Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-31


ia to La Junta, wins the admiration Of
all Santa Fe passengers. And, let it be
remembered, that Rocky Ford is the me-
tropolis Of this, the finest farming section
in all southern Colorado. Factl
The increase of lynching in Kansas
is easily accounted for. The highest
murder is imprisonment for life. Let the
state board OF pardons alone for while
and Colorado will get there Chieftain.
Strong efforts are being put forth to
secure the establishment Of coinage
mint at Denver. It should be done. It
is not good business sense to ship the
gold bars to Philadelphia and then re-
turn the money by express to pay for
them at another big expense.
Colorado might as we'll repeal it's
capital punishment law, as it is practic-
ally dead statute. The death sentences
OF two red-handed, brutal murderers
were, on Friday last, commuted to life
imprisonment. Gov. Waite's board of
pardons has become great encourager
Items gathered on a trip with Irriga-
ton Supt. Matthews, and 1ady's account
of the ball at Rourke's could have ap-
peared this week only in condensed form,
hence 'tis better that they go over to
oration day will not demand our col
umns.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, the noted Re-
publican oratoress, will probably speak
in Rocky Ford early in June, the date
a w. @. T. q. worker but was too strong
q partisan to remain with that organiza-
ton. She is a very able and eloquent
talker and will doubtless have large
audience.
Yesterday and last night the Arkan-
sas valley was visited by an old-fashion.
and gully-washer. The desires Of our
ranchmen for water are now satisfied and
they are willing for the rain to cease.
Excellent grass on the range is now as
sured. The rainfall has been 90 great as
to cause several washouts on the Santa
Fe, stopping all trains last night. The
business portion of Pueblo is reported
badly flooded. The north end Of the
Rocky Ford wagon bridge wss carried
away this morning, with q prospect that
the whole structure would go before the
rapidly rising flood.
Cleo. A.Kilgore, of La Junta, informs
us that several sufferers from consump-
tion, who have this season come to this
portion Of the Arkansas valley through
the influence Of the Invalid Aid Society
Of Boston, have been immensely bene-
fitted. No section Of the west offers
lung trouble. Removal here is panacea
for pulmonary complaints except in the
last stages.
in its present shape the tariff bill
has little resemblance to the original
Wilson bill; there is much Of legislstion
in it favoring special interests and the re-
suits were brought about by concessions
forced from the old free trade coterie on
southern senators by the representatives
of northern states. The southern free
trade element was forced to make these
concessions in order to obtain the neces-
sary vote to pass the bill through the
senate.
The La Junta Advertiser Forum
shows familiarity with the political sit
uation in this judicial district which il
ont Of harmony with it's acquaintance
with the names Of the various candidates
for judge. Judge "Wecks' would doubt
less like to set down on the A-F. for such
ignorance Of the photography Of the name
Of leading aspirant for judicial honors,
and the candidate "Cotter" to whom the
AT. refers is probably Attorney Coulter,
Of Pueblo. Such is fame.
If the idle industrials have right to
demand transportation on their fools er-
rand" to Washington, and denied this, to
take trains by force, then what of the
right Of other citizens to the same? Here
are the farmers, par excellence the indus
trial class, who have their grain and
stock to convey to tho market. Why
may they not band together and take a
train for the transportation of their pro
ducts? Certainly their claims are fully
as great as the class who are committing
this felony? Yes, far greater as their
errand would be beneficial, the other a
ioss-s menace.--Walscnburg World.