Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-11-06
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| ~. died October zslh OF pneumonia lie
reached the Grand valley on the same
day that the Indians left.
Prof. II. Chester Crouch. head Of the
department OF mechanical engineering
| at the University OF Colorado. died NJ
Boulder. October 2sth OF typhoid fever.
after an illness Of about month.
In the automobile races at Denver
October ssth. Barney Oldneid. with his
racer. the Gordon bsnneti. made three
new records: Five miles. s:+5is; ten
miles. s:5ii.: fifteen miles. lt;ssh.
John Rodell, an old-time prospector
and miner. died October 2sth al his
cabin. on Spring creek. near creede.
He was well known in Summityiiie.
bonanza and in the San Juan country.
The beautiful new chapel al the
oakss coasumptiyes' Home in Denver
was dedicated by Bishop oimstead on
October :oth. The cost Of the building
Is about $4,000 and IL comfortably
seats 200 people.
The report OF Secretary 4. 4. Car
rinston OF the Colorado springs Asso-
eiated Charities. shows that the total
receipts for the year were S5.5s,.."s:
number OF meals furnished. ii.0lo. and
number OF beds. $500.
EUfncE Sity SlrEA w. is- siutsn "
Pueblo. who appeared before Justice
Of the Peace Hart for trial on ehars.
of embcxxlins sC0O of the elty's money.
was dismissed by q motion OF Assistant
District Attorney Wells.
The University OF Colorado Is to
have two Interstate debates this year.
One Is 10 be with the University OF
Texas and the other with the uniscrs-
Ity of Kansas. The knasas-Colorado
debate comes TO Boulder this year.
II. X. Sullivan. fifth vice president
OF the International brotherhood OF
TeamSters. has been in Denver for
some time. laborins TO perfect the local
organization. Out Of 5000 teamsters
he found only about 900 organized.
c. Z. wantiand. land ascn, for the
Union Pacific. has received letter
from Commander Frederick Booth
Tucker. who thanks the real estate men
of Denver for providing COW for tho
Cherry Tree Home in Amity.
The management OF the Overland
Racing Association will offer u purse
OF 81. i.sO0 for ESQ trottcrs nt the meet
ing TO be given In Denver next June.
This Is but one OF number Of special
purses that will be offered during the
meeting.
Morley A. Howard. n Denver & Rio
Grandc fireman living mt Denver. wns
struck on the head by water crane ut
the Castle Rock watering tank October
:sth. and knocked on the cab. falling
under the train. which cut on both his
legs. killing him instantly.
The comptroller Of the currency has
issued n certificate authorizing tho
First National Bank OF walsenburs.>
Colorado. to begin business. The new
bank will employ n capital OF $4,000.
Fred o. Roof will be president and
James u. Dick. Vice president.
At Its meeting in Colorado Springs
the Colorado State Baptist Association
elected DIR. u. L. Harl president for the
ensuing year. and w. p. Pope CORE
spending secretary. The sum OF $1,000
/ was raised In n few minutes to make
up the deficiency In the state mission
fund.
The following Colorado postmas,crs
were appointed October 2Sth: Boreas.
Sumniit county. Albert NJ. Dow, Vice
John W. Soper, resigned: Eden. Pueblo
county, Isham NJ. Barnard. vice +. II.
Cunningham. resigned: Lees, Pueblo
county. Joseph c. Lees. vice Percy
Lees, dead.
\ Laramie. Wyoming. dispatch. OF
October 26th says: Mrs. Annie Burns
of Denver and Jacob May OF Laramie
were married here to-day. The bride
secured n divorce from John Burns.
her fourth husband, in Denver few
months ago Mr.. May has been mar
ried three times.
A Denver jury has awarded judg-
ment OF 5000 against n clairvoyant.
Madam Georgiana Astle. alias Short
house. alias Lowell. in favor of Mary
A. Campbell. whom the clairvoyant in
duced to invest money In what is
claimed to be worthless piece Of al
legged mining property near Fairplay.
Gordon NJ. Fathergill. near Fort Col
Inns, has Just gathered phenomenal
onion crop. From sixteen acres he
harvested $500 sacks of saleable on
ions. anaverage OF 325 sacks to the acre.
From one measured piece Of ground
containing one and one-fourth acres.
he took AGO sacks of fine onions.
Drs. II. w. Hoagland and C. F. Gard
liner OF Colorado Springs have been
taking the blood pressure of several OF
the Colorado College athletes. meas
urements being taken before and after
football practice. with an eye to dis
cerning the effect of exercise in high
altitude.
At Delta October 31st, at special
meeting of the City Council, 1t was de-
cided to purchase 4 decree of four feet
of water from George II. Whitelaw for
$1,000. The water is for the use of the
new city water plant, which will be
gravity system and will afford an am
pie supply for 5000 inhabitants.
Steps have been taken in Denver to
organize q Colorado Society for the
Friendless. The Society for the
Friendless is non-partisan. non-sec-
tartan, interdenominational, inter-
state organization, laboring for the
prevention and cure of crime. The So
\ ciety now operates leagues in the pris-
ons of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Colorado, New Mexico and in Utah;
around every city and county Jail the
society endeavors to organize COM
h,ittee to look after both the spiritual
and temporal needs of the prisoners.
At their meeting in Denver the di-
rectors of the Society for the Friend
less organized by choosing William
NJ. Danner president, the Rev. David
Utter vice-president. the Rev. Mona
Brooks secretary. Judge Ben B. Lind
sey treasurer. the Rev. Joshua Gravett
state superintendent; the five above