Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-08

Because Of the striEgency Of the
money market the directors OF the
Pennsylvania railroad have decided
ON . policy Of rigid economy for 1908.
After Indictment for grating by the
grand Jury. Councilman George G.
Linde. Of st. Louis. made q confession
duplicating several other members OF
the council.
The Commercial State bank OF
Grand Island. Neb.. has closed it,
doors. Fifty thousand dollars Of tho
banks funds were In the First National
bank at Charlton. Iowa. which recent
iy failed.
All the railroad men Of England
have decided to go out on . general
strike.
The greatest oil well yet found in
the mid.continent neld was recently
brought In near Muskogee. II Is esti'
mated to be a 2.00O-barrel producer.
A toy balloon released in Paris has
been found In Finland.
Eta L. Mclean. . stenosrapher IN
the federal building In Chicago has
been arrested In company with A. u.
Gordec. a printer. charged with steal.
Ing important papers in connection
with the prosecution OF John r. Walsh
for the misappropriation OF funds OF
the Chicago National bank.
The Modern woodEen Of America
have s350.000 tied up In the failure Of
the First National bank ut Charlton.
Iowa. The order In fully protected by
bonds several times in excess OF the
sum on deposit.
A verdict for 35se. 900 against Joseph
Ramsey. jr.. former president OF the
Wabash railway. In q suit brought In
New York by John s. Jones. n finan.
cicr. was recently rendered by jury.
Six indictments have been returned
by tho New York grand jury against
Raymond Hitchcock. an actor.
charging attacks on you=. Girls. The
accused man has disappeared.
The navy department has finally
fixed upon li0 feet as the desired
width for the locks on the Panama
canal.
After BLOWN. out the front Of tho
building occupied by the bank at Paw.
nee Rock. Kansas. the robbers were
scared away without sccurin. any
motley.
The Canadian post once department
has decided to use slot machines for
the sale Of stan. . In otiicca which arc
closed on Sunday.
The Burlington railroad IL reported
to be demanding cash for payment OF
freight bills In Nevada.
On orders from President Roosevelt
Secretary Taft cut his visit to tho
Philippines short by a week In order
TO reach Berlin at the earliest posi-.
bio moment. Tho cause OF tho haste
was not explained.
A destructive wind storm recently
visited Galveston. Texas. drmolishins
. number Of residences and injurins
several persons.
Tho American saiiin:. vessel Arthur
scwaii. which loft Philadelphia April
last with coal for the Philippines.
was wrecked OF tho coast OF Terra
Del rucso. and all siSns point TO the
crew OF 10 men having been captured
and eaten by cannItais tLat infcst
that vicinity.
Al meeting In Chicago OF repre-
scntaii,cs of the larger railway sys.
tens, II was agreed TO continue the
homcscckcrs' excursions to the west.
After Januar, ! the rates will bc ad.
vanccd abou, g..
Federal Judge Pollock. OF Topeka.
Kansas. has decided that he had no
Jurisdiction to Interfere with the pros.
ccution Of theatrical people who sio-
lated the Sunday closing Law at Kan.
sas City. although he took occasion
to cri,icisc the criminal judge for cn.
forcing the Law.
Rumors that the Pennsylvania rail-.
road would lay OF between 10000 and
10000 men has been positively denied
By hish officials Of the company.
A dentist Of New Britain. Conn. re
Gently died as the result OF blood poi.
sonins contracted while treating .
dccayed tooth Of a patient.
Maximiiiian Harden. the German
editor who was charged with dcfamins
the character Of Gel. Count vou
Molkc. was acquitted amid great en-
thusiasm a, Berlin.
The Union Pacific railroad has
abandoned all construction work on
the entire system and discharged some
5000 to 5000 construction employees.
Secretary Corteiyou announces that
the government has on deposit with
national banks the sum Of S2i3.6is..
:i:.
The Ozark Fruit Growers' associ.
a,i,n is preparing complaint TO the
Interstate Commerce commission with
a view TO securing lower rates on
fruit from Southwest Missouri and
Arkansas points.
The corn harvesting season 10 on IN
Kansas and the farmers are appealing
to the free employment bureau for
help.