Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-03-11
wsaTERN NEWS NOTES.


creamery at Salida.
Additions have lately been made to the La
Junta railroad shops.
The Silver Republicans Of Denver have
nominated Judge e. T. Wells for mayor.
The Colorado Humane Society has as its
agent at Delta a young woman who does
not hesitate to prosecute cases that require
attention.
The Chamberlain Public sampiing Works
at Black Hawk were burned down on the
7th. The loss was nearly $4,000 They
will be rebuilt Immediately.
The infant daughter of Desmond Hayes,
living near Lafayette, died few days ago
Of poison which was put In the coffee. The
hired man. Walter Renni. Is charged with
attempting to kill the whole family, though
no reason Is known for 1t.
Unusually stringent measures are being
taken this year by the Santa Fe Railway
management to enforce the quarantine laws
against the transportation OF diseased we
stock on Its lines. Circulars have been is
sued Intended to aid the state and national
authorities In this particular These circu-
lars embody the United States and Colorado
quarantine regulations In full text, together
with instructions to agents.
John Martin. n miner formerly employed
on the Tom Boy, was seriously Injured
few days ago by being struck by an engine
and knocked of a trestle on the Rio Grande
Southern railway between Telluride and San
Miguel His right leg and arm were badly
broken and the bones shattered. together
with bodily injuries. Martin Is said to have
been intoxicated and asleep on the trcstle.
, and when he awoke was very slow In get
ting out Of the way of the train.
The Idaho House of Representatives, after
an exciting day session. filled with acrimo-
| nious debate. convicted Representative
JONES and practically convicted Represent
ative Perkins Of corruption In connection
with the election Of Senator Heitfeld. but
| without Furnishing either. II will be remem-
bered that JONES made affidavit that Per-
| kins paid him $50 and Representative Full
| Ter, now Heitfeld's private secretary. 800
to vote for Heitfeid.
A force of forty men and twenty teams Is
at work constructing nm outlet by which the
water In one Of the large storage reservoirs
| OF the Whentland Development Company
| can be utilized for Irrigation purposes. The
reservoir Is over 800 acres In extent, and Ia
!, Of natural formation, the water being con-
Quoted to 1t from the spring overflow of the
Laramie river and other streams. To make
an outlet by which the water can be con-
Quoted to the farms II Is necessary to tap
the reservoir with tunnel thirty feet under
| the surface.
Word comes from Washington that T. r..
Cntron. attorney for the Borregos. will en-
denvor. as soon ns the new attorney gen
eral Is installed, to have the celebrated case
reopencd In hopes that President Mckinley
may take issue with Cleveland's decision
and assume Jurisdiction and commute the
sentence. Mr.. Catron contends that murder
In the territories is crime against the 'sov-
ereignty" of the United States and relies
upon the position taken by President Arthur
and Attorney General brewster In a murder
case from New Mexico In 1882 to sustain
his point.
| The provision for the opening Of the I'm.
compnhgrc reservation In the Indian appro,
prlatIon bill. failed because President Cleve-
land refused to sign II, consequently the
lands nre not open to entry. Lieutenant
Colonel Randlett. acting United States In
dian agent at Fort Duchcsne. the headQuar
tcrs Of the uintah and Uncompnhgrc Indian
agency In Utah. teiegrnphcd the Indian bu.
| rcau that large numbers Of settlers had
gone on to the uncompabgre lands and
| taken up claims Much confusion has re-
| suited among the Indians and Agent Rand.
| lett asks that troops he furnished to move
the whites on. Secretary G. N. Bliss on the
9th sent to the war department a requisition
| for troops to proceed mt once to Fort Du-
chcsne to support the Indian agent there In
trouble growing out Of the failure to open
| the reserve. This was the first officlnl act
of the new secretary Of the Interior.
Receiver Frank Trnmbul has Just issued
| his report of the operations Of the Union Pa
cinc. Denver & Gulf Railway for 1895. The
| report shows 1906. i2l .3s placed to the credit
( Of the Income account. Less s4s. .sts.Oo. this
sum represents the net profit Of operating
| the road for 1895. The gross earnings for
the year were 81, 1O1. 1867. an Increase over
the previous year of o,o3o. or O33 per cent.
The operating expenses were 81, 2,337, ,s6i.5 80.
an increase over the previous year OF &2i.-
bsS.0S, or LOG per cent. The net earnings
over expenses were $763. .s5l.55. n decrease
as compared with the previous year Of &1A.-
| 355.Oi, or 1.s4 per cent. The surplus over
expenses and taxes was &00s. .2Os.13. a de.
| crease as compared with the previous year
| of $11. .0ss.G1. or 1.T0 per cent. When It Is
remembered that about 100000 was lost
through the heavy floods and washouts of
last July. the report is good one.
| A dispntch from Price. Utah. on the Sth
said: Early yesterday morning private dis.
| patches from Washington were received ut
| Fort Duchesne and Vernal saying that the
| bill providing for the opening of the I'm
! compahgre reservation had passed the
House and that President Cleveland had
signed 1t before midnight Immediately
| there was wild rush for the reservation.
and before noon there were 900 or 600 armed
men In possession Of the gilsonitc lands.
No official Information Of the opening OF the
| reservation had been received. and the par
ties were allowed 10 rcnluin uuutsturueu.
The rush for the reservation to-day sur
passed that of yesterday. 1t being more gen.
! orally thought TINT the land was for settle.
, mcnt, and every foot Of land known to con.
tain gilsonite Is now occupied by nm armed
man. The Indians are greatly excited and
unless the parties are elected from their
lands shortly. trouble Is looked for.
An opinion handed down by Justice Thom-
son In the Court Of Appeals yesterday re-
ycrscd the District Courts Judgment requir-
Ing Frederick NJ. Smutzcr to pay his d.
vorced wife. Emma o. NJ. Stimson, $50
month during the natural term Of her llfe In
lieu of alimony. Smutzer is nm insurance
agent of this city. and his divorcee Is now
| the wife of General r. X. Stimson. In
| February, 1894. Smutzer and his then wife
| entered Into n contract whereby she agreed
| not TO fight his pending suit for divorce on
his agreeing to nay her $50 month while
she lived. After he had secured his divorce
| Smutzer failed to live up to his side OF the
contract The divorcee brought suit In the
local District Court and was awarded judg-
| ment in the full amount claimed by her.
| This Judgment the Court Of Appeals sets
| aside on the ground that the contract en-
| tered into between the parties was Illegal,
null and void. Says the opinion: "lt Is true
| TINT under our law marriage Is civil con-
| tract: but 1t differs from all other contracts
| In that when It Ia once entered Into 1t can
| not be annuled Mt the pleasure of the par
| ties When the marriage relation has been
| mt ~ ho nOI-