Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-22
Colorado Notos.


Grand Junction Is to have telephone sys-
Bessemer and Pueblo have voted to con-
| solidate.
Homer B. Snyder has been appointed post
master at Manitou.
Two-thirds of the registered voters at La
Junta are women.
Highlands has refused to annex to Denver
by a vote Of 2G5 to 400.
Ollie Gore shot and killed T. A. Plummcr
at Victor on tho 18th. The trouble arose
over woman.
The Supreme Court has appointed W. l..
Hartman as public trustee for Pueblo county
| under the new law.
The employees OF the San Juan smetcr at
Durango have accepted the cut OF 10 per cent
without complaint.
Chief Kellogg has resigned from the Dem
yer police force and Lieutenant Stone has
| been appointed by the old board.
The city water works at Greeley arc being
improved by the addition Of new pump with
u capacity Of 500, 600 gallons daily.
meeting will be held at salida May 7th
and Sth for the purpose Of organizing Colo
RADIO State Sportsmen's Association.
A Denver druggist, J. A. Bailey, Has sold
over eight hundred dollars worth Of fancy
poultry stock md eggs. His fayoritc are
Brown Leghorns.
The sheep men are beginning to realize
place for them and are fast Withdrawing
their Hocks, while the settlers are organized
| against any new comers.
The first Raymond and Whitcomb cxcur-
| sion Of the season reached Manitou early on
| the l4th over the Midland. Tho party num-
bers 120, eastbound from California, and
were entertained at the CHI and Barker.
John &. Graham, son Of 8. 8. Graham OF
Durango, as principal and Howell Givens,
son of c. w. Givens OF Alamosa, as alternate,
D I..-.. -. D. n-lI
for the cadetship at the naval academy.
A Prowers county ranchman, living near
the west line Of the county, reports that .
| few days ago he saw pack of six coyotes
pursued by two eagles, which repeatedly at
lacked the animals and finally succeeded In
dispatching one OF them.
The prize fight between Dave Reese and
| William Irwin for a $40O purse, which was an
nounced to lake place at Lcadville April z,
| must be fought outside Of Lake county. Sher-
| III Leslie informed the parties concerned that
under no conditions would he allow any prize
| fighting In this county. 1t is now understood
that the fight is likely to occur In Eagle coun-
ty.
| Governor Waite has appointed the follow
| ing delegates to the Interstate Irrigation
Congress at Omaha, March 1928: J. G. Hig-
ley, Hardin; X. q. Fulford Fleming; J. z.
spiers, Wray; NJ. &. King, Sterling; l.. G.
Carpenter, Fort Collins; D. J. Hasty, Lamar;
II. II. Sweetland, Brush; A. l.. Pearson, Ak
ron; Wash. Cushmar, Longmont; James A.
Fenlon, Fort Crawford; J. F. Roche, Hardin.
The weather bureau reports that February
was an unusually cold month"; the average
temperature being degrees below tho nor
NAL. Over the northwestern part Of the state
| and over narrow strip OF country from Las
Animas county northward through Lincoln
! and Ell Paso counties, the deficiencies ranged
from 10 to IL degrees. The highest monthly
| mean were 80 at Grand Junction and River
Bend; lowest at Gunnison.
The people In the vicinity Of Fort Collins
are intent on finding petroleum. The En-
press says: The first oil strata has now been
reached at three different points In this coun-
ty. North nine miles from Fort Collins on
the Neuschultz farm, at a depth Of about 800
| feet; east near Windsor at depth OF about
| 100 feet, and south on Judge Haynes farm at
| depth Of 100 feet. The Seuschultz we'll Is
down 500 feet and Will be put down deeper as
| soon the new wire cable is received.
Denver storekeepcr named Harris had
marvellous escape from being killed by rob-
| ber the other day. The robber entered Har-
| ris' store and ordered him to deliver his cash.
Before he could comply the hold-up fired at
his heart and fed. Harris thought for a
while that he was dead, but discovered later
that he was not. The bullet struck gold
medal and drove 1t through the vest aud
shirt and Into the flesh, but his life was thus
saved.
Eight hundred pounds Of giant powder was
Saturday. The detonation was terrific and
many people for miles around we're badly
| frightened, but no damage was done. The
explosion was heard at Garrison, thirty miles
away. The powder had been condemned as
dangerous. 1t bad been stored at several
| points In town. The fear of explosions In
| the city had been so much talked OF that II
| was decided to get rid OF the powder by
| blowing It up.
Judge Rucker in the District Court at Glen
wood discharged J. T. Mclean, president OF
and who was charged with receiving deposits
after his bank was insolvcut. His counsel,
A. n. Stevenson and Earl u. Cranston OF
Denver. held that the statute under which he
had been indicted had never legally becomes
law, producicz House journals showing that
although II had heen signed, " had never had
Its 1nsl passsgo By tho Seuets, Upon these
grounds She daieEianf wss alsshAl6eaI Toe
ssms dtiess, nay give freedom 10 BANKER
Robinson of eslida