Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-02-15
COLORADO NOTES.


property at Idaho Springs will soon De
transferred TO II company which will
develop the place.
James whcatly died in LeadvIllc
from the effects OF n bullet fired by
John Mccarthy. late Sunday night.
while Wheatiy and II companion wer.
trying TO rob Mccarthy.
Al Cripple Greek on the Sth. Mrs.
Kate Willifor,i shot and killed her hus-
baud. j. T.. WlllIford. and attempted
unsucccssfully To Kill herself. Jealousy
n SUPPOSED To bc the cause.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company has
arranged with the Colorado 4 South
ern to turn over to the latter road
Its ears that ar. to he hauled from
Trinidad and Pueblo to Fort Worth.
this avoiding the long haul through
Kansas.
The city council OF Victor has re-
moved \. u. Boyinn. police magistrate.
for mnlIcasancc Of office. bcin. charg-
rd with appropriatinI $1,000 In fines
collected by him. Night Marshal
Campbell was removed for refusing
To testify agaIns, Boyian.
The B.ckc-pcrs OF Garfield. Delta.
Moniros. aud Mesa counties Will
hold y horticultural aud bcckccpcrs'
convention In Grand Junction Tues
day and "Wednesday. February 18th
and ii'h. There viii be- able papers and
discussion on the subjects OF horii.
culture. bookkeeping and agriculture.
samuel Strong the rich mine owner
OF Cripple Creek was married on the
18th 10 Miss N. licsinsn Neville. after
which they started on tour around
ih. world. Just after the ceremony
Mr.. Strong was served with notice
of breach OF promIs. suit by Miss
f.nclln Vance of Gold Hiill. Strong
says II Is blackmnil.
T.. N. Allen shot his wife. his dnuch
ter Iuin and himself mt : O'Clock
Wednesday morning In their rooms In
Black Hawk. The daughter Il siiil iiv.
Ing. hut hrr death IL momcntariiy cx.
ps-iri. Aliens wound l. not ncccssar-
lily fatal. The c5itisc OF tn" shooting l.
believed 10 hnr" been temporary ai,-r.
ration. sur"rin,Iucr'i 10y domestic dis
Agreements.
An accident occurred on the Flor.
cncc 4 Cripple Greek railroad w-,inrs.
day evening nj the switch called Glen.
brook. 10y which ]. Z. Scrins. fireman.
and 7. ~. Alv-rsnn. brakeman. w.rc
-killc-i. Til. train was leaving siding
and on account u the air brakes r.fu-.
Ing 10 wQy. iccatisc Of the snow on the
-Srack. tise sSelIsrF lost control. II rac-szl
FOR hail nifls ON steep grade. when
IL struck curve and the engine left
the track. Eleven carloads OF ore were
piled on tile engine. all within a spac"
Of two ear Lengths.
The Home Mining Company Of Lead.
Vile has secured an extension OF Its
IL
ten years. This important concession
was readily granted by the owners.
who now So, before them a steady In.
come for decade ot years from the
royalties tina, i paid over To them
daily rs the siuclicr settlements are
made. The Home Mining Company
mines arr now nutpu,iinS between 80
aud 100 tons of ore per diem. netting
the company an average of ~ per ton
over and above everything.
About n year aud a half ago the
property uf thr Tabor Mines and Mills
company on Fryer hill. Lcndvillc. was
ordered sold under writ OF execution.
Nftcr the death OF II. A. ". Tabor his
widow thought TO stay the sale OF the
property and secured an injunction.
Thr parties who desired the property
sold and who held Judgment against
MIR. Tabor cn,icaSorcd TO have the in
Junction dissolved. but Judge overs
has decided not to do 50. This pre-
vents the sale OF the property for the
present at least and In that respect IL
u victory for Mrs. Tabor. The Match.
less minc which IL involved. was Tn-
hur's last holding in the camp. nni he
took out OF It from SSDDO.Osp To S1u.-
nri.U1n. II Is still good property. and
Mrs. Tabor Is cndcavoring To save 1t
out ~ the wreck OT her husbands for
'unC
The Carter collection at breckenridge
has been turuc,, over to the custody uf
George Engir. a banker Of that city.
who gave $1,000 bond nnd will re-
tain possession OF the collection until
Its legal status l. decided. With this
news comes also the assurance that.
come what may. the professors plan uf
making his collection the nruclcus of u
great museum Of natural history In
Denver. will I've carried out. Theodore
Carter NJ Oneida. New York. brother
of the deceased naturalist. is in Ercck.
rnri,lgr. where he attended the funeral
services lie declares that II is his
will. and the will ur his sister. who
lives in Michigan. that the wishes OF
L. ofcssor Carter bC carried out, and
that they will do all in their power IL
further that plan. As they are the sois
heirs to the estate. this announcement
removes the last rcstigc Of doubt thnt
the collection will b- brought TO Dcr
yer.
\ dispatch from GlCnwnuh Springs
says: In the District Court this morn.
ing the trial Of the case OF the People
against William J. Cox. superintendent
Of the Mollir Gibson Mining Company.
was called. The Information charges
him with pnlluting the waters of the
Roaring Fork river from the conccn-
traitor at Aspen. rendering the water
unfit for domestic or irrigating pur-
poses. After jury had been secured,
District Attorney Shumntc. for the peo.
pie. aud Attorney O'Bricn OF Aspen
for the defense. made their opening
statements to the jury. The court then
took u recess until tomorrow morning
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