Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-08
CONDEMNED RECORD o. the
PROGRESS o. EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FR ON ALL SOURCES
SAVINGS. ooiNos. ACHIEVE,
MGNrs. suFEgRiNos. HOPES
AND FEARS or MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

Fire al Ia Plata. Missouri. destroyed
ten buildings and caused loss Ut tsS.'
300,
Tho Republican state central com
mitt1e Of ofexon has endorsed the can
aidsey Of Secretary Taft.
With but one Dissenting voice. the
Seattle Chamber Of Commerce passed
resolutions which favor the retention
on the Pacific eoAs, Of not less than
twelve baitleships.
Tn. Oklahoma Legislature is busiiy
engaged In enaetink code OF insuf-
snc- laws. and seems to be accunniat'
Ing the drastic features oi all III. vari'
ous state laws.
! Tho case OF David y. Day. the Du-
fauGo editor. Who vas charged with
misuse OF the mails. has been dis
missed by Judge Lewis in the federal
court AT pcnv~r.
Owners Of timber in different parts
Of the country arc organizing assoeia'
,ioas To project their holdings from
fire by means OF . system Of patrol
by rangers. resembling the work done
BY the United States forestry service
In guarding against cxiinsuishins fires.
The womcn's Christian Temperance
Union Of California has written to
Secretary Of the Navy Mcseaif sub
mittink resolutions Of the association
protesting sgAiust the serving Of IN
toxieanis at dinncsx or entertainments
to be given the ofYicerx aud men ot the
Atlantic nect.
Henry wattcrson. after two weeks
say In Washington and Two weeks in
New York. has written his view OF The
Democratic political situation In the
nation. lie says he will support Bryan.
who h. believes can be elected. and
that johnson could not win with .
wall street tag on him.
To call the attention Of the govern.
mcnt TO what they believe Ii dclib-
crate attempt TO rob them Of lands. u
dcpu'aiion oe Indian chiefs. represent
Ing cvc-y tribe OF British Columbia
coast Indians. will leave Vancouver for
Ottawa on May :6th. to interview Sir
wilfrid l.auricr.
Fen 8. Hiidre,h. receiver Of the land
once Mt Phoenix. Arizona. has been
suspend u pending the Investigation Of
his records by an inspector. which is
In progress. Thc nature Of tho charges
or suspicious IN not made public. HI
drcth says the courts investigation
will vindicatc him.
Tho Oklahoma house passed the bill
previously passed by the Senate pro
viding for the establishment Of u state
Industrial college for women. Domcs
tic science will be the principal thinE
taught at the new school and girls be
tween the ages OF twelve and thirty
hve are to be admitted as students.
The state Prohibition convention o,
Kansas elected thirty.four delegates "a
the national convention nj Columbus
Ohio. selected candidates for both
houses Of Congress and full state
ticket. Rev. +. c. Shousc Of Parsons
was named for United States senator
and Rev. Albert l.. Hope Of Abilene
for governor.
In the Federal Court ut Denver the
hearing OF n test case, instituted as
u result OF n mutual agreement be
tween clifford Pinchot, head OF the
forest bureau. and the Colorado Cat
tie and Horse Growers Association
Judge Lewis decided that the fores
bureau has not only the right to bal
stock from forest reserves. but ha.
the still further power OF making II
obligatory upon cattle owners to sec
that the cattle do not stray upon the
reserves. whether the reserves are
fenced or not. the Colorado law to tn,
contrary Notwithstanding.