Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Colorado Telephone Company
~iii put in a district once at La Jun
ia
A scarcity OF farm hands 10 get in
the crops is reported in nearly all
parts OF northern Colorado
The undertakers, cemetery manag-
ers and hackmen. of Leadville. have
combined against Sunday funerals
Denver people are among the chief
mourners over the fact that the early
frosts will shorten the cantaioupe sea-
son in the Arkarsas valley.
County Judge Ben b. Lindsey Of
Denver will address the Missouri State
Conference of Charities and Corrections
October 1th. on the juvenile problem
William G. Rice. manager Of the
Stratton mining properties In the Grip
plc Greek district. died Al Colorado
/ Springs September 18th OF cancer Of
,se stomach.
The Phillips county Agricultural
and Horticultural Association will be
Incorporated and stock sold al IS per
share The fair will be held about the
middle OF octoter
According to the report OF tickets
still unealled 70! al the joint tieket
/ agency IN Denver there were still be-
u
s;a.S on the 18th inst.
At meeting OF the business men Of
OF Boulder September 18th q commit
tee was appointed TO endeayo= 10 Sc
cure q reversal Of the order raising the
freight rates between Boulder and
4 Denver.
The comp,rolle- OF the currency has
authorized the Citizens National Bank
Of Glenwood Springs TO commence
business. The new bank will employ
4 4 capital of SIS go and C. II. Bell Will
be cashier.
: DR.. Walter W. Branson. formerly OF
Golden. died 4 few days ago at Palm
Beach. Florida. DR.. Branson served
FOR some time as superintendent OF the
State Industrial School for Boys. sue
ceedins W. II. MyTiek.
The men employed In six of the Den
Yer custom clothing establishments
went out on \ strike on the 18th Inst.
One cause OF the strike IS the demand
for free workshops. but other questions
are said to be Involved.
The earthquake Of September 9Th !n
the northern part Of Colorado extend
> ed TO Grand Lake and vicinity. and
lasted from ten to fifteen seconds.
causing houses TO rock and ereak. i.
Travelled In a western direction.
Mayor Wright OF Denver has been
requested TO act as the Denyer mem
Der Of the Sir Thomas Upton testimo-
NAL committee aud receive voluntary
4 contributions toward silver service
! to be presented to Sir Thomas
Charles Woke. arrested together with
George MArshland and kid" Farmer
At Denver. Is said 20 have confessed TO
the stealing Of ore to the amount OF
si.5oo worth from ths Independence
mine In the Cripple Greek district
A Salt LAX. dispatch says that c.
Sum Nichols. a newspaper man who
started n number Of papers IN Kansas.
Colorado and Wyoming since The close
OF the Civil war. died In that city on
the 18th inst. At the age OF sixty years.
Henry Davis, the Denver snake
/ tanner. Is Just recovering from the bite
of a coppe.head snake. He was bitten
September LIST and for several days
was IN very bad condition. But he
will keep on handling snakes Just the
q same.
The United OIL company's well No.
on the Anderson ranch. near Boulder,
IL row humping abou; twenty-five bar
fels of oil a day. This Is the hrst well
of the company that has been success
fuI and IL will probably lead to further
exploration.
The Rev. ". II. Marble. formerly Of
the Congregational church at Boulder.
died at Boulder on the 18th inst. at the
nkc OF ST years. leaving .wo children
no: yet of age. His wife. much young.
or than he. died a few weeks ago o:
Appendicitis.
| The new Carnegie Library Board has
been organized at Idaho Springs with
Mayor George Riley as president.
Steps are being taken TO 20 ahead With
the buiIdiag a. soon as possible and
IL ss expected that the library will
4 open with 5.oco volumes.
At a meeting held September 18th 4;
was decided by the unions Of Pueblo
TO assist the striking miners OF Grip
pie Creek distrie; by giving to them all
the money made on the Labor Day
/, celebration. after all bills are paid.
This will amount TO more than $500
A. Mccormick has been appointed
master mechanic OF the Cripple Greek
Short Line. to succeed owen owen,
1 who leaves to take a similar position
on the Moffat road. Mr.. Mccormick
comes from Fairbury. Nebraska,
where he was master mechanic on the
Rock Island.
Il Is said that nearly all the larsi
hotels of Denver were crowded and
! compelled to turn away many guests
on the night Of Sept 18th. The rush
was occasioned by the meetings Of tho
Masonic Grand Lodge and Homoe.
pathic physicians, together with somc
large excursions.
The records of the Colorado Springs
Joint agency of the Western Passenger
Association shows that the touris;
business Of the past summer has OK.
ceeded the high water mark made last
year. The 1909 business approximate
ed IS 600 tickets. while this seasons
traffic will reach nearly 10000.
Denver is sixteenth on the list OF
1 American cities in the record Of build
ing permits issued for the month OF
| August. according to the Construction
News for September. u takes this po-
sition not from the number Of permits
issued. but from the expenditure
called for. s3s6.slo. by Ice permits.
The Colorado Springs baseball team
came out second in the Western
League games. winning seyenty-four
! ,..,,,s ,pd insinr 6ffy-Oup baiur ion