Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-04-06
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Die 10 inc Nuiity Tor fuHuS lOSt Dy tne
treasurer In the bank OF Thomas A.
Kent In the case of the Standard
Cattle Company against the treasurer
OF Weston county, Wyoming, some In
terestlng questions relating to the tax
ntiOn OF the stock interests were de-
cided. II was held by the Supreme
Court that the cattle were taxable only
In the county in which the company
had Its home rnnge. and not In another
county into which the cattle had stray
ed.
A trainlOnd Of grading machinery nr-
rived In Wyoming from Nebraska n
few days ago. The outfit will be used
In the extensive work which IL to ba
undertaken along the line OF the Union
Pacific In Wyoming. 1t is estimated
by employment agents that 1000 labor
ers will be required In Wyoming rail
road construction this year. although
one. would naturally Imagine that the
protracted snow storms In the noun
tains would throw many idle men on
the Market" said Denver employ
ment agent. ''tnc impression IL wrong.
We are crowded with orders for men
which we are unable to I'LL and never
In the history Of the city has the de-
mnnd been more pressing than Mt the
present time. If | had 800 men could
give every one OF them Il railroad pass
to some point In the mountain region
where labor Is demanded"
Engineer William C. Taylor was
crushed to death by the Denver & Rio
Grande engine No. 700 In wreck one
and one-qunrter miles west OF Texas
Creek last Friday. The accident oc.
Cured ut II point where II gang Of Sec
tion hands was Mt work repairing
broken rail. Rounding the curve ut
Texas Greek the train was moving ut
speed OF about twenty miles per
hour. according to the statement of
Frank Jewell. and the first danger Sig
nal noticed by the crew was when
within short distance of the wreck.
Engineer Taylor reversed his engine
md put on the air brakes. but too late
to prevent the terrible scene that fol-
lowed. The 1OS-ton locomotive left the
track and tumbled down an cmbank-
ment Into the Arkansas river. twenty
five feet below. carrying with 1t En-
ginrer Taylor, whose death was lnstan-
tnneous.
Judge Butler of the District Court at
Denver. on the 21st. dismissed the np-
plicntions made by the anti-dlvislonists
for writ OF Injunction preventing the
commissioners OF Teller county from
demurrer interposed by the Teller nd-
vOcates, and which was sustained. The
courts decision is unsatisfactory to
Walter Frost. and lie prayed an appeal
to the Supreme Court. The appeal
came up for hearing in the Supreme
Court shortly after = o'clock and lasted
until 4:30. Justices Goddard and Cab
bert were on the bench, Chief Justice
Campbell being absent. 1t was after
O O'Clock when the opinion was hand
ed down In favor of the infant county.
In reading the opinion Justice God
dard said the court held the District
Court had no Jurisdiction over the mat
ter. and that it might infiict irrepar-
able injury to the citizens OF the new
county by temporarily Iepriving them
of civil government. BY consent May
LIST was fixed rs the date for arguing
the merits of the case. before which
time all briefs and answers must be
filed with the clerk of the Supreme
Court.
The Union Pacific railroad has in
preparation n circular letter of invita-
ton which Is unique in the history of
rnilrOading. Its purpose Is to promote
the interest of science and largely IN
crease the Interest of students Of geOl-
ogy, paleontOiogy and mineralogy in
Wyoming and her extraordinary fields
of gigantic fossil remains. The COM
pany will extend to upwards of 300
colleges and universities of the United
States invitations to send an expert
geologist or paleontologist. with n
corps of assistants, to Wyoming this
summer. The invitations will offer in
the interest of science free transpOrta-
ton from Chicago on the east and San
Francisco on the west to Laramie,
Wyoming, and return for all members
Of such parties, the transportation be-
ing good during the summer months.
There Is no doubt whatever that the
invitation will be largely accepted and
thnt more extended knowledge of the
wonderful fossil beds OF this state will
be the result. and that many museums
Will be greatly enriched by the collec-
tions made. Botanists. entomologlsts
and ornithologists will find in the high
plnteaus and semi-arid plains regions
Of this state m exceedingly rich field
for work.
A man from Brighton. near Denver.
came to town the other day with a load
of horseradish which he sold to n pick
ling concern Mt } cents pound, and
there was over n ton In the jng. This
ought to pay well enough for side
crop The best way to grow horserad-
ish Is from the little roots four or five
inches in length, and not from the
crowns. These small roots will pro-
duce good radish fit for use in one sea-
son's growth. Plant the set small end
down. where the slanting cut is, and SO
that the cut will be two inches under
the soil. 1t can remain in the ground
until late in the autumn and be pitted.
or portion can remain In the ground
until spring. If planted for family
use only. dozen roots will give all
that will be needed for lifetime. for
1t constantly increases. and the dan
ger is that 1t will spread too fast and
became troublesome. 1t is best
therefore, to plant it in some corner Of