Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-29


that the recent visit OF Gov. Deneen
and Attorney Gen. Stead TO the
White house did not concern politics
in any form. This should settle
lot of newspaper guessing as to the
object OF the meeting.
A lockout OF the building trades
unions has been put In effect at
Seattle. Wash.
Recent heavy rains have caused
disastrous floods In the Sacramento
and other valleys OF California.
The entire business section OF
Gotcbo. Ok. has been destroyed by
fire Tho loss Is estimated at $4,000.
The thermometer at Guthrie. Ok.
recently registered lO2 degrees IN the
shade. breaking all records for heat
In March In the territory.
DR.. julius II. WeInsberg a we'll
known physician OF st. Louis was
recently shot and badly wounded by
his ls-year-old son.
All the laborers employed In the
Republic Iron and Steel company In
East Chicago struck recently for
higher wages.
The plans OF the battleship Nebras-
ka. which In under construction In
the Moran Brothers yard In Seattle.
WASH. have been stolen from the
desk Of the superintendent
The 18th annual meeting or con-
gress will be held at Muskogec. l. T..
November 10 to 22.
The Nebraska supreme court has
decided that Gov. Sheldon need not
pay 500 a month rent for the use
OF the executive mansion as u placs
OF residence.
The Laurel OIL & Gas company arc
TO build a 1000 barrel Independent re-
finery nj Sapulpa. !. T.
The store Of Joseph Tulsa. fish
dealer Of Philadelphia WAS recently
wrecked by bomb supposed to have
been thrown Into the place by Black
Hand agents.
Of which are valued ut Stoo.ooo was
recently stolen while en- route from
New York TO Paris.
Colorado officials propose calling n
convention OF Western stockmcn 10
oppose tho presidents policy Of en-.
forcin. the collection OF taxes for
grain. on public lands
An engine and tender attached TO
n Denver & Rio Grandc passenger
train recently left the rails on curve
and plunged down fifty-foot en-.
bankment. None Of the passengers
was Injured.
An examination OF the accounts of
Frank Jones. teller Of the Charlotte.
y. C.. National bank shows n short.
agr OF tss.ooO. Jones has disappeared.
officials Of the brotherhood OF
Trainmcn generally cxprcsx the opin.
ion that peaceful settlement Of tho
wage question on the Western
railroads will bc reached In the near
future.
The expense Of sending an army Of
pacifica,ion to Cuba to date amounts
To $500. 600. The Cuban government
will bc given all the time necessary 10
pay tho bill.
Stockton. Cal. recently experienced
the most disastrous flood In It's his
tory. All the public utilities wcrc
dsmoTalisci.
Five workmcn were recently killed
by the COLLAPSE Of the lining Of a
blast furnace which they were repair
Ing at Woodward. Ala.
Tho San Francisco grand jury. which
has been investigating the alleged cor
rup,ion In the city government. has
returned IS indictments for bribery.
ss Of which arc asninst Abraham
Rucf. the political boss Of the city.
The United States now ranks third
among the worlds exporters Of manu-.
facturcd goods.
Disastrous prairie fires have been
prevalent recently In Nebraska md
South Dakota Two women were
burned TO death near Boncsiccl and
,anchmcn have los; thousands Of dol.
lars In buildings burned.
Experimcn,crs with the wireless
tcirphcnc at Berlin have succeeded In
exchanging words at n distance Of
two miles. by using 10 foot poles.
The bill requiring railroads to pay
municipal taxes on terminal property
In addition to the mileage valuation.
has passed both houses OF the Sebras-
ka legislature.
Seven American Rhodes scholars
competed in the recent Oxford.Cam-
bridge field sports and carried or
two firsts and one third prize.
In a raid on a gambling resort nj
Fort Worth. Tex. County Attorney
J. d. Mclean and an assistant were
killed by William Thompson. pro-
prie,or Of the place. Thompson was
later fatally wounded by a posse.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. has been
chosen second assistant manager o.
the Harvard university crew by the
athletic committee of the university.
Executive orders have been signed
by the president which abolish the
tnnnicinnl rnrcrnmenia ON the cnnnl