The silver star., 1897-05-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| A summer home for sickly babies Of pooI
parents is to be opened at Denver soon.
Crop prospects in Costilla county are bet
ter than for several years at this season.
Boulder clerka have organized to secure
early closing and Sunday closing Of stores
All the remaining cases on the docket
| against members of the I4eadville Miners
Union have been dismissed
President Slocnm of Colorado College has
been offered the presidency of Oberlin Col
| lege. He says he will decline.
Rev. c. Masden Of New Haven, Connect
| cut. has taken charge of the Colorado
Springs First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Three new attendants have been added to
| the force at the Pueblo asylum and recrea-
| tion ground will be established for conva'
lescent patients
Mayor McMurray OF Denver objects be-
| cause the county commissioners have made
| big cuts In personal assessments Of several
rich men since January 1st.
A well-attended meeting of the Southern
| Stock Growers Association was held at Pu'
| ebIo on the 14th. and arrangements made
| for the spring round up in District No. 2.
which will start from La Junta June LIST. and
work up to Buerfano. then south along
South creek and the st. Charles to Brad
ford lake and taking in the surrounding
country.
A meeting of those Interested in the sugar
beet industry was held at Ordway. 0tero
county, on saturday and resulteA In the per
fection OF permanent organization known
as the Ordwny Sugar Beet Growers Asso-
ciation. comprising the farmers and prop
erty owneis of Otero county. who are seek
ing the establishment OF sugar-beet fac
tory at 0rdway.
ho. ,ba TO
School Of Mines at Golden. The faculty de-
MED Charles 7. Atkins the right to gradu-
ate because as they claimed he had not
lived up to the rules and was not sufficiently
proficient In his studies. He apepaled to the
trustees and they reinstated him. In the in
quiry the fact was apparently proved that
other graduates had been more derelict than
Arkins. 1t has been stated that the faculty
may resign to show their displeasure.
Last year a man in Weld county spent
SAT for paris green with which TO fight the
grasshopper pest. His plan Is to mix the
poison in bran with small proportion of
moiasses. dampen with water and sow
broadcast over his farm. He uses cart
carrying the mixture. drawn by a span of
horses and scatters the poison the same as
sowing small grain. He says he kills
wagon loads Of the hoppers 10y this means
and saved his crops Besides he has seen
no CiCdud Oh MS IdEIi1 tLis year. Wlliit spiiit
of his neighbors are literally eaten up. 1t
pays to do things well. and the time TO ac
complish the most is early in the season.
For the first time in the history of Pu
eblo, all Of the saloons were closed on Sun
day, the 10th. The action was concerted
one on the part Of the proprietors Of the
saloons. and was not taken at any sugges-
tion or order Of any of the police officials.
1t is presumed that the saloon men came to
the understanding largely from the fact that
grand jury is at pressr sitting In the
city. and 1t has been gene rumored Tia,
this jury would consider Sunday closing Of
saloons. So far the grand jury has not re-
turned any indictments against proprietors
OF saloons for keeping open oil sundays, and
It is not thought they will do SO.
Joseph Murray, who Is visiting his home
In Fort Collins is soon to return To Alaska,
to q better position than he had before. He
has been promoted TO chief agent, with a
salary Of $2,6J0 year and 500 for travel
ing expenses. His headquarters will be on
St Paul island and his Jurisdiction will ex-
tend over that island and also st. George
island. these islands being forty miles apart.
These islands are the breeding place Of the
seals, and Mr.. Murray will have full control
Of the seal fishing. Mr.. Murray has also
been appointed disbursing agent q the gov
eminent without extra compensation. He
will have complete supervision of 800 natives
who inhabit these two islands. and who are
supported by the government.
The annual state convention Of the Society
OF Christian Endeavor will be held at Canon
City. June 18th to Goth. The committee an
nounce that they have engaged a tent to
seat 1000 people. This will be cool and well
ventilated. 1t will be located in the center
Of the city. They have organized a chorus
choir N hta1 m weakly Har mr. rfi htff
will meet daily for two weeks before the
convention. under the leadership Of Pro-
fessor Colburn, a musician of experience in
such work. They have decided on twenty
four pages Of "Cbristian Endeavor Hymns"
which will be bound In cover OF special
design. with the program inserted. They
are making designs for decoration Of the
city. An excursion through the Royal Gorge
and another to the top OF the Gorge. will he
conducted June 81.
A most remarkable inesdent occurred at
Georgetown last week In the trial Of Roy
Sanborn. charged with the theft Of n watch
snd chain. Josie Clavel. the prosecuting
witness was placed upon the stand. She
answered a few questions and then became
silent. Persuasion ana threats would not
move her; a short stay In jail and n private
talk with the Judge were Of no avail. The
attorneys for the defense in cross s-examina-
when everything had failed, the court dis.
charged the tongue-tied witness and the i'm.
patient jury. II Is thought that the witness
was hypnotixed by the defendant or some Of
his friends. Others claim that she had been
intimidated; threats had been made Of snci
"a nature as to render her hystericai and
really unable to speak ut times. The mat
ter is to be thoroughly ventilated.
Final arrangements hnve been made be
tween the Leadville mine owners for pump
Ing out the downtown mines. The ngree
ment specifies that u fund Of s5OO00 shall
be raised In cash to meet these expenses be
fore Z stroke Of work II done The pump'
and other machinery necessary have beer
ordered and are now being built. part In
eastern manufactures and part In Denver
It IL estimated that the pressure Of tn,
water now In the mines In at the rate oi
800 gallons 4 minute. and the pumps and
baiing tanks being manufactured have 4 en-
pacity Of 400 q minute. All Of the ina
chinery necessary will BE- nrst-ciass In eyer
particular. Some Of the machinery now OF
the ground will be replaced with improved
machinery. II 10 expected that the ina
chinesy will be In I.eadvillc by July ist. nnt
has tsriow N ~ dpovrnad distri..