Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-30
COLORADO BRIEFS.

be dog show.
w. d. Ryan, Denver printer. will
sell his printing establishment and
walk all the way from Denver to New
York In the hope OF improving his
health.
The Conejos Oil Company OF Flor
ence has Just closed contract In the
town of Manassas for the drilling OF
an artesian well to supply the town
with water.
Moritz Barth, n Denver pioneer who
has accumulated great wealth through
the rise in real estate. has sold all his
Denver holdings and will remove with
his family to Boston.
Miss Honora de Busk OF Trinidad.
Colorado. who has been working as
Congregational missionary among the
Indians OF New Mexico. is in New Eng
land on preaching tour.
James A. Layton. one of the pio-
neers Of Mesa county. died at Grand
Junction. October Esd. He was promi-
| nent In city and county affairs from
the first settlement Of the valley.
u. w. Lewis. proprietor OF the La
Veta hotel at Gunnison. died suddenly
October 23d. While apparently In the
best of health he was attacked with u
sudden illness and lived only q lew
hours.
The Carbonate Variety Theater at
Leadville was burned on the morning
OF October goth. the building and con-
tents being totally destroyed, The en-
tire loss Is about 5000. with no In
surance.
Companies E and G OF the Fifth
United States cavalry arrived at Fort
Logan, near Denver. October 2lst un'
der the command OF Mai. c. IL. Watts.
They will be stationed there during
the winter.
A San Diego. California. dispatch
says that DIR. W. Z. cowell. OF Grand
Junction. Colorado. who was commit
ted TO the southern California insane
asylum some six weeks ago. has been
/ discharged rs cured.
! The contract for constructing tho
new Delta water system Will not be let
mt present. the City Council having re-
( jccted the proposition submitted by Mr.
whitelaw. for the sale OF the Dough-
spoon water rights owned by MIN.
In n cowboy tournament Mt Glen
wood Springs October 18th and l'th
the prizes for bropcho busitos were
awarded as follows: First. Q. l. Grims'
ley: second. A. Moore: third. Herb.
Thompson: fourth. Marsh Suckoils.
Tho report OF Gustavc krausc. the
Denver expert who has been examining
the city books nj Pueblo. Indicates
shortage OF over 10000 In the ac-
counts OF w. l.. smith while City
Clerk. No license register was kept.
T. ID. A. cockercli. OF London. later
secretary OF the Colorado Biological
~ q h. mn e&l
biological scientists in the world. has
been secured by Colorado College to
compile the fauna and fiora OF Colo
RADIO.
J. p. Glass. who represents the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway at Pasosa
Springs. recently viHitsd Denver TO try
TO srcur. more freight cars. Many
/ car loads OF iumLcr and wool ara
awaiting shipment with few cars to bc
had.
General William j. Palmer OF Colo,
rndo Springs. has donated $4,000 10
the Salt t.asc y. 81. G. A. Part OF the
money will be used for n railroad build
ing at Salt Lake. and the remainder
for similar structure at Helper,
Utah.
Charles =. Gibicr of Dcbcauc has In
H,i,u,cd proceedings to attempt 10 re
cover 5000 Of money out OF which hc
claims to have been swirdlcd IN
fake horse race scheme by Ed. Mccoy
A. i.oungcr and q. {. Ryan. OF Poca
,clio. Idaho.
on Thursday. October ed. Misa No.
IA Caynor. who had recently arrived
in Denver from Boulder. stepped on
an electric car while IL was In rapid
motion and was killed. The accident
seems to have been due to temporary
alteration Of mind.
Five hundred men. whose sole bust
uers Ia the cndcayor TO divert immi'
grafton to farm lands In the Middle
and Southwest have agreed to make
party tour OF Colorado next May. or
ficiaily they are agents for the Missoti
ri Pacific immigration Bureau. an ad
iunct of the Gould railway system.
In a shooting ARRAY at Sans Spur
ten miles north of piaccrvillc. in Sar
Miguel county. October sith. Roe Car
rail- shot Henry Knowles three time
with a shotgun. the cause OF the en-
counter being a dispute over cattle
The wounds were considered danger
Gus. Carrail at once started for Ridg
way TO give himself up.
Saturday. October sith. was a mem
orabic day in the annals of Colorado
football. The University of Dcnyci
\ was beaten by Colorado College. th'
School Of Mines succumbed to the Ag
ricultural College and the universit,
of Colorado was beaten by the Uni
yera,ty OF Nebraska. Besides thcr'
were numerous high school games.
The October term OF the Distric
Court at Grand Junction closed on th'
23d and Judge Theron Stevens finished
his work by sentencing William Il
Fair. who shot and killed Eben T. Mas
soy, to ten yearg in the pcnitentiary
George Bryan. charged with forgery
Ralph Aokerman. for horse stealing
and James Russell for forgery, cacl
received two years sentences.
Charles L. Stevens. twenty.thre'
years old. and employed at the f. NJ
Davis iron works at Denver. has re
ceiycd bronze medal from the Unite,
States Navy Department as testimo
NAL of his participation in the battl'
of Santiago. July 3. 1898, when th'
spanish fleet was destroyed. Congress
authorized these medals for all tn
men engaged in that event and the.
are now being distributed.
The county commissioners of Puebl'
| county. accompanied by officials of tn
, Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific rail
, roads, recently located the site for
a