Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-13
COLORADO BRIEFS.

ated in Denver for the manufacture Of
canes.
The Colorado Kennel Club will hold
Its annual Dog Show at Coliseum hall
In Denver on February 10Th. Goth and
2lst.
After long siege of snowslides. all
the railroads running into Silverton
were able to run trains regularly on
the 7th inst.
The new reservoir and site In Colo
rado Springs will cost about $30O.O 900.
The capacity OF the reservoir will be
l1.500.OOO gallons.
Meyer Friedman has been elected
president OF the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce. Arthur Williams will con-
inue to act as secretary.
A meeting Of hardware men will be
held In Pueblo February 10th and 18th
for the purpose OF organizing u State
Hardware Dealers Association.
State Bee Inspector James Mitchell
OF Jefferson county died on February
ith. He was widely known among the
asriculturists and bee keepers OF the
state.
Colorado Springs book binders arc
making efforts to secure the location
OF the proposed home OF the Interna-
tional uhion OF Bookbinders for Colo
RADIO Springs.
The many friends OF Gen. II. c. Mer-
riam In Colorado will be pleased to
know that the United States Senate
has passed bill advancing him to the
grade OF major general on the retired
list.
T.. NJ. Prior committed suicide by
hanging himself at the Rocky Noun
tain hotel In Denver. on the End inst.
after losin. his last si5 Mt gambling
lie was mnchinist and had worked
In Denver and Cheyenne.
The Boulder Chautauqua board will
engage Capt. Richmond =. Hobson. the
hero of Santiago hnrbor. for n lecture
on the afternoon Of July s. a strong
effort will be made to eclipse the ut
fractions OF ali previous years.
After Withholding the donors name
for about six years. President Slocum
has Just announced that the donor who
gave Ticknor Hall to Colorado Col
lese is none other than Miss Elizabeth
Cady Of Wellesley. Massachusetts,.
The factory of the Colorado Portland
Cement Company near Florence has
been closed. owing to a consolidation
OF interests with the Portland Cement
Company. which has n plant with suf-
hcicnt capacity to supply the demand.
David II. Moffnt and the First Ma
tionai Bank OF Denver have been
granted Judgment for s56.95s and SAL
1866 respectively. against Otto Mcars'
Chesapeake Beach railway. In the
Circuit Court Of Calvert county. Mary
land.
J. r. Maioncy. assistant chief dis.
paichcr for the Denver 4 Rio Grandc.
has resigned his position In Pueblo.
and Will leave soon for Laurel. Miss.
where he will take charge aS supcrin-
tcndcnt OF the Laurel 4 Northwestern
Railroad.
The County ASsessorS' Association.
which closed Its meeting In Denver on
the 9Th Instant. elected the following
officers: President. S. II. Alexander OF
Denver: vice president. Hugh Taylor
Of Garfield county: secretary. Martin
A. Carey of Pueblo.
The trial of Herman Anderson on
the charge OF killing John Rnbb. In
the District Court Mt I.cadvilic. result
ed In n verdict OF murder In the Sec
ond degree. The tragedy took place In
n saloon where the two men got into
quarrel over a ingcr-pulling con-
test.
Senator Teller has offered an amend
mcnt to the Indian appropriation bill.
appropriatinE $4,000 for the purpose
of constructing mess hall and en-
pioycs' quarters Mt the Grand Junction
Indian school. This raises the appro-
pria,ion for this school for the next
fiscal year to s11.i25.
n N a.
interested In the meetings to be held
Mt st. James Church In Denver. Feb
ruary 18th to s3rd. and there will be
n state gathering on the 18th. The SER
vices will be conducted by Rev. Charles
J. Fowler OF Boston. Mass. assisted
by Prominent evangclIs,s and evangc-
listic singers.
In the District Court at Pueblo on
the md. Alfred Chavez. a Mexican. was
found guilty of an attempt to murder
his wife. Last December in rooming
house. where Mrs. Chaves was lying
III. Chavcs shot her once in the arm
and once In the side. He denied the
shooting at the time Of his arrest,
claiming that the woman shot herself.
Professor V. q. Corbcit OF the chair
OF history and literature at the State
Agricultural College has been honorcd
by the Astrological Society OF LON
don by the presentation of an elegant
engraving OF the famous Rosetta stone
and plates explaining the method of
dcciphcring the inscriptions. II will
be placed in the department OF his
tory.
All the camps along the Good 4 Co.
contract line on the new Moffat road
will soon be lighted by electricity and
telephones will be put into all the
camps. Night shifts will be lut In as
soon as the weather permits. Men are
being sent forward by hundreds. The
Orman & Crook camps at Marshall,
Colorado. hav been furnished with elec-
tric lights and telephones.
Rev. John II. Cushing. the deposed
priest, is again trying to make trouble
for Bishop Matz in Denver On Sum-
day he stationed himself at the door
way OF the Cathedral parish chapel
and began to distribute pamphlets con-
taining an attack against the bishop.
A few weeks ago Father Gushing ar
rived in Denver sick and penniless and
was sent to st. Joseph's hospital. from
which he was recently discharged.
George l.. Holmes escaped from the
State Penitentiary at Canon City on
lat