Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20

state lands while there II danger from
ihout hope of relief. the
1cal Society ard Il turnin. down all
applications where the reverse Is the
ease.
II IL said that the new agreement TO
H. signed Angus; LIST between the San.
In fc AMI Colorado X Southern rail-.
roads Will embrace I'll. enlargement Of
the Santa fr yards la Pueblo nnd that
the Colorado road will attempt To do
much busincs. Ia It's old yards In that
city.
The next appointment OF cadets from
this state for til. military academy nj
West Point and the naval academy NJ
Annapolis will Ia made 10y Senators
Teller AMI woicott. The appointments
of cadets. two for each of the ins'itu'
lions. are made alternately by scnn-
tors nni representatives. Senator Tel.
Ter VIII have charge Of the .xnminn.
ton.
NJ. LIndi.y of Chicago. manager of
the Century Minin. Company of that
city. has is'rn Ia Grand Junction the
past week investigating that point as u
location FOR smcitcr plant. He WI.
murc than pleased with the outlook
aud VIII advise the mcmi'crs Of the
company he represents To i"cn'c
sucii.r In TINT city instead Of nj an
other point farther west.
The Federal Union of Pueblo. III.
second largest In the city. Inns with.
drawn from the Western Labor Union.
II II thought by some labor leaders that
this II the beginning OF the end OF the
Western Labor Union influence In Coi-
orado. The Pueblo union withdrew liz
,s,us. II does not believe that u derives
benefit from the Western Labor Union.
the headquarters and offices Of which
arr located In Montana.
Rnnchnicn In water district No. 10.
who get water from the 81. Charles
river. are preparing To make deter.
mined fight against the plans OF the
Colorado Fuel aud Iron Company to
divert mn additional amount OF water
from the river for the purpose Of sup
plying the new reservoir which the
company II about TO construct three
miles south Of Lake Minncqua TO sup
ply the rolling mills with water.
Pensions have recently been granted
Colornjoans as follows: william n.
Sheets. Georgetown. s.: John N. kortz,
Fort Collins. $40: Oscar +. Chaplin.
Poucho, SO; Adam Jar,iinc, Delta, x1?;
Mary +. Kortx. Fort Collins. SS: Mich.
oias Mullen. Cripple Greek. 50: James
W. Kcarns. Denver. 50: Edwin Squircs.
Colorado Springs. $40: William II.
Brockway. Greeley. IS: Charles Il.
Blankc. Golden. So: Luke ii. Monson.
Fort Lupton. $50: Edwin A. Curtiss.
Trinidad. s.; John q. Furniss. Elmoro.
SO: Michael Hoolalian. Fort Logan.
SIT.
Rondrnaster RidIcwny of the Colo
RADIO 4 Southern Will soon make trip
of inspection and location up the Purg.
ntoirc river. between Trinidad ana
Stoncwali. and before snow again HES
will bcgin on u new ana
important Colorado 4 southern branch
railroad. The new road Is to run up
the Purgatoirc river. take In the stone
wall region and the heavy AM virgin
pine lumber growilis on the hcau OF
ponil creek and will have San Luis
valley localities us early objective
pojnts with Alamosa as an ultimate
terminal.
The North Poudrc Canal Company is
for extensive improvements
10 its plant. eight miles from Fort Col
Inns. where II has five reservoirs In op-
Grafton and is building II sixth. The
plnns for the completion OF this sixth
reservoir were filed with state Engi-
npcr NcCune last week. II VIII De the
largest and most expensive of the sys-
tenn. and will add fifty per cent. to the
Of the company's storage
lakes. The system covers several hun
Ircd acres, and provides water for the
n fssf
,,elnhin capitalists control the enter
nrisc. state Engineer McCunc person.
nnilv will oversee the work on the new
reservoir.
A speciuI to the Denver Republican
saws: The toll gate OH the Lyons and
Estes Park toll road was torn down
md destroyed ity armed men ut 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon. Trouble has
been brewing for some time between
the teamstcrs and the gate keeper. Mr..
Charles Knapp. the teainsters claiming
that the decision which Judge Bough-
ton made this spring still heid good:
Judge Bouglton declared that the road
was not n toll road, but the owners ap-
pealed the case. gave bonds ana are
still collecting all the tol! they can.
afternoon Henry Hutchinson,
VIII Thorne and about twelve 9'ner
men who are operating II sawmill above
thc toll ratc, came down well armed
md while part OF the party stood
,nn,,I the others tore down the gate
Ind destroyed 1t. Mr.. Knapp ana Mr..
prndlcton, the toll gate keepers. tried
In demonstrate. hut the guns proved
rool quictcrs. The trouble resulted III
4 victory for the teamstcrs. while the
roubIe of three weeks ago resulted IN
, victory for Mr.. Knapp and the toll
rntc. MIR. Knapp says that he is still
and viii Immediately re-
build the gate and just so sure as no
iocs the teamstcrs say they VIII tear 1t
iown again. The people of Lyons pre-
iict that blood will be shed before the
oil question IL settled.