Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-11
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

The flood In the Cottonwood river
In Oklahoma Sunday is estimated to
have left 5000 people homeless.
Steel laying on those sections of the
ST. Paul road which cross the noun
tains in Montana has been suspended
until the snow mclts next spring.
An automobile speedway is to be
built from Salt Lake City TO the Sal
tair resort on Great Salt Lake, O. dis
tance of about fifteen miles. Toll will
be charged.
The report of the state mine inspec-
tor shows South Dakota's gold produC-
tion fOi last year 10 have been $780,
00r, which is the highest in the history
Of the state.
ruling by the Illinois insurance de-
partment COmpCIs all mutual fire iusur-
auCe companies organizing in that
state TO mako provisions for contin-
gent liability Oh the part of its mem
hers.
Fred HuyCk's motor cycle turned the
Ascot Park oval at Los Angeles Mon
day in fifty-thrce seconds for one mile.
which is one second faster than the
worlds record of fIfty-four seconds
'Hai h" already held.
Manipulation of the leading butter
markets Of the country by cotcric Of
Chicago, Elgin and Eastern produce
I""u Is said 10 he responsible to a
larg" extent lur tho present cXtravn.
giant prices Cor butter.
Richard c. Kcreus former Republi-
can national committeeman for Mis-
souri, and defeated candidate for the
Missour! Republican senatorial Eumlna-
tion at the November primary, spent
s59,57o in the campaign just closed,
The civil service commission of Los
Angeles recently issued an order that
any civil service "mpIoyc, whether on
tho active list or not. who was found
TO visit the race track or bet on the
races. would b" Immediately dis
charged.
The Peoples Mutual Telegraph Com
pany has asked tn" city Council OF
Chicago for franchise On two streets
leading TO the city limits Plans are
announced for line from Chicago TO
ST. Louis and Kansas City. TO compel"
with III" TWO old companies.
After an IdI,u,ss Of thirteen months.
The old Op"u Hearth department II
The Illinois Slr,l Company plant At
South Chicago was ruopcncd TUESDAY
and 1000 men resumed work. Pr"par.
ations are Icing made 10 open nv"
other blast furuucrS.
Judge David +. Dyer in the Federal
District Court at ST Louis sustained an
order Of Secretary Straus lIrcciing
that Samuel IIaChmann be dcpOrt"d i|
his Old home in England for preaching
anarchy on the streets Of BoIlcyillc. III.
Judge Over held that Secretary Strnus
mad sole jurisdiction over the matter.
EnglewOoI High school. Chicago, is
making arrangements to take the long
est trip on record for a high school
football eleven. Terms have been mada
With the Butte, Mont, high school for
IL contest on Dec, 18Th, and provisional
late filled with the Seattle eleven Tor
"a match oil Christmas day and FOR a
Now Years struggle At Los Angeles.
Newspapers At Los Angeles which
publish tips on races, persons who
sell them on the streets and HuyOu"
who causes them to be circulated in
any manner will be subject to arrest
aud prosecution under the anti-tip or'li-
nance which Mas passed early this year
and which Is still In effect. The new
prosecuting attorney announces that
he will enforce the law.
II IS claimed ny Wyoming sheep
men that not only docs the wool pro
ductlun uf tn" state. about $7.5"0 900
IN 1908. place Wyoming at III" head
Of wool producing states. but that the
geographical center uf the wool pro
lucing industry is located in Wyoming.
This center. Rs located by a careful
comparison Of WOOL statistics and
areas. is short distance from Dia-
mund, Colorado Il Southern station,
about forty miles In bee line west Of
north Of Che, rnnr