The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-02-20
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The La Junta board of trade pro-
poses to assist in grading and gray
cling the wagon roads leading into
La Junta.
The Las Animas Light, Power and
Manufacturing Company at Trinidad
is arranging to largely increase the
capacity of its plant.
The Senate has confirmed President
Roosevelt's nomination of William
Downer. assayer in charge Of the mint
at Denver, and Of H. T. Hamill, post
master at Georgetown.
The Grand Junction city council has
passed an ordinance providing for the
Issue Of bonds to the amount of 5000
for the construction Of an electric light
plant to be owned by the city.
At meeting held at Silverton.
February 10th. the San Juan County
Board of Trade was organized. There
was large representation Of all kinds
Of business and much enthusiasm.
The Fairmount Cemetery Associa-
tion in Denver proposes to build Gre
matory at an expense OF nearly S12,-
600. There are many people in Colo
rado who are in favor of cremation.
A company capitalized at $100. 900
Btruct a series of twelve or more dams
and reservoirs on the South fork OF
the Rio Grande In Rio Grande county.
The managers Of the Overland Cot
ton Mills Company at Denver have
been fined $50 and costs in the District
Court for employing boys and girls
under age. The defendants took an ap-
peal.
Chin Poo, for many years Chinese
consul in Denver. has been appointed
one of the three official Chinese In
terpreters OF the United States and
will be located in San Francisco. He
will have a salary Of $2.5OO year.
The first annual convention of the
Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers
Association will be held in Denver.
February 26th. eth. 2sth. being pre-
ceded by the Denver Fat Stock and
Feeder show February 23d. oath. 26th.
The assistant secretary OF the treas
ury estimates that site can be pur-
chased for a new postoffice and gov
ernment building In Denver. COM
mensurate in size to the needs OF the
city, for somewhere between $2.l20.-
600 and $2.420.O00
In the District Court at Leadville on
the 11th instant Herman Anderson.
who shot John Raab few months ago
in the smelter settlement. during a
race war between Austrians and
Swedes. was sentenced to fifteen years
In the penitentiary.
In the United States Court at Dem
yer on the 10th inst. Peter Johnson
was sentenced to fifteen months in the
penitentiary at Canon City and to q
fine OF $500 on each of two indictments
for using the mails to swindle w. X.
Burchinell out Of valuable mining
stocks.
A meeting was held few nights
since at the Chamber OF Commerce
building In Denver to discuss the ques-
ton Of having the Bible taught In the
public schools. DR.. vosburgh OF the
Baptist Church and Father O'Ryan Of
the Catholic Church being the princi-
pal speakers.
Two Of the managers of the Over.
land cotton mills in Denver have been
fined $50 each for employing children
under the age permitted by law for
such employment John l.. jerome.
president OF the company. was acquit,
ted. as It appeared that they were en-
gagged contrary to his orders.
Mrs. Laura e. Cranston. wife of
Bishop Earl Cranston OF the Methodist
church and mother OF District Attor-
ney Earl M. Cranston of Denver. died
in Silao. Mexico. February 7th. OF ner-
vous prostration. Her health had been
failing since her terrible experiences in
Pekin. China. during the Boxer siege.
Rev. DR.. Francis e. Clark. president
and founder OF the Young Peoples
Society OF Christian Endeavor, arrived
In Denver February 18th to confer
with the local committee in relation
to arrangements for the annual con-
vention to be held in Denver July 9th
to 18th. He says 1t will be an I'm
mense gathering.
A. N. Moore, manager OF tho Port.
land Cement Company at Florence.
has located q deposit of gypsum less
than a mile from the plant on the
other side of the river. II is expected
that BY building q pontoon bridge
across the river. gypsum can be OBJ
tanned much cheaper than by bringing
It in on the cars.
DR.. N. M. Fenneman. professor of
geology at the University OF Colorado.
who was the first man to make . thor
ough report on the Arapahoe glacier
in Boulder county, has been appointed
to a professorship In the University OF
Wisconsin. He will remain with the
State University until the end Of the
school year and then go to Madison.
There have been numerous entries
to the Denver Fat Stock Show which
opens on the 23d instant. and as all
cattle west OF the Tooth meridian are
eligible the whole West is interested.
Several thousand dollars In prizes will
be given away and buyers are coming
from all over the East to purchase the
winners In the feeder classes. which
will be put on feed for the big shows in
the East next fall.
John T. Dean, q weaver In the Over,
land cotton mills at Denver. was taken
from his home nt / o'clock on the
morning Of Sunday, February sth. by
''whitecappers." or masked men. and
taken some distance In his night
clothes. After being badly beaten he
was turned loose. II is supposed to be
the result of a neigh bOrhOOd scandal In