Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-09-12
COLORADO CONDENSED.

through the state ''lncog"
Loveland entertained big party OF
Denver excursionists last Sunday by
the aid of a corn roast.
Director Preston of the mint has been
recalled to Washington.
Aspen's saloons are required to shut
up at midnight, but the gambling rooms
run wide open till morning.
Captain Cox and her travelling band
Of Salvation Army soldiers held success
full meetings in Boulder last week.
Francis Murphy has been holding very
successful temperance meetings at Du-
range. A large number have signed the
pledge.
Willie Scureman, 14-year-old Den
yer boy, arrested at Idaho Springs for
horse stealing, set the jail afire and
narrowly escaped death.
The creamery at MOntrOse, In the I'm
compahgre Valley, burned last week
and the fire is charged to incendiarism,
1t is not likely that the establishment
will be rebuilt by its late owner.
Director Preston, who has been In
Denver to select a site for the new mint,
has made his decision, which must be
ratified by Secretary Carlisle before 1t
is published.
Stockmen in the northeastern part of
the state recently detected the theft of
number of cows and calves by Ne
braska man whom they expect to be
able to arrest.
Quite number of men have been ar
rested at Denver for breaking the Holly
law which seeks to protect girls by rails
ing the age of consent to 1S years. A
case will be made in the courts.
The will of General Charles Adams
provides that after the death of his
wife the home place at Manitou is to 20
to the Masonic bodies of the state, to
be used as a home and sanitarium.
Mrs. A. X. Chamberln, of Cripple
Greek, made a frantic effort to kill her
husband, first with revolver, and again
with an ak last Friday. She was un-
successful, but her attempts were pro-
ductive of excitement and consterna-
tion.
The secretary of state has paid over 10
the state treasurer $2,975.6O. being the
collections for August. The statement
was made up as follows: Eighty-two
articles of incorporation, $2,472.5O; &c
certified copies OF instruments, $141 80;
so oaths and official bonds, S1OS; 81 GER
tiflcates of paid-up stock, $31; 21 certi-
f1cates of seal Impressions, $21; GS
brands, $1O2; miscellaneous, 5000.
The double drilling contest in Cripple
Creek was won by Freythey and Talon
of Butte, Montana, the distance made
in the granite being 35 1916 inches In
fifteen minutes. The other Montana
team, consisting of Burns and Campbell,
| met with mishap and only succeeded
In drilling thirty-two inches in the time
required. The second money was won
by Dwyer and O'Neill, who drilled thic-
ty-three inches. This is the first time
these men have ever drilled together.
A boy by the name of Michael Col
lins, whose home is in Pueblo, Colorado,
| while stealing ride an a Santa Fe
train, fell under the wheels near Thatch.
.er station, and was Instantly killed.
There were eight or ten boys in the
party, all of whom claim Pueblo as
| their home, and they are out on a
pleasure trip. They had been riding on
the bumpers and truss rods from Ia
Junta, and while pulling on the siding
at Thatcher, young Collins lost his hold
and fell on the rail and was cut in
two. The coroner, who was notified,
and went to the scene of the accident,
concluded that an inquest was unnec-
essary, as the accident was due to the
boys own carelessness.
Good growing weather has prevailed
generally during the past week, though
heavy rains have delayed harvest of hay
and grain in the San Luis Valley. In
the north central section grain harvest
is about completed and corn is growing
splendidly. The water supply is report
ed as running low. In the eastern bor-
der counties the hot, dry weather has
damaged the corn crop to such an ex-
tent that in some localities the crop is
reported a failure and is being cut for
fodder. Slight damage from hail, on
the Goth, is reported from the San Luis
valley. Favorable weather has pre-
vailed in the western section of the
state, and harvesting and threshing of
grain Is general.
County Assessor Irvine of FL Paso
has just completed the schedule show
ing the valuation of property In the
county assessed upon during the COM
ing year The total assessed valuation
this year is $11 ,514,O0O, an increase Of
about $15O,OOO over last year. Proper
ty in the outlying towns, like Manitou.
Colorado City, Green Mountain Falls
and elsewhere, has an assessed valua-
tion considerably lower than last year.
The increase in the railroad assessments
Is considerable and in the mines the val
uation to be assessed upon Is raised
from $195, 900 to 100000. The as
SCISSOR aims to get 20 per cent. of the
gross output of the mines upon which
to levy tax. This valuation was made
early in the year and there will be a
much larger valuation next year, as
many other mines will be shipping and
the gross output will be Increased.
The various oil companies operating
in the Florence oil field are getting
ready for an increased business next
winter. The United Oil company has
drilled number of new wells this sum-
mer, but has not added very materially
to its production, as many Of the holes
have been dry or small producers. This
company has a daily production of
about 800 barrels. The Rocky Noun
tain Oil company is running two strings
of tools and has drilled in q number of
new wells during the past six months.
This company several weeks ago leased
the Griffith well, a 1OO-barrel day
producer, which with the new wells
drilled themselves adds a good deal Of
oil to the company's new production.
The Florence Oil and Refining com
pany, which has not done any drilling
for a year. is getting ready to resume.
The Chicago company, a new company
formed last month, is maturing its plans
for the commencement of business.
The company has 1000 acres of oil land
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