Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-06
COLORADO NOTES.
The BurlinetOn's new Brush-Aliiance
line will run through Sterling.

The total value OF the building per-
mits issued by the building Inspector nj
Colorado Springs for the month OF
March Is SlU2,u3D. this being for i've
houses begun during the month. Alto
gether the amount OF building going on
In the city amounts TO nearly. lf not
quite Si.o0O,COO.
Over 100 homestead claims have been
hlcd In the Pueblo land office during
this month. on lands located principally
In the counties Of Ot-ro. IIucrfano and
Las AnImas. This II the largest num-
her OF claims OF this character died
In the land ollie. for any previous
month In the past i've years.
The Otto Mcars toll road between
Ourny and lronton was thrown open
on the 3r,l for free Use, as the charter
Ind expired. The county commission
err were prepared to enforce the open.
Ing. II no; don. voluntarily. This IL
the road I'll. county cnd.ayorcd TO
have the state buy at the last session
Of the Legislature. The opcnin. Of
the road will greatly stimulate III.
traffic Of the city.
a boiler explosion occurred Friday
NJ Laws upper saw mill on West creek
by which the engineer. Willard Hell
scy. was Instantly killed. The force
of the explosion threw the unfortunate
utnn distance OF over t1D feet across
deep raVin-. Large fragments OF
the boiler were blown from 3pJ TO 100
feet. The engine wus wrecked, blown
from Its lad and the mill rendered n
ruin. A iuni,-t hani-r aud his team
wcrr slightly injured There were no
other casualties. The dead engineer |.
father resides IN Victor. The explosion
Wns cauer,i by the water is-ins allowed
to run ioa low ia the ,oiicr.
Municipal elections were held In
many ciil.-@ of the -fn'. Tuesday. 1.o'
cal issu-s rF,-iatninn'.Si. hut In the Inn
postant Crnt-Es the elections w-sr
fought au political lines. The iic~ns-
qursiion was paramount in PLACES. and
under the head of citizens ani NON
party tickets. the political views II
candidate w-rr un, c,snsi,i-r.i. Tn.
Democrats carried Iy-aiviii- and i.s'
Victor. M Cripple Greek the t-puh
licnns -irytr,i thrs~ candidates. which
sisrs them n majority II the council
The lt-t'nblicans carried Palmer Lake
t;rcri-y sni cap;arri nearly all the OF
necs IN Trinidad ani G.id-u. The Gu
tire E-pafli.an tick~, was elected IL
Colorado spring. with the cxcrptiot
Of saatsi.si.
An @.s.aisu hsrsi--i down ty Esuit
l.. Ncsv nni,tsrs district attorney for tlss
frrst judicial district of Colorado. insii
GATES that n.st fall .,u,i-n's II III.
state schnol af mia-s ani .Suac ctn
picycs cf the State Industrial schopi a'
Goi.i-n. will H. prosecuted " they ai
tempt Z. e.i- at the coniins fall cicC
Sal
nn instruction covering the questioned
legality ct votes in jefferson county
The construction 1f th., stale Cons,itu
iion hy District Attorney i,-scanitics
applies as wei; to student. of every col
i-sr in the stale anil employees ot rv,
cry state Institution. ani sbouli the Of
hrints of the First judicial district
make n test case in jefferson county.
ss is the Intention of the district alter
nsy. the SurrCnnr Court would doubt
less i- salis-i uIuu To- Cuustruc the cuil'
stitu,iouai limitations. which. Attorney
ii-Ernnitt-T itssisi arr violated In -T'
cry ccutty whrrC state Institutions ar.
loCaic,i.
I. y. Cl-nFy anil Dewitt, CIcary. ac.
CtsC,i of cattle rIisiiing in the western
tart II Douglas county. vrr,' tric,l lSs.
fore Iustigv rrawShaw NJ Castle l,ock
on the .agib. The case attracted muCl,
attention. 4 number Vt the witnesses
examined admitted rNmpIicity in the
Killing uf .atiic but claimed that ,lis
CiCarys wCTc the prime movers I. l..
JiCary. the father. conducted saw
mill AMI ,staric,I numi'cr Of inCn.
aui u was t. his lsnauling house that
the stolen beef was taken. hut he
svurC that he was absent anj knew
nothing of il until later his sou. pt.
witt. admitted tsat he Rud Newton
i,un,scr. soB.iu.law uI Clcary. had
Killed the steer. The effort Of the de.
TCnsc seemed tu H. tc shift the blame
~ Young Clrary. who is not yet Of age.
I. 4. CIcary was bound over In 500
irpu,ls aud Dewitt CiCary in Si.spp.
The father will probably H. able TO
give lSnutis. The prosecution was con.
Quoted by the Colorado Cattle Grow.
rr<' Association. ryprCsyutc,i by Ralph
Tnli-ot Of Denver. George J.. Dunn
and l.. e. withaup were for the 'ic.
fCnsc. II either Vt the prisoners gives
isail he viii II, arrested again on other
charges.
!. !. Frey. who. until January ist OF
this year. was gCuCral manager cf the
Nirhisnu. TuICka 4 Santa fC railroad.
has Irrn elected prS'SiiCn; uf the Flor
cnCc Il Cripple Creek. the Canon City
a Cripple yrscN aul the Golden Circle
railroads. tn sucrcC-l sylvester T.
smith. who resigned the presidency
soon after the roads were sold TO the
Colorado a Southwestern. Mr.. Ercy's
election ,srCsIuic effective April ist. but
was not ina,lc public until Monday,
when he made the announcement at
Topeka. His election. II Is said. will
have no hearing ON the consolidation
cf the several Tnads Of the Cripple
Creek district. including the Midland
Terminal. which was acquired by the
Southwestern. but the several interests
will I've conducted. as ut present. as
separate corporations under separate
anagcmcutS. MIR. Frey was with the
santa Fc seven years ns general mana
ger. Ills headquarters were ai Topc-
ka. and lie has made his home there.
but will no doubt now come TO Den.
yer. as this city will I've headquarters