Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

"heS III hbout Stp u month III ices
Daniel NJ. Sullivan has been appoint
cd postmaster ut Cripple Greek on the
recommendation OF Senator Wolcott-
The body OF Charlie volkcr. who was
accidentally drowned In Sloan's lake.
near Cheyenne. has been recovered.
The hod carriers mt Victor have
struck for higher wages. They have
been getting So and $3.50 per day OF
eight hours.
ES-Unitcd States Senator John J. In
gals spent several hours In Aibu-
qucrque last night. He In In very
poor health, being scarcely able To
speak above u whisper. lie IL Oh his
way To Las Cruces In search of relief
Llcwellyn and Gr.cnwny Of Las
Cruces, have located 5000 acres or
soda placer mines In the vicinity or
White Sands, near the bona ANA 'Otcro
county lines. The location In Oh pro
posed branch line of the Santa Fc rail-
road from Las Cruces 10 Tulnrosa.
An appropriation Of $1,000 was
made by the last Congress TO Increase
the efficiency Of the school service NJ
Fort Lewis. Colorado. The money VIII
probably bc used In the purchasing OF
school supplies mud hiring more teach
crs. No additions to the school VIII bc
made. ms the appropriation is insuii'
| Client.
Norman Newman. nm outlaw and fu-
sI;iv. from Justice from Greer county.
Oklahoma. was sho; and killed nj coS's
ranch. at san Augustin, New Mexico.
by Jose Espaiin. deputy sheriff.
l Newman In November of ls.ss murder
cd and robbed his partner. lie was
arrested and kept In jail until July J
last. ut which time he escaped.
Senator Wheeler. who for nearly
twenty years Inns published the Daily
and Weekly Times mt Aspen. hns
leased the paper and plant for one
year To \. =. Thompson and w. IL.
Breach. secretary and stockholdcr. rc-
sp-.ctiyciy. In the Times fublishin.
Company. Senator Wheeler VIII spend
/ n portion Of his time In the Cripple
Creek district. whcrr he has recently
become Interested In some promising:
gold properties.
The chs. Of the Territory versus VIII
liam II. McGinnis. the train robl-cr. on
trial NIL this week for the killing OF
sheriff Edward Farr Of walS.nburE.
came to close nj Ration Saturday. The
jutig. Instructed the jury Mt o'clock.
and Mt u o'clock the Jury retired. The
Jury mt 1910 broush; In "a verdict OF
guilty of murder In the second degree.
| Counsel for defendant entered a gen.
-rai exception to the judges charge to
the Jury. and especially to the spccia!
charges suggested by counsel for the
state.
4. sh.. s-tD lEf.
tro,tor now making n walk from New
York to san Francisco and back In n
year, without cash or sleeping In n
ilc,i, to-day bro.;c the walking record
for the round trip III rikc's Peak
! over the cog railway. The former rec.
! ord. held hy an Italian musician. was
1 :, hours and 10 minutes. Boynton
made III. trip In 500. hiA time for the
,Icsccn, being 1910. or about ten min.
u,cs longer than the railway CON.
rany's schedule time. The round trip
is nearly eighteen miles In distance. OF
which there Is five miles OF =, per cent.
grade. Boyn,on said lie would not do
II again for $4,000.
Jack Edwards. the noted sheep own.
or, was arrested nt Rock Springs on n
| complaint sworn out by T.. l.. snow.
secretary of the Wyoming board OF
sheen commissioners. Edwards IL
charged with bringing sheep into the
state without giving notice TO the sheep
commission. as required by law. II Is
probable .hnt Mr.. Edwards. who owns
a large number OF sheep In Oregon. and
will make many shipments into Wyom.
ing, will contest the legality Of the
wyoming statute regarding bringing
sheep into the state in the courts, and
that this will be made n test case. The
law provides n penalty Of fine and Inn
prisonmcnt for falling TO give notice
TO the board OF sheep commissioner.
Of the Intention OF owners to bring
sheep into Wyoming. 80 that they may
be properly inspected.
In n few days small herd OF deer
will he driven from Glen Bculnl park.
near Dcbcque. and turned over TO the
state. II Is estimated that at least 70
head will be taken in compliance with
| the statutes allowing 10 per cent OF
the natural Increase to be taken by the
state. The deer will he sold by the
game and fish commissioner TO the
highest bidder. and from indications
II Is not likely that they Will bring as
| much as NO many cattle. y good COW
will ordinarily bring $50. but the com
missioner says he will do well II he
gets S2J head for tho deer. owners
OF private parks are looked TO ms pros
pcctivc purchasers. while some private
families will bid high for fawns In.
tended for pets. Just where the sale
will be held is not yet decided. but 1t
will probably be in Dcbepuc. 10 miles
from the present home Of the animals.
None OF the deer may be taken out OF
the state.
a long legal contest. fought by In
Junction and counter injunction. prom
ises TO put OF into the far future the
building Of the short line between Den
yer and Cripple Creek. The fight be-
tween the Colorado & Southern and
the Denver Power x Irrigation COM
pany. by decision OF Judge Thnycr
| Of the United States Circuit court Mt
| ST. Louis. has been put on basis on
which /, may be Tough, through all the
courts of the country. BY the dcclarn-
ton of the counsel OF both sides tbs