Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-04-07
WESTERN NOTES.

war ut Victor.
The Colorado Northwestern road will
push on to Eldora at once.
A war against saloon keepers is
being wngcd Mt Canon City.
Mrs. d. Il. C. Brown OF Aspen died
mt Hot Springs, Arkansas, yesterday.
Work has been commenced on the
cycle path from Denver to Palmer
Lake.
Canon City capitalists are organizing
to build the electric road to Cripple
Greek.
Building permits issued ut Colorado
Springs during March aggregated over
$55,O00.
There was heavy fall OF snow over
the southern and western parts OF the
state on the :.rd.
Pueblo women are trying to induce
the city government to keep the streets
In better condition.
Mayor Lewis of Manitou has sued
the Colorado Springs Gazette for S1O,-
600 damages for libel.
Sisters OF charity have bought the
Hotel iampa Mt Glcnwood and Will
convert 1t into n hospital.
A stnge coach on the road to Eldorn
was upset and the passengers badly
shaken up the other day.
a special session OF the Colorado
Legislature Is suggested for the pur-
pose OF approprlating war funds.
The Senate has confirmed Martha c.
Brown as receiver and G. i. IIamlin
ns register Of the Gunnison land office.
Bank clcarings Mt Denver during the
first week In March showed nn in
crease OF 10 per cent. over those OF last
year.
ColOrado's delegation in Congress Is
receiving many offers from their con-
stituents to enlist In defense OF the
country.
The balloon and signal service ap-
pnratus belonging To the department OF
the Colorado has been shipped to the
scaboard.
Benjamin +. Klcc, former adJutant
general OF Colorado, and others are,
with the approval OF Governor Adams.
recruiting regiment of select Colo
RADIO volunteers for service against
Spain. Five hundred men have been
enrolled.
Mrs. Cooper, wife of Ex-Governor
Job \. Cooper, has taken the worst
girl from the State Industrial School
into her home. This girl. Irene Goss,
has been the leader In nearly all the
outbreaks nt the school. Mrs. Cooper
is president of the Board OF Control OF
the institution.
1t is stated ny the companies con-
ttn hn
plains that the water supply this sum
mcr will be sufficient to raise good
crops. even If the precipitation Is not
materially added to. In any event IL
the farmers fear a scarcity they should
use extra diligence III getting their
crops In early and by the use of what
ever water can be obtained good crops
may be secured.
The Denver Chamber OF Commerce
has decided upon a plan to advertise
Colorado and Denver. which. If given
the proper support by the citizens. the
chamber believes will do more to bring
1t before the world than anything yet
tried. Under instructions from the
board of directors 100000 pamphlets
have been printed and these will be
sent all over the world. and in n man
ner that will attract attention and ac-
cOHlpNsn results.
Considerable excitement exists on ac-
count of the arrest at Las Cruces. New
Mexico, of william McNcw and Will
liam Carr upon bench warrants issued
by the district judge based upon COM
plain; charging them with the murder
OF Albert J. Fountain on February I,
1896. Warrants are also out for two
other men charged with the same
crime. and posse left Monday after
noon for the Sacramento mountains to
serve the same.
During the last teachers cSamnu-
tiOns throughout the state number
of the women teachers who were being
examined for higher grade certificates
refused to tell how old they were. The
county superintendcnts did not know
how to make the teachers tell If they
did not want to, so they referred the
matter to Mrs. Mary Holland Kin
knid. acting superintendent of public
instruction during the illness Of Pro-
rcssOr Patton. Mrs. Kinkaid referred
1t to the attorney general. He decides
hat the candidates must simply state
that they are IS years of age or over.
Fountain and son. who were en- route
to n distant county from Las Cruces.
disappeared. and rs the abandoned
wagon and horses were found 1t was
reported that the colonel and his little
boy were murdered by cow rustlers.
whom he had prosecuted some before
md was instrumental in seeing two or
three of the gang in the pcnitentiary.
W. r. Thornton was then governor and
he persuaded Pat Garrett, the slayer
If BILLY, the Kid to ac-
ecpt the appointment OF shcr-
if of Dona Ana county, In the
hope that he might ferret out and ar
rest the murderers. Sheriff Garrett re-
moved to Las Cruces from Lincoln
county and has steadily worked on
clues. On the Bird very early in the
morning Sheriff Garrett and Deputy
Meadows arrested Billy McNcw and
IIIIu Curr rlnrnnl with tho Inurlln,.