Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.


Denver 10 spend their money are being
relieved Of IL by thieves and confidence
men.
An effort will be made to establish
bicycle racing tracks at Denver and
Pueblo TO form a circuit with Salt Lake
City.
The Yuma County Fair at wray
closed October 3Ed after a highly sue
eessfui exhibition. Races and base
ball games added TO the interest.
The ofiieial eoun, shows that the ma
lority against the Denver charter Was
1881. There were 35.1ii votes cast. a
new charter election is now In order.
Aryads. In Jefferson eounty. will
hold another election ON the question
OF incorporation. IL is becoming one
OF the most Important suburbs of
Denver.
Up To the sth of October the second
crop OF Strawberries was still coming
Into the market at Canon City. having
been constantly coming since the latter
part OF August.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad Is
building a large plant at Aiamosa To
treat railroad Iirs and brids. iimbets
with a preser,aliys solution or pickle
10 keep them from rottins.
The Denver School hoard will ar
range for the F-oEsanIzatioa OF the
High School Cadets. whose orsaniza-
tic, was suspended last spring owing
To dissatisfaction with its conditions.
James A. MeGonigle OF Denver has
been authorized to espend ti.y1S addi-
iional ON III. n-W mint for the purpose
OF making certain changes In the OPEN
ings between the boiler and coal vaults.
The American Refrigerator Transit
Company. nm adjunct of the Gould sys-
tom. operating ears on the Rio Grando
and Missouri Pacific. has established
an once ip Denycr aud will extend its
service.
In tho District Court at Grand juno
tion on October 10th the jury acquit-
ted W. 7. Downing OF the charge OF
assault with intent TO XIII District At
torncy Samuel II, Mccieiiand. The de-
fense pleaded emotional insanity.
The great factory of the American
Bcct Sugar Company at Rocky Ford
wns started up October 9Th. Important
additions and improvements have been
made In the plant. which has q capacity
OF .s0o tons OF bccts daily.
Work has BEEN commenced on the
reservoirs OF the Fountain Valley Land
and Irrigation Company near Colorado
Springs. II Is proposed TO construct
three reservoirs Mt cost of 3.5o. 600.
and erect beet sugar plant.
Tho Idaho Springs Board OF Alder
men has voted to set aside sufficient
ground owned by the city for the new
Carnegie Library building. Tho site
Will bs directly across the street from
the Colorado & Southern Depot.
T. ID. A. cockcTcii. OF London. later
sccrctary OF the Colorado biological
Association. and one of the most noted
biological scientists In the world. has
been secured by Colorado College TO
compile the fauna and fora Of Colo
rado.
After much ,r!buiation the Denver &
Northwestern Suburban Line. which
will be part of the Denver Trnmway
system, has secured right OF way Into
Golden. II will be nn extension OF the
present electric line between Denver
and Arvadn-
A. d. Frcnxei of Denver has offered.
through the Colorado Scientific Socic-
ty. cash priz. OF $3.50 to the student
of the State School OF Mines who shall
write the best paper on Tungsten In
Colorado" the prize to be known rs
the Frcnzel prize.
The handsome new $4,000 Standard
Club house. being built by the United
States Reduction and Refining Compa-
ny at Colorado City for the benefit
OF Its employees. Is rapidly nearing
completion and will be ready for oc-
cupancy December LIST.
DIR. W. II. spiccr. n prominent Pucb-
10 dentist, was found dead In his of
flee ut 0 p. III. October 5th. Death re-
suited from an overdose OF chloro-
form taken to ease intense pain caused
by neuralgia. The coroner decided
that no inquest was necessary.
The Colorado Springs lodge OF Elks
opened their new s65,000 club house
October 3rd. A supper was given ut
night. The formal dcdicatory exercises
will take place November II ut IL o.
cloc kin the evening. when gathering
OF all the lodges in the state will be
held.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of Gordon
Jones, OF Stock Yards, Colorado. and
others, to organize "A new national
bank. to be known us the First Nation
al Bank OF Brighton, Colorado. The
proposed new bank is capitalized ut
S25.000.
The special election held at Delta
for the purpose of deciding whether TO
issue bonds for $4,000 for water
works system resulted in vote of 96
to 6 in favor of the issue. The bonds
will be placed at once and work start
ed whereby Delta will Ire supplied with
mountain water.
Articles of Incorporation of the I'm
Ion Cooperative Mercantile Company
have been filed with the county clerk
of Pueblo county. The company is in
corporated with capital stock of S1O,-
300 and will engage in a general mer-
rantile business. The directors for the
first year are Arnold Rosenthal, C. Il.
Emery and NJ j. Adams. This is the
store started by the Pueblo labor or
ganizations.
Patents were issued October 9th to
Inventors residing in Colorado as fol-
lows: Willie II. Davis, Parachute,
dumping car; Jacob Downing. Denver.
agricultural implement; William ].
Meikleham. Denver, cake dropping ma
chine; Stephen A. Taylor. Denver,
gate: George d. Walker. Orchard. COM
bined elevator and dump: Thomas c.
Walker, Jr., friction clutch coupling.
Charles NJ. Hammond died at Pao-.
mia October 7th. Mr.. Hammond was