Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-23
COLORADO NOTES.

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chaplain Of Montcalm saniiariun.
Secretary OF State Bcckwiih Is busy
recording III. last OF the brands as re-
quircd by the new law. and says the
work will he finished, about the middle
OF April. lie has already turned into
the treasury from this work more lhnn
$1,000 In fees.
The companies which Ind policies
out on the life OF Frank T.. Tyler. tho
Kansas City man who was burned 10
death near Alpine. Colo, last summer.
have given up the attempt TO prove
that the ease was another FrakcS
swindie and will pay up.
Over one hundred residences are now
under course Of construction nj Rocky
Ford and arrangements have been
made for the erection OF new business
blocks. The American Sugar bect
Company IL pushin. work on III. sugar
factory. 100 additional men hnvin.
been put TO work during the week.
The following stn;c agents Of the
Humane Society have been appointed
for the week ending March ~: Hen
ry fa.r. raEosa Springs: william
Walters. fHgosa Springs: i. II. BarIcf.
Silver ciIn: -. &. luncheon. vaivcrde:
Edward J. o'Ncili and Charles +.
White. Denver.
The Mutual Life Of New York has
paid Its $4,000 policy. held by the
Metropolitan National bank Us sccnr-
ity for a debt. TO the receiver OF the
bank. and the smaller policies Will he
paid In day or Two. Detectives nave
been working on the case for MONTHS
but have not been able to substnntinte
the fraud theory.
After considerable litigation between
the Colorado 4 Southern liniiroad Com.
pany and the city OF Pueblo. the for
hicr. In consideration Of the city va
eating certain ground for Its bcncht,
Inns made mn appropriation OF *o.uo
to the city, 10 bc used In the construc-
tion Of the First street vladuct across
the Fountain river AMI the Colorado
& Southern tracks. Work Will he re-
sumcd ON the new vinduct.
James +. Burns has contributed ST.
O0O toward the x6O.IS TO bc raised by
Colorado College before the first OF
April. and Frank Peek $1,000. This
leaves TO be raised $4,000 In order TO
secure the gift OF u friend OF the col.
leGc Of $4,000 for the endowment OF
u scientific building. II Is expected
few days.
Judge Hnilett las decided that goods
belonging TO bankrupt. held under
| attachment at the time he declared
himself unable 10 meet his obligations
and had his case formally entered In
| the United States bankruptcy Court.
must bc nt once turned over TO the
| officer having the other goods In
charge The effect OF tho decision Is
that the attachment loses It's priority
OF claim against the goods Of the
bankrupt.
John Jacob Astor Powell. attorney.
is alive. well and practicing law In
Virginia. However. he Is not the John
Jacob Astor Powell OF Ouray. who
disappeared from Denver not long ago.
John 4. Barnett. q lawyer. Is sponsor
for this statement. lie thinks the
Ouray lawyer used the Nirginian'S
name. Friends OF the missing man
think that he Is In South Africa. anu
one of them says lie has letter from
Powell, under recent date, from Jo-
hannesburg. where lie says Powell Is
protecting his South African mining
interests.
A series OF suits has been commenced
In the United States courts covering
the taking OF timber. coal and other ma
terinls from government land. The
first of the suits was filed on February
14th. when the government accused the
Denver Trnmway Company OF cutting
ties OH government land without per-
mission. This suit includes not only
the Tramway company and It's officers.
but also the Denver. Lcadvillc & Gun
nison railroad. The suit Is n civil one
for the value of the timber taken. The
damages are placed ut S1O,4S9. Last
Friday a second suit was filed for dam
ages against Allen NJ. and +. 4. Ghost.
II being charged that they had taken
81 $40 worth OF coal from government
land.
The franchise of the Ouray and Red
Mountain toll road. the connecting link
on the Ouray route CT the circle trip
SO many people from all parts Of the
world have Travelled. will expire next
month. The people Of Ouray county
expect the company. at the head Of
which Is Otto Menrs, TO give up pos
session at that time, although . new
corporation is said TO have been organ
lied for the purpose Of assuming con-
troll. A recent decision In a Clear
Creek county case held that no indi-
vidual or corporation could take charge
Of n toll road after the life OF a first
franchise had expired. The Ouray road
has been Travelled for twenty years by
passengers taking the stnge mt SILVER
ton. and has been bonanza foF the
owners.
Deputy Revenue Collector J. D. Al
lard has returned from near la veta,
where with X. l.. Myers. IL deputy from
Denver, he went last Saturday on a
chase after an Illicit still. The outfit
was located on Beatty creek. eighteen
miles north OF La Veta. In II common
shnptv aocnrpI with p0nvna 4 CONNER
still and worm were found that were
not merely makeshift devices. The en-
pacity was five or ten gallons per day.
The plant was destroyed. Nobody was
found at the shack. but 1t was evident
that moonshine had been made there
recently. Last fall another still was
located and destroyed by Mr.. Allard on