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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
Demented Man Killed.

Evanston. wyo.-william Fern. a
young business man OF Almy. who has
been wandering about the country for
the past week In dcmented condition,
was killed by a fast freight on the
Union Pacific near here.
On September Sd Fern. with a COM
panion, was on his way to Amy In n
buggy. which was upset in a runaway.
throwing the young man out upon his
head. Since that time he has wan.
dered about the country, being occa.
sionally seen by ranch people. al.
though the authorities tried in vain to
find him. The remains were brought
to Evanston and will be buried in
Almy, where his wife and child reside.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
10 "FIohtIno Bob" . pIrste1

Ncwport.-ias Fighting Bob" Ev'
ans turned piratc7
Newporters arc asking each other
this qscstion. ms result Of the dis
appearance on Wednesday night of
the wreck OF the big twomnStod
schooner Henry NJ. whitney, which
has lain buried In the mud In tho
south part OF the hnrhor for more than
four years. Coal laden. the Whitney
was driven ashore one night after hav.
ing sprung leak. She was cmpticd
and then abandoned.
For four years she lay there. n pic
turesquc relic Of her former greatness.
and, suddenly. In the dark Of wedncs
dny night. a vessel whose cleaning
Wilderness shone out In the gloom.
stole into the harbor. made fast TO the
wreck and dragged Il our TO sea. A
hole In the mud was all that greeted
the fishing folk when they viewed the
harbor next morning.
Those who saw the white ship come
In declare that she re.embled In cv-
cry particular n man.of.war. Now, Ad.
miral Evans warships are not far
away from Newport. engaging In tar.
get practice. and no better target
could be found for the boys behind the
guns than the wreck OF the Henry N.
Whitney.
Has Fighting Bob" turned piratc7
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
Hold up q Cashier.

Goldfeld. Ncv.-Herbert f. Riggs.
bookkeeper and cashier for +. II. New
land. = broker. was found unconscious
on the floor OF the office. The door
of the safe was open and cash amount.
ing to $1,000 had been taken. Two big
Jumps on Riggs forehead showed that
he had been struck with some blunt
instrument.
Riggs says he was working over his
books when stranger appeared at the
cashiers window and asked for money.
There was n stack Of gold on the desk
in front OF the bookeeper at the time.
Riggs says he knew nothing more un-
til he recovered consciousness. When
he was found by Harry Greve, a
nephew Of Newland, . heavy hammer
was picked up from the floor near
where lie lay. It is thought that the
robber used the hammer on his victim.
The case has some peculiar features.
and the sheriff Is making an investiga-
ton.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
Union Pacific cu..oss /. Certainty.

Dcnvcr.-The long rumorcd cutoff
70 be constructed by the Union Pasinc
between Denver and Cheyenne ut q
cost OF about 81 900. 900 has ut last been
decided upon and camps arc now being
established with the expectation OF
having tho now line completed before
the nrst OF the year. Tho cutoff will
DO seventeen miles long. starting near
Carr and running northeast TO Boric.
wyo.. three miles south OF Coriett. con.
Meeting with tho Wyoming division
four and onc-half miles west Of Chcy.
cnnc. II will eliminate the principal
curves and heavy grades between Dsn-
yer and Cheyenne.
Tho work In some sections will DO
unusually heavy. There will BIO 2?0..
900 cubic yards Of roadbcd excavation
necessary and there will be 10000 Gu.
bic yards OF solid rock to be removed.
In addition to this there will BIO 100000
cubic yards Of cmhankmcnt. The larg.
en-; MI will bo 1900 feet long and +6
fcct high. When completed three new
stations will DO established on tho now
line. Tho cutoff will enable tho com.
pnny to operate between Denver and
tho west at considerable saving over
former cost on account Of tho heavy
grade over Athol hill.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20

Cheyenne. wyo.-Mrs. Sarah Jano
Shepherd. in divorce suit which she
flled against Joseph Shepherd. asserts
that she and the defendant were mar.
ried at Seward, Nebraska, September
~. 1887. and that nine children, from
three to nineteen years Of age. have re.
suited from the union. Mrs. Shepherd
charges that for . period Of moro than
three years Shepherd has failed to pro.
vide for her support: that he com.
PEELED her to clothe herself and
children. md to do the work OF a farm
hand In the fields, cutting corn and
stacking hay. grain and cane: that In
March, 1908. when she was I'll and
about to become q mother. he refused
to employ a physician. although n com.
petent physician wns less than milo
away, as a result of which neglect her
child was still.born that she: by hard
labor, accumulated twenty-five head OF
cattle and seven head OF horses. which
the defendant took from her and di.
verted to his own use, and that the de.
PENDANT sold their Joint homestead in
Nebraska for $500 and retained all OF
the money
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
Survives Explosion. but Mind 10 De.
stroyed.

