The Meeker herald., 1895-10-12
COLORADO coNpENsap.

COLORADO CONDENSED.
The ProhIbitionists of Ar.pahoe
County have placed full ticket in the
field.
The San Luis Valley fair opened st
Monte Vista on the 2nd with promise Of
being success.
The sixteenth annual state conven-
:lon Of the Colorado w. G. T. U. opened
1t Canon City on the 1st. Over 100 del.
agatcs from all parts of the state were
present.
Arthur james Gordon. agent for the
Continental OIL company at Cripple
creek, who left his home and family
-ather suddenly, and also left short
age OF $l.2OO in his accounts, has been
arrested in st. Louis. 1t is said that
his wife will settle the deficiency.
Frank Cooney, the boss carpenter at
The Tom Boy gold mines, Telluride. was
ailled while working at the mill. While
walking or the crusher floor he stepped
in hole, tripped and fell with his head
Into one of the large balance wheels
which runs with great rapidity. He was
terribly mashed and instantly killed.
Thirty seven girls have been removed
from the House of the Good Shepherd
and taken to the Home for Incorrigi-
BILE Girls, where they will remain until
the terms for which they were commit
ted expire. The new state home was
formally opened on Monday evening"
and Tuesday Governor McIntire form
ally accepted 1t as state institution.
The long distance telephone connect
ing Aspen with Leadville, Denver and
various other points throughout the
State has been completed. The line
was constructed from Leadville via In
dependence Pass. The event will be
celebrated Wednesday of next week.
when the line will be thrown open for
the free use Of the public for the day.
Hiram F1Sk was acquitted Of murder
hy jury In Judge Fuckers court at
iIahn's Peak. Fisk killed n man
named Williams. who called at the Fisk
ranch house near Hayden. in Routt
county. during the absence of the hus-
band, and grossly insulted Mrs. Fisk.
The wife informed her husband on his
return. Some time later Williams ap-
preached the Fisk house on the public
highway, whereupon Fisk seized his
Winchester and killed Williams. The
jury did not consider that homicide un-
der such circumstances was murder.
Judge johnson of the District court Of
Arapahoe county has rendered an i'm
portant decision regarding the duty of
the Denver city council regarding the
rridjustment of water rates. He has
issued peremptory writ Of mandamus
requiring the council to pass resolu-
ton demanding of the water company
: that 1t fix the rates as provided by its
contract. No legislation is required in
the matter such as requiring the sigma
ture of the mayor. and the council has
n,,fI it,- 70 Rx- fbo I,,In OF fS
time other than making the demand as
stated,
A heavy flow of water broke into thd
seventh level of the Smuggler mine at
Aspen several days ago at the rate of
loo gallons minute. and has not yet
plated In its flow. Until Friday night
the pumps in the Smuggler, assisted BY
the Mollie Gibson pumps, were able to
keep the water from rising in the work.
ings of the former. On Friday, how
ever. the water came up over the Snug
gler pumps and they were stopped.
The water now covers the ninth and
eighth levels Of the mine. and is within
thirty feet of the seventh level. New
pumps will probably be placed in the
% ton Il for ora about out fhfffy fh1ftrff7 days.
After much delay and good deal Of
negotiating, State Treasurer Mulnix has
sccceetlcd In disposing of the $lI3,OO
deficiency state bonds. and as quickly
as they can be printed and signed the
money on them will be put into the
state treasury and disbursements begin.
The bonds brought Il premium, the
treasurer obtaining $1.01 for them with
the accrued interest from September J..
'rne accrued interest will amount to
about $500 per month, and there will be
aInut two months interest return to the
treasury. The bonds are payable in
lawful money of the United States"
either at the Colorado state capitol or
New York city.
The Leadville Illuminating Gas COM
pany is suing the city of Leadville for
SI.3:,295. The suit is quite an inter
cStng one. for the reason that 1t in
vulvcs contract alleged to have been
made for twenty years. Some months
ago the city of Ieadville put in electric
la,nps and at that time they notified
the gas company to cease lighting their
gas lamps. The gas company. however,
has conthued to light the lamps every
SIGHT and the city has had both the
electric and gas lights. Attorneys for
the city claim that the gas company
could not make them pay for the gas
since they ordered the gas discontinued.
Both sides have employed the best legal
talent in the state.