Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-15

been requested to resign and refused.
John Il. Edwards has been appointed
In his place. Charges of various kinds
had been made against Major Becker,
and an inspector was sent from Wash
ington to investigate, but lie refused to
conduct the Inquiry in public. us or
lcred by the Prnsidcu!, and the ipvcs-
tiGation has been temporarily sus-
pended. 1t Is evident that sufficient
facts were laid before the department
to Justify Bccker's removal. He is n
Republican ana one of the few cdi-
tors who supported Mckinley In Mon
tana.
Miss Eva Pomeroy of New York
killed n bear within eight miles OF
GlcnwOod the other day. She Is one of
the Stnyvesant Fish party of New
York, which is making tour of the
West, and has been in Colorado for n
week or more travelling about the state
as guests OF President Jefrcry Of the
Denver & Rio Grade railway. Miss
Pomeroy, in company of other mem-
bers Of her party, went out early this
morning on hunting expedition. Re
ports Of bear having lately been seen
In that neighborhood have been current
Mt Glcnwood for several days. and
hence this hunt was made up with the
purpose In view OF bIgging one u
more of them. Miss PomerOy Is an cx-
pert rifle woman. and was delighted Mt
the chance of getting n shot at
Rocky Mountain bear. The party pro-
cccdcd from Glcuwood on horseback
and soon reached the section from
which had come the bear reports.
There tho party separated. Miss Pom
croy was fortunate 10 meet bruin early
In the search. She had good shot nj
the animal and improved the oppor-
tun!ty. bringing the bear down at the
first shot. Miss romcroy Is the hero
OF Glcnwood.
General Manager Dickinson, Mr..
buckingham and Superintendent IIar.
ris of the Union Pacific went to Chey.
ennc on the 9th by special train from
Casper, where they have been direct
Ing the chase after the men who dyna-
mitcd the company's express train u
week ago. They report that the rob.
bcrs were last seen near n ranch about
seventy miles north OF Casper. where
they compelled the proprietor to give
them breakfast. From this ranchmnn
nm accurate description of the outlaws
was obtained. making II pretty certain
that they were George Curry and the
In Central Wyoming. and implicated In
robbIng the Hcllc Fourchc bank and
committln. similar dcprcdntions In
various parts OF Montana and Wyom.
Ing. Provisions and supplies arc being
sent out to the officers. who Will make
a systematic and thorough pursuit NJ
ter the outlaws. Mr.. Dickinson said:
Eve are going to follow these men
until we catch tlicm.'' The company
posse IL working IN conjunction with
tho United States marshal. who holds
warrants for the three outlaws. The
railway officers brought with them
from Casper tho horses captured from
the outlaws ia Mondays fight.
The Englls,. syndicate which Super.
irtcnGcnt OF Irrigation J. !. Armstrong
Is accused OF rnvoring. lost in the Gree.
Icy irrigation war. state Engineer Me-
Cunc has reversed Armstrong; dccls-
ion. Mr.. Armstrong himself was
obliged to so notify tic Indignant; Gree
ley farmers. who say he deprived them
OF their water In order TO favor the
English Irrigation syndicate Of Greeley.
Governor Thomas took mn nctivc Inter
est In the case In behalf OF the protest.
ing farmers. and Il IL understood thn:
lie advised n reversal Of the Armstrong
opinion. The reversal. ns made by
State Engineer McCunc. simply dc.
clnrcd that the new irrigation law was
not retroactive. and Mr.. Armsirongs
cnlcnvor TO make II 20 was fnn1nmcnt.
ally wrong. The law provided that 10
water transfers could bc made with
out n state grant. and Mr.. Armstrong
attempted to 20 back several years and
declare void those transfers made
without stat" icnv" prior to the pas
sage OF the law. lie turned the water
from such bitches back into the river,
which was TO the synIicntc's advInt-
nge. In n short time. if the decision
had not been reversed. IL" farmers say
that tho syndicate would practically
have had corner on water. anil the
crops of many OF the Greeley farmers
would have been ruined.
Whole sections OF Colorado lnnd nrc
ruined by sccpagc. The State Bonri OF
Land Commissioners has decided 10 al
low di,ching on public lands by private
parties and to let the cost OF the i'm
provcmcnts stand against the land n-
n lien. II. II. Hull or Larimcr county
reports TO the state board that he H.
the tenant OF u half section In I.nrincr
county between Brrthoud and Love
land. Last year. he said. twenty acres
OF land commenced to go TO waste fast
through sccpagc. thus bringing nlknlf
to the surfFcc. He said that he had
no time to apply to the board for per
mission to dig. II the land was to IL.
saved. He therefore dltchcd II at his
own expense. A short time ago forty
acres more commenced TO dctoriurnt"
rapidly. and he desires TO reclaim that
also. lie asks tho board for tho privi-
lcce OF so doing and the promise thar
the cost would lie against the property.
The state engineer will examine the
property and the request will be grant
ed. Uuli's proposition solves the Iups-
tion of the most advantageous way OF
securing the reclamation Of state lands
In the Henry Shot case recently 500
for the expense Of ditching was allow
ed and the amount was taken off the
rent of the land. IIull's plan TO let the
claim rest and 10 he paid ultimately
tt. Tho DurchnSpr of the land IL fnyor,t