Alton. Ill.-Fifteen thousand pounds
OF powder exploded at the Equitable
Powder works at East Alton, two miles
from here. Charles McGinnis was
killed and Charles McGilson shocked
SO that mis- mind is gone.
McGinnis and his helper were work
ing in the glazing mill and McGinnia
was letting the powder run from
drum into kegs. McGIlson was wheel
ing a truck 100 yards away. Suddenly
there was flash and McGiison. 800
feet away, was blown into the air
and carried more than 100 feet before
he alighted. When he was picked up
McGilson was unconscious and later It
was found his mind was blank.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
Jap. Try to s..., indian w,v..

Ban Francisco.-Employcs Of tho
Alaaka Packers Association who ~.
turned hero upon tho ship Star OF
Chile bring the report that number
of Japanese canncry hands at Egegk
made . raid upon an Indian village
near that camp last Juno and attempt.
ed to carry Oh several Of tho native
women.
The japanese evidently believed tho
men OF tho settlement wcrc out nsh.
ing. but In this they were mistaken.
for after tho raiders had caught and
gagged two or three Of tho women they
wcrc discovered by 4 number Of bucks.
who set up loud howl and ut once
proceeded to repcl tho japanese.
In attempting to get away with tho
captives the japanese are said to have
run between two hills where the SNOW
was deep and rapid travel was impos.
sible.
This proved their undoing, for tho
Indians descended upon them with
guns and clubs and would have killed
tho six o. eight raiders II the latter
had not deserted their victims and
hurried Oh. The Indians later. II Ii
said. made complaint TO tho men In
charge Of the canncry camp.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
TWENTY-FIVE PASSENGERS ARE
KILLED AND TwENTY.six
ARE INJURED.
FACEs0FDEADGH CHASTITY
FATAL MISTAKE OF TRAIN oPER.
AToR SENDS UNsUsPEcTiNo
MoRTALs INTO ETERNITY.

White River Junction, VIA fearful
head'on collision between the south
bound Qubec express and q north.
bound freight train on the Concord di.
vision Of the Boston & Maine railroad.
occurred four miles north OF Canaan
station early Sunday morning. Septem-
Der 18th. due to mistake In train dis.
patchers' orders. and from demol.
ished passenger coach there were
taken out twenty-five dead and dying.
and twenty-seven other passengers.
most OF them seriously wounded. Near
ly all those who were In the death car
were returning from fair ut Sher-
brooke. Quebec. sixty miles north. The
conductor of the freight train was
given 10 understand that he had plenty
Of time to reach siding by the night
operator ut Canaan station. receiving.
according to the superintendent Of the
division. n copy OF telegraph order
from the train dispatcher Mt Concord.
which confused the train numbers 30
and thirty.four. The wreck occurred
Just after the express had rounded into
. straight stretch Of track. but owing
to the early morning mist, neither On.
Einccr saw the others headlight until
II was too late.
Operator Makes Mistake.
The southbound train was made up
nj Sherbrookc. where II picked up two
slccpcrs from Quebec and two more ON
the way down. II consisted OF the
baggage coach. passenger coach and
smoking car In that order. with the
slccpcrs In the rear. The train left
White River Junction nj $3.50. forty
minutes late. and was followed twenty
minutes later by the Montreal express
over tho Central vermont railroad.
The Quebec train In known ns No. 10
and the Montreal train ms No. -.
In the meantime. a north'bound train.
known M No. :GI. had arrived ut ca
mann. eighteen miles down the road.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20

