The silver star., 1897-05-13
COLORADO BRIEFS.
pcnyer now has a curfew Law.

Pueblo Is having quite building boom.
A militia company IL to be orgasised In
Trinidad.
Christ Methodist Church at Denver has
lust raised $27 600 to pay on Its debt.
Buslncs, men Of LeadvIIle are raisins
strong protests against the building Of spurs
10 the mines, because 1t will throw ore haul
| srs out of work.
| The ministers Of Trinidad have formed an
association to relieve the needs OF the poor
but nnd themselves unable to meet all the
| demands made upon them for aid.
Mrs. Harvey Norton, of Salida, has died
from injuries received by a fall while riding
a bicycle. She attempted to coast down n
| steep hill and fell over an embankment
| A dry farmer near Denver sowed kafiir
| corn broadcast MS a catch crop, last June
| on poor land. The yield was tremendous,
and when 1t was breast high he cut It
green and shocked 1t. Cattle ate the fodder
greedily and cleanly. The product from
| three acres fed fifteen cows and the feed
was fresh and green until after Christmas
Governor Adams has appointed the State
Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners
| as follows. Ezra Fleming. Meeker; A. Hart
man. Gunnison; n. Downing. Alamosa; VII
liam Green. Trinidad; r. W. Hooker, Pueb-
| 10; II. H. Metcalf. River Bend; NJ FULL
vider Roggen; ]. X. Mullen, Denver: J. :.
Brown. Denver. ]. X. Mullen and II. W.
Hooker are the only re-appointees on the
new board.
Frank Kemper, teamster employed to
haul concentrates down the steep grade from
the tramway terminal to the railroad ut Sill
verton, was fatally injured on the 30th. The
wagon wheel went into rut In the road
and Kemper was thrown to the ground on
the heels of the horses. The wheels passed
over his abdomen, breaking his spine He
lived about three hours after being taken
to the hospital.
An interesting and unique case Of burning
Is reported from Colorado Springs. A young
lady, Miss Stella Evans, was boiling can
of lard over q cook stove and. picking up an
egg. thought she would boil 1t in the reti-hot
grease. The egg no sooner touched the boil
ing lard than loud explosion occurred, and
the young lady was literally covered with
the flying lard. She was STOPPING over the
can at the time. and received the full benefit
Of the explosion in her face. Her arms and
hands were also badly burned.
A game preserve is started on Clear creek.
near Debeque. by number Of wel-known
gentlemen Of Denver, Colorado Springs.
Aspen and Leadville. OF which George f.
Newton. n we'll known citizen of that
place, Is organizer and promoter. The place
selected for the location OF the park Is Mt the
head Of Clear creek, about seventeen miles
from Debclue. and Is remarkably we'll
formed canon for an enterprise OF this kind.
The canon contains about 1900 acres and
will need fencing