Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Colorado Springs base ball club
Is still playing close second 10 the
| Milwaukee club, which leads In the
| Western league.
The Colorado Federation of Women's
Clubs will hold its ninth annual con-
vention at Colorado Springs September
2Sth TO October LIST.
The ten days conference meeting OF
Seventh-Day Adventists of Colorado
and New Mexico at Saiida, which closed
August 3Oth, was largely attended.
The Agricultural college football
| team will be coached this fall by w.
ii. Galley. who was for many years u
leading member of the Michigan team.
Rev. Daniel ii. Fleming OF Leadville
has been appointed a chaplain In the
army. He was chaplain OF the First
Colorado Volunteers in the Philip
pines. Mr.. Fleming is an Episco-
palian.
The public library at Denver has
been opened at It's new quarters in La
Veta Place. The new Carnegie library
building Ii said to BE- assured. but work
cannot be commenced for several
, months.
edward u. Clayton died at Denver
Sept. 4th ut the age ot G5. leaving IL Is
said. a considerable fortune. He was
the brother OF George ". Clayton. who
lett some two million dollars to found
a boys school In Denver.
Denver brick manufacturers have
raised the price OF hard brick. deliv-
| cred. To IS per thousand. II was for
merly $3.50. The manufacturers stand
I In with he'brickiayers and there is no
appeal from their decision.
William &. Whitney OF New York.
formerly secretary OF the navy. passed
through Denver Sept. ith with a party
OF friends ON their way TO Ride. Colo,
where they had arranged u take the
stage for a sojourn In the White River
country hunting big game.
The Pos,oiiicc Department has adver-
tised for bids for carrying the mail
from Loycland to MoIainc park and Es-
ties park six times u week, over the new
road TO Estes park. Bids Will be re-
ccivcd until September 18th aud service
will begin October LIST.
Mr.. Jacob Shmitt. the instructor OF
physical culture In the public schools
OF Denver has received an Invitation
from James T.. Sullivan. the chief OF
the physical culture department OF the
Oiympinn games next year. 10 act ns
n member OF the honorary committee
, OF the Turner's In connection with the
games.
A dispatch from San Diego. Calf.
says that DIR. q. L. Cowcll Of Grand
Junction. Colo. suddenly became In
sane on the morning OF Sept. LIST. and
was taken Ia charge by the authorities
ON request OF his wife. On cxamina-
tion before the superior court he was
ordered committed to the asplum ut
Highlands.
One hundred and sixty-two building
permits were issued In Denver durtn.
the month OF August. providing for tho
erection OF buildings TO the aggregate
value OF $685. The permits include
scycnty-siS dwellings. eight terraces
and six business blocks. There Is one
factory and one hotel, each OF which u
to cost 10000.
The pay roll for tho c. +. & I. for
August beats the record cf previous
amounts paid out for one months
work. by more than $4,000. the tc;al
being $3.50, ,o3a.50. OF this amount set.-
600 was paid to the Colorado q wyom-
Ing railway employees. the rest being
paid to the wage sarncrs In the G. +.
a I. plant st Pueblo.
The comptroller OF the currency at
Washington has approved the appllca-
ton for permission 20 organize the
Citizens National Bank at Glcnwood
Springs, with n capital OF $4,000. by
the following named incorporItors: II.
r. Nar;cr. II. q. Hammorick. Frank
Walter. George Edlnscr. George Iulc
and l.. G. Drach.
The Victor Fuel Company. which
owns and operates the coal mines ut
Chandler. six miles south of Canon
City, and which has been employing
negro coal miners. has changed Its sys-
TEN and within the past few days has
discharged all OF the colorcd miners.
furnishing them transportation TO their
former homes In Missouri and Tcnnes-
see. The company has secured miners
from among the people In the vicinity.
A Louisville. Kentucky. dispatch
says that Father John II. Cushing de-
nies the story emanating from Denver
that he had been ordered TO Gethse-
name. there to remain practically
prisoner for life, because OF his long
fight upon Bishop Maz. Father Cush-
ing saws he has been sent In retreat at
the Trappist monastery for month or
loss BY Archbishop Falconio. and i'm
mediately thereafter will return to his
, diocese In Denver.
Joseph Scott, the smelterman who
was sentenced to sixty days In the Den
yer county Jail by Judge Dixon for
contempt of court in violating an In
junction issued against the union. has
been remanded to the county jail by
Judge Mullins. who decided that he had
no Jurisdiction on n writ of habeas cor
pus in case where the prisoner was
sentenced by another Judge in the same
court. Scott seems likely to serve out
his full sentence.
The Galveston Business Mems
League is urging Mayor Wright OF
Denver to aid in big celebration of
the arrival OF the cruiser Denver in
the Galveston port few months hence.
The league Is also urging the navy de-
partment to defer the presentation of
the silver service and toll bell by Dem
yer until the vessel arrives at Calves
ton. The Texans desire to arrange n
celebration that may be attended
largely by people of all the mountain
states.
Under date of August 29th the Dem
yer News Rocky Ford correspondent
says: The cantaioupe shipping season
has begun in earliest, and the prices so
far received break the record. The first
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