Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-04

The serious and probably fatal in
jury of DIR. Eleanor, l.awney by run
away horse Sunday. calls attention
| anew to the danger of horses on tlic
city streets. Many serious or fatal lc-
cidents OF this kind have happened OF
late, due to the driving of high-spiriteG
or unframed horses by careless or iG-
, norant drivers. When anyone Is run
over by II blcycllst u grcnt cry Is
raised jab6ueit, but rs II matter Of fac.
the serious accidents caused by horse
nre the more numerous.
1t is stated that President and Mrs.
| MclinleySwill, probably be In Denver
as guests of Senator wolcott, late In
| August or early In September. Woi
hurst, the senator's country phnce be-
| yond Littletor. will ut once be pre-
pared for occupancy. The three-story
addition recently built makes this
home one of the roomicst and most
sumptuously gotten-up country houses
in the West. The house throughout
will he furnished handsomely, and dee
orators are now engaged In fitting 1t
APP, Society people are'nnt!cipnting thr
visit OF the presidential party. and
| elaborate plans for lis entertainment
are already being considered. Natural
ly, Wolhurst will be the center of this
social activity.
Game Commissioner Thomas l..
Johnson Is preparing the new Beaman
| game law for publication, and under
It's provisions has made all his appoint.
ments except one game warden and a
clerk. His appointments are: Thomas
]. Holland. Silver Republican, of Den
yer, superintendent of fish hntcheries;
+. Fl. Hagen. Democrat, of Denver.
superintendent of Denver hatchery; W.
T.. Patrick. Silver Republican, super
intendcnt of Durango hatchery: Will
lam Crane. Populist. of Telluride. SUI
pcrintendent of Gunnison hatchery.
Chief game wardens, d. Frank Fem
of Pueblo. Democrat: Andrew Jack.
son, Fort Collins. Democrat; E. Fl.
| Norton, Montrose. and Is. Il. Jay,
Grand Junction. Populists.
All attempts to secure home rule for
Denver lInve come to naught. The
Legislature wasted lot of time dis
cussing, measures that were submitted
to 1t and the only result was the pass
age of bill submitting the whole mat
ter to n convention of Denver people.
who should formulate charter. This
bill has Just been vetoed by Governor
Thomas on the ground that 1t involved
too much expense. lie claiming that
the convention would cost the city $780,
900. In reply to this the Rocky Noun
tain News says that charter revision
along the lines proposed would save
the city $4,000 n year in salaries. The
paper attacks Governor Thomas saw
agely for his action, claiming that 1t is
due to his personal ambition. In view
of the fact that Tom Patterson, the
editor, was formerly the warm friend
and partner of Governor Thomas,
makes the controversy interesting.
At conference OF state officials, in
Guiding Governor Thomas, Attorney
General Campbell and Register Chip
ley of the land board, Thursday, it
was decided 10 make fight for the
states share of the Ute reservation to
be opened up to settlers. Under the
law of 1867. as amended in 1850 and
1895, regarding the throwing open of
government domain, the state within
whose boundaries the land is located
is allowed to retain sections 10 and 36
in all townships for the benefit of its
permanent school fund. President Nc
IinleN failed TO mention this law in
his proclamation affecting the Ute res
ervntion, and ever since II was issued
there was u question whether the
states rights were clear in this case.
Attorney General Campbell reported
to the board that they We're, and that
the commonwealth could legally de-
mand the two sections in every town.
ship. He holds further that the state
does not have to wait to select lands
in other parts of the state in lieu of
these, but may take these as soon MS
the reservation Is opened up. John X.
Rankin, Washington attorney, has
been retained to look after the states
interests. Register Chipley of the land
board has gone to Durango to file on
the states sections. The state will be
entitled to about $500 acres, under
the law.
AS result of carelessness on the
part of clerk of the former State
Land Board the school fund may lose
$4,000 acres of land in Routt county or
be compelled to choose in lieu thereof
an equal acreage in some undesirable
locality. Register Ford of the United
4 States Land Office has received II let
4 ter from Commissioner Binger Her
mann Of the General Land Office at
Washington, which instructed the reci-
pient to throw open for settlement all
of the lands on which the eye of the
state rested. He will take such action
Mt once. The communication removes
the last vestige of hope that this i'm
mense tract of land will come into the
possession of the state. 1t states that
the Colorado Land Board has waived
its right to appeal from the former de-
cision of the commissioner, by falling
to file with any United States land of
flee within the allotted thirty days n
revised list of indemnity lands to be
taken in exchange for the two school
section included within the boun-
daries of the old Ute reservation. The
Land Board employed clerk to pre-
pare revised list to take the place of
the one disapproved. This new list
was completed more than a week ago;
but not filed in the United States Land
Office. The time for appeal having
elapsed Commissioner Herman or
dered the rights of the state forfeited
as to the specific tracts selected. In