Springs.
w. e. Pabor, the noted Colorado
pioneer and colonizer. for many years
| the efficient secretary OF the State Ed
itorial Association, is visiting his son
and daughter in Denver His present
location is Pabor Lake. Florida, where
he is at the head of colony and pub
Usher of the Pabor Lake Pineapple.
| Mr.. Pabor is still poet laureate Of the
National Editorial Association and
read a poem at the Omaha meeting.
For the first time In many years the
| Colorado & Southern railroad has
shown decrease in net earnings. The
report of the company shows that for