The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06

Rocky Ford celebrated Melon Dav on
the 7th and Sth in the usual enthusias-
tic way. Admiring thousands came
from valley. plain and mountains, in
fact. from every portion of Colorado.
to pay an earnest homage to king
Natermelon.' whose birthday is al
ways cherished as the first born and
most beloved of all of our states festi-
val occasioDs Al the fair grounds the
crowd. estimated at 12.U0O. was good
natured. + he main exhibition hall in
which was the fruit. agricultural. pas
try and domestic exhibits. was
thronged during the entire day. When
1t is taken into consideration that this
is ali exceptionally short fruit year. the
horticultural display was by far the
most satisfactory ever seen here. The
live stock department was also un-
usually well filed
Portions of southern Colorado and
northern New Mexico are threatened
with serious water famine The
Gardiner. New Mexico. coke ovens
nave been forced to close down on ac-
count or Il scarcity of water with
which to wash the slack used in max
ing coke. Ration. the Santa Fe division
point. just over the line in New Mex
'>'' IL
| and the citizens have been cautioned
to use hydrant water economically
In Las Animas county crops this year
have been light at the best and in
! many sections total failure. In many
instances farmers are moving their
stock to other portions of the state,
principally TO the Arkansas valley. for
| reed and water. In Trinidad the water
! question has become so serious that
the Santa Fe Railroad Company has
been notified that the city could no
! longer furnish them water. The Santa
Ie people were hauling several train
| loads of water out of the city daily.
All lawn sprinkling and irrigating in
the city has been limited to two hours
per day.
The Territorial Fair Association at
Albuquerque has signed Il contract
with Professor Van Swan. the most
noted GeOlogist and archaeOlOgist in
New Mexico. in which he agrees to
give an almost perfect imitation of the
eruptions of NeSuvius and other his
toric volcanoes. in the Chain of old vol
canoes, situated on an elevation. about
eight miles from Albuquerque. and
plainly visible from here Professor
Van Swan has already ordered 10000
pounds Of material and will be pre-
pared to give one big eruption every
night of the carnival. which occurs |
September 10 to 2}. Inclusive Cover
nor Otero has agreed to be present |
Tuesday. September 10. and touch the |
button in the "Strects of Cairo.' which
shall start the most magnificent pro-
gram or amuSementS ever witnessed |
in any city in the southwest. Reports
from New Mexico and Arizona indicate
an outside attendance of $4,000 people
from the two territories alone. Texas
and Colorado are also expected to send
large delegations. The tents of the
New Mexico National Guard will be
secured and pitched on the foothills in
the eastern part of the town for the
accommodation of the overflow. Al
buqlerque. with Il population of less
1han 10000 is now prepared to fur
niSh food and shelter to over 20. 900 Wis
itOrS.
a meeting was held at Rifle the other
on the Weston Slope. About fifty rep
rescntative citizens. ranchmen, rail
road men. were present. 1t was decid-
Ell to hold the hunt this year earlier.
so as to come within the open season
Tor deer and elk. The dates decided
on were Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. October Goth 9th and 2Sth. The
opening of the elk season being OctO-
Der 18th, it is expected that many Of
the visitors at the lion hunt will take
advantage OF the opportunity to go af-
ter elk Immediately after the lion hunt
1t being during the time the deer are
in the neighborhood of Rife The par
Ties in charge of the hunt feel war
lanted in guaranteeing every visitor
ms deer. besides an opportunity to par
tlclpate in the hunt after lion and bear.
Ihe citizens of Rifle arranged for an !
program Saturday. October
18th, including trap shooting. rifle i
shooting. horse racing. etc. The hotels i
ana restaurants of Roe are arranging
TO serve great dinner for the visitors. {
lne menu TO be game exclusively, in
cltdlhg verison, bear. rabbits. squir- i
'els. grouse. etc. The ARRANGEMENTS at ,
1.-THE are i'll charge Of George Clark i
son, chairman. and w. i. Kennedy of ,
The Rifle Reveile. secretary. The rail S
'oads will give low rates from all state {
points for the occasion |
Secretary J. NJ. Wilson of the Wyo- {
nlng state Board of Sheep Commits
'lohefs. who has been directing the
'pei"'icii VI lup new law fPguiatlDr
he admission into the state of outside
bands of sheep. states that thn appli-
'aflon OF the law this year Ii served
o Keep 100000 sheep from other states
'ut OF Wyoming. But for the law |
hese sheep would have been driven $
nto the state during the summer "pnz- J.
ng season and driven out before taxes t
'Ould he collected upon them. The $
,oard has had an inspector and It's Il
'lerk stationed Oh the Idaho-Wyoming e
Inc ana sheep owners who have at i
empted to evade the law which re- Il
lureS that they shall notify an officer a
II the board when they contpmDlata t
irving sheep into the state. so that t
hey may be inspected and Ouaran- }
ined. If necessary. and taxes assessed
'pOn them. have been required to Oh il
rlVe the law. Several owners who II
'hld no attention to the law were AZ D
eSted and fined $500 each. The board II
: threatened with several law suits ON e