Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-02
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

tTuCtor, uTt" Out anu gave u SohSiuSA
alton to have his contract assumed by
A. Ballinger and j. NJ. Whltmore.
prominent business men. They will be
enabled under their deal to give the
men what they have been contending
for. All freight for the Ninth cavalry
at Fort Duchesne is loaded and Will
move ut once. =
Late information from the Zunl pu-
eblo. in western Valencia county, New
Mexico. tells of II sad state OF affairs
among those Indians. Smallpox is rag
ing with terrible results and deaths are
numerous. Since the disease broke out
217 deaths have occurred, and GOO In
dans are sick. of whom possibly about
one-half will recover. DIR. Knapp or
Santa Fc aud several nurses are In at
tendance on the Indians, but are not
able to give much relief. Miss Far
rote Is In charge of the postotiice, the
postmaster being victim Of the dis
ease. and all mail passes through the
hands of DR.. Hinch of Gallup and Is
accompanied by certificate showing
that II has been thoroughly dlsinfected.
The board of county commissioners
OF Delta county has notified the secre-
tary of the Denver Chamber of Com
merce of its award of prizes In the
of Hotchkiss, Colorado, received the
first prize of S25. and n. prize of S15
was awarded to each of the following:
Martin Grade. G. w. Umbrell, l. S.
Hewitt, ]. NJ. Threw and Charles A.
Barnes. all of Delta. G. ii. Hammond
harvested his crop October 22nd, the
growth of trimmed beets per acre be-
ing 3S.51 tons. the per cent. OF sugar
1874, co-eilicient of purity TIA per
cent: pure sugar per acre, 1O,062
pounds: available sugar per acre, S,4S5
pounds
Colonel Thomas Collins of the Saliva
ton Army was in Denver few days
ago on his way TO his present home at
the Salvation Army settlement In the
valley of the Arkansas. He has just
returned from California. where he
visited the colony on the Pacific coast.
Eve have three colonies" said he.
but the one in Colorado Is the most
successful and has the brightest out
| ok. In California. we are greatly
troubled on account of scarcity of wat.
cr and have expended $4,000 in boring
an artcs.an well. without satisfactory
results Next month we will bring 100
more settlers to the valley OF the Ar
kansas"
The New Mexico Bureau of Immi-
grafton. in Its biennial report to the
governor. shows 1.O1O inquiries from
different parts of the United States, of
which 436 were general. 80 agricul-
tural and colonization, 19S mining. 124
climatic. were received. Thirty-four
inquiries Were from heads of colonists
looking for large tracts OF land. and
some of the advance agents OF these
colonies are now in the territory look
ing for lands wanted. The interest
taken in the territory by outsiders is
rapidly increasing, and IL methods Of
irrigation We're improved by legislative
action. homeseekers would flock this
way in larger numbers than ever.
The members of the Wyoming Lcgis-
lature are considering the advisability
of adopting the American cottage sys-
TEN of caring for the insane who are
curable, and under proper conditions
may be made partially self-supportinS
in lieu of the proposed addition to the
state asylum mt Evanston. involving an
appropriation of $4,000 to $4,000. The
state has vacant and ready for use at
Fort Mckinney. in Johnson county.
adequate and convenient quarters for
large number Of its insane, where the
altitude is ideal. and opportunity for
farm and garden work for the afflicted
is perfect. Governor richards declares
himself strongly in favor of the adop
ton of the cottage system for caring
for the insane and is urging the matter
upon the consideration of the law
makers. N-
The officials of Weld county have
come to the conclusion that more than
one person committed the horrible mur-
ders at the O'Hara ranch. Frank Her
old, the farm hand. who, it is believed.
has Il guilty knowledge of the crinr.
and who is accused of the killing of the
couple is now in jail at Greeley. The
circumstantial evidence In, the posses
sion of the officials indicates that Fer
old was assisted in his bloody work by
another man. Vernon McKelvey. all
ministrator to collect. has discovered
that valuable papers. Il watch and
other personal property of the de
ceased couple are missing. The nun
derer or murderers took possession of
the papers. II seems. and IL search Of
the ranch house for them has been
without good result. ....
Two new Platte canon hotels Of the
Colorado 4 southern road will be To-
Gated at Bailey and Slaghts, respec-
lively. Each of the hotels will have
about 100 rooms and will be provided
with convcniences to induce the best
class of people to spend their summers
in the capon. The houses will be con-
nectcd with the system of hotels and
eating establishments of the Colorado
& Southern road. which is now main
tanning eating stations at Como and
Forks of the Creek. Three dining cars
have been ordered and will be placed
upon the main line south after the
summer season opens. Arrangements
are also made for n commodious eating
house at Silver PlGme-an improve
ment which has long been desired by
the flood of tourists going over the
Loop. ........
A "White Cap" outraGe is reported