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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
NATIONAL rlEETIN0
OF lRRlOATlONlSTS

Ogden. Utah. August s.-Thc ex-cu-
tive committee and board Of control OF
tho National Irrigation Congress arc
iubiiant. because letter.. t~i~xrams and
newspaper editorials frufs all over the
United States assure them that tho
Eleventh National Irrigation conETvss.
al Ogden. S-p,rhib-r 18th to 18th. ~iit
b~ tho most important and successful,
convention ever held In America. a. TO
irrigation and forestry aud axrieui-
,nr- and horticulture under irrigation.
The Western Passenger Association
and the TranfEon,in-n,ai Passenger
Association announce oa~ fare rair for
the round trip from all points ~-s; Of
Chicago and ~. Louis. and cas-, from
tho Pacific Ocean To Ogden.
President Noasr,ss. In a prsaousi
letter received BY Director Gilbert Me-
CIurE. promises hss active aid and sup
port Of the irrigation congress. and
said he would scaurs; a representation
of his cabinet here. lie Erc-n'l, said.
In a ptihlir speech: No, merely in the
Interests Of the states which az. to t~
i--arii'sd BY irrigation. bat Ia the In
;rFr~s Of the Enian. I want to sec ,hs
National Irrigation Congress at Ogden
aud the work Of Irrigation. made tho
greatest possible success
Hon. James Wilson. s-rrytary Of az
TicultuFr. sent letter TO headquarters
yesterday stating: 4 desire to COOP
crate with you To the tuil-x, extent. I
will make II a ppist to have a. many
Socialists OF this department attend tho
Ogden contsntinn September 18th as
can conveniently do SO. l attn sure the
National Irrigation Congress is doing
much good -
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Ner,r~....tn colerase s.s.,.is,.

Denver. Aug. s.-"sccius Rsa,;
County and Learning Northwestern
Colorado" is the lstss, excursion
scheme. I; has Just been unfoidsd TO
thb Chamber Of Commerce by ". y.
Ripley ot Hayden and Denver.
Mt. Ripley, Who is Interested in
Ruut, county. purposes getting tascth.
cr party Of business men and taking
them on three weeks 5so.miie trip
by stage and rail- through northwest
Ctu Colorado. The plan is to carry
the eSCursiunists by rail TO George
town. where they will be loaded Into
iour.hursc carriages and conveyed 30
Frazer river. Grand river. Grand
lake. krpmmlius. Ismpa. Steamboat
Springs. Williams forks and Trappefs'
lake. the headwa;ers of White river.
Mr.. Ripley says he has an ideal camp
equipment. and will supply . fne Cui.
sine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
Auditor VIII Honor Vouchers.

The vouchers issaed by the Worlds
FaiE Board at Its last session will be
paid. Auditor Hoimbers has received
an opinion from Attorney General Mil
Ter to the effect that bo is warranted In
honorins them.
The opinion states that II the youeh-
er il acted upon by the board and
signed by tn. president and secretary.
n possIbl. error N to the correct com
missionrF-in-chief. Who Is required to
sign IL. will not make the auditor liable
for assuming or paying tho warrant.
Tn. material requisite IL that the
voucher be acted upon by the board.
and the signature Of the o:ieers Is on
iy csidenec that this has been done.
Tho attorney general also says that
commisaioner-in.chi Wilson is the
proper p-rson 'o sign vouchers, and
that their payment IL protected by the
action Of the board. os which a quorum
iA three.
Tho contention that ,h. members of
tho beard we're appointed by the Lrk-
isiatuTc IL deemed faiiacy. as In the
act calling for the Increase of the board
from three to hsr members u ~as or.
d-tcd tha, tho governor should appoln,
the n-N members. 80 showing that the
Legislature meant tha, tho nppoini,ng
pou.r should BE- In the hands O. the
governor. The opinion also cites artl-
cl-s ot the eons;i,utiuD which permit
the governor to remove any person sp
pointed by him for misconduct, maj
irasanes or inromp-;enry IN once.
Unless Van y. Rouse gives up the
$1,000 belonging to- the fund. which
he has In his possession. within the
next t-s days sui; ~iii BE- commenced
tn recover It. Rouse has said 'ha, he
does not van, TO hlndrr the beard Ia
the performance ot its duty. but that
he has ben advised by his attorneys
not to EiNr ur the money until the mat.
ter IL settled in the courts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
CARNEOlE'S GIFT
TO DUNEERMLINE

