The Meeker herald., 1895-09-14
COLORADO CONDENSED.

up at midnight, but the gambling rooiiiS
run wide opea till morning.
Captain Cox and her travelling banl
of Salvation Army soldiers held success
full meetings in Boulder last week
Francis Murphy has been holding very
successful temperance meetings al IN
range. A large number have signed the
pledge.
Director Preston who has been in
Denver to select a site for the new mint
has made his decision, which musi b-
| ratified by Secretary Carlisle before Il
is published.
Quite number of men have been ar
rested at Denver for breaking the Holy
law which seeks to protect girls by riis-
Ing the age OF consent 10 Is years. y
case will be made in the courts,
The will of General Charles Adams
provides that after the death of his
wife the home place nj Manltou is TO 20
to the Masonic bodies of the state, to
be used as home and saniiarium.
Mrs. A. X. Chamberlin, Of Cripple
Creek. made Il frantic effort to Kill her
husband. first with revolver. and again
with an aN last Friday. She was un-
successful. but her attempts were pro-
ductiye of excitement and consterna
ton
The secretary of state has paid over 10
the state treasurer S39I3rGO, being the
,vh,-cuuns Tor August. The statement
was made up as follows: Eighty-two
articles OF Incorporation. s2.47250; 5b
certified copies of instruments. S141.5U;
30 oaths and official bonds. sos: 81 Ger
tiiicates of paid-up stock. $31: 21 certi-
ticates OF seal impressions, $2l; rs
hr;iuis S1pD. fpisaallnuanuG coo .sn
A boy by the name of Michael Col
lins. whose home Is in Pueblo. Colorado.
while stealing ride an Santa Fe
train. fell under the wheels near Thatch-
er station. and was instantly killed.
There Were eight or ten boys in the
party, all OF whom claim Pueblo As
their home, and they are out on ii
pleasure trip. They had been riding on
the bumpers and truss rods from La
Lunta. and while pulling on the sldin.,
AT Thatcher, young Collins lost his hold
and fell on the rail and was cut in
Two. The coroner. who was notified.
and went to the scene Of the accident.
concluded that an inquest was unncc-
essary, as the accident was due to the
boys own careIessness.
Good growing weather has prevailed
generally during the past week, though
heavy rains have delayed harvest of hay
and grain In the San Luis Valley. In
the north central section grain harvest
is about completed and corn is growing
splendidly. The water supply is report
ed as running low. In the eastern Dor
der counties the hot. dry weather has
damaged the corn crop to such an ex-
tent that in some localities the crop Is
reported failure and is being c,It for
fodder. Slight damage from hail. On
the 29th, is reported from the San LUIS
valley. Favorable weather has pre-
vailed in the western section of the
state. and harvesting and threshing of
grain is general.
County Assessor Irvine of FL Paso
has just completed the schedule show.
ing the valuation Of property In the
county assessed upon during the com
ing year. The total assessed valuation
ahouf- arf,r'.,r5u over 1ast year. PROPER
y in the outlying towns. like ManIton.
colorado City, Green Mountain Falls
md elsewhere. has an assessed valua-
ion considerably lower than last year.
rhe increase in the railroad assessments
is considerable and in the mines the val
I,ation TO be assessed upon Is raised
from S195,0oO to 100000. The as
SCISSOR aims TO get 20 per cent. of the
gross output of the mines upon which
10 levy tax. This valuation was made
early in the year and there will be
much larger valuation next year, as
many other mines will be shipping and
the gross output vii! be Increased.
The various oil companies operating
in the Florence oil field are getting
ready for an Increased business next
winter. The United OIL company has
drilled a number of new wells this sum
mer, but has not added very materially
to Its production, as many of the holes
have been dry or small producers. This
company has a daily production of
about 800 barrels. The Rocky Noun
tain Oil company is running two strings
of tools and has drilled in number of
new wells during the past six months.
This company several weeks ago leased
the Griffith well. 1n0-barrel a day
producer. which with the new wells
drilled themselves adds n good deal of
oil to the company's new production.
The Florence Oil and Refining com
pany, which has not done any drilling
for "A year. is getting ready to resume.
The Chicago company, new company
formed last month. is maturing Its plans
for the commencement Of business.
The company has LOCO acres OF oil land
TO develop.
The Utes are now selecting their allo,-
menis on the reservation and doing 1t
in a very judicious manner. The In
dians are usually selecting the bottom
lands along the streams and In continu-
GUS bodies, so as to Keep out any white
interlopcrs. About forty-two farms have
been worked by the Indians since 1SSS.
and these have of course been selected
by those who have 50 Ion. worked them
BY thus taking this land up in several,y
the Indians lose no right or Interest
which they now have in the rest of the
reservation. About 400 members of the
tribes will take up land In severalty.
The head of each family is entitled to
3tO acres OF agricultural and grazing
lands, equally divided into quality. and
each member of the family except the
squaw is entitled to 100 besides. div:d-