The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

A st. Louis syndicate IL said to be
contemplating the building of winter
hotel at Manitou.
Nelson Olson, n Silvcrton miner. was
killed while picking out n missed shot
the other day. james Guard was bad
ly hurt.
The Teller Institute and Colorado
Midland bands have been engaged IL
play at Grand Junction on Peach Day
A great hose tournament is promised
also.
w. T.. Van Volkenburgh. substi.
tutc mail clerk on the Florence X Grip
pie Creek line. was arrested Sunday
night, charged with riding the United
States mails. He admitted his guilt
Night Marshal Rowan and officer
Fitzpatrick of the Victor police have
been suspended on the charge OF nc.
cepting brlbes from bunco-game gam.
blcrs.
The county commissioners and City
Council Mt Telluride have donated $500
TO pay the expenses of the band from
that town ut the Festival of Mountain
and Plain.
There will be bi; crowd at Denver
for the Festival OF Mountain and
Plain if railroad rates cut any figure
as the Colorado roads have announced
n very low schedule from all parts OF
the state.
AS Il result of n quarrel between
John Candell and Hiram Baker at the
latter's home near Grant. they shot
each other and Crandell Is dead
jury acquitted Baker on the ground of
self.dcfense.
1t is understood that the owners Of
the Lcadvillc mines embraced In the
pumping contract are seriously ques.
tioning the advisability OF starting the
pumps while the price of silver con-
tinues to fall.
Adviccs to the Agricultural Depart.
mcnt from private and indirectly OIL.
cinl sources confirm the predictions of
considerable deficiency In the Europ-
can wheat crop. while rye. while rye,
which Is the chief bread grain Of East,
ern Europe Is also short.
The last of the water was pumped
out of the Consolidated shaft at New
castle on the Goth. and men went down
into the mine. finding about three feet
of mud at the bottom. Work of clean
ing up will begin ut once and the mine
Will be running again by the LIST OF
September.
Judge Butler. sitting in the District
Court nj Lcadvillc. has dismissed the
Indictment brought by the grand jury
against Judge Overs. The latter was
accused of negligence III not prosccui.
Ing violations of gamblers. saloon men
and disreputablc women. Judge But
Ter took the ground that II was moi
Judge overs business to act as com
plainant
The investigation and opening Of The
caves In the marble beds near West
9!fe. have just been completed. Thus
far ten subtcrran.ous passages have
been found. the longest OF which has
been penetrated to the distance OF 500
feet by paying strict attention 10 the
notations made mt intervals In these
caves, visitors can enter them with
safety and considerable ease.
The farmers OF northern Colorado
particularly those who grow grain. are
very much annoyed over the spread Of
wild oats, and the pest Is worse this
year than ever before. When fields be-
come badly infested with wild oats
quiring cultivation, such as corn or po.
tatocs, seeded down to alfalfa or sum.
mcr fallowed. Any Of these methods
will eradicate the oats In certain field
hut We Will probably never be free
from them entirely.
The flower carnival nj Colorado
Springs was more successful than ever
this year, and n big crowd from Den.
Yer and other points were present.
There was the utmost variety In the
decorations Of the carriages. In the cor.
responding costuming Of the occupants
and In the vehicles themselves. There
was plainly much rivalry and the most
casual look"r-on could hardly fail to
see that considerable money had been
expended In making this flower carni-
val greater than all Its predecessors
Regular soldiers and the state militia
appeared In the parade.
An Interesting operation was per.
formed by means of the Nray In the
Denver Homeopathic hospital u few
days ago. George Rider. the ninc-year-
old son OF David Rider of Kansas City.
was shot In the leg by bullet from the
gun OF careless tourist at Mlnitou
The physicians there probcd for the
bullet but were unable to find II. The
hoy wns brought To Denver and placed
under the care of br. Tenant and ]
Wylic Anderson, and the bullet was lo.
Gated 10y means OF horoscope and
removed. Owing to It's close proNimi.
" to an artery. the peculiar position In
which II lodged. made II nm extremely
dangerous operation, and. without the
use OF the N.ray, the boy might have
lost the limb.
II Is stated In Leadvillc TIM, the
work OF pumping out ib. city mines
VIII be commenced M once. The
trouble has been caused by the failure
OF one Of the parties Ia the agreement
To pny the amount necessary through
some misunderstanding. a few days
ago n leading merchant OF the city
headed n subscription list with n check
for SlOo nnd began u soliciting tour
among business men with such success
ns Ia mnke up the required amount -
something Tx" >>pD This WINS ten.
dcrrd the mine managers. hut they lie.
cidod. however. not Ia accept n. hut
io place an additional assessment Oh
all the downtown mines except the
Smith Moffnt group. There l. now no
obsincl. In the way OF pumping mud
III" big pumps viii probably start ~,
once -N.ws.I.eportcr
The annual report ~ The Colorado
Fuel nnd Iron Company for the ycnr
ending June ~. 1897. show. the com.
pnny to b" In n tiOurisliing condition,
the total net earnings from NIL sources
Amounting Tn Rk.gc tthI "a which nfs,s