The Monte Vista journal., 1897-10-23
COLORADO BRIEFS.

18th.
Denver Is likely to have crematory
In the near future.
John A. Gordon has resigned from
the Democratic ticket as candidate for
Judge Of the Supreme Court.
The farmers abut Loveland have
agreed to plant 1,5OO acres Of sugar
beets next year. and the Oxnarlis win
erect factory TO make sugar.
lee Bottom. a Denver fireman was
killed q few days ago by being thrown
from an engine. The horses were go
Ing on run when bad hole was
struck.
The Gulf road hns made n PROPOSE
tiOn to citizens to join them In putting
up u large tourist hotel in Boulder,
which will be big enough 10 accomnO-
date from 200 to 800 guests.
| DIR. c. NJ. CObern. pastor Of Trinity
Methodist Church, Denver, has return
ed after spending three and a half
months in London. where he was col
lccting materials for book.
+. C. Taylor of Chicago has purchas-
cd OF W. X. Gillett the National Hotel
of Cripple Greek, paying $l25.0OO. prac-
tically cash. The hotel is the leading
one OF the great gold camp, and was
opened year ago.
About sixty cars Of wa,ermelons and
nearly ten thousand crates OF canta-
loupes have been shipped from Fowler
| in both the eastern and western trade.
Much of the Fowler melon production
has found its way TO the most fastidi-
Gus city markets.
Two miners We're crushed to death In
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's
mine nj Crested Butte on the 10th. The
men had been warned OF the dangerous
locality they Were in. and had been
urged by other workmen to suspend
their work until the roof could be re-
paircd. This they refused TO do. losing
their lives as a penalty for their care
lcssness. The younger man was an
Italian named John Pltoni. He had
been in this country I'M, n few months.
The elder. Frank Nardlp, was n native
of the Tyrol. They leave no families.
John Earl y. ranchman living SOUTH
west OF Littleton. has been taken into
custody by the United States marshal
upon the complaint OF Mrs. Georgia
Clark. who lives in the same vicinity,
upon the charge of setting fire to gov
crnmeni timber lands. This Is the first
reported case OF arrest under the recent
act OF Congress approved February -.
1897. providing for the punishment OF
persons found guilty OF setting fire To
| timber. brush or grass on government
lands. and the penalty for the onense
IL imprisonment for not to exceed hve
years or fine Of 5000.
DE Kalb Williams of Boulder was Sc
/ Irtn hur 1.t. Ian NJ fhn Sfnf.,
University a few days ago. Some OF
the students were out 'blnnkcting' new
students. This much condemned sport
consists In seiZing and throwing new
students into n blanket and tossing
them In the air 4 number OF the
newcomers had been ;hus treated with
out serious consequences. when young
Williams was caught and tossed up. In
his case one end OF the blanket slipped
and Williams fell on the back Of his
head and the skin was pulled on his
left shoulder. He was unconscious for
some time and brain fever was feared.
There H. nothing wrong with agricul-
turc In Colorado when u VIII pay Tor
the land In q single season and leave n
cash profit OF 81 per cent. besides. In
Otcro county last spring "A young man
isimcd Ed Swink bought ten acres
from his father. agreeing to pay 500
I'M acre for the place. The price was
high enough for any father to exact
from his boy. when stranger would
rot have taken the land at half the
price. The young man ptf; the tract
into cnn,alouIs~ and reccatly paid the
old man the price In full with interest
and finds he has Il cash reserve Of SD
mn ncrr. after having provided for his
family nll summer.
Fully 1890 coal consumers OF Pueblo
gathered few days ago to give vent
to their feelings against the dlscrimina-
tlon In coal rates for domestic use In
favor OF Denver. nnd against Pueblo.
Some six or seven weeks ngo the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company announc-
ci that 1t would sell Crested Butte nm
ihracltc coal in Denver for $500 per
ton, hut did not make II reduction In
Pueblo leaving the rate there nj N,.5
per ton. From tina; day To the present
the Pueblo chlcfiain and other news
papers of the city have been wagin, u
war against the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company and the Denver Il Rio Grandr
Railroad Company. AS n rcsui; prices
on anthracite coal have been reduced
10 the same ns Denver. and the charge
on Canon City coal has been reduced
~ cents per ton. These reductions Ia
no way assunrc the anger Of the people
against these corporations, and at the
mass meeting n committee OF represent
alive men were named to rcprcscn; III.
people IN nm cndcavor 10 get lower
prices on soft coal.
The runchncn In the western par; Of
the state. says the Denver Republican.
are complaining bitterly against the
game laws. which they claim were
made totally for the benefit of the
sportsman. and which. MS they now
stand. keep them from getting u sup
ply OF vcnisun TO last them through the
winter. The game law provides that
the season ON all inrge game closes De-
tohcr IL. and rs the deer have not yet
commenced to move down out III the
mountains the ranclimcn have not had
n chance Ia Kill any OF them and from
III" present prospects the scnson VIII
close hcfore they do. The game war
icns have been told Of the ii.satisfnc.
ton of the rnnchmcn and some lively
times nrr expected In the western coun.
ties ns soon ns the deer commence To
move. ~ the game wnr'icns nrc deter
mined to stop all shooting ont Of sen.
son. and The rnpchncn nrc JUS, ns dc.
tcrinlned 10 get the meat. The Indians
nr" another source ~ trouble to the
game wnrdens and there In liable to bc
trouble between them nnd the wnr,icns
ns the indian. nrr now preparing for
their annual hunt und the wurdrus urs.