Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-03

others injured In II rear-end collision
on the elevated tracks of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Camden. n. j.. re-
Gently.
A Worchester. Mass. boy. who sent
n Christmas present to the president
received u ten dollar bill and person
nj letter In acknowledgement.
The first saloon keeper placed on
(, trial In Chicago for violation OF the
Sunday closing law was acquitted by
a Jury.
The enrolment OF teachers at the
annual state association was smaller
this year than usual. less than 1000
being present.
Forly.two damage suits against the
Central Illinois Traction company on
account OF a wreck on the road last
September have been settled for S4l..
900.
The situation between the line and
stan officers In the navy has become
SO acute since the resignation OF Ad'
mirai Brownson that congress will
probably be called upon to settle the
controversy.
At Havana on Christmas day the
University Of Louisiana football team
defeated the University OF Havana
team by score OF sc to o.
Senator Dillingham;. chairman Of the
Immigration commission. says no rec
concentrations for important legisla.
tion will be made to congress for at
least year.
The United Churches OF God at Des
Moines. Ia. have been accused OF ac-
cepting money for support from sa'
! looms.
A Cleveland. o., phiia;elist recently
paid $4,000 for n STAINS issued at
Alexandria. Va. In Ist7.
Admittancc to n dancing academy
was recently refused Mt San Fran.
cosco to member OF the crew of the
cruiser Philadelphia. because OF his
uniform. The matter will be reported
to Washington.
Sister Theresa. n Catholic nurse Mt
Milwaukee hospital. was recently
shot and killed by an insane patient.
c. 4. Lovely. postmaster at Ocean
Park. Cal. has been arrested charged
with embcxzlcment of government
funds.
The American ship Atlas has
! reached San Francisco from Balti.
more after voyage lasting 215 days.
Ono hundred and twenty thousand
people were fed In New York on
{ Christmas by the Salvation army.
U. S. Griffin. of jefferson county.
Kansas, has been appointed inspector
OF dcnaturcd alcohol In the trans.
Missouri district. He will have head.
: quarters at Kansas City.
/ The Prairie OIL and Gas company.
of Kansas. has doubled It's capital
stock and is now s:o.ooo.ooo cor.
/ poratIon.
The only Chinese woman In Pitts
burg. Pa. fell dead Christmas day
from smoking too much opium.
Five men alleged to have robbed
the bank at Aidrich. Mo, on Dcccm.
Der ]: have been arrested at Carlo.
/ III.
A phonosraph with n number Of
records OF the voices of all the great
singers OF the present day has been
/ deposited in specially prepared
vault In Paris which Is not TO be
opened for 100 years.
Fire In San Francisco destroyed an
entire block of business buildings
causing n loss of more than $500. 900.
President Roosevelt has received
and accepted the resignation OF Rear
Admiral Brownson rs chief OF bureau
Of navigation. Capt. W!nsiow has
been appointed to succeed tho ai.
/ miral.
The Missouri supreme court has Is.
sued a temporary rule prohibiting
/ Judge J. l.. Fort from trying the
| Kansas City theatrical cases until the
! court decides on the constitutionalIty
I OF the law creating the second divis.
ion of the Jackson county criminal
court.
Admiral Evans has reported the
arrival of the battlcship fleet nj Port
OF Spain. Trinidad. to the navy de.
partaent. Secretary Mc,calf sen,
Christmas greetings to officers and
I men.
/ The postmaster general has issued
n fraud order against A. w. Griiiin &
Son. of Oklahoma. who claimed TO be
government land locators for vetcr.
ans. their widows and orphans.
Clarence Young. Topeka druggist.
has been sentenced to pay fine OF
800 and serve $50 days in Jail for
selling cocaine rs headache powders.
A mob of citizens ut Henrycttn.
Ok, took n negro murderer from Jail
and lynched him recently.
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Des
Moines banks have resumed cash
payments.
The government is asking for bids
for n heavier-than.air flying machine
for the army and specifications have
been issued.
The Rock Island Railroad company
has entered plea of guilty In "a