London. Aus. Sin handing over ia
fifteen representative citizens of his ma
tive town. Dunf~rmiin~. who were his
guests at Skibo castle early this week.
q trust deed transferring to them 81
600. COO in i've per cent. bonds of the
United States Steel Corporation. and
Pitteneri-f park. Andrew Carnegie Ca
planned the objects he had Ia view IN
these words:
1T IL an experiment. the object Of
which is to attempt to Introduce into
the moaa,onous lives Of tho telling
masses Of DunfeFmiine more of sweet
ness and light. To give them. especially
tho young. some improvement. some
ei-saiinS conditions Of life which their
residence elsewhere would have d-ni~,i.
50 that child in his native town will
feel. however far he may have Fuam-ti.
that simply by virtue Of being such.
his lilo has BEEN made happier and bcS-
ter
Mr.. Carnegie added tina, he had pro-
yidssi for this experiment Ia his ~iii
morc than ,ucnty years ago. but his
tr,itsmrn, from business enabled him
10 put the scheme Into operation during
his lifetime. The problem &c; TO the
trustees vas: ''wha, can b. done In
towns TO benefit the masses by money
In the hands Of the mos. public. spirit
cd citisrns-' II IL ~as proved that
good cosld be dpue. the trustees would
open new fields to the rich. which. Mr.
Carnegie said. he believed they would
hereafter h~ more and more anxious
TO End for their surplus wealth.
Mr.. Carnegie rshbEt-d the trustees
DO, 10 be afraid of making mistakes.
60 Try many things freely. bu, TO dis
cHss just as freely. keeping in touch
with the masses aud constantly aim
Ing to improve their :-ltrs and EiSr
DunfeFmilne something beyond what
what vas possessed by other cities.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
viii pro,ee, Chinese R,torm.ts.

pekine. Aug S-lt is understood
hers that the editor and stan Of the
Chinese reform paper Supao. published
.t shanghai against whom warrants ui
Frrcst have been issued ON the charge
II Publishing seditiuus matter. can be
surrendered only by the unanimous
consent uf the foreign consuis al that
port. This cannot he obtained. as the
representative Of Great Britain has
been Instructed not to grant his con.
sent.
II has been reported here that the
foreigners in Shanghai were organic
ing to prevent the surrender Of the ac-
cused men by force in case such action
had been attempted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
Railways Granted an Extension.

Washington. Aug. S.--The Interstate
Commerce Commission has ordered an
other temporary extension until Oc,o
her 18th Of the time within which a
number of railroads must cumpIeip :
their safety equipment. The commits.
sion will meantime consider the fur.
ther extension of the law and the
question of the location Of grab.irons
on engines. Among the roads granted
the extension are the Pennsylvania,
Erie. Sa. "a Fe and Delver & Rio
Grande.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
Declines New Mexico Juaoeship.

santa fe. n. VI. Aug. s.-Judge
Clement NJ. Smith. recently appointed.
Justice Of the Supreme Court of New
MeNico. telegraphed from Hastings.
Michigan, yesterday, that he has de-
clined the position, for personal rea-
sons; There are quite a number OF
candidates in the field from New Mex
ico, and public sentiment favors the
appointment of citizen of this terri
tory. Judge Smith was to succeed
Judge Daniel NJ. Mcmillan, who was
removed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
N.uro Press Association.

Colorado Springs. Aug. S.-Guthrie
Oklahoma. was selected for the next
meeting place of the Western Negro
Press Association at its annual con
ventiun Wednesday. The dates arr
August 4, and 6. 1904. The follow.
ing officers were elected:
President. Nick Chiles. Topeka
vice president. Peter :. simpson. Colo
rado Springs: sccretary.ircasurer. w
II. Duncan, Colorado Springs: chair.
man of executive board, W. ". Tay.
lur. Salt Lake City: members of cx.
ecutiye board. O. N. Bradley. Guthrie.
Oklahoma Territory: ]. II. u. Rivers.
Denver: w. II. Carter. Topeka: Julia
Embree. Colorado Springs: Judge Per.
kins. Gmthrin
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
ots,r AaaIns, oessInu Aets...

Washington. Aug. S.-iIput. Gen
Nelson A. Miles has issued an order,
with the approval of th" secretary ui
var. with a view 10 preventing the
docking Of horses in the military
service. General Miles regards this
practice as brutal AMI on this point he
and the President agree. In the order
It is provided
Any alteration In the length OF
shaps uf the tails. names or furciUcks
uf public horses by docking. banging
or clipping. Is hereby prohibited. and
only such reasonable trimming and
piuckinz as may h" necessary to pre-
vent shagginess uf appearance will be
Permitted
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
Tetrisle sslIroas coIljsion.

Durand. Mich. Aug. s.-An airbrakc
refusing to work ON the second section
Of Wallace Bros circus train caused
a rearend collision with the FIRST sec.
tion, in the yards Of the Grand Trunk
railroad. at an early hour yesterday
morning. in which twenty three peo-
pie were killed and more than a dozen
injured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
Macedonian Uprising Planned.

London. Aug. sg--A news agency dis.
patch from Vienna says that the Ma.
cedpnisn central revolutionary com.
nittce has fixed August 51st as the
date for gsnepai uprising. and that
boris Sarafuff. unp ot tie leading Ma.
Cedonian asitators. has been appoint.
ed commander uf the revolutionary
iiorces. with Alsxien as his principal
lieutenant.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

in NE Vernon. y. y. the skull Of
hoy suffering from loCEisu vas
opened ard sutituSInr vas injected
into the brain. The operation vas
surgcssiul-but the boy died.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Il is possible to telegraph to China
nov ipF dollar a vurd. bat IL vnut
break ms. We can telegraph all the
ChirSse words 80 know and still
have enough 10 buy a glass Of iced
tra With.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

King Peter Is threatened with
cabinet Crisis. One or two people who
didn't help TO asaassiHstr Alexander
are still in the cabinet. and crisis
seems to be the only thing that will
nuIr lhem.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Co'Drial powers should make Il a
rule hrurcturth IN have their islands
in the south Pacific plainly tagged
with su many ot them scattered about
s. is 10 wonder that a mistake is made
acIaE LnraIll.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

one Yale student lived year on
tice. while another spent tii.o0o in
the same time. II is a pretty safe
BE-; iha, The former has a fuller miad
and the latter bisErr head.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
Sheep.
GRAIN.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 ibs..
ti.os; re. Colorado. bulk. per icp lbs.
soe.: oats. huit. Nebraska. new. white.
n.is: mixed. si.is: In sack. Colorado.
white. ti..a: corn. in bulk. sic.: corn
chop. sacked. si.co: Colorado corn and
cat ehops. sacked. si.es: bran. Colo.
Tado. per 100 It's. Doc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

This announcement tha, China has
Just succeeded W borrowing a large
sum ct money from Russia serves to
throw a 1ood of liahi upuu the origin
ui the solemn and beautiful friendship
wherein Russia and China have settled
'~rir difficulties.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
Butter.
eaos.
Driven on, BY cfaasnopp.rs.

Bu'te. Mont. Aug S-A Miner special
from Miles City says thst the stock,
men of eastern Montana arc preparing
Tor a general exodus to better graz
Ing grounds in Wyoming. tho Dako
ias and Nebraska, as a result Of the
ravse-s uf the zsssshoppvTs. the pests
having devastated the range of vcgc.
tatiup until all hopC Of winter susie.
nance has been abandoned by the
sfry Nrs5gu
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

One trouble With Sir Thomas Is
that hs always succeeds in suiiaIns
. ne~ Shamrock that eau Jus; about
heat our last years beat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Chiua has decided no, TO open The
NsHthuTian ports ouiuE to the fact
thA, Russia has them all guarded by
soidisrs. ChiHa's decision IL aimos,
ss Niss as IL is painful.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

There ar. fs~ mea go happily COZ.
situated that yon can ask them fas
money without their being annoyed.
HHd they are scscEaliy the fellows Who
lave EpHc
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

u there src microbes ia every plate
90 ice cream. NC knnu one brave ziFi
Who reed NO, bc afraid. So long as
our salary holds oa, they ~ilI die
fEpfa ovCTrTuvtirE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Time brings I's rcvcnacs. OF old
the boys ran svay FROM the farm to
Join the circus. Today We read Of
y circus In the West bsrefi Of its tent.
men. nearly all having been attracted
to the harvest Hrld
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Upland. r.r ton. si:.o.ais."a: sec-
ond bottom. choice to fancy. $500
1000: good To choke. ts,c'HsCp: tim
o,hy. tis.oc: timothy and clover.
lii.-; alfalfa, prime. tseo: straw.
lso"t's.oe: South Park wire srass.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

An OHIO man who KILLED Eve wives
to be put to death legally in the
Electric chair. although i; is generally
thought that he must be insane. The
Ohio court wisely concludes that it
would be unsafe To Eive that Mind Of
Insanity the beueft Of the doubt.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

An automobile coiildcd With q load
Of hay in Philadelphia tho other day
sHd was badly wrecked. Save yoar
loads Of hay. They may come Ia
handy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
No 1ntnaan a, p.... p..L

Denver. Aug. s.-ReliabIe reports
from Perry Park show that there was
no tornado there Wednesday as at
mrs, reported. The entire damage by
the wind and rain did no, exceed 500.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

The Erown'up men in the Georgia
Legislature. arc evidently no, TO be
numbered among the ones who have
Go use for children.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Those iockjaw statistics should be
kept on nle for reference about July
Q OF neat year II they are to be Of
real use.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Col. Payne's Aphrodite crossed the
Atlantic in ten days. but then Aphro-
fite always was rather rapid propo-
sit!on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Probably the man who lcft home
because he was tired Of keeping .
~ife wak not really keeping her TO any
great extent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

New York has man who does no,
tnoS his own name. Really. New
York should spend little more money
Tor educational purposes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Harry Lear once had monkey
among his Euests at luncheon. and
Mrs. StuyvesaHt Elsa had a lion at her
dirrer. To eclipse this brilliant feat
some members Of the 900 should give
dinner in menaEerie.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

At dirrer given at Asbury park by
a rich woman OF New York the menu
was printed on the back Of $40 gold
certificates. ard each of the guests
received one. II will be interesting to
see whether the guests put the Ger.
tiira;es into general circulation or
cherish them as Souvenirs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Question: Does the umpire ever
enjoy the game?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

A Mekeesport tPa.) policeman
named his twentieth child Theodore
Roosevelt Needless TO say. he lifted
the cup.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

PreSIden, Castro Of Venezuela IL
s'ill busy nshtInE the reyoiutionisis
down there. Some presidents never
set a vacation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

The Prince OF Wales is eager TO
see America. George has been talk
Ing to Heinrich.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

The Greek cabinet has thrown up
Its job and the names the gentlemen
bear are really not printable.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Scratch n Russian and you will
ind Tartar" is saying Japan
keems inclined to investigate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

An Ann Arbor student has had twen'
ty inches OF frog skin grated on his
hand without croaking.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

Say. Toy. any fish around here7
Not in the creek: but suckers come
up from the city to look for EN-"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

1t begins to look as II the Reliance
would fail to live up TO Its name.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

It is not breakfast food ad. to say
that the Hungarian diet dIsagrees
with the premier.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

II the American navy gets the gout
will that De casus belli against Eu'
rope.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

"One of my ancestors came over on
the Mayflower" Huh, What of that7
One Of mine was on NCah's Ark
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14

st a r-eoting Of the State Land Board
held August sth. leo acres OF land neat
Lake Chepsman was sold to the Denvei
Union Water Company as a reservoir
site at the rate Of siO an acre. The va.
ter company intends to enlarge its
storage area and this is the first ster
In this direction The land is so s'tuat.
r,i that II could not be used for any
thing else and the land board has been
anxious to dispose Of il for some time
The board also sold forty acres in
Prowers county TO ]. +. Everett the
tract being land on which he has lived
for a number Of years.
1f the state officials can accomplish
it. no anarchists will become citizens
Of the United states in Colorado. Gov.
ernor Peabody has written to each dis
trict and county judge in the state
calling their attention to the provision,
Of the new naturalization law which
went into effect on July Bird and re.
uuesting them to closely follow the
spirit of the law. The new statute was
passed by the United States Congress
on March 4. 1919. and was result OF
the wave Of Indignation that swept
over the country owing TO the assas
sination of President Mckinley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-08-14
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.

Cattle.
Comparative Receipts:
Month to August eth ........... 4.374
same period last year .......... 2,S2l
lear 10 uate ...,........... .2lO,3oS
Same period last year ....... 20I .94U
Increase .......'........... 2.flS
The following quotations represent
the range OF prices paid on this mar
ket:
Beef steers. choice corn fed. S4.50Qi4.S0
Beef steers. fair 10 good. corn
fed ...............4 4.25eIt. 80
Cows. choice corn fed ...... 4.0ONi 4. 20
Cows. fair to good. corn fed. 3.5OdI4 90
Beef steers. choice hay fed.
l.loO to 1850 lbs. .......... 425@i.5O
Beef steers. medium to good.
1000 TO !. 100 lbs. .......... 4.00li+,25
Beef steers. common to fair. 3.75dii. 90
Cows and heifers choice hay
fed. 1000 to 100 lbs. $50. 3.50Sii 90
Cows and heifers. common to
good. hay fed ............. 2.75N325
Gamers ................ l.5OM2 25
Calves, veal. choice ......... 5.001iI 90
Bulls, stays. etc. ............ 1.50ll3O0
Feeders. 300 to l.i50 lbs.
good to choice. F.P.R. -. 4.00di .25
Feeders. 600 to 800 lbs,
common to fair. F.P.R. -. 3.50dI 90
!stockers. choice. F.P.R. -. i,00Mt. %
stockers. fair to good ....... 3.0om3.75
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-09-25
BLANCHARO'S HUNT
FOR ERR|NG WIFE
SHE ELOPED WITH HER SON-lN-
LAW FROM MINNESOTA AND
CAME TO COkEDAlE.
He Is WILLING TO FORGIVE
Husband viii Receive Wife Into Conf
dcnce il She viii Leave Lover and
Return to Her Home.
srrcIM. 70 rnr INTER MOUNTAIN.

|
/ Livingston, Sept. ,s.-Mr. J. Blanchard
OF Stillman, Mimi, came to this city yes
tefday in search OF his wife. whom he
had learned had been located in this sec
tion oi the country.
II developed that Mrs Blanchard had
!, LETT htr husband in Minnesota on July IS
ney Young
About year ago Young married the
daughter OF Blanchard and went to live
at the Blanchard home. II was not long
before Mrs. Blanchard became enamored
OF Young, and the illicit love affair
reached its fullest development, when, OH
July IS. Mrs. Blanchard. under the pre-
text OF going to Canada TO look after
bands money and, meeting Young. went
to Little Falls, Minn.
Went to Cokcdale.
Then the couple came to Montana and
started III the confectionery business at
Cokcdale. coal camp. under the name
OF Mr. and Mrs George Fayvile. They
were located by the sheriff and arrested
on charge Of adultery and brought to
Livingston. where they are now in jail.
oung's wife has secured n divorce
from her husband on the grounds of de
seftion.
Wiling to Forgive.
Mr.. Blanchard is willing To forgive his
wife and take her home and support her.
although he states that he will never live
with her again. Mrs. Blanchard is obsti-
nate and refuses to have anything to do
with him. Unless some compromise is
effected soon the couple will have TO face
the charge preferred against them.
Mrs. blanchard is about 80 years Of
age and very homely while Young is
only IS.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-09-25
IN MULLINS SUITS
HEARINGS WILL BE CONCLUDED
LATE TODAY-TESTlMONi
is VOLUMlNOUS.
SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.

'''''ab ~ LIE iNirH Mo'siHiN'
Blackfoot, Idaho, Sept. 2s.-E. Oles
against Nellie Mullins, wife of Mayor
Mullins of Butte, was finished at the local
land Office at this place yesterday.
The case of Frank Zimmerman against
Patrick Mullins was commenced during
the afternoon.
The contest of Carroll against John 4.
and William ]. Mullins were dismissed,
there being no prosecution and the case
against L. II. Sherman will come up at a
later date.
The cases against the Mayor and Mrs.
Mullins are being vigorously prosecuted
and defended, the main points at issue be-
ing with regard to the residence of the
defendants and as to whether or not they
complied with the requirements OF the
desert land law in the matter of the irri-
CATION reclamation and cultivation OF their
respective entries.
Contestants are represented by Attor-
neys Chalmers and Jones and i. w. Beane
of Blackfoot.
1t is expected that the hearings will be
concluded late this afternoon and that
the decisions of the register and receiver
be rendered as soon as the testimony,
which is voluminous, can be transcribed.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-09-25
SAMUEL WORD IS
DEAD At CAPITAL
DISTINGUISHED PIONEER SUCCUMBS
TO ATTACK OF PARAl YSlS AZ
TER WEEKS ILLNESS.
MANY YEARS IN MONTANA
His Efforts as a Public Worker Were
Ever Toward the Uplifting Of
the Community.


Helena, Sept. 2s.--Col. Samuel Word
aged 90 years, died at 8: 80 o'clock in this
city last night. The colonel's health had
been very poor for some time past, and
one week ago he suffered an attack of
paralysis, which confined him to his bed.
From the time of his paralytic attack Mr.
came last night.
Mr. Words family spent last summer
in California, but when apprised Of his
sickness they Immediately returned, and
he had been quite well until his recent
attack of paralysis.
From Kentucky.
Mr.. Word was born in Barboursville,
Ky. January 10, 1887. During his early
life he taught school and studied law at
the same time, and began his law work
at Oregon, Mo-, where he married the
daughter OF bis law partner.
Since 1863 Colonel Word has spent
most of his time in Montana, he having
spent few years in Alaska and Cali
fornia. His first operations were confined
to Alder gulch, where besides his law
practice, he was an active viglantc. In
the early Sos Colonel Word was in Butte
and was connected with the law firm OF
Baldwin 4 Word.
Colonel Word was many times a mem
Der of the territorial legislative assembly,
and from 1867 until the latter part of
the 7os was actively engaged in state
politics. He was never Indifferent TO the
good and welfare Of the state
Mourners Left.
While in the North, besides construct
ing the Dawson waterworks, he engaged
in other enterprises.
Besides Mrs. Word, four children-Wil-
liam r. Lee, Charles +. and Miss Mae
are left to mourn his death.
Postmaster Irwin of Butte crossed the
plains in 1868 with Colonel Word, and
for IS years the men were partners in the
early days Of Alder gulch.