Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-15
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

has rendered his resignation To the
president OF the company, TO take "f'
feet In July. lie Will accep, u similar
position with the Denver 4 Rio
Grande. with headquarters nt Denver.
Because OF the Increase In It's prop
erty holdings ana business, the North,
ern Coal Company has reofguniZcd
under the name OF the Northern Coal
and Cox" Company. The new com
pany Is Incorporated with S2,uH,Otu
capital stock. The capitalization OF
the old company was 100000.
Within the limits OF its jurisdiction
Judgments OF the Court OF Appeals are
final and conclusive. and writs OF re-
view are powerless 10 confer upon the
Supreme Court the right to supervise
the action OF the Court OF Appeals.
This question was decided ON the 18th
by the Supreme Court In per curtain
decision In the case OF Frederick Green
vs.. The Court OF Appeals.
Touching II poorly Insulated wire.
Guy $. Hooper was shocked to death
Thursday morning. He hung there
dead, fifty feet In the air. strapped TO
the telegraph pole which he had been
painting. His paint brush fell TO the
pavement and his body hung limp and
lifclcss across the wires. which burn.
cd his clothing and roasted the flesh ON
both arms. The llfclcSs form OF the
young ilncman hun. from the wires for
fifteen minutes. when the IRE depart.
mcnt was called and lowered IL by
ropes.
Thirty thousand gray squirrels will
soon he homeless as result III the nc-
ton OF the stale land board. In "A thick
ly tlmbcr-d tract near Devils Head
mountain. In Douglas county. these lit
tie animals have multiplied for years.
protected by public sentiment. with
In the confines OF the squirrel wood the
crack OF n rifle or the sound OF an ax
is never heard. Al least 10000 squirrels
IL IL estimated Inhabit tract sixty
acres In extent. Within n few months.
however. the forest and the squirrels
will have disappeared. as the timber
was sold 10y the state for $40.
Governor Thomas proposes to ap-
point a commission to prepare amend
mcn's To- the revenue law. III" pr,-
rrnmmc was mnppcJ out by the gov
crnor directly after his iinnl ict-rmi.
nation not to call nn extra session OF
the Legislature. There II No FUND out
Of which Z" rrmun"rit- them for their
SERVICES. The work will bc undertake
cn In the hope that the next I.csisla.
turc Will rccumpcnsc the commission
To be- appointed. The governor hopes
some time next week To choose the
men who VIII bc asked to serve. Those
men prominently spoken OF Mt present
arr senator Clay Il. whitfopi. Z. j.
Hughes. T. n. Patterson. r. =. Me.
Murray aud T.. r. Wells.
stFN.
county salary hill will H. tested In the
courts. That the Colorado County OF.
iiccrs' Association decided upon Mt the
special meeting held Mt the 81. James
hotel on the sth. The association has
half the amount necessary to press the
suit now In the treasury and expects
to raise the rest 10y another appeal TO
the county officers affected II the hill
is held to he valid. Proceedings will
bc Instituted Immediately In the Dis
trict Court OF Chnffcc county. \ con.
stitution and bylaws wcrc adopted
and the date OF the annual meeting
was set for the first Monday in Deccm-
her. The present temporary officers
were made permanent. ns follows:
President. William +. Seeds: secretary.
Frank l.. ManniS. and treasurer. James
l.. Bcamnn.
The Supreme court has given notice
that II will protect the reputation Of
those citizens Of the state who are re-.
puircd to serve on jurics and will do
what II can TO put an end to the
charges Of jury.hXing which are nj.
most always made the principal OK.
cusc for asking for new trials. Sharp
words are used by Justice Gabbcrt In
nm opinion. In which he urges that
.Nf t,tr
called In question without any appar-
ent justification except that someone
desired n new trial for n case which
he had lost. And this custom. he
strongly intimatcd. would no longer
he tolerated by the Supreme court. In
the future. he said. more serious
grounds than the mere accusation OF
jury.hSlng without proof Of It must be
brought forward to secure new trial.
Senator Edward T. Taylor OF Glen.
wood Springs was in Denver Monday.
making arrangements to force TO n
successful issue. II possible. the con-
stitutional amendment which he pass
ed by the last Legislature and which
Will bc voted upon by the people this
fall during the state election. The
amendment consists simply in making
1t possible in the future to offer six
amendments to the people for their
sanction at one time, instead OF one
amendment, ms is now the law. THE
result will be- said that senator. nt
the state capitol yesterday. that n
number OF amendments will he agreed
upon by the next Legislature next
winter and will he Of such a character
that they will do away with the objcc-
tions which are raised against the con
stitutlOn. One OF these amendments
will undoubtedly he to enlarge the
powers of the State Board of Euualiz-
alton. | will not undertake TO predict
just how this will he accomplished
but | am sure that 1t will he done in
some way or another. Another amend.
ment will undoubtedly provide n mill
levy for state purposes larger than the
four mills to the dollar which IL now
the limit This will be the direct meth
nf fIntp,, usu, Is1tl, Al.