Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-04-30
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OF FRESH NEWS
f9THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIG.
!. PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
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STORY OF The WEEK
oHoWiNo THE PROGRESS or
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

WESTERN NEWS.
A bill prohibiting prize fights in
California on Memorial Day has been
signed by Governor Gillett.
Los Angeles will make heavy bid
for the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight. 1t
has already wired an offer of $4,000
by the Pacific Athletic Club.
Charles Warren Stoddard, poet, au-
thor, traveller and lecturer, died April
oath at his residence in Monterey, Cal
ifornia, after an illness extending over
three months.
James B. Finley, captain of the ia
nous Chicago board of trade battery
in the Civil war. died of heart disease
at Danvil!e, ILL.,, April cath. His rela-
tives live IL Chicago.
The Cudahy Packing company at
Kansas City, kas., has been indicted
on the charge of defrauding the gov
ernment out of $4,000 in revenues on
colored oleomargarine.
In the motor cycle races at Los
Angeles April 18th. J. B. Roster Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, rode 100 miles in 81
worlds record minutes, Al seconds.
Six persons were killed, nine per-
haps fatally hurt, at least fifty less
seriously injured and 100000 worth
n property destroyed in a tornado
which swept through Cleveland and
northern Ohio April 21st.
Frank Gotch, champion wrestler
of the world, and Freddie Beell.
the greatest grappler in the country Of
his iLches, and almost the equal OF
Gotch. have agreed to meet In Den
yer during the later part OF the week
beginning May End.
Edward Noonan, a ranch hand near
Billings, Mont. died from the effects OF
drinking a quart of whisky at one
draught. Noonan had been left alone
in the ranch house when he found the
whisky. He soon lapsed into uncon-
sciousness after drinking the liquor.
One person was killed. three others
\Vere injured and property damaged to
which swept through Oglesby. Tex,
Wednesday night. The man killed.
James Arbuckle, was caught beneath
the roof of his home. which was de-
molished.
Tho Dry Farming Congress will be
held ut Billings. Mont. October 26th.
9th and 2Sth, according to the an.
nouncement of Chairman F. c. Bow.
man Of the board OF governors Of the
congress. The dates are fixed in &c.
cordance with the recommendation OF
the Montana board Of control.
The arrest at La Platte. Neb.. Of four
men in a house in which about $4,000
worth of goods alleged to have been
stolen from freight trains in the vicin'
ity OF Omaha, was followed by n full
confession from the leader OF the gang
whic', Is said to implicate several 9th.
ers, including some prominent Omaha
business firms where their plunder
had been sold.
At , O'Clock Monday morning mob
OF 200 men stormed the county Jail at
L Ada, Okla, and after ovcrpowering the
sheriff. lynched four white men. The
'ynched men are J. B. Miller of Fort
orth, Texas. charged with the muir
.r of A. A. Dobbitt, a wealthy cattle
an of this section, and ID. B. Bur
Eli. Jesse West and Joseph Allen. al.
gea accomplices.
The directors OF the Laramie, Hahn's
lk & Pacific railway have author
the president and secretary to
special meeting of shareholders
ote upon a proposition TO authorize
execution Of n mortgage on the
,erty and franchises and ratify the
IN OF the directors in executing a
of trust to the Guaranty Trust
rpnny of New York.
E. Cochran. postofficc inspector
envcr. has received news OF the
If over 600 letters. some of them
years old. which has Just been
Jvered. The letters were found
.r the floor of mail car running
cen Salt Lake and Butte and the
was caused by an undiscovered
* in one Of the compartments In
ch the letters were thrown. The
srs will be forwarded to their own