Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-03
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| Nehtioh Viii he held IN Denver July
9Th to 18th.
| Among the graduates at Wellesley
college June 23d were blanche Fay
Emmons OF Denver and Mignon Baker
Of Canon City.
The first carload of Georgia water
melons arrived in Denver June zJth,
\ This Is the earliest by twenty days
that Georgia melons have been seen in
Colorado.
Frank MilithalsE. superintendent of
the North Star Mining Company al
Woodland Park. fell down the main
shaft i55 feet on June 25,h. and Was
Instantly kiiIed.
In dispute over water rights al
Denver June eith Henry 4. Wilde Was
shot and killed by Oscar II. Rateline.
who is u water policeman. Rateiin.
was arrested and placed in jail.
The Denver park board decided To
employ the First Regiment band. un-
der the direction OF Albert Sisgei. for
series OF, concerts at City park
Twenty men will b- in the band.
DIR. and Mrs ". A. He'll have con-
tributed tc.O1c to 81. Andrews Epis-
eopai church in Manitou. on condition
that the church raise Ss.Vcc additional
new church will be built with the
money.
The secretary of III. interior on June
::nd issued two permits To graz. .o5
cattle on Pixies Peak reserve durin.
tho comm. season. and permit To
John Ansler to craze forty in San lsa-
belle reserve.
The Lake County Cattle Growers
Association was recently formed AT
l.~adNiiie with the following Officers:
President. John Weir. vice president.
= J. Smith: secretary. y. Paddock.
'reasurer. Dan Colai,an.
Tho uniforms, rifles and ammunition
recently arrived at Florence for Com
. rany \. Second regiment. Colorado Ma.
tionni Guard. aud were distributed
among the members. Each man is pro-
ridei with knss-Jorscnson ride.
Martin Coadon. superintendent of
the Penn mines on R-ec- hill at Lead
willie. wns Instantly killed by n stroke
of lightning an Jun. .cth. Condor WAS
forty years old and one OF the pioneers
of the camp. lie leaves wife and
three children.
Major ". $. Peek. n prominent, ei,i-
zen Of Boulder. school director. mem
Der OF the Masonic order. Knights OF
Pythias and q. A. r.. died June ed.
~ WV ukr VI hlNANHtbut W
Ger. lie served during the civil war In
the Third Wisconsin infantry.
Frank Neville recently killed q eco
pound cinnamon bear while out riding
twelve miles west OF I.oyciand. using n
5:-caiibcr revolver. He nred several
shots while the bear was running and
when Il turned to fight put bullet
through its heart.
The coronef's Jury In the case of
Henry c. Wilde. who was shot and
killed by Oscar Il. Ratciiffc In n ditch
controversy Mt Denver. returned n YER
diet that the shooting was done with
fclonious intent, and that Mrs. Rat
ellie was an accessory to the shooting.
Mayor John A. Donovan Of Long
mont having resigned his Office. the
city council met and elected $. &. Nor
gan to nil the vacancy. MIR. Morgan
was the Prohibition candidate for
mayor at the late election and tied with
MIR. Donovan In the number OF votes.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany Will receive the larger part Of
the order for, 100000 tons OF steel rails
which IL about TO be placed by +. II.
Hartman. They will cost about 81
100000 and are for use on the Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific during the
coming year.
Al meeting of Victor camp No. $40.
woodmcn OF the World. an assessment
of so cents was levied on each member
OF the lodge for the benefit OF the
Heppncr. Oregon. fiood sufferers. The
woodmen order has been contributing
largely to the flood sufferers In various
parts of the country.
Probation Officer Willard Hatch OF
the juvenile court OF Denver. was in
the northern part OF the state n few
days ago and secured places for thirty
five boys to work in the beet fields.
Judge Lindsey expects to have places
In the country for many other boys
during the summer.
w. X. Coughlin. son OF General Su-
perintendent Coughlin OF the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad. fell from n
freight train on the morning of June
cath, and was instantly killed. He was
but twenty years of age and had start
ed in to learn the railroad business.
The accident occurred near Dresden.
Property owners in Trinidad have
given their consent to franchise for
an electric street railway and survey
ors will at once be put in the field and
the work of grading will begin. The
road will be built to different parts of
the city and will connect Trinidad
with the towns of Starkville and So
pris.
Patterson Bros, structural iron con-
tractors. have begun the construction
OF the new c. F. & I. spike mill at
Pueblo. This building will be 100x136
feet and when completed will furnish
room for four self-feeding spike ma
chimes. which will give capacity of
1000 kegs of spikes, or $4,000 pounds
each twenty-four hours.
o. NJ KEN and family. living on a
ranch near Montrose. had narrow es-
cape from death by poisoning a few
days ago Mrs. KEN boiled meat in a
porcelain-Hned kettle which had con-
tained an arsenical mixture for spray
ing. and although she had cleaned the
utensil with great care. enough arsenic
remained to make them all very sick
Rooms have been engaged in the
Chamber of Commerce building in
Denver for headquarters OF the United
States Geological Survey, heretofore
maintained in the state engineers Of
flee in the capitol. A. l.. Fellows, in
charge of the work, expects to have