The silver star., 1897-04-08
COLORADO BRIEFS.


kAistant General Moses has been re
appointed.
Colorado College Is to have new athletic
park this year.
L. O. Dana has been appointed postmaster
at Colorado Springs.
Adair Wilson, of Durango. has been ap-
pointed chief Justice of the Court Of Ap-
pealA
A result of the incipient building boom
at Denver the price Of lumber and brick 10
being advanced.
Dr.. A. L. Bennett. who has Just graduated
from the State University, goes to Africa
~ 4 medical missionary.
Rev. M. sentz. of Springfield. Missouri.
has been called to the pastorate Of the Cen
tral Presbyterian Church. Denver.
Burglars entered the house Of W. b.
Wright. at Colorado Springs. on the oath
and stole diamonds valued at 5000.
J. J. Elliott, Of Idaho Springs, Is prepar-
ing to erect new nfty-roo hotel at cost
of SOS. 600. to adjoin his Schiller House there.
The twelfth annual session Of the County
Superintendents Association OF Colorado
will be held at Colorado Springs May 4, D
and 9.
Chancellor W. F. Mcdowell and Rev. T..
II. Malone, Of Denver, have been appointed
on the State Board Of Charities and Cor
rections.
A number of Colorado towns are figuring
on putting in creameries this season ana tine
majority of them are going to succeed. Some
of these places are Salida, Montrose, Del
Norte. Monte Vista. Delta. Loveland, Col
den and Brush
Midland Railway officials have discovered
that pay checks are being successfully
raised by means Of erasures with acids ana
new amounts written In. The raised checks
have been passed on merchants and dealers
at Glenwood. who have been warned.
The interest derived from the funds Of the
county deposited In banks may be used BY
the county treasurer. according to 4 de-
cision handed down BY Judge Butler OF
states that the interest upon county funds
Is an emolument Of the treasurer's ohice
which can properly be used In the payment
Of salaries of the treasurer. his deputy and
clerks.
At meeting Of the State Laud Board the
Denver Union Water Company's application
to purchase outright 800 acres of land In
Jefferson county for use storage reser-
vofr site, was granted. The lsnd lies among
the foothills about two miles from Platte
Canon station, on the South Park Railroad.
The proposed reservoir is to be used for the
storage Of water, which will be conveyed In
pipes from the Platte river. near Dome
Rock. It's purpose is to increase the water
supply furnished to Denver.
For nearly three months the coal operators
In the Trinidad coal fields have been dis
cussing n discrimination against their terri
tory by the transportation lines, which. 1t
has been claimed, has worked peculiar
hardship upon the mines Of that district,
and has resulted practically In division OF
the territory east OF Colorado between the
Union Pacific and Santa Fe Railroad sys-
tens. the latter controlling the Wyoming
and the former the Canon City coal fields.
The greatest sufferers from this condition
of afYairs are the operators at Aguilar. Las
Animas county. who have been compelled to
shut down. The Goals near Trinidad are of
the coking variety, and while they have
= their markets In Kansas, Nebraska and
hey have some compensation In
thssr ~s,sSity to manufacture coke. But the
Aguiia.. coHl rs ndntdKlng and can only Or
used for domestic purposes. and consequent
ly those mines have been shut down for
nearly two months. the only rates made
during that period being few carloads TO
ill the limited local demand.
For some months past Major Bracken-
brough and J. b. Dickinson. agents Of the
general land ONCE have been investigating
reports of timber stealing that had been
going on upon the government timber reser
vations In Colorado. One result Of their IN
vestigation already published was the find
Ing Of several indictments by the federal
grand Jury on charges Of Illegally cutting
timber on the government lands. While
sleuthinR after the depredators on federal
timber reserves Major Brackenbrough and
Mr.. Dickenson discovered evidence that tim
Der was also being taken lawfully from
school lands. This discovery they communi
cated to Governor Adams and the other
members of the State Land Board. Major
Brnckenbrongh submitted statistics showing
that In Aontezuma county depredations on,a
Wholesale scale had been made on both fed.
eral and Stats timber territory. He spe-
cincally charged that Barnes K Co., a lum-
Der firm which operates sawnilis ut Mancos
and other points In southern Colorado, had
cut 100000 feet Of timber from United
states reservations In Montexuma county
After some discussion Of Messrs. Brncken-
brough and Dickenson's revelations. the
land board decided to 20 after Barnes 4 Co.
and any other depredators on school timber
lands against whom evidence may be found
1t was voted to send Land Appraiser David
How Into Montexuma county for the pur-
pose Of investigating further. When he has
computed the value Of the timber appropri.
ated by Barnes 4 Co.. . bill will be pre-.
sented therefor to that nrm. II II ia not
paid the land board will at once Institute
legal proceedings against Barnes 4 Co.
They are having a hot campaiRn In Chi.