The Meeker herald., 1896-02-29
COLORADO CONDENSED.

AAAS fAahu JuAy VI 41uSklduo CVuAty
has reported It's inability to indict any
one for the Walsenburg lynchings
Three students have been expelled
from Sacred Heart college at Denver
for breaking the rules. Their expul-
sion was due to carrying on CORE
spondence with Denver girls.
w. r. Callicotte, who has been on
trial In the district court yesterday and
to-day on the charge Of grand larceny,
was to-day found not guilty. The jury
were out half an hour.
The annual reception and banquet
OF the Colorado commandery of the
military order of the Loyal Legion OF
the United States at Denver on the
18th was attended by about two hun
dred and fifty persons.
The Supreme court has rendered a
decision in the supersedeas proceedings
OF John J. Ritchey. the slayer of Benton
%. Rhodes in Boulder county. requiring
the sheriff of Boulder county to take
the prisoner into his custody. making
the writ of error Il supersedeas, and
fixing his bail at $1,000.
All preparations are about completed
Tor the annual gathering of the State
horticulturists, to be held in the Capt.
tol building on February %, 81 and -.
AS an appropriate adjunct to the do
ines OF the horucuIturists. there will
De meeting of the State Forestry as
soclation on February 20.
The Supreme court has granted
supersedeas for William Holt and De-
onlcio Romero who We're to have been
hanged this week for the murder of
policeman John Solomon in Trinidad
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man convicted Of the crime, but no
steps have yet been taken to save him.
state money is to be used in trying to
sleuth down the man who murdered
Wliham d. Champion near the Fresh
water mining camp in Park county on
January II last Responsive to an ap-
peal from Sheriff Wilson and the coun-
~ commissioners of Park county, Gov
ernor Mcintyre has issued proclama-
uon offering reward of $3.50 for in
formation leading to the arrest and con-
Vlcton of whoever killed Champion.
By dint of good hustling, a sufficient
number of tickets We're sold for the
New York Mining exchange excursion
10 entitle the committee to have spec
lal train. The special left Denver Fri
day morning over the Gulf at 9:3O
O'Clock, and was composed of three
fullman coaches and the exhibit and
baggage car. Another Pullman coach
was added TO the train at Pueblo In
all there were los people in the party.
All but one of the members of the
trinidad police force have been sus-
pended by action of the city council
for not attending to their duties in
preventing two prize fights that have
taken place in the city in the past
month. The claim is made that the
o1ncers We're present. but made no
effort to stop the fight. The affair
has created decided sensation. The
suspended men say that the fights
We're glove contests and came within
the law and that they propose to make
hard fight for reinstuteIncnt.
Assessor Amcs of Arapahoc county
is to send u circular to all county as
SCISSORS suggesting that they get to-
gether in the spring and agree upon a
general cash basis of assessment, On
April the State Board of Equaliza-
tion will convene in regular session in
the capitol building and the intention
is to have the different county asses
sOrs meet with 1t then. The two bodies
acting in concert are expected to form
ulate basis of assessment, and de-
wise means for carrying it out effect
lively.
With regard to Governor McIntire's
question relative to whether person
not citizen of a certain county can
be legally appointed a notary public
in that county Attorney General Carr
has rendered an opinion to the effect
that no one not a citizen of the United
States. nor declared citizenship inten-
tions nor an elector in the county
where he resides. can legally act as
notary public. The opinion was called
forth by the application Of Cripple
Creek man, not an elector of FL Paso
county, for appointment as notary pub
lie by the governor.
The announcement made some time
ago by the auditing committee of the
casual deficiency claims that the
scalp bounty warrants contracted dur
ing the years 1893 and 1894 would be
allowed has resulted in renewed activ-
ity among the hunters of beasts of
prey throughout the state. This is the
height Of the season for the slaughter
of these unwelcome animals and
bounty certificates have been coming
in at lively rate at the state auditors
office at Denver during the past two
weeks. If the rush continues the ap-
preparation of $1,000 will be exhausted
scalpers evidently realize this and
most of them mt least are endeavoring
to get in on the ground floor and
avoid having their bills rejected later
on account of lack of funds.
George f. Mosher. IL prominent gro
Gerry man of La Iunta. committed sui
eide on the Sth by smothering himself
with charcoal. He entered a closet of
his residence on Santa Fe avenue, Sc
cured the door and coolly prepared for
death. Before going to the closet he
secured quantity Of charcoal, a
length of stOvepipe and crockery YES
sci. He put the charcoal into the yes-
sci, set It on fire and then fitted the
pipe over the vessel. The closet hay
ing no opening. smoke could not es-
cape. SO that person must soon be
overcome by the fumes. 1t is sup
posed that Mosher held his head over