Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-07-20
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

UEuktns
The Cripple Creek miners CAV" ".
J. Bryan a warm reception un the llth.
Railroads in Srbrnskn. according To
adric"s received In Denver. nr. press
"d for ears TO move the grain In the
state. Agents Of the roads Ia Denver
hhv" rCcivcd orders To hasten the I'M
loading ana return Of carr 10 that
city.
The June report Of the Rio Grnnic
Southern nnd that for the fiscal year
has hccn issued. The June rrpOrt
shows iccrFs" In rrcripts below
those Of Ill" two preceding years. I'll"
IMPORT for the fiscal year shows bl:
Increase la earnings.
In the land contest Of ". W. Hui
ingS W. TOwnSiI- uf Ward. Colorado.
the secretary Of the Interior to-day nf'
nrmc,l ;..c land office decision Ia 81 FAR
nv II directed the rejection uf llullnIs'
protest against allowing til" tnwnsii"
application, The commissioner Is il-
r"Cic'i. however. In "NClud" from ia"
iowHsii" patent nil iTuCIs applied for
by II, but patented To other parties.
The working time Of the employees 1f
the Union Pacific shops nj 'h"y"nn"
aud Nv" days u"F week tn fnrty-nVc
hours. Nv" nnd nn"-ialf days. Here
infUn I'll" shop men have worked nvc
rIghi.hour days I'cr week and the In
erase. which gives them nine huGrs
work pCr day nni lInlf uI Saturday i
hailed with delight Tie inCgCnsc nf'
frCiE 80 mrn.
Mrs. Mary Preston SlUssnn. n rrn'iu.
ate ~ Nassnr. nnd wife uf on" nf the
professors Hf the State University nt
Laramie. has br"!I appointed chaplain
OF the stat" rrriiCuilHry nt Laramie.
/ Mrs. Slussun IL u member nf I'll" l'rrs'
byirTiau church aud i nu active Chris.
ilan worker. Her work among the
prisoners during the past few months
has demonstrated her ability to Ill the
| position anh the appointment Is salts.
factory to everybody.
The Iyrndyiii" gamblers have won
| their rus" Ia tile Supreme Court nnd
| .iui.r Frank Ow"rs uf the Lake cnur'
Is district Court cluui interior" with
| :hcm Mary ii"nhrrs"n. president "f
! the iradvil'c Woman chri'iinn T"ni'
prTnnCc Union. Instituted an H"ii"n IN
III" District Court nEH inst q. \. Liable
nni forty "th"rs. 4" ''iljnin them from
cuml,lln: In il,advillc This injunc.
| tho Supreme Court drrld'S that Mns-
| Henderson failed To- formulate u cog
uiEnllc ease.
4 decision has lrr"n r"ni,'rr'l by tn"
general land Office In ~" rns" 81 VII
Cor1l W. Harvey. n sawmill owner OF
rlncy. to the CfTrC: that PERSONS en-
iI,Ici To free luuilsrr frum public lands
would not ltc allowed io exchange or
irrinI, such aS finished lumber. lnih
or shingles, entering int" the cunsiTuc'
tinu OF buildings. The ruling declares
TINT snwnill mnu will not l." allowed
TO take his pay In lumber for snw'n:
tir,l,rr taken from the public lands or
foresi reserves.
The Union Pacific land department
has closed n deal with III" riniah
County Wool Growers Association Of
Utah for tho lease uf inS.rOp nCrCS Of
rnilrund land io ih" sheep ownCrS Of
that section. I'll" lease IN one 81 the
outsrnwihs of the fight between tn"
sheep and cattle men for possession OF
that territory nnd this lease. with the
land already owned by til" sheep men.
gives them control uf large scope OF
country. Previous holdings with this
lcns" gives the sheep own"rs n rrac.
tab county. Utah.
Governor De. Forest Richards Is ar
ranging to have n day declared rs n
state holiday when til" Wyoming hat.
TALON reaches Cheyenne from the rhil-
ippincs. II is believed tho troops will
reach her" about the middle 0f August
and an effort will hr made to have
them remain and participate in the
- .NsNz--
Governor Richards has secured half
rate Transportation Tor tho wives Of the
officers Of the battalion from this city
10 San Francisco. n number ~ the Ia
dies having siErifrd desire Ia 90 to
that city and meet their husbands.
Tile crop bulletin issued this week
hy the Colorado section nf thr United
States Department Of Agriculture
states that the weather has been gen
orally favorable 10 the development Of
crops throughout the state since July
l. The outlook Is now much more en-
cOuraging than ever before this sum
NOR. Moderately heavy showers have
fallen I'm the north central section Of
tine state. along the South Platte. In
Cheyenne. Otcro and Pueblo counties,
and the central part Of til" San Luis
valley. Light rains have also fallen
on the Arkansas.rlattc divide and
along the southern border OF the state.
and heavy showers are reported over
arcns in Garfield and Rio Blnnco coun.
tics.
At n meeting OF the board OF di.
rcctors OF the Colorado Springs
Chamber OF Commerce lcttcr
was read from Albert A. Reed,
chairman or the Boulder citizens
committee. asking the Colorado
Springs Chamber OF Commerce to call
n convention of the chambers OF COM
mcrcc throughout the state for the pur-
pose of suggesting remedy for the
present financial troubles which face
the state institutions. II was decided
to ask expressions Of opinion from the
other chambers Of the state. and If
favorable responses are mGde n con
vention of ten delegates from each