Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

creased Its eiApital from S1vo,ooJ 10
si50.0O0.
The President has relppointsd John
+. Squire to lie register OF the land Of
fiee at Glenwood Springs,
The proposed completion Of the Gun
nison tunnel is bringing many home-
seekers and investors into MonIfose
county.
The approaching visit of President
Roosevelt to Denver is awakening the
community 10 the fact that the city is
Very dirty.
Hon. John ". Springer will deliver
the Fourth OF July Grafton before the
Coiorado-Texas chautaugua Associa-
tion AT Boulder.
The I.ongmont Beef Sugar Company
has changed it's name to the I.onsmoht
Sugar Company and Increased its capt.
tai from 100000 to siuJ0.oOo.
The Republicans OF Colorado Springs
have nominated judge Ira Harris for
mayor. his competitor ON the Demo.
cratic ticket being Curtis J. Smith.
Health Commissioner Clough Of Den
Yer proposes To inangurate crusade
against the present habit Of scattering
empty tin cans into alleys and vacant
lots.
The map pubiishers will have an in
ming after the Legislature adJourns and
IL IL known just how many new eoun-
ties are to be added 10 the map of the
state.
The present session Of the Four
teenth General Assembly expires by
constitutional Limitation April 9Th. II Is
high time for both houses to get down
To business.
By the will of William ]. Chcycr. OF
North Andoyer. Massachusetts,. just
filed In Denver. the Denver Orphans
Home and the Old Ladies' Home Will
each receive s2S SOoo.
During his two and one-haif hours
stay In Denver May ith. President
Roosevelt will take short ride
through the city and make speech
from the capitol steps Mt noon.
The Portland hotel at GIiicit was
burned on the night Of March 2lBt. the
loss being estimated NJ about $500. ON
which there WIS no insurance. The
FIRE was caused by u lamp explosion.
Carl Remington and Fred Wilson. the
two boys convicted oi holding up and
robbing several d.ug stores Ia Denver.
were sentenced by Judge Mullins to
twelve to fourteen ycaTs In the pcn!tcn-
tiary IA, Canon City.
W. II. Bryant of Denver. one Of the
regents OF the State University. has
offered a gold medal G. the individual
winning the gr.a,cSt number Of po'n'n
In the intcrschoinatic track meet. which
takes place ut Boulder May 10th.
Suit has been iiicd In the Dis;rie,
Court mt Denver TO compel Miss Emmn
Hcrcy to surrender her Office M county
superintendent OF schools for Arnpahoc
county. the Rush amendment having
abolished the county organization.
J. S. Welsh hns been appointed tie
and timber agent OF the Denver. North
western a. Pacific railroad. Mr.. Welsh
ut present holds the same position with
the III Paso a. Northwestern, the Rock
Islands FL PaHo line.
On the night OF March 18th the peo-
pie OF Delta held big meeting 10 eel
cbrntc the news that the government IN
to complete the GunnlSon tunnel. II Ii
estimated that tho tunnel VIII more
thnn double the irrigablc lands OF the
valley.
Superintendent Machen of the Rural
Free Delivery Service. announces that
ON July LIST the following rural free de-
livery routes will be established In
Colorado: Two at Montrosc. two Mt
Lopgmont, ard one each ut Granada
and Holly.
On March 18th Postmaster l.. &.
Damn Of Colorado Springs celebrated
the thirticth anniversary OF his arriv-
nj Mt the Springs. Twenty-Five of
these years have been spent In public
Office, as sheriff. chief OF police and
postmaster.
The efforts of the Swedish American
residents Of Denver to raise money Tor
the benefit Of the starving people In
Sweden are meeting with unexpected
success. DIR. A. +. Engzelius IL chair
man OF the finance committee and be-
licves that there is possibility that
81. 1000 will be raised.
1t is stated that |. Harry Stratton.
son OF the late W. s. Stratton. intends.
in case he breaks his fathers will. to
establish n polytechnic school In Colo
RADIO Springs, the building to cost from
$500, 900 to 81 900. 900. The institution.
in time. he expects. would graduate zoo
TO 300 students each year.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany will commence the delivery OF
steel rails on its contract with the MOI
fat road next month. and at the same
time shipments of ties and bridge tim
ber VIII begln. III aCCOruaHce WIN ahe
recent contracts made by General
Manager A. c. Ridgway.
On the 18th instant Bernardo Val
dez, n miner near Hastings, Las Ami
mas county. found his wife in room
with another man and killed her by
cutting her throat with razor. Val
dez was arrested. He is about twenty
five years of age and his wife was
twenty-five. They had been married
but five months.
Mayor Wright of Denver has appoint
ed the following named delegates to
the thirtieth annual conference of
Charities and Correction. which con-
venes in Atlanta. Georgia. May 9Th to
18th: Father Malone, John f. Carroll,
Clarence T.. Hagar. Mrs. Bertha II.
Butler. Rev. T. A. Uzzell. Mrs. lzetta
George and C. L. Stonaker.
At n special meeting of the State
Board of Charities ard Correction o. S.
Storrs was appointed special probation
officer of the city and county of Den
yer under the. Juvenile laws recently
passed by the Legislature. The Judge
of the county appoints the probation
officer. and Judge Lindsey's selection
of Mr. Storrs was promptly confirmed.