Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-03-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.

An epidemic of black measles is reported
from Parachute.
Milwaukee parties expect to buy and op-
crate the Boulder brewery.
Walsenburg has inaugurnted II campaign |
for the city ownership of water.
Rev. Passmore has been enjoined from
preaching in the church at Parachute.
Six prisoners sawed their way out of the
guard house at Fort Logan few days ago. |
SalIda has the full amount of stock
pledged for a creamery of large proper |
tions.
Fort Collins has n new fire alarm whistle,
so noisy that 1t scares the citizens into hys- |
terics
Rev. George Il. vosburgh, DID,. has en-.
tered upon his pastorate at the First Bap-
tlst Church, Denver.
AS result of the ending of the Leadville
strike, Governor Adams. on the 10th, or
dcred the remainder of the militia to re- |
turn home. |
Range horses are picking up In value. a
carload OF unbrokcn bronchos at Fort Lup' |
ton lately. just they We're driven In from
the range, brought $50 head.
officers of the State Board Of Land Com
missioners have discovered that lcssecs of
coal lands in the vicinity OF Durango have
failed for several years to turn over to the
State the royalty of ten per cent. that the
law requires.
+. II. Brandcnburg. who is director OF the
Weather Bureau at Denver, has Issued
timely report showing the amount OF snow
fail In the mountains Of Colorado during
last winter. for the information.of farmers.
The report, with the accompanying table.
shows the snowfall up to March l was
heavier than the average.
Roscoe Rasmussen. n miner employed at
the Carson City mine on Straub mountain.
Victor. met with a painful accident The
staging at the top of the shaft upon which
he was standing gave way and he was pre-
cipltatcd to the bottom. n distance OF sev.
enty-hve feet. sustaining serious Internal
injuries and fracturing both ankles There
Is six feet of water In the bottom OF the
shaft. and to this the man owes his escape
from instant death.
The Union Pacific. Denver Gulf rail-
road will carry Pacific express cars on It's
regular passenger trains. beginning win
the LIST Of April. when the contract Win
the Denver n Rio Grandc Express Com
pnny expires. This change has been adopt
ci by Receiver Frank Trumbuli after ma.
iure deI'beration. and 1t Indicates still
more aggressive policy upon the part OF the
Gulf In competing for business with other
energetic railroad systems.
The Midland road has i've new engines
that are strong enough to haul trains up
tts IHs~ without tue VI H''F''' so
heretofore. The grades through Ute Pass
are very steep and the curves sharp. Al
some places the line asccnis Mt the rate OF
about 80 feet To the mile. 1t has always
been found necessary In the past to employ
two locomotives from Colorado city to d.
vide upon regular passenger trains Inc
new locomotives climb the grades with the
greatest OF clse.
Commander French. Of the soldiers ana
Sailors Home. Mt Monte Vista. few days
ago made report to President linrbottle. OF
the Soldiers and Sailors Hon" cominis-
sion. setting forth that the prevailing IN
clement weather Is seriously affecting the
veterans under his care. on sunday last
two soldiers died. Three others are now In
n dying condition. aud the hospital Is full.
The Colorado Catholic has called attention
10 the report that three Catholic veterans
who died ut the home were buried without
the services OF u priest.
The high schools Of LcndvIiie nni Aspen
met on the 18th In friendly orntoricai
contest at Lcadviiic. A picked team from
each school had been chosen for the contest.
which consisted Of rccitations, dcciama'
tions. oratIons and debate. The A-pcnitcs
won the dcclamntio and the debate. while
Lcadyillc won the recitntions and the ora
,ions. In summing M the points. Lead
willie was found to have i3.il and Aspen
I525 thus giving the victory to Lcndviilc.
AT the conclusion OF the contest " r't'PNioh
was rendered the visitors from Aspen.
For months u band Of seventeen elk have
been feeding In the high ranges above
Spring Gulcl near Glcnwood. and by de
rrces the heavy SHOWS have forced the
animals down the mountains until they
arrived In the valley adjacent to Spring
Gulch. last Saturday. Italian miners, work
Ing at the Spring Gulch coal mines, We're
nppriscd Of this fact. and on Sunday
% ham lpl the hgrI. drove
them into the deep snow Of rulch. and
slaughtered the entire band. taking hides,
horns and meat to their cabins. where tbey
are openly drying or otherwise curing tue
meat. The people In the vicinity are IN
dignnnt about It. and the Italians may be
prosecuted.
The coal miners strike at Baldwin ns.
sumed n serious phase on the 18th. and a
long shutdown Il expected unless the min
crs withdraw their demands and return to
work The strike caused the laying on OF
every agent and scctlonmnn between Bucna
Vista aud baldwin. The South Park cS-
p.ndci 5000 In opening the tunnel after
the recent snow blockade, and only hauled
ont forty ears Of coal before the strike took
Mace This destroyed their business. and
II IL now thought best tn abandon this end
Of the line until the strike IL settled. Two
men will he kept ut Alpine to prevent Ice
from accommodating In the tunnel. II Is
learned that the men are growing restless,
none Of them having any money and hnv.
In. no outside union to support them finnn-
cinlIy A large majority desire to return
to work on the old schedule. but the agi-
tptors hold sway. as Is usual In such cases
II no change occurs soon. many Will have
to leave. as. they will lie In actual want.
The business men Of Guunison already feel
the depression. as large share OF the
miners money worked into local channels
The trustees of the boulevard conEregn
tinnnl Church. at Denver, have secured n
rclensc from the Congregational Church
UuIIding Society. uG New York, 4 decree
was handed down In the District Court 10y
Judge LcFcvrc freeing the boulevard
Church from the obligation to pay si.3GI |
when the nrtunl debt represented by the
mortgage was hut Si2S.G2 The court ruled |
that a mort gage In excess NJ the amount
loaned l. illegal. and that by tn" payment
Of the sum actually borrowed the church |
stands released from the lien Of the Church |
nullding Society Whenever the huildlng
society has aided new churches II has been
It's custom to include In Its mortgage the
amounts contributed to the church from
other sources. for the purpose Of preventing
the future seuucstrntlpn OF the property to
others than the Congrcgntionallsts.. No
interest has been required on these mort. |
vnyps and the system has generally prnyyu |