The state herald., 1897-10-22
COLORADO BRIEFS.

10th.
Denver is likely to have n cremalory
In the near future.
John A. Gordon has resigned from
the Democratic ticket as candidate for
judge Of the Supreme Court
The farmers abut Loveland have
agreed to plant 1.500 acres Of sugar
bects next year. and the OXnards VIII
erect factory to make sugar.
Lee Bottom. Il Denver fireman was
killed few days ago by being thrown
from an engine. The horses were go
ing on n run when II bad hole was
struck.
The Gulf road has made n PROPOSE
tion to citizens TO join them in putting
up large tourist hotel in Boulder,
which will be big enough to acconino-
date from 200 to 300 guests.
DR.. C. NJ. Cobern. pastor of Trinity
Methodist Church. Denver. has return
ed after spending three and half
months in London. wAre he was col
lccting materials for Il book.
+. C. Taylor of Chicago has purchas-
ed of w. Il. Gillett the National Hotel
of Cripple Greek. paying $125,O00, prac-
tically cash. The hotel Is the leading
one of the great gold camp, and was
opened year ago.
About sixty cars of watermelons and
nearly ten thousand crates of cantn-
loupes have been shipped from Fowler
In both the eastern and western trade.
Much of the Fowler melon production
has found Its way TO the most fastidi-
Gus city markets.
J Two miners were crushed to death in
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's
mine at Crested Butte on the 18th. The
men had been warned of the dangerous
locality they We're in. and had been
urged by other wcrkmen TO suspend
| their work until the roof could he re-
paired. This they refused 10 do. losing
their lives ms n penalty for their care
| lessncss. The younger man was an
| Italian named John Pitoni. He had
been In this country but few months
of the Tyrol. They leave no families.
John Farley. n ranchman living south
west of I.ittleton. has been taken into
custody by the United States marshal
upon the complaint of Mrs. Georgia
Clark, who lives in the same vicinity,
upon the charge of setting fire TO gov
ernment timber lands. This Is the first
reported case of arrest under the recent
act of Congress approved February "A,
1897. providing for the punishment of
persons found guilty Of setting fire to
timber. brush or grass on government
lands, and the penalty for the offense
Is Imprisonment for not to exceed five
years or a fine of $1,000.
De Kalb Williams of Boulder was Sc
riously hurt by "haZing" at the State
University n few days ago. Some of
the students were out ''blanketing' new
students. This much condemned sport
consists In SELLING and throwing new
students into a blanket and tossing
them in the air. a number of the
newcomers had been thus treated with
out serious consequences, when young
Williams was caught and tossed up. IN
his case one end Of the blanket slipped
and Williams fell on the back of his
head and the skin was pulled OF his
left shoulder. He was unconscious Tor
some time and brain fever was feared.
There Is nothing wrong with agricul-
.ture In Colorado when II will pay for
the land In a single season and leave n
cash profit OF % per cent. besides. In
Otcro county last spring young man
named Ed Swink bought ten acres
from his father. agreeing to pay 500
nn acre for the place. The price was
high enough for any father TO exact
from his boy. when stranger would
not have taken the land nj half the
price. The young man put the tract
Into clntnloupcs and recently paid the
old man the price In full with interest
and finds he has a cash reserve Of So
an acre. after having provided for his
family NIL summer.
Fully 800 coal consumers of Pueblo
gathered few days ago to give vent
10 their feelings against the discrimina-
tlon In coal rates for domestic use In
favor OF Denver. and against Pueblo.
Some six or seven weeks ago the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company announc-
ed that II would sell Crested Butte an
ihracltc coal In Denver for $3.50 per
ton. but did not make n reduction In
Pueblo, leaving the rate there nj s....5
per ton. From that day to the present
the Pueblo Chicf;nin and other news
papers OF the city have been wagln.
WIT HEilllfl lHt tNibTstub J. u'l anu iTbll
Company and the Denver X Rio Grandc
Railroad Company. As n result prices
Oh anthracite coal have been reduced
to the same ms Denver. and the charge
on Canon City coal has been reduced
10 cents per ton. These reductions Ia
no way assunge the anger OF the people
against these corporations, and at the
mass meeting committee of represent
atlve men Were named to represent the
people Ia nn endcavor 10 get lower
prices on soft coal.
The rnnchmcn In the western part of
the state. says the Denver Republican,
are complaining bitterly agnInst the
game laws. which they claim We're
made totally FOR the benefit of the
sportsman, and which. ns they now
stand. keep them from getting n sup.
ply OF vcnlson To last them through the
winter. The game law provides that
the season on all large game closes Oc.
tobcr IL. and ms the deer have not yet
commenced 10 move down ont of the
mountains the ranchmcn have not Ind
A chance 10 Kill amy OF them and from
the present prospects the season VIII
close before they do. The game war
tlcns have been told OF the dlssnilsfnc.
lion OF the ranchmcn and some lively
times nre expected In the western coun.
lies as soon as the deer commence To
move. ns the game wnr,lcns nrc deter
mined 10 stop all shooting on, OF sea.
lon, and the rnnchmcn are jus, as de.
lcrmlncd TO get the meat, The Indians
are another source of trouble TO the
game warlcns aud there II liable to be
,roubc between them nnd the wnrdrns
AZ tha Indians nrs uuyy urpunri for