The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-03-06
COLORADO BRIEFS.


eggs of eastern brook trout.
Owners Of greyhounds in Teller
county are arranging for a coursing
meet at High park in March.
Complaints of starving animals are
coming in to Humane Society headquar-
ters at Denver from many partD of the
state since the late storms.
The Women's Club Of Colorado
Springs will consolidate with the Fed
GRAFTON of Women as the Colorado
Springs Federation of Women's Clubs.
The Pixies Peak Power Company,
whose electrical power plant is located
at Skagway. east of Victor, is soon to
begin extensive improvements at the
dam.
B. ]. Crowley, a laborer, was killed
by falling rock on the Moffat rail-
road grade in South Boulder canon.
February 22nd. This is the second
fatality on that grade.
A runaway freight train on Marshall
Pass occasioned terrible wreck at
a. m. February 21st. Harry Goldwa-
ter. fireman. OF Salida, and Nelson Van
Pelt, brakeman. were killed.
At the Bassick mine in Custer coun-
ty. February 26th. G. N. Nicholson,
miner thirty-six years of age. fell down
the shaft distance OF 400 feet. and
was instantly killed, every bone in his
body being broken.
The Colorado Croatian Slavonian
Society of st. Jacob has incorporated
at Denver. Its headquarters are in
Globeville. and its object is to teach
Slavs and Croatians the English Ian
guage and provide sickness and death
benefits.
The Santa Fe railroad has settled its
tax dispute with the county commits
sioners Of El Paso county in regard to
| the taxes OF 1901 on the basis of an in
| crease OF twenty-five per cent over the
| rate Of 1900, the sum agreed on being
| 15.780.66.
John F. Richie, a Denver police
man. was shot In the mouth and dan
| gerously wounded by hold-up whom
he endeavored to arrest in the act OF
| robbing the saloon of Hans Olson on
West Twelfth avenue in Denver, Feb
ruary 25th.
Petitions have been forwarded to the
Legislature from Fort Collins with
| great number Of signatures protesting
i against the adoption of the proposed
| same law which, II passed. will make
1t possible to shoot ducks but four days
in the week during the open season.
The Loveland Business Mems League
has been organized with J. NJ. Cum
ningham for president. w. l.. Thorn
dyke. secretary. and c. V. Benson.
treasurer. for the purpose of adver:is-
ing the advantages of the town as a
manufacturing and industrial center.
Architect Roeschlaub states that the
| Westminster College building at Den
| yer will be completely repaired and in
l,t IA
next sixty days. The building was
erected about ten years ago and has
| stood unoccupied.
The Western Packing Company at
Denver is perfecting plans for addi-
tional buildings at its plant at the
| Union stock yards. At least four new
buildings will be erected. and chief
among these will be the canning fac
| tory. A butterine building will be in
| cluded.
Superintendent Argo OF the State
| School for the Deaf and Blind at Colo
| RADIO Springs. states that should the
| Legislature allow the requested appro-
priation OF $50, 800 for the institution.
a $25, 900 gymnasium will be built. with
an equal amount devoted to building
improvements.
A state association OF letter carriers
was formed in Pueblo. February 25th.
with the following officers: President.
w. 8. Sperry. Pueblo: vice president.
| d. E Kerr, Denver; secretary and
treasurer, w. H. Allen. Pueblo. The
next state convention will be held at
Colorado Springs.
The Colorado State Letter Carriers
Association was organized at Pueblo.
February 26th. Delegates were pres
| ent from Denver, Colorado Springs and
| other cities and an enthusiastic meet
ing was held. The new organization
will be allied with the National Asso-
citation of Letter Carriers. 1t is the
first time Colorado carriers have been
| organized.
The county commissioners OF the
late county of Arapahoe have decided
not to relinquish their offices until the
full text Of the Supreme Court ,deci-
sion, upholding the Rush amendment
and sustaining the action of the 'peo-
pie of the state in abolishing Arapa-
hoe county and establishing the new
counties Of Denver. Adams and South
Arapahoe. has been announced.
The silverton correspondent Of the
Denver News says: Thomas Annear,
receiver for the late Robin bank, has
adjusted many affairs and the outlook
for the depositors is bright. He has
money in Denver to reimburse the
state and this county, about $21 900.
Mr.. Annear stLtes that collections are
good. and he will be able to pay a div.
jdend sooner than was expected.
The office Of the general master me-
chanic of the Rio Grande Western
Railway Company has been abolished
from March LIST. The place has been
held by John Hickey. with headquar-
ters in Salt Lake City. He will con-
tinue with the road as master mechan-
ic. General charge Of the motive pow
er of the road is now given to Super
intendent F. Mertsheimer Of the Dem
yer & Rio Grande road.
The county commissioners Of Doug