Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-12-14
COLORADO ITEMS.

The strike nj the No ilicrp mihc,
near Cardiff. has been adris;ci and
the men agreed TO return 10 work. u.
Lawthcr. the superintendent Of the
mine. gave his approval OF she Increase
In wages. The advance Ii - i'er cent.
Nat wetzei. president and general
manager OF the Western Poultry and
Game Company OF 81. Louis, was In
Rocky Ford the other day making final
settlement with the various melon
growers associations OF the valley
The total amount paid growers OF the
valley during the season was Sll3,3lO,-
N.
John ID. Hnrt-horn. ranchman OF
Middle Park. has In his possession
twenty-five wolf scnlps ns the result OF
a campaign made 10y him against these
pests during the past Few weeks. TIN
bcr wolves and coyotes nrc exceeding.
1y numerous Ia Middle Park this fall
md are bccomins the chief pest OF the
s'ockmcn. whose herds have In many
Instances been greatly depleted by
their ravagcs.
As a result Of the recent wreck near
Snlidn orders have been issued from
headquarters OF the Denver T. Rio
Grundc for III. enforcement Of the rule
giving truinmcn a rest Of eight or ten
hours between runs. The pressure OF
some men TO make extra time IL one OF
the reasons why they are ovcrworke-i.
II the orders nrc carried out no man
will bc called until he hus had ample
opportunity for rest.
A. II. Pctti:. one Of the participants
tn the shooting afYray nj Sterling. 'li'd
Friday ut a:iO o'clock from the w3unl
In his spine. Petit was sho; by W. u.
ChenirS. tn" latter entered the store
In the afternoon. accused rcstit OF In.
suitins his wife. aud brnt him over the
head with u revolver. rcti!' secured
a sun aud n duel -usncd. Petit was
sho: rs Indicated and ChcaiFs wus shc.
through the chest. The iniicr VIII PROB
ably recover. though seriously hurt.
Fifty miners .mpiayci at the North.
cru company's coal mine. four miles
above Cardiff. went ON strike ni noon
Wednesday. They demand an Increase
Of si.sp p-r yari for digging. They
have i-cn r-yrlSins $40 per yard nni
now demand s.. They notified the SUI
t.-tini-ndcn,. their demand day b.
sorc yesterday. Receiving no reply
they took summary action. There nFc
/ u. Indications. Of rtatin.. Last week
the miner. Ia the Midland mine short
distance away. were given an Increase
Of 81 per ton. The striking. miners
have bv-n putting cut about 300 tons
Of coal rcr day.
Governor Thomas has signed the un.
Conditional pardon cf Nc.;cr Mar':nr-.
sen, TO the t,niicntiary for siSircn
year. on the charge OF murder IN the
s-rcnd d-grc~. The governor followed
the recommendation Of the state Tar.
/ don board In this matter and trli'-i
mainly on the statement of Judge
-. o I..N
he had come 10 the conclusion from
DEVELOPMENT. since the cpavIri' u in
tsg, that the man should not have r.
sy,iyCd 50 long sentence. Martiu-s -
/ a nephew Of Senator Harv'a. Governor
| Thomas ha. refused TO paroic or par
don Alfred Packer.
Five miner. employed on tho Crcs.
ton lease ON the Jack Tot claim. Grip.
/. pie Greek. owe their lives to the prs.
Cncc Of mind Of Joe Williams. the cnSi.
nccr. A. the men were being lowered
down the shaft the brake holt broke
/ and the cage Descended rapidly for
short distance. An electric hoist IL In
operation on this property. and the
engineer Immediately put on ;hc re-
verse current. slowly lowered the cage
TO the lnp.foot level aud held u there
by manipulating the current until the
men were able TO get on. The leasing
company. in recognition Of this service.
gave Mr.. Williams an order for the
/ iest suit Of clothes money could pur.
chase in Cripple Greek.
The Rio Grandc junction line. sx.
tending from New Castle TO Glcuwosl
Springs. is to bc provided with n com.
plctc system Of block signals. Eight
stations arc now being csts p'!sicd on
I NAT Ha.r yn CfIstx
/ The length OF the track Is s1vcnIy-iwo
miles, and as trains both u 'lc N'o
Graudc aud Midland arr passing ever
| the route. the prscauiiou was decided
u,pn recently by officials u bcih lines
/ as the tpr.; step that could I've iakCn
I for the safety VI passengers. \ f,'lc-
graph operator will bc u ,luty a; each
OF the stations. seven - iNtI miles
apart. and no train will b. allowed to
90 forward after reaching unc cnil };
n block until the trarS is clear
| throughout the entire uiNs. Under
conditions which have pr,viiiSi in the
past trains have Mt times been running
as close as ono aud half l.,ii,'s npaT,.
| ire system Is quite CNpcns ~. but u
will I've continuously mai liurd a>
soon ns all the stations arg Completed.
I,y the explosion Of giant powder
early Tuesday morning the lodging
house of Mrs. Alicc N. Fox at Rico
was wrecked. The explosive had been
placed near the back door at the end
Of the hall and Immediately under the
bed room occupied Ivy Mrs. Fox and
her son eight years of age. This gives
color TO the theory believed by many
that II was deliberate attempt to
murder the woman and her child. They
ESCAPED uninjurc,i. but the property
which Mis-. Fox has accumulated
through eight or nine years OF patient
toll and saving was damaged to the
extent OF $50. Mrs. Fox. u is alleg.
cd. had been warned several times that
her life and property were in danger.
She has been very active in waying a
war against public gambling in Rico.