The indicator., 1897-04-03
coLoRApo eRIEEs.

Adjutant General Moses has been re
appointed.
Colorado College is to have a new athletic
park this year.
L. c. Dana has been appointed postmaster
at Colorado Springs
Adair Wilson, of Durango. has been ap-
pointed chief Justice Of the Court OF APP
peals.
As a result Of the lncipient building boom
at Denver the price OF lumber and brick is
being advanced.
DR. a. l. Bennett. who has Just graduated
from the State University goes TO Africa
medical missionary
Rev NJ Scutz. of Springfield, Missouri,
has been called to the pastorate Of the Cen
tral Presbyterian Church, Denver,
Burglars entered the house N W. II,
Wright. at Colorado springs. on the 2lth
and stole diamonds valued at 5000
J. J. Elliott. OF Idaho Springs, Is prepaF-
ing to erect a new 1fty room hotel at a cost
of s25, 600, to adJoln his schiller House there
The twelfth annual session Of the County
Superintendent Association OF Colorado
Will be held at Colorado Springs May = .
and 6.
Chancellor W F. Mcdowell and Rev. T.
H. Malone. OF Denver, have been appointed
on the state Board OF Charities and Oot-
rections.
number OF Colorado towns are hgurinS
On putfiug In creamerios this season and the
majority OF them are going TO succeed, some
Of these places are Sallda, Moutrcse pei
Norte, Monte Vista, Delta. Loveiand' Col
den and Brush
Il Ntsr
that pay cheeks are being successfully
raised hy means " ern.urcs with acids and
new amounts written in. The raised checks
have been passed on merchants and dealers
at Glenwood. who have been warned.
The interest derived FROM tile funds Of the
county deposited I'm banks may be used boy
the county treasurer according TO a de
rislon handed down by Judge Butler OF
Arapahoe county The text of the decision
states that the interest upon county funds
is an omoIumeur NJ the trca7nrer'S oih''
which can properly Doe used lH the payment
Of -1laFics VI the treasurer, bis deputy auu
clerks.
At meeting Df tile State Land Board the
Denver Unl1u Water Company application
To purchas. outright 32u acres ~ land ln
Jefferson rouDty for use a- storage rr>"r
yolr size. Was granted. The aul lies among
the foothills about tUu miles from Platte
Canon station. 0u Tine south Park Rallr'hA
The proposed reservoir lis tu De used for ihe
storage VI water which viii he conveyed Ia
pipes from Che Platte river. near Dome
Rock It- purpose is to increase the water
supply furnished 70 Denver.
For nearly three months the coal operators
Iu the Trinidad coal field, have been dis
cussiur discrimination against their terri
tory by the transportation limos which II
has becu cIumcd has worked a peculiar
bardshin trou the mines or that district
and ha, resulted practcluv Boo division u
the territory east NJ colorado between ihe
Union Puclne and Santa fC Railroad sys
TENS. the latter controlling thc Wyoming
and the former the Canon city coal heid--
The greatest sufferers from dds condition
Of affairs are the operators nt AEuilar. Las
Animas county, who have been compelled 90
shut down. The Goals near Trinidad are OF
the coklng variety and while they have
lost their markets In Kansas. Nebraska and
Texas. they have some compensation ln
their ability 10 manufacture coke. But the
Aguilar coal Is non-c1klng and can only be
used for domestic purposes. and consequent
ly those mines have been shut down for
nearly two months thc only rntes mnd"
during that period being % few carloads 10
I'll the limited local demand.
For some months past Major Brackcu-
bruugh and ] b, Dlctcu-out agents of the
general land office have been Investigating
reports or timber stealing thar had been
going on upon the government timber rc-or-
va tons In Colorado. one result of their In
estigation already published WIS the md.
ing Of several Indictments by the federal
grand jury on charges " Illegally cutting
timber on the government lands While
sleuthlng after the depr,dntors on fcdcral
timber reserves Major BrarkeuhrouEh and
Mr. Dick"nsDu discovered evidence that tim
Der was also beiue taken unlawfully from
school lands This discovery they opWmDni
Gated to Governor Adams and the other
members OF the State Land Board. Major
BrackenbruuGh submitted statistics showing
that in Moutrzuma county drprcdHtiuus on
wholesale scnle had been made on both fed
ernI and State timber territory. He -pc-
cihcally charged that Barnes a Co. "a lum
ber firm which operates sJwmllls at Mancus
and other points IN southern Colorado. had
cut s.OOcOrr feet Of timber from United
States reservations in MDurozuma county
After some discussion of Mrssrs. Brackeu-
bFough and Dckrusou4 revelations lhc
land board decided TO ~ after Barnes y Co.
and lny other deprplatuF- ON school timber
lands against whom evidence may he found
II was voted 60 send Land Appraiser David
How into Moutezuma county for the pur.
pose NJ Investigating further When be has
computed the value n the tImber approprl
ated by Hnrncs ~ Co.. % bin will bc pre-
scented therefor to That firm. n # is mot
paid the land board will at once Institute
legal proceedings against Barnes & Go.