Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-22

| aches and physicians and railroad con-
ductors and engineers are not required
to pay.
Bert u. Bloom has been appointed
chief clerk In the Office OF Adj. Gen.
Sherman Bell OF the state militia, vice
A. T. Faris. reigned.
a strike OF rich ore on mineral land
leased by the state to the English
American company promises to bring
into the school fund large income.
The ore already found runs $50 per
ton. OF this the state is entitled to
ten per cent. under the terms OF the
lease. The property Is near the camp
OF Cameron. In the Cripple Creek dis
irict.
Governor Peabody and his staff and
all OF the National Guard organizations
stationed In Denver will participate IN
the Memorial Day parade and exercises
under the direction OF the Grand Army.
by the order of the adju,ant general.
, every company In Denver must take
part In the parade. This duty Is Just
as Incumbent on them rs is any other
service to which they might be or
Iercd. The local battery will fire the
national salute at n time and place
to be designated later. Campaign uni
The Secretary OF the Interior on the
recommendation OF the geological sur
yey has directed the restoration to
entry under the general land laws OF
about 100000 acres OF land In the west.
crn portion OF Colorado In the vicinity
OF Grand Junction. on the Gunnison
river. These lands are n portion OF
those temporarily withdrawn from
entry July 2. 1902. pending n survey In
connection with the project OF irriga-
t!on under the reclamation act. and
have been found by the geological sur
vey to be unnecessary for execution OF
the work.
The capitol managers on the iith
inst. awarded the contract for coal for
six months to w. l.. Russell. with priv
ilege OF renewal. The price is s265
ton for northern Ignite nut. over n
fve-eighths screen. The board re-
fused several requests for telephones
by state officers. because no money in
the maintenance fund is available.
Only one three on the grounds had TO
be replaced. costing. $3.50. Secretary
Lueders says the trees already set out
are worth s25 each. The board reduced
the number OF electric lights during the
| day to n minimum. and also shut of
thirty-siS of the one hundred and ten
water connections in the building.
Adjutant General Sherman Bell de-
nies positively that he has on hand
any designations OF officers in the Ma
| tional Guard. He also asserts that the
guard was never In better shape and
that every man is ready for any duty
at q moments notice. In an interview
1 few days ago General Bell is reported
as saying: There have been no resig-
| nations since | took charge of the Of
| fee. There are none on file with me
at this time. In regard to the Office
force changes will say that they were
made by me and me only. No one else
was responsible for the changes. Each
and every one was for incompetency or
| for some other good and sufficient
cause or reason, satisfactory to me and
for the good of the National Guard of
| Colorado.
Persons who claimed that d. f.
| Newcomb. agent at La lara for the
| State Bureau OF Child and Animal pro-
lection. had acted illegally in num-
Der of instances when he seized and
sold horses that were starving last
winter, did not make a good case when
given an opportunity to present facts.
| Secretary Whitehead and Agent Kerr
| Of the bureau visited Antonito, La
lara, Conejos and Alamosa for the
purpose of obtaining facts from the
complainants. They report that only
four men appeared before them and
that they did not give any definite in
formation. There will be no further
action on the part of the bureau. The
two agents of the bureau notified the
nine men who came to the city last
winter and complained OF alleged IL
legal seizures that they were coming
Other persons were also notified. But
only four could be found. and these
said their complaints were on hear
say evidence.
Judge Hallett overruled the demur-
rers to the indictment against w. S.
Montgomery, charging fraud in con-
nection with securing the patents on
the Hull City placer at Cripple Creek.
The cases have been in the United
States courts for a long time, and it
was charged short time ago that the
officers were not prosecuting them with
the diligence their Importance demand
ed. There are seventeen indictments.
When the decision was announced As
sistant Attorney Knaebel stated that
the cases would be pushed to trial as
rapidly as possible. He said he hoped
to have them come up at the June term