The silver star., 1897-06-17
COLORADO BRIEFS.

plant to cost $4,000.
More rain fell at Denver during last May
than in any year since 1889.
The city authorities at Aspen have ordered
the gamblers to quit business.
A factory for the manufacture Of bicycle
saddles has been started In Denver.
The Annual meeting Of the American Wa
ter Works Association met at Denver on the
Sth.
The State Federation OF Labor will attack
the constitutionallty OF the new law against
boycotting.
Some miscreant tried to destroy with dyn-
amite the fiag pole at Colorado College the
other night.
break in an irrieating ditch washed out
some track on the Rio Grande near Mont
rose few days ago.
William G. Daniels has purchased from
the estate of w. G. Fisher all interest in the
firm Of Daniels & Fisher at Denver and will
conduct the business himself hereafter.
Weld county's commissioners have offered
S2o reward for the bodies of a man. woman
and child. supposed to have been murdered
and thrown into the Poudre river, May 10th.
State Dairy Commissioner Canon is now
enjoying slight rest from his duties owing
to the fact that no oleomargarine Is being
sold because of the cheapness of butter.
Butter can now be obtained at a less price
than oleomargarine. and there is no object
for any one TO violate the law.
The report of the Soldiers Home for May
shows: Total attendance. 13S; twenty dis
charged. one dead and thirteen absent with
leave. making a total present on June 1st Of
10i. This is the lowest attendance reported
for some time and shows effort on the
part of the management TO reduce the num-
ber Of inmates 10 point where they can be
cared for within the appropriation.
County Fruit Inspector Millison of Arapa-
hoe has reported TO Secretary Shute of the
State Board of Horticulture that the Rus
sian thistle is increasing with alarming
rapldIty In Arapahoe county. He says that
If it is not checked within short time ii
will do thousands of dollars worth Of dam
age. Mrs Shute is now trying to induce the
county to appoint two deputy horticultural
inspectors, the work is too ar,iuous for
Mr. Millison TO attend to without assistance.
Game Warden Swan has received report
from Special Deputy Game Warden Murphy.
stationed at Kit Carson. to the effect that a
number Of men from outside the state are
engaged in capturing young antelope
throughout Kit Carson county and its vi
cinity. The marauders lind little difficulty
In taking the animals which are now mere
calves. The captured antelope are shipped
alive to points in the East, presumably for
exhibition in circuses. dime museums. etc.
The Florence x Cripple Greek Railway
Company is to build handsome depot at
Victor. The plans are completed for a hand
some pressed-brick building TO contain wait
ing rooms, baggage room, express office and
all minor accessories The site for the new
depo, is in the center Of the city. and is the
most convenient location that could possibly
be selected. The Midland Terminal has a
brick depot In process of erection one block
north on the same street When these
structures are completed the depots OF Vic
tor Will be equal TO those of any town of
similar size In the state.
The cooperative commonwealth van left
Denver on the 3rd, to make a tour of the
state In the interests Of Eugene V. Debs'
scheme for the establishment OF cooper
ative commonwealth on large scale 1t Is
Debs' idea TO colonize all the socialists he
can In some one state, and by preponderance
of numbers control the elections and revise
the state constitution on socinlistic lines.
so that cooperation in its fulness may be
established. This Will be the work Of two of
the missionaries, James Hogan and N l..
Griest; the other. William Holmes will es-
tablish labor exchanges. They expect the
tour TO last six months.
The officers Of the State Agricultural Col
lege have made cut In the salaries of the
professors In that Institution. Outside Of
the Instructors and assistants every men,
her OF the faculty was cut In his or her year
ly stipend TO the tune Of S:aD and 500 ac-
cording to their respective grades the only
one To escape being President Aston Ellis
His salary was reduced from $1,000 year to
5000 about four weeks ago. The salaries
OF the professors now stand at Zoo in
stead u s1.ip. II is supposed that one
motive for the cilt In salaries lay In the fnct
that there Il debt Of si5.OO Oh the partly
constructed laboratory Of the college. which
the board hopes to meet in part by Its move
of retrencbment.
Martha A. Shutc. secretary Of the State
Board Of Horticulture. Is troubled about the
fruit show next fall says the Denver Repub.
hcnn. The show last year was turned over
to the Chamber OF Commerce and It was n
sad failure. partly on account of Its being
held during the Festival Of Mountain md
Plain. Canon City has made n bid for the
show. Offering to pay all the premiums. The
sentiment OF the majority OF fruit growers
however Is In favor Of holding II In Denver.
But the troublesome question Is, where TO
get the money to pay the premiums. Mrs.
shnte says that II cannot lie held here unless
the city Council and County Commissioners
appropriate money TO pay the premiums
wouiu 40 nll IN his power to have the show
held In Denver.
Notwlthstnnhing the failure of the last
LeRisihturc To make mn appropriation to
pay scalp bountles aud the announcement
OF the auditor that none could be paid for
the next two years. nearly every day u fresh
batch OF clnlnr arrive from some OF The
back counties. mud nre filed away In tbc
vaults to await the time that the state will
he able to redeem them. Over 500 900 worth
OF this kind Of pnprr is filed away now md
II is growing daily. Some of the bnck conn.
Ties threaten TO send In the scnIps Of the do.
funct coyotes. mountain Hons and other
wild animals. and II this thrent IL carried
out, the auditor will require more stornpe
room. II Is understood TINT Rio Bnnco nnd
Ronft counties have determined to take nd.
vantage OF the new law. which permits
counties to pay bountles on their own nc.
count but NJ the coyote nuisance amounts
TO but little In the cnstern counties, IL il
hardly probable that they will 20 Into the
bounty business.-Denver News.
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