The indicator., 1897-01-16
COLORADO CONDENSED.

Lewis Rockwell, a well-known Denver
lawyer, died on the 10Th.
An Akron saloon keeper has been fined
for selling liquor without license.
The president has appointed George
Mason To be postmaster at Walsenburg
Eugene V. Debs has been visiting the
state and speaking in the larger towns.
The annual Colorado poultry show
opened at Denver on the 11th. The ex-
hibit was a fine one.
The people about Loveland had big
coyote hunt on the 9th and 200 men and
boys bagsed seven Of the willy animals
The commissioners of Pitkin county
have reduced the valuation on the Cow
enhoyen tunnel To 100000 from $4,000
The date of the State Sunday School
convention has been decided upon-Aug-
ust 23rd, oath and 25th. 1t will be held
at Fort Collins.
The discovery Of new coal fields near
Grover is reported Grover is located on
the Cheyenne branch of the B. & VI. rail
way forty miles due east of the Barton
coal banks,
James Burns OF the Portland mine
states that he IS opposed to 4 division NJ
| El Paso county. He says 1t means an
increase In taxation and an expenditure
Of Sl5o,o0o in trauScriblnc the records.
Governor McIntire on the l1th. re
duced the militia garrison in LeldvIllo
by 113 men, leaving BOG still on duty
there. The withdrawal Of troops was
made with the consent OF Sheriff Ma
honey.
The commissioners of Gnpln county
have accepted plans for the construction
Of the new court house at Central city.
The building is to be 9oxGO feet, TO be
constructed of stone and Golden pressed
brick, and 10 cost So, $50.
The salary Of the under sheriff of Pit
I kin county has been cut from $50 to 500
per month by the county commissioners,
and S25 a month was Topped off the ST.
200 year that was formerly paid To the
jantor of the court house. Robert Jones
has been elected jauitor to succeed
Thomas Cali.
County Assessor Ames Of Arapahoe
has just published his report that shows
some commcudlbIn improvements in the
system of assessment He has discovered
that real estate to tho value Of S35.ooo
has escaped taxation altogether owing To
its having been transferred TO individuals
from the state or school board \ set Of
abstract books ha> been prepared that
VIII DO away with the unknown list and
thus save some expense 10 owners by the
sale of delinquent properly. The taxes
for small property owners VIII be- slightly
lower, and for others higher than hereto
fore The personal properly list has been
much increased.
Del Norte is a prosperous town, judging
from the following from the Prospector;
Not a dollar of Indebtedness Of any sort
is being incurred, and each month notes
the cutting down Of obligations incurred
long ago. Al bills are paid i'm cash ev-
cry six months. and the town buys moth
ing that it clnnot pay for Expenses
are reduced to the minimum, and the
debt incurred 10y putting in q light and
water plant Is being steadily wiped out
With no bad luck, TWO years more Will
see Del Nortr owning lis pumping and
light plant entire and with an income
therefrom that Will soon fade the balance
Of the debt We have things coming the
right way at Del nDrtc.
Every Congregational minister in Den,
yer will on next sunday morning ask his
congregation from the pulpit to vote
upon the question OF securing local op-
ton in Denver. II the unanimous ap-
proval Of all the churches OF this denomi
nation be secured tine present l. gislatme
will be asked to pass a local option bill
The bill, which will be backed by big
following. the entire voting womanhood
Of the city and church people OF all de
nominations. Il Is asserted, provides that
upOn a petition of une-fourth Of the prop
erty owners In any precinct the question
Of whether saloon shall be permitted
in a neishborh1od must first ba submitted
to a vote of the duly qualified electors of
such neichborh5od before the opening of
one is permitted
Mr.. ]. B. O'Hairo, who has had suit
l pending against James Doyle. Of the Port
/ land company, for some years, Inns finally
| COMPROMISED the matter and the suit has
been dropped Tho contention Of the
plaintiff was that Mr. O'HIira had grub
staked James Doyle and James Burns
some years ago when they were pros
pecting in Cripple Creek. aud that on
this account he WIS entitled 10 a large
share in the Portland locations, The
suit against Doyle had tied up about
100000 in dividends by an Injunction,
and this is now released. Mr. OIIhire
declines to give the basis Of settlement,
but 1t is supposed that he received a
good sum. He now proposes, it is said,
to 20 after james Burns, president OF
the Portland, against whom similar
suit has been long pending.
A meeting of county assessors is to
be held in Denver very soon 10 consld.
er needed changes in the assessment
laws. The laws On thH statute books are
contradictory and considered unsatisfac-
tory in a good many ways The scnG-
mcnt seems to be- ia favor Of the aboIi-
ton of the state board Of equalization un.
less as board to cqualizc assessments.
At present it has authority to assess all
railroads, telephone ana telegraph lines
and the like. and an amendment will b.
proposed to take that power from ic An
effort will also be made to give the coun-
ty assessors greater powers over all kinds
Of taxable property. At present It is
claimed that the county boards Of equall-