Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-13
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| rado.
| A Board of Trade has been organ
lied at Brighton and an effort will be
made to secure the building OF a beet
sugar factory.
Hon. Edward O. Woicott has returned
TO Denver and IL Is stated that he in
tends TO remain and devote his atten-
tion to his law practice.
| The Pueblo Gas and Fuel Company
has made arrangements for improving
the Pueblo plant within the next six
months to the extent Of 100000.
Judge Orr OF the County Court of FL
Paso county has issued an order for a
special election in Fountain to decMe
the question OF Incorporating the town.
| Miss Cora Peabody will christen the
| cruiser Colorado, Governor and Mrs.
Peabody having accepted In her behalf
the Invitation extended by the build
ers.
| II is stated the oIfice OF the Colorado
& Southern at Pitkin will be closed
until the opening OF the AlI inc tunnel
after the heavy SHOWS OF spring have
melted.
While John d. Rockefeller WAS In
Colorado. J. Picrpont Morgan was
junketing at Havana. Hence. the
Rocky Mountains were enabled to re-
main perpendicular.
On March 25th seven companies OF
the Eighteenth Infantry will leave Fort
Logan. near Denver. for San Francis
co. from which point they Will sail for
the Philippines.
| Citizens of LIttle,on do not like to
live in South Arapahoc county. In
which they are placed by the Rush
amendment. and will try to have the
name changed to Arapahoc.
| !. Harry Strai,on. who is contcstins
the will Of his father. the late w. s.
Stratton. has taken n position with the
Shields Morley Wholesale Grocery
Company OF Colorado Springs.
A statue of Robert Burns Is to be
placed In the City Park at Denver. II
Is being made by sculptor In Edin-
burg. and II received In time. will be
unveiled next Fourth OF July.
As n dIscouraser of saloons Carrie
Nation is not In the same class with
the Denver hoid.ups. who have robbed
fifteen saloons since last October. cv.
cry one ut the point OF the revolver.
Three buildings at the mouth OF the
| Pennsylvania tunnel of the Smuggicr-
Union Mining Company Mt Telluride
were burned on the night Of March
3rd. the fire being caused by some de-
fec, In the electric apparatus.
Colorado Springs typographical
Union No. So will ask the Chamber OF
| Commerce for donation OF $4,000 TO
assist In t,c movement that hns been
started to secure for the Springs the
union.
The mc.1bcrs OF the Arkansas Val.
ley Press Association will be the
guests Of the BcSscmcr and Minncqua
Board OF Trade on Saturday. March
ltth. The business and literary scs-
sion will begin at 10 a. m. and lacy
will be entertained Mt n banquet At
night.
Chaplain Henry c. Gavi,t. who was
tried by court martial nt Fort lo-
gan on the charge OF conduct unbccom-
| Ing an oiflccr md n gentleman. for fall
urc to pay debt contracted by m
clipping daughter. was acquitted. the
verdict being considered a complete
vindication.
A company hns been Incorporated to
| construct n reservoir on the ranch OF
DIR. II. l.. Richardson. six miles sou;h-
west Of Fountain. The company con-
templates an expenditure Of more than
3350000. the object being to secure sur
flcient water to irri.atc the entire
Fountain valley.
The stockholders Of the Denver
! Horse Show Association. Mt their an
nunl meeting In Denver March 9Th.
passed the following resolution: RE
solved. That in the opinion Of the
1 stockholders OF the Denver Horse Show
Association. the show for 1908 be
abandoned. owing to the fact that m
! auditorium has not been built. and that
present conditions are not favorable to
the holding of such a show this sea-
SON.
| A conference of the citizens OF Colo
RADIO to consider reform subjects has
been called to meet at Colorado Springs
March 18th and 18th. The call is sent
out by the National Reform Associa-
ton and bears the Endorsement of all
the prominent ministers of Denver.
Pueblo and Colorado Springs. besides
n large number of people interested in
reform from other parts Of the state.
The subject to be discussed is the
Moral Issues in National Life"
The University OF Denver celebrat-
ed the thirty.ninth anniversary OF the
granting OF ltS CnaTter OH hurCn Snu
by very enthusiastic meeting in the
chapel. at which George ". Richard.
son. Bishop David II. Moore. who was
the first chancellor. and Bishop ii. w.
Warren were the speakers. Tne sue
cess OF the movement to free the uni.
versity of debt. leaving threc-fourths
of million dollars worth of property
free OF incumbrance. gave n jubilant
tone to the proceedings.
The annual meeting of the Colorado
Academy of Science was held in Dem
yer March 4th. The election of officers
resulted as follows: President. Profess
sor Ellsworth Bethel: first vice presi-
dent DR.. C. S. Palmer, Golden: sec
ond vice president. Prof. a. II. Eel
ger: secretary and treasurer. Will c..
Ferril. curator State Historical Society:
executive committee. George l.. Can
ron. Charles |. Hayes and Mrs. Cor
nelia s. Miles.
Professor John B. Garvin. teacher of
chemistry in the East Denver High
School and member of dozen cduca-
tional clubs and societies, has figured
out that on an average, 1t costs fam
lily consisting of husband. wife and
| three children and belonging tn vb,