Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-05-24


with the murder OF the Marvin boy at
Dover. DEL. has been released from
custody. for want Of sufficient evi.
dence against him.
A. Z. Stilwell and party OF 70
capitalists who took trip over the
lines OF the Orient railroad In Mexico.
have returned.
The board Of regents of the state
university Of Iowa have elected Prof..
q. +. Kay. Of Kansas university TO the
chair OF economies. geology una
petrology.
J. c. Horton. n prominent retired
business man Of Kansas City. who was
a sur siyor Of the Quantreii raid Of
Lawrence. Kan. is dead.
Mrs. Russell Sage has been chosen
president Of the foundation to which
she recently gave 3io.oO0.ooo. The
object Of the organization Is to better
the condition OF the poor Of the coun-
try.
Mrs. John Dillon. wife Of the Irish
leader In the British parliament. IL
dead.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler. president
Of tho University OF California. has
been offered the presidency Of the
Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nolory.
Lyndon u. Phifcr. II years old. OF
Rich Hiii. Mo-. has been awarded u
bronze medal and $1,000 by the Car.
nesic Hero Fund commission.
DR.. Kiopsch. editor of the Christian
Herald. has been decorated with the
Order Of the RISING sun by the En-
prror Of Japan. for hi. efforts to re-
licyc famine sufferers In that country
Last year.
r. J. Moor-. owner Of the ritisburs
Headlight. has bccn elected chairman
Of the Kansas republican state com.
mitts~.
Judge Thomas Ryan. Of Kansas.
assistant secretary Of the interior. has
had relapse and IL again confined
To his home In Washington.
Rev. william ". Roberts. Of Phil
nd-iphis. was elected moderator of
the 18Th general assembly of tho
Presbyterian church At Columbus. y.
Edwin consvr. former minister Ia
China il critically ~ at his homc In
Pasadena. Cal.
u. II. Fulton. Of Mafysviiic. has
been elected grand commander Of the
Kansas knights Tcmpinr. L
Admiral Dewey presided a; a han.
quct given In honor of Gen. knrohi
at the Hotel Asior In Nc~ York &C.
Gently.
Aionso u. Jones. retired yachts
man of New York. vas killed recently
by falling from led.
q. II. sprasuc. o. Wichita. has been
elected president Of the Kansas
sasics. Tho next state convention
will be held a, Gaicna.
Alisesiis0ssvs.
The Kansas attorney general has
filed custer suits in the supreme oourt
ssains, four more brewing companies.
a portion of the report of Attorneys
Kellogg and Severance to the Inter.
state Commerce commission regard.
Ing the Hartman railroad deals has
been published in New York. The
attorneys declare that the Sherman
antitrust act has been violated and
advise the aunuimcnt of the various
agreements.
Abraham Ruef. the former political
boss Of San Francisco. created a
sensation In Judge Dunn's court by
pleading guilty TO an Indictment for
cxtortion. Sentence was deferred for
two weeks.
The Illinois legislature has taken a
ecess until October neat.
An explosion Of powder In a rail.
road camp at the foot Of uookou,
mountain In Tennessee. killed three
trainmen. injured several others and
caused considerable damage TO sur
rounding property.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has made ruling that railroads
shipping supplies over lines not
owned by themselves mus, pay the
full legal freight tariff the same as a
private citizen.
The recent fair at the Metropolitan
opera house in New York realized
$4,000 for the Actors fund.
Northwest Texas was visited by a
storm of wind and rain which assumed
the proportions of tornado in places
doing damage TO buildings and crops.
The last of the IL men who are TO
try Abraham Ruef. the San Francisco
political boss has been secured aud
the jury is now complete.
The Val Blatz Brewing Company
has commenced sui, in the Kansas
supreme court TO regain possession
of its property now in the possession
Of the receivers. alleging that papers
were not served on any authorized
agent Of the cnmnanN.