Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-25
COLORADO CONDENSED.

State Engineer Sumner is advsrtis-
ing for bids to complete the artesian
well near Cortez.
The little son Of A. W. Anderson of
Boulder was drowned in an irrigatiug
ditch a few days ago.
A company has been organized to
build and equip a gas motor street car
line at Colorado Springs.
]. R. Messenger, while trying to stop
a runaway team at Aspen. was fear
fully injured n few days ago.
The District court Of Eagle county
has decided the county seat case In
favor Of the town of Eagle. The case
will be appealed. -,
The Jewish people Of Pueblo con-
template building n synagogue and ef-
forts are being made to secure pledges
for the salary of n rabbi to serve them
regularly hereafter.
The Tabor Opera House and Tabor
block Mt Denver are to be sold at auc-
tion to satisfy two mortgages upon
them, rs Mr.. Tabor has exhausted his
last legal resource to retain the title.
President Jeffery denies that the Rio
Grande road Is to make a connection
with the Atlantic & Pacific, but says
the track to Alamosa Is to be made
broad guage to accommodate the heavy
traffic.
G. G. Schleier OF Denver has agreed
to loan ex-senator Tabor $11,500 to
stnve of the sale, under trust deed, Of
his Tam O'shanter group Of mines at
Ashcroft.
The proposed road Is to be thirty-nve
miles long and its estimated cost will
amount to $4,000. About q third OF
this sum will be borne by the state and
the remainder by the counties In which
the road will run.
Fourteen empty freight cars were
smashed to flinders In a wreck that oc-
Cured near Frnnceville Junction. on
the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf rail.
road, close to midnight Saturday. No
one was injured.
Officers OF the Santa Fe company
deny that the Vulcan coal mine at New
castle has been abandoned. They say
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extinguished the fire II will be pumped
out. probably next fall.
Sandnoskus Kokubo. Japanese. was
among the graduates from the Univer.
sity Of Denvcr's theological college last
week. He II the FIRST Japanese to be
graduated from Colorado school and
II very promising student
The suit Of the people Of the state Of
Colorado against the bondsmen Of Al
bert Nance. cx-state treasurer, to re-
cover S25. 900 OF the states funds that
are tied up In the German National
hank. was decided Saturday in favor
Of the state by Judge Palmer.
All the prisoners held under suspicion
OF being connected with the Cripple
Greek postofiicc robbery including the
two clerks. have been discharged from
custody. when the case came up for
trial there was no evidence against
them.
Since the new system Of water works
has been In running order at Lamar.
there has been steady and substantial
Increase in the business until II Is now
paying running expenses and some
thing over towards the interest
charges.
It has been decided to advertise for
bids on n contract to construct . WI.
gon road from Ward. in Boulder coun.
ty. into the Middle Park district.
where II will strike the highway that
runs between Hot Sulphur Springs and
Grand Lake.
Major II. A. Eincaid Is once more In
command OF the Chaffcc Light Artil.
lcry. He resigned some months ago to
take the position on General Brooks
stnff as assistant Inspector general. but
he returned to the crack organization
n response to unanimous request
from the men.
The record meet at the Denver wheel
club track Monday morning was sue.
ccssful in Its intent, In that George
W. Card obtained the record for which
he had been preparing. He rode q
paced mile in I .4s 4-S. and took the am.
ateur worlds record for the distance.
held by Amos Il. Hughes Of that city.
Owing to complaints that a great
deal Of dove killing is going on In varl.
ous parts Of the state. Game Warden
Land has issued a notice setting forth
tiint the scason in which doves may be-
killed commences on July Is and ends
on October 1. The penalties for killing
these birds In tn, close season are
fine Of from S25 to $780, or from 30 to
90 days imprisonment. or both.
Otcro county has surplus Of $4,000
In Its treasury. Some Of the people
want the commissioners to 60 right
ahead and build n court house, while
others think that such a matter must be
left to a vote Of the people. The nt-
torney general has been asked for an
torney general having been asked for an
the money cannot be spent for that pur-
pose unless II was appropriated BY rcso-
luton at the time the annual tax levy
was made.
United States Senator n. o. wolcott
returned to Denver on the 18th. Tho
senator remained in the city for few
hours only. leaving. after shaking
a..s. ,.,tth . envv frlanda for hia