Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05
COLORADO CONDENSED.

During the past year the Associated
Charities of Denver distributed $2O,.
600 to the poor.
General Francis J. Marshall died at
Denver on the oath. He was at one
time governor of Kansas.
An association of water consumers
has been formed at Denver to fight the,
rates submitted by the company.
The Denver Athletics defeated the
Butte football team OH the 23rd after
hot game. The score was II to q.
The Denver Union Water company
has announced new schedule of ratef
which is a horizontal cut of fifteen per
cent on sprinkling and twenty per cent.
on other items. 1t will probably be ac-
cepted by the city.
There was n public Choking contest"
In one of the variety theaters in Den
yer few nights ago which was per-
mitted by the police. Mayor McMur-
ray has taken action by having the Of
tenders arrested.
Mr.. Coggeshall of the state engineers
office says the largest amount of rain
during the past season has increased
the amount of water In the streams to
large degree. The reservoirs are all
full and will give the farmers good
start next year. He thinks there will
be no lack of water next season, even
without the reservoirs.
The X. Y. ranch, consisting of about
4,5O0 acres of choice valley land, has
been sold to a syndicate from Bloom.
ington, Illinois. This ranch has been
owned by Fred. Harvey for many years
and has been one of the most successful
In the Arkansas Valley. The large
herds of cattle are to be sold and the
land broken up into forty-acre tracts
for settlers. The ranch has a private
ditch, with full capacity to irrigate the
the entire ranch. The price paid was
about 100000.
AS soon as the weather will permit,
Water Commissioner Reed will COM
mence the construction of another reser-
voir for the use Of the citizens of Long
mont. The new reservoir will be built
near the old one and will be 140xG5 feet
and II feet deep, and inclosed with n
corrugated iron roof. The growth OF
Longmont since the construction of th,
old reservoir has been such that the
town board has considered it advisable
to build the second one so that the peO-
pie may have sufficient water In the
summer for sprinkling purposes, 1t be.
Ing apparent that the present one would
not be sufficient to meet the demand.
Judge Harris of El Paso County has
handed down his decision in the suit Of
the Midland Terminal Railroad Com
pany vs.. the Town of Victor. The road
was intending to build Its track so that
1t would not take in the town, but the
town board offered to vote $2,5OO in
bonds to them. This was accepted by
the company and they spent $4,000
In making switch. The next town
board declared that the bonds were not
legal and that the board had not Sc
cured a right Of way. Under instruc-
tions the town marshal tore up the
track and the road got an Injunction.
Judge Harris decided In favor Of the
railroad company and the matter Of tho
validity of the bonds he thought was
subordinate matter. The town will ap-
peal.
The authorities, after n weeks per-
sistent work, have succeeded In clearing
up the mystery surrounding the killing
of Merchant Policeman John Solomon
Mt Trinidad, and now have all the al
legged guilty parties In jail. After con-
siderable hard work the district attor-
ney got confession from "Kid' Holt,
one of the men arrested on the night Of
the murder. He has made a complete
exposure of the plot, which was con-
cocted for the purpose of robbing the
Horse Shoe gambling rooms, and
which ended in the killing of the officer.
According to Holt the plot was hatcled
in the county Jail by Leandro Martinez
ADDE'S who killed Charles Allen and af-
forwards gave the officers SO much
trouble before they were finally cap
tured.
President Jeffery of the Denver &
been placed for $50 thirty-ton freight
cars, standard gauge, delivery to COM
mence in thirty days and be completed
in sixty days. The Madison Car Com
pany captured the contract for $50 and
the Ohio Car Company for 200. This
is about the largest order for new cars
that has been placed by any of tho
Western roads since the panic, and 1t Is
taken us an indication that the tide of
prosperity Colorado is now enjoying
is thought by railroad managers to be
sure to continue ut flood for n long
time to come. 1t is only few weeks
since the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf
ordered several-hundred new cars, and
1t is understood that the Midland ter
minal will shortly place orders for both
passenger and freight cars, as well as
locomotives for its line.
Work upon the Leadville Ice Palace
is being carried on rapidly. Fifteen
million tons of ice, or enough to build al
wall one foot thick and six feet high
about the entire city, will be used to
put up the palace. The grandest effect
of mnssing clusters Of electric lights,
and displays of Illuminated colored Ice
will be made at the main entrance on
West Eighth Street. The grand stair
way will be m elaborate affair." and on
one Of the pedestals a large statue rep
resenting Leadville will be placed.
There will also be grand statue of the
Goddess of Liberty. Eighteen teams
are at present being used to haul Ice
to the grounds and night force is Mt
work. The Ice blocks are being laid
one upon the other, the same as II they
were of stone, water being used upon
the gaps instead of mortar. The water
used is almost boiling hot, and freezes
much quicker than cold water. The
blocks MS they are frozen together be-
come n wall Of solid ice. A big tobog-
gan slide is also to be built.
The secretary of state is receiving large
fees on new interpretations.
A telegram was received at the office
of the state treasurer Saturday from
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