Sacramento. Cai.-Bccausc Conduc.
tor Jcff Gage Of Southern Pacific train
No. ~, castbound local to Sacramento.
put him on the train on his refusal 10
pay his fare. m unknown man scri.
ously wounded the conductor and was
himself killed In pistol duel Just after
the train left Tracy City.
Conductor Gage said:
II rad stopped the train Just outside
Of Tracy to put the fellow on for re.
fusing to pay his fare. and had stepped
down from the platform to give the en-.
gineer the signal to go ahead when
some OF the passengers who were
watching the man running alongside OF
the fence, cried out: Look out! he's
going to shoot But before could
jump back ! was shot here Indicating
his right groin).
Il stumbled from the effects OF the
shot. and finally succeeded In getting
out my pistol and took n shot at the
man. who had run ahead about fifty
yards by this time. I don't know
whether hit him or not.
"Some OF the passengers had rushed
QUIT by his time. and taken several
shots Mt him. He fell, and I ran 10
where he lay. covering him with my
gun all the time. rs feared he might
be playing 'possum. With the assist:
ance OF the passengers I took his gun,
but he died few minutes later. one II
the shots having pierced his left lung"
The bullet fred at Gage lodged just
beneath the vest. The fact that tho
bullet had to penetrate three thick.
nesses OF clothing is probably nil that
saved Gage from being killed.
The passengers who witnessed tho
shooting all say that Gage was per.
fectly justified.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
WALTER wEllMAN AND HIS AIR
SHIP CAUGHT IN GRIP OF
FIERCE SNOW STORM.
SHIP WEIGHS 9 TONS
GRAPHIC STORY TOLD ~ DARING
EXPLORER WHO STARTED TO
FIND THE NORTH POLE.

Berlin.-wcitcr wellman. head Of
the Wcllmnn airahlp expedition. has
Gent the following telegram to the local
pape-i from Toronto:
After tho steamer Express east OF
the cable the balloon America did cx-
cellently. but an increasing wind soon
gave us hard struggle, and the storm
drove us toward some high. Jagged
mountains near the coast. where tbs
airship would have been destroyed II
she struck. Then cnsucd hard fight.
Ing between the storm and the motor.
The latter triumphed. Our confidence
In tho America had no Increased In
the meanwhile that ! gave the order
to start for the north pole.
The wind. however. increased to
twelve miles nm hour. and the snow fell
so thickiy that we could not sec u
quarter OF n mile. Just then tho com
pass failed to work. owing to detective
construction.
Lost In a Storm.
1--WE were lost In tho snowstorm
above the polar sea. and threatened
with destruction. After n brief deliber-
alton we decided TO try to get back TO
the Express and rcctify our compass
and start again. II was impossible.
however. to keep In one direction. ana
We were again carried Into dangerous
proximity Of the mountains. Nanimnn.
THE engineer. then put the motor 10
Top speed. and the America moved
against tho wind. which probably wns
blowing fifteen miles nm hour. Sho
cIrcicd three times In the teeth Of tho
wind. We saw the Express for mo.
met. but Immediately lost her again.
ave could have returned to tho ES-
h.e xxh n
steer, but under the circumstances tho
only thing possible was to try To land.
With this idea we stopped the motor
and lot the America drift over tho GA
cicr. At the end Of Doui bay We used
n trailer Allied with provisions and
brake rope. Both acted well ana
dragged over tho Ice wall 100 feet high
without damage.
Landed Like a Bird.
after crossing the glacier wo
opened the valve and landed on the up
per glacier hnlf mile In shore. Tho
landing was effected 80 successfully
that material wciIhin. nine tons do
seconded 400 feet and touched the leo
with no shock or damage whatever cx-
ccpting several bent tubs and broken
wirca. Numerous Il, iicatc Instruments
were not injured. The sclf.rcgistcring
Geographic. photographs ana manom,s
tors continued running aHcr the land.
inI. The mantle OF the balloon can
easily be repaired.
Tho America YVES In tho air three
hours and covered about fifteen miles
with her own power. She made three
loops against the wind. proving her
y, wcr and capabiliiy Of being Stccrcd.
The accent was successful In every rc-
spcci.
I'VE are all convinced that We can
make our way To the pole In normal
summer weather"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
D.nounne.. Tyranny Of Federal Court,

Lincoln. Neb.-Because Of the re.
straining order granted by Judge Mum.
ger Of the Federal Court to prevent tho
railway commission from promulgating
a new grain.rate schedule. Governor
George L. Sheldon declared himself in
favor Of constitutional amendment
taking from the federal courts the
right to enjoin state officials from en-.
forcing state laws.
II believe the federal courts have
abused the privilege OF Injunction
enough to Justify such action" he said.
"Too many state laws have been tied
up by the interference of the federal
courts. do not believe the makers Of
the constitution ever contemplated
such use Of the Injunction In the hands
~ the federal courts."
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
kiondIks Fever Breaks Out.

washington.-Th gold fever Of
tho kiondikc has broken out anew At
Sitka, Alaska, according to Brigadicr
General George F. Elliott. command.
ant OF tho United States marine corps.
who has Just returned from n trip Of
inspection In the Northwest.
General Elliott states that rich
vein OF quartz has recently been un.
covered on an island forty.five miles
from Sitka. which yields heavy per-
centage Of leaf gold. and active prepa-
rations arc being made for It's develop
mcnt. As result Of this discovery
the forty.iive marines whom General
Elliott had intended to order to some
other point will remain to preserve or.
der in what is rapidly becoming one OF
the boom" towns Of Alaska.
The story OF the discovery rs told to
General Elliott is that two Indians.
while fishing. noticed particles Of gold.
They told the news to n Presbyterian
clergyman at Sitka. A company opened
the vein Of quartz and succeeded In
mining and transporting to Sitka In
canoes ninety tons Of ore. This one
shipment yielded. after payment OF
freight. more than $4,000. The
knowledge OF the ind at the Island
soon became known In Sitka, and the
island now is practically all staked out
by goldseekers.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
reRRlsLs DEEDS OF oRvnxARps
sheepherders In Wyoming Hold Up
Boys, Indians and Ranehsrs.


Cokeville. Wyo.-Infiamed by bad
whisky. Joe and Sam Bates. sheep
herders. who had been sent here for
supplies by their employer. determined
to become bad men.
Mounting their horses and each car
rying revolver. they departed for
the north and mile from town held
up q seventeen.year-old boy. whom
they shot through the stomach and
robbed Of $3.50.
When they realized the dangerous
character Of the boys wound they re-
turned his money and started away.
An Indian and his squaw who had
seen the shooting helped the boy to
mount . horse ind started him for
town.
This act cnrnged the Bates brothers.
who returned and held up the Indian.
rObbing him Of his horse. As they
rode away they fred several shots 1t
the squaw. but did not hit her.
A few miles further on they met and
held up q wagon load Of land seekers.
including c. Il. Cotton, Union Pacific
agent ut Cheyenne, but decided not to
rob them.
Thirty miles north Of town they Wis.
ited the ranch OF J. 8. Branson. held
up Branson. who Is an old man and
IN ex.MissOui marshal. and COM
PEELED him to give them new horses.
As they were transferring their sad.
dies. Branson grabbed Sam Bates SIX
shooter. Joe Bates drew his revolver.
whereupon Branson shot him through
the heart.
Branson then held Sam Bates at
ranch house. when the young outlaw
was overpowered and bound.
Bates IL now In jail here. and may
BIO lynched II the boy who was shot
dies. The dead brother was dcscrtef
from the navy.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
University Of Colorado shows Increase

Boulder, Colo.-At the close of the
first week of the 1907.0S session Of the
University of Colorado President
James II. Baker announced that
twelve per cent. increase over last
year had been enrolled. and that the
prospects are the brightest In the his.
tory Of the university. The greatest
increase is in the engineering schools.
where about twenty per cent. more pu-
pills than last year are registered
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
Miscellaneous.

Kansas hnR q greater area and pro.
duction Of alfalfa thnn any other
state In the Union.
About 100 Of tho leading mercantile
establishments ut Canton. China, were
recently destroyed by ire.
Mexico In arranging to hold mn.
tionai exposition In tho Crystal Pal.
ace. London. In 1908.
The first snow storm Of tho season
occurred at Fort Wayne. Ind. re-
Gently.
The Nebraska railway commission
i,s postponed Indefinitely further
hearings on grain rate reductions un.
Ill the federal court acts on the mp
piication Of tho railroads for n TEN.
porary injunction.
The plant OF tho Cudahy Packing
company In Philadelphia has been de-
stroycd by nrc.
A reception at the Topeka auditor.
ium Ii planned for Rev. Charles N.
Sheldon on his rcturn from England.
by royal proclamation New Zealand
has been advanced from the POSITION
OF British colony. and hereafter will
be known as "the Dominion OF New
Zealand
The forty.frst annual parade Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic was
recently held In Saratoga. n. T.. dur
ing a driving rain storm. Ten thod'
sand veterans were In line.
Up to December !. 1906. the Pana.
ma canal had cost the United States
government $Si.ii9.000.
While i've negroes were engaged In
shooting craps on the railroad track
near Newburg. w. va. a last passen'
ger Train struck ana Killed them all.
Another Jewish massacre Is re.
ported Mt kishinen. Russia, In which
II Is estimated W Jews lost their
lives.
CHARGES OF discrimination In passen.
ger .'"",c nave oeen n'eo win inc Ne
"rasHa ooafu Oh raioau commission
ers asains. tne Union racine railroad
y! '"e o"'eeu Sol'a"e'S'"' ir"'eiers.
rue soseren. s preparing 10
s.ore I.soo q.uI'es Vi i.esn peet IN
.ne Iel.se a, pIan' NJ So'oh LOT
Use Vi lana. "oAe.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of tho
Past Seven Days.
Interesting items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Personal.

p0SoOVes
Mohammed All Boy hns been ap-
pointed Turkish minister to the Uni.
ted States.
A novemen' Is under way to form
. $12.cOO.0O0 merger OF some OF the
largest coal properties In Illinois.
DR.. w. II. Dalrymple. OF Baton
Rouge. La. has been elected prcsi'
dent OF the American Veterinary Med.
ical association.
Francis Potter. editor OF the Her
I1gton. Kansas. Sun until recently. Is
dead In San Diego. Cal. where he had
gone for the benefit OF his health.
Col. A. J. Hanscom. OF Omaha. a
former president of tho Nebraska sen.
ate, died recently In New York Of
pneumonia. He was 70 years old.
Mrs. Kate Z. Jones Of New York
has been elected national president OF
the women's Relief Corps.
Edward W. Vanderbilt. an aged. re-
tired merchant of Brooklyn. N. Y. has
been declared incapable OF managing
his Affairs because OF lunacy.
Congressman Longworth and Mrs.
Longworth have arrived in San Fran.
cisco on their return from u visit to
Hawaii.
Charles @. Burton OF Kansas City
was elected commander OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic ut the Saratoga
encnmpment.
Secretary Taft was given "A rousins
scnd.oR when he sailed from Seattle
for the Orient on tho steamer Minno-
sotn.
Walter 8. Dickcy OF Kansas City
has bceh elected chairman OF the Mis-.
souri, republican state committee. TO
succeed Thomas X. NIedringhaus. re-
signed.
Chang Mon wo. president OF the
Chinese Six Companies. In dead OF the
bubonIc plague In San Francisco.
d. Willis James. senior member OF
tho firm Of Phelps. Dodge 4 Co. Of
New York. Is dead. He was dis.
tinguIshcd ms q phiianthropist.
Gen. Booth. the aged head Of the
Salvation Army. has left London 10
conduct winters campaign In the
United States and Canada.
Archibald Fry Blount. OF Orlcton.
England. has bcqueathcd 100000 to
Yale University.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-20


minutes has been made at the Ohio
university.
Judge Pollock has granted TEN.
porary injunction preventing the
secretary OF state of Missouri from
annuliing the license Of the Rock
island railroad in that state.
Chester d. Runyan. who confessed
TO stealing 100000 from the Windsor
Trust company in New York. has
been sentenced to seven years in Sing
Sing.
An effort IL being made by the
spanish.American war veterans to
have December 1. the day the fleets
sail for the Pacific, observed as n
special flag day.
A series Of raids by mobs upon the
Japanese stores and business places
in Vancouver. b. c.. resulted In break.
ing all the glass in so buildings and
the wounding of two Japanese.
Rather than take course Of studies
Hazel Specknell, aged Is. shot and
fatally injured herself.
The Oklahoma Baptist university,
to be built Mt once at a cost Of $780,.
900, is to be located at Lawton.
Railroad attorneys and traffic Of.
flcials of railroads in Kansas have
been called to Chicago for a confer.
ence over the two-cent fare in Kansas.
The night agent Of the Missouri Pa
cifc railway at Eldorado. Kan. was
held up and The safe robbed Of il
contents.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21
Notice Of Forfeiture.

To +. w. Sullivan. his executors, admins
traitors, heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that l have ex-
pended during the years of 1893, 1899. 1900.
1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906 in labor
and improvements the sum OF one hundred
and fifty dollars upon your one -sxth interest
in the Alex Stevens lode mining claim, sit
uated in the Texas Mining District, Lemhi
County, State Of Idaho, the location certlh.
cate of which is found recorded in book "B'
Of Lode Mining Claims, at page 81, in the
Office of the Recorder of SAID county and
state, which one hundred and fifty dollars.
together with that expended by myself upon
my own interest and co-owners expended up
on their own interest, makes the sum of one
hundred dollars in Improvements and labor
for each of said years in order to hold said
claim under the provisions of section 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States
and amendments thereto, approved Ianuar
~, 1850, concerning annual labor upon min
ing claims, being the amount necessarily ex.
pended in order to hold said claim tor said
years above mentioned.
And if within ninety days after the due
publication Of this notice you fail or refuse TO
contribute your proportion of such expendit-
ure as co-owner, your interest in the claim
will become the property OF the subscribed,
your CO owner, who has made the required
expenditures by the terms of said section.
Dated this 10Th day of January, A. d., 1907
at Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho.
RALPH P. QUARLEs,
z. %. Address. Boise, Idaho.
First publication, January "a, 1907.