Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-16
COLORADO CONDENSED.
Delta county Is to have new court

n new SoheVhaa'o' -
Golden.
A big wolf hunt Is to be held neal
I.ongmont on the lIth.
Boulder's new Masonic hall Will be
dedicated on January Both.
l.. A.. Watkins. an old.time resident
OF Denver. died on the llth.
Homer Dutton was killed on the 1lth
BY falling down Il well that he was
sinking near Elbert.
Max l.. Thrust OF Central City mas
died from the results of being inJureu
by the cars ut Florence.
Steve Rose was Instantly killed by
falling down the Brooklyn shaft In
Gllpin county Monday.
Robbers broke into the Plattevilie
creamery the other night ana carried
on $50 pounds OF butter.
A Lcadville Patrick Ryan pleaded
guilty OF murder In the second degree
for killing Charles Maynahan.
The farmers In the vicinity Of Steam
boat Springs are about to establish
cooperative store at that town.
Three boys, Will. coastlng at Glen
wood Springs. ran Into bob-sled anu
suffered broken ribs, legs and arms.
Active preparations are being made
for the next session OF the western
Slope Congress which Is to be held NJ
Delta.
Judge Harris ut Colorado Springs
has awarded Il onc-ilfth Interest IN the
Strong mine to the American Nation
al bank ut Denver.
Receiver Trumbull has gone to Chi
cago to confer with the Santa Fe OF
flclals and the rate trouble Will prob
ably be patched up.
A Chinaman named Fong Don eloped
with fourteen-year-old Chinese girl
from Denver the other day. They wer.
married ut Trinidad.
The Gumry hotel building Mt Denver
Is to be rebuilt pending the settlement
of litigation over the estate. 1t will be
used rs IA business block In the future.
The Colorado Mirror is the name OF
handsome new eight-pagc paper, pub
llshcd at Rocky Ford. 1t Is devoted tc
the fruit-growing industry and Is Is
sued monthly.
As n result OF the rate war between
the Gulf and the Santa Fe the Rio
Grandc went Into the fight and rates
to Cripple Creek We're reduced Frida!
to SI.25 from Denver.
Game Warden Gordon Land has sue
ceeded In convicting Bartholf, who IL
legally killed game In northwestern
Colorado. Twenty thousand pounds OF
Tcnison We're cOntiscateu'
Marion ]. Print. nm old miner al
I.eadville, was killed in the Eliza mine
by falling rock On the same day John
Mccormick was killed by falling dowr
the shaft OF the Forepaugh mine.
The Commercial group Of mines In
Saw Pit gulch. the property of A. $.
Blake, but bonded to George Craw'
ford. has been sold to n syndicate OF
wealthy New Workers for consideri.
ton of 100000.
Ben B. Taylor, oldest son Of C. L
Taylor, formerly president Of the Colo
RADIO Mining Stock Exchange, Is lying
at st. Lukc's hospital, paralyzed from
the waist down. expecting denth. Hs
was crushed ii Il mine In the Gunnison
district.
The county publishing of SedgwicB
ltT lNab btth "
| ii. C. McNew. editor of Grit. for the
| sum of 1-1000 of cent per folio
which will amount to about two and
one-hnlf cents for the years publish.
ing. The Scntincls bid was LOO OF
n cent per folio.
John DriscOl, pump man, While
working in the shaft of the Mammoth
mine at Central City. Slipped through
n trap door and fell distance OF
about forty-five feet. Fortunately
however, there was nEout six feet OF
of water in the pump at the time and
he was not seriously hurt.
A most cowardly and brutal murder
was committed on the Marshall Basin
trail. about n mile and half from Tel
luride Saturday night. George Bolton
was shot and killed by highwaymcr
as he was returning from town in com
pany with Ed. HUFF, The two had con
siderable money on their persons
Huff was robbed but not shot. There
was no clue to the murlcrcrs.
The state board of capitol managers
has decided that the marble tiling or
the floors of the capitol building shall
be of one color and nothing but white
marble will be used, with the exception
of the borders, which will be black
This is because white marble Is much
softer than black. and If both were
used the floor would in time become
irregular with wear.
State Treasurer Mulnix who object.
ed to the loco weed bounties In the
settlement of the deficiency claims, re
ferred his contention to the attorney
general, who stated that he was right
in the position he had taken. AS re
suit, it is probable that the loco weed
bounties will not be paid. AS to scalT
bounties, the treasurer states that he
is confident they are all right
Great excitement prevails at Boul
der over the gold strike reported n
Walkers ranch on South Boulder
creek, eight miles distant. 1t Is report
ed to be very rich strike and man!
miners and prospcctors have left fol-
the place. Several sacks of ore have
been shipped to the Chamberlain
Samplng works. and it is the same
| mineral belt rs that at Cottonwood.
On the 18th representatives of tn.
State Land Board sold large tract o
| land near Monte Vista. The proceeds
from the land bid in amounted to abou
100000. Part of the big tract brough
as high as $23.25 per acre. This wa!
exclusive of water rights and improve
mcnts. Attendance at the sale wa.
most encouraging and the bidding spir
tied all the way through. This is tn,
same land the previous sale of whicI
was declared off.
The three territorial delegates
| MeSSrs. Flynn of Oklahoma, Murphy ot