Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-25

President Gompers of the Federation
Of Labor is visiting Colorado.
Gilpin county has let contract for
new court house to cost $21,751.
James O'Neill was run over and
killed Mt Colorado Springs on the Goth.
The smelter hands at Denver are or
ganizing a union which Will affiliate
with the Western Federation of
Miners.
The jury in the case Of DR.. Condor,
who was on trial at Fairplay for the
killing of John Dewers ut Brecken-
Ridge, brought In verdict Of not guilty
and the prisoner was discharged.
James E. Dubois, late secretary OF
the State Board of Agriculture, COM
United suicide at his home In Fort
Collins on the 10Th. He was In Ill
health, due to brooding over the death
pf his wife.
Frank Harold. on trial at Greeley
charged with the murder Of Charles
D'Hara and his wife, went on the
btand and swore that O'Hara killed his
wife and then was killed by Harold In
kelf-defense.
The Cerrillos smelter was sold on the
2nd, un1er a Judgment for $4,000. in
Favor = Stephen Baldwin Of Detroit,
iieAlA The smelter has never been
bpesated, but 1t will be, unless the
melter trust buys 1t.
One Of the worst hailstorms in the
history Of that section visited Chey-
fnne last Saturday. Rain began fall
ng ut $50. but shortly changed to hail.
The stones were as large as English
walnuts, and were rs clear as crystal.
Several carloads OF machinery, in
tluding four large boilers of 100-horse-
power each, also three additional car
Dads OF rails for its electric road,
nave arrived In Boulder. The founda-
ion for the power house is completed
md brick masons are now at work.
Aiuch Of the surfacing has been COM
bleted, and as there are many ties on
band. the work Of track laying will be-
lin next week.
The will Of the late Byron L. Carr,
Formerly attorney general Of Colorado.
has been filed for probate with the
ouhty Judge Mt Boulder. He makes
bis wife his sole heir. to hold in trust
)he property for the benefit Of his son
Ind daughter, the latter the wife Of
captain l.. p. Mcclure. The estate
! valued mt $4,000, of which $4,000
S In cash In the bank, realized from a
arm lately sold, and $4,000 In life in
Purance.
The estimated wool clip Of Casper,
Nyo., and vicinity this year, Is 3.70O.-
poo pounds, which Is about 100000
bounds short of last years clip. The
(hortage is accounted for by the fact
hat this years wool IL much cleaner
han that OF last year. The quality Of
he wool put on the market this spring
bns never Deen better. With few ex-
cptions, It is very c.ean. and is long In
exture and staple. Prices have ranged
rom II to IL cents.
Official notice has been received nt
las Vegas from Lieutenant ]. ID. Car
er Of Prescott, Arizona, secretary Of
he Society of Rough Riders, to the
fleet that the first annual reunion will
e held In Las Vegas, June oath. Gov
rnor Roosevelt and stan will be pres
Mt. The Society of Rough Riders was
rgnnized last summer at Montauk
Point, New York. Just previous to the
busterIng out Of the Rough Riders,
bid Lieutenant Colonel Brodie Of Pres
BIT, Arizona, was chosen its president.
A dispatch from wardner, Idaho.
AVS: This. the third week since riots
ccurred Mt Wardner, ends with greatly
Improved prospects. OF 100 men d.
kctly Implicated in the affair, not one
kmnins with his former employer:
ptters from miners all over the West
"a being received making inquiries
garding the situation, and when once
becomes known that nil men who
in bring satisfactory letters as to
haracter and proficiency will receive
otection and employment, 1t Is prob
Bile the mines will soon fill up.
strange coincidence has occurred
,rinu the last week concerning two
rors in court at Las Vegas, New
exico. One, named Vidal BustOs,
eappenred and nothing was heard
om him until six days later. when
suddenly reappeared Mt his home.
q could give no account of his nc
pns. md on obtaining razor, killed
lmself by cutting his throat, after
mixing several Intellectual attempts
fith a penknife. Another juror, Juan
hdilla, while serving on the United
kate petit jury, suddenly lost his
ind, and wns taken to the territorial
< sane asylum.
An official of the Colorado & North
estern road says the line will no
bubt be extended to Eldora. There Is
question us to which is the most feas.
lie rout. Some Of the officials think
best to follow the present road to a
bint beyond Gold Hill station. md
len swing northwest over the headwa-
rs of Four Mile Creek. Others think
best to lenve the present track Mt
unset and take the old abandoned
radc to Sugar Loaf mountain, thence
estwnrd by the Washington Avenue
line, then over to Nederlnnd. AS
bon ms the most feasible route is de-
ded upon, work Will begin.
Near Longmont, on the 21st, Bryant
ewby. n prominent farmer, shot and
fobably fatality wounded Ben +.
atkins, also farmer and n neighbor
Newly. 1t seems that the difficulty
fose over water controversy. Cnlk-