Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-30

ell resolution submitting II proposition
TO the people for the ownership OF wa
ter works.
Greeley firm OF produce merchants
Is said to have cornered the cabbage
crop In that section, realizing very
handsomely OH their purchases.
President Burt OF the Union Pacific
says that u double track will probably
be laid between Denver and Omaha.
Frank and Robert Le" Rohannon.
who killed their father last May nj
Fowler. We're convicted OF murder In
the first degree ut In Junta gu the
22nd. They have committed other
crimes In the state.
recently organized coal company
has entered the coal fields OF northern
Colorado ana may prove u formidable
competitor OF the Northern Coal Com
pany. The new organization owns or
controls over 100 acres OF land and Is
Introducing the most improved ma
chincry. The properties nrc near La
faycttc. on the branch OF the BurlinI.
ton railway. sixteen miles out Of Den.
yer.
To relieve the shortage of coal In the
mountain towns. railroads are now CIV
Ing That sort Of freight preference over
every other. The mines will get plenty
OF coal. hut their ore cars will bc side
tracked until the coal demand II sntls-
He'd. The only untowarl Incident In
the coal situation Il the closing OF the
Colorado Midlnnd's Coryci mines. be-
cause OF burstcd boiler. These mines
furnish abou, thirty cars OF coal u day.
The station agent OF tho Midland
Terminal road at Independence was
hall .s,I Ns...t.
MIR. Brown jumped from his chair and
attempted To knock the gun from the
hoid'up's hand. The hold.up pulled
the trigger. The hall struck the agent
In the left shoulder. fracturing the
shoulder blade. Al the point OF the
gun the lone hold.up made Mr.. Brown
open the safe and hand over $40 In
cash. He then went through the cash
drawer. but found nothing.
The beet sugar factory nj Grand
Junction Is turning out grnnula'cd su.
gnr nt the rate OF two carloads daily.
since the first run the factory hns bccn
turning ont marketable sugar. Satur.
days run consumed 100 tons Of bccts.
although the contract capacity of the
factory u but 10. II Il demonstrated
that II really has capacity OF 5nn. One
Of ih. difficulties encountered Is thar
the bccts arc being delivered To the
factory nj the rate of only about TOO
ions I--r day. The company desires
more. rapid delivery. because the fnc-
tory can use u larger amount and II IL
desirable that all beet. bc out of tho
ground before hard frcczc. which
may come M any time. so far the
weather has been excellent. Several
farmers have bscn experimenting with
the cosctte> or pulp as cattle food. and
find u satisfactory. Al first cattle
merely smcilc,i Of 1t. hut by sprinkiIng
bran upon II they began to eat and 'i.,-
rciop u roracious appetite for u with
out any trimming. Sufficient time has
not ELAPSED to determine the value FOR
fat and milk producing qualities. but
experience elsewhere II favorable. II
Is safe tn say that the sugar factory is
mn entire success and meets all cxpcc.
taiions fully. II does all and more
than the builders contracted for. Grand
Junction rrnnulntcd sugar II on the
market. One carload was delivered to
our home merchants. another along tho
narrow gauge. another to Lcadvillc and
another ON the road TO Denver. Incl.
dcntIlly II might be said that bccts
here run high In sugar percentage. h.
ing from IL To ~ per cent. where farm
crs have put them on old ground nnd
given them proper care and attention.
The yield u good.
Two deaths. one man seriously in.
jurcd and seventeen ears smashed are
the results OF wreck last Friday on
the coal branch OF the Colorado Midi
land from Cnrdir up Four Mile creek.
The dead are: Peter Ilyrup. engineer:
Walter pcrrinc. fireman. q. Snyder
Davis. brakeman. will have his right
foot amputatcd. as It is shattered ut
the ankle bone. The wreck occurred
shortly before daylight. about two
miles above Cardiff. The wreck covers
about one.half mile OF track along
steep mountain side. There was no
chance FOR the men TO jump. 1t was
n prccipicc below and high bank
above. The train was u runaway for
eight miles. and the momentum. ns
shown by the debris. tearing of ties
and breaking OF rails, was frightful.
The first break OF the train occurred
mt the beginning OF -four short curves.
where the cnboosc and i've cars left
the track. The caboosc IN the only car
that stands upright. Every coal car
Is mass OF splintcrs. The eighty
pound rails were In pieces. many less
than n foot In length. Ties were cut
and twisted ns though they were tooth.
picks. II was with this first break
that Brakeman Davis went down the
hill with the cnr of coal on which he
was riding. Davis il from Grand Juno
ton. No Is n single man and has been
on tho Midland since 1872. The next
break In the train was onc.uuarter
mile below. where the rest OF the cars
left the track on short curve. They
went over the bank. and In going took
the engine tank along. cutting II from
the trucks as if chiselcd away. II was
near this lot. nnd 100 feet from the
track. that Engineer Hyrup was found.
He has lived nt Bnsrlt FOR years. where
he has n wife and Hvc children. He IL
member OF several secret societies
and was considered one OF the best
engineers on the road. He leaves con-
siderable nroncrty nnd several thous.