Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-04-13

Denver people are discussing the ad.
Visibility Of slaughtering the English
sparrows.
Governor Thomas has appointed
James I. Smith Of I.eadville to be Ia
Dor commissioner.
A complimentary dinner was ten
dered Senator Francis z. Warren oy
the citizens Of Cheyenne last week.
The Colorado & Southern is building
hotels at BaIley's and Slaghts in Platte
canon for the benefit Of summer tour
lists. Il ~.
The trouble between the Colorado 4
Southern Railway Company and ns
telegraphers Is in u fair way 10 De
settled. tr.I. fN
Albert Creek, who has been in jail AZ
Canon City charged with killing MS
father, has escaped twice, but mas oeen
recaptured both times.
Reports are In circulation that the
Missouri Pacific, Rock Island ana HI
nois Central are planning to build To
the coast by way Of Denver. IL
The District Court Of Arapahoe
county has decided that owners OF
property must file their schedule OF
property with the assessor according
to law.
The Santa Fe city council has voted
to nsk President Mckinley to give to
the city the abandoned Fort Marcy
reservation Of seventeen and onc-haif
acres for school purposes. r
Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens. national
president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. Is soon to Visit
Colorado. She will speak In Denver
April "a and 25. For nearly twenty
years she has been elected to the pres
ldency Of the Maine union without one
ballot for any other candidate.
William Hall, the murderer Of T. @.
Grump. has been found guilty Of mur
der In the first degree, and Will be
hanged at Santa Fe. The date OF r,.S exc
cution Inns not been set yet. Ineo.
Wick. who shot and killed his guardian,
DIR. Parish, last winter In Roswell, re-
ceived a sentence OF eighteen years III
the penitentiary. a..
The disbursement Of the state boun-
ty on wolves and coyotes under the
lately enacted Wyoming law and ap-
preparation has just begun. The nppro-
priation for two years wns S20,ooo. Inc
4 old appropriation having been exhaust
ed for three months, the presentation
of great number OF scalps accuthu-
lated in the interim Ii expected.
Commissioner Hermann says that
sheep grazing on the forest reserves
will be permitted in the southern part
of Wyoming and in Colorado and New
Mexico. In Colorado and New Mexico
the reserves have already been thrown
open. In Wyoming they will be OPEN
ed next week. Grazing will be re-
stricted to 100000 head Of sheep on
each reservation.
Chester L. Ainsworth. deputy sher-
ifr of Cochise county, Arizona, and
brother Of Charles f. Ainsworth, attor.
ney general of Arizona. was killed and
Edward Moore, young COW boy, was
mortally wounded Saturday Mt Will
gus, In the Chiracahua mountains
They were killed by the Halderman
brothers, whom the murdered men
were trying to arrest.
The citizens Of Loveland nre max
ing strenuous effort to secure at that
place the establishment of beet sugar
n factory. At present they nre endeavor-
n ing to raise bonus in consideration OF
4 which company Of capitalists stands
ready to nut in the plant. This con-
sists of $4,000 in cash and 1900 acres
of land within six miles of Lovelnnd.
Should this be proffered the company
pledges itself to put up n 100000
plant and operate 1t. 1t Is understood
4 land have been pledged.
The Union Pacific gravel mine at
sherman has been placed in charge of
e. p, Edwards of Illinois. 1t Is the In
tentIon to commence work shipping
gravel at once Two steam shovels and
Il n large force Of men will be employed
in the work. The shipments will ag-
Cregate 5000 tons per day during the
entire summer season. A rotary plow
is now clearing the gravel pits of snow
and ice, and shipments OF gravel Will
comence in a few days. The shipments
of gravel from Sherman will cause the
employment OF several additional train
crews. =.
The Denver superintendent of the
Pullman Palace Car company has re
ceiyed word that the proposed reduc-
tions in berth rates will take effect on
April 10. The reduction will affect the
country from New York to San Fran
cisco and throughout the south. From
Denver to Ogden the former rate was
So; it will be 81. State rooms Will be
reduced from $14 to $11.5O, and draw
ing rooms from S1S to S14. From Den
yer to Oakland the berth rate of S11
will he cut to $3.50, and drawing rooms
from $40 to S3i. Similar reductions
will be made on the. lines to the east.
An official in close touch with the
4 Colorado & Southern railroad recently
stated that there would be develop
ments by that company in Wyoming
within ten days which would be of
great Importance to the industrial de-
velopment of the state. The reference
was undoubtedly to the early COM
mencement of the Hartviile spur.
With the building Of that spur and the
daily shipment of 600 tons of iron ore
nm era Of prosperity for the Cheyennea
& Northern road will begin. 1t VIII
also mean employment for 600 nen at