Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-17
WESTERN NOTES..

ana thought nothing more OF IL. Short
ly nfterward n swelling was noticed,
and by the next morning the child's
face was 20 swollen ns to be unrecog-
nlzable. and the little one died st !
o'clock.
II. q. Wilson. agent OF the Cont
mental oil Company. n branch OF the
Standard OIL Company In New Mex
leo, has been arrested on n charge OF
doing business In the territory with
out a license. The last territorial Leg
lsiature passed n law requiring all for
eign corporations doing business In the
territory to take out license. The
Continental oil company and all other
foreign corporations refused To com
ply with the new law and have COM
blned To fight Its validity. The ease
will undoubtedly be taken To the Unit
ed States Supreme Court. Mr.. Wilson
Is nominniiy In the custody OF the
sheriff awaiting his hearing.
The Soldiers Home commissioners
are In recipe OF most cncourag ging
news from the counties OF the state
regarding their payment OF SSa3 per
month for the support of each Of the
old soldiers maintained In the home
from tho respective counties. Mon
trosc county has sent u draft to cover
cblo iins notified the commission that
II will pay 500 per month. Other
counties are ready to act as soon ns
their boards meet and the legal for
malitics can bc complied with. Com
missioner Smith. secretary OF the
board. says he believes the necessary
funds Will bc furnished by the coun.
ties In the way Indicated ana ihin The
ties In the way Indicated nnd that the
ncr until the state funds are available.
The Colorado State Holiness Asso-
citation viii hold their sixth annual
meeting In Denver. from September
TO 10. IS.s'. either In u large auditorium
or canvas tabernacle located ns near
the center OF the city ns may be con
vcnicnt nnd suitable for nll concerned.
The tabernacle VIII most probably be
used with ground for campers. Rev.
Seth G. Hccs and his son Byron.
Quaker cvnngciisis OF Providence.
Rhode Island. arc engaged for the
meeting. Full Information VIII bc
given through the press, preachers ana
circulars sent out by the secretary
upon application. n week or more be-
forchand-riving special railroad rates
and provisions made for NIL wishing
TO attend. Write Kent white. Sccrc-
tary. 23iS Chnmpa. Denver. Colorado.
The Union Pacific Is getting ready TO
make some extensive improvements on
its line bctwccs Evanston and Ogden.
The first work will he the replacing OF
twelve steel and wooden bridges with
new steel. These bridges Will be larger
and stronger. and will be constructed
upon the most modern plans and of the
best material obiainnblc. The building
OF these new and stronger steel bridges
Is ncccssItntcd by the recent purchase
OF eight twcivc.whccl locomotives for
service between Evanston and Ogden.
/ The company thought II best TO
strengthen the bridges on this district
before bringing the monster freight en-
gincs from Cheyenne. where they
are now In service between that city
and Sidney. Nebraska. In addition TO
the new bridges the road will be rclaid
/ In many places with heavier steel rails.
Sldc;rncks and station property will be
improved. etc.
Mnnitou was thrown into the great.
est excitement last Thursday by the
killing OF Mr.. Gus Mckenzie. Texan.
stopping Mt the Barker hotel. lie was
killed In the dining room during the
dinner hour by George Mccormick.
Exactly how the murder occurred is
not known. FOR while everybody In the
room testifics TO having seen II yet
none will take oath that they saw the
man struck down or saw anything
thrown at him. 1t Is presumed. how
ever, that the colorcd waiter threw n
water bottle Mt Mr.. Mckenzie or hit
him n blow with the bottle. 1t np.
pears that Mrs. Mckenzie thought that
she had been insnltcd by the head
waiter, George Grove. and MIR. Nc
Kcmie. when she told him of It. at
tucked Grove. Mccormick came to his
| aid with the results above stated. Mr..
| Mckenzie was n wealthy cotton com
pressor at Gainesville. Texas. and his
| death Mt the hands of n negro aroused
the other Texans in the hotel and In
Mnnitou to n high pitch of excitement
and there was much talk OF violent ac-
ton, even OF lynching.
The Rocky Mountain News says:
| Countcrfciting has become so general
throughout the wild reccsses OF the
| Colorado mountains that the govern
mcnt has become alarmed. a set of In.
structions regarding the detection OF
counterfeit coins reached the local So.
cret service agent yesterday from head
quarters OF the Treasury Department.
| with the suggestion that II he circulat-
| cd MS generally as possible among the
residents of this section. No pnrticu-
lars are given regarding suspected
counterfcitcrs. but II Is desired TINT the
public be educated In the detection of
apurious coins so as to aid the govern
ment officials. This much of the com
municntion was made public last even
ing: The following Is test for deter
mining whether coin Is good or bad:
JJse the liquid as near the edge of the
suspected coin ms possible. ns that Is
the part most worn. A drop OF the
preparation will have no effect on gen
uine coin. while 1t can he plainly seen
on the counterfeit. Heavily plh.en
coins should he scrnpcd slightly before
nsinr. Test for gold-Strong nitric
acid. Gk drnchms; murintic nci1. Y
Test for silver-24 grains nitrate OF
silver; 80 drops nitric acid; l ounce
water. The above tests should c1nior,n ,,'. m