Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-28
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIG.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY St 0 E|l OF THE week
sHoWiNo THE PROGRESS or
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

Although the earthquake shock in
general no damage appears to have
been done.
The University of Utah won the de-
bate with Colorado College at Salt
Lake Wednesday night. The question
war Resolved, That Tariff Should
be imposed for Revenue Only"
The assets Of A. Booth & Co. were
sold at public auction at Chicago last
week for 100000. The only bidder
was an agent of the reorganized COM
pany promoted for the purpose Of re-
facilitating the big fish concern.
A signboard campaign is soon to be
started by the Muskegon, Mich, Auto
mobile club. It is planned to place
signs at every crossroad within 100
miles Of Muskegon bearing these
words: This Way to Muskegon."
The statement that Coeur d'Alene
ores heretofore treated at the Helena
plant Of the American Smelling and
Refining Company were being diverted
to Colorado points has been confirmed
by F. E. Smith, the Helena manager
OF the smelter concern.
The Brew boxing bill. as approved
by the Wisconsin Assembly. permits
thirty minutes OF fighting, or ten
rounds OF three minutes duration. 1t
provides that all clubs giving boxing
bouts shall take out license and that
no purse shall be given to the boxers.
The bill introduced In the Missouri
faIo hv tho KanSaa CITY Fire
Insurance Association to force the fire
insurance companies to pay into the
insurance patrol fund OF the cities OF
| over 100000 population 500 for each
agency maintained in that city. has
passed both Houses.
A petition was filed in the United
States Circuit Court at Chicago. Tues.
day, by seven Western railroads ask
ling an order restraining the Interstate
Commerce Commission from enforc-
ing its order reducing the class rates
an mel randise shipped from Chicago
and st. Louis to Denver.
Five defendants charged with using
he mails to defraud in connection
-ith the 1.-TWO Queens" mines in Ari
iona were found guilty by a Jury In
ne Federal Court at Kansas City
tuesday. The convicted men are E. s
orn, Frank H. Horn. John 4. Horn
.others, and Raymond p. May and s
Snider.
Galveston reports an unprecedented
hilstorm Monday In Uvalde county
hiich cost at least eight lives-James
lrpenter and seven Mexican hired
nds-while many were injured and
IN 1900 to 1000 head OF live stock
led. The hailstones were like
mon balls, weighing six and seven
,nds. some weighing ten pounds.
he strike of the 600 employees OF
American Smelling & Refining
-npany at Murray. Utah. which be
two weeks ago and put five fur
Ies out OF commission, Is ended
men did not get the raise from
5 and 81 and s2.25 demanded. ant
company did not carry out 1t!
at to re-employ no Austrians
ks and Italians.
,r. E. K. Rittenhouse. chairman oI
executive committee OF the ma
Il convention of insurance com
lioners has called a meeting OF the
luittee at the Manhattan hotel
York, for June Sth. to arrange g
0Eam for the commissioners con
on " ~sh is to be held in Colo
SpringIa Colo. August oath. 25th
and 27I.
United States Civil Service
ission announces that an exami
will be ield on June $40. 1909
he postoffice at Denver
in other cities. to pro
eligibles for the position o.
mechanic, at $1,000 per annum
vice in the weather bureau a
Weather, Virginia, and vacan
quiring similar qualifications a:
Lar occnr In any branch of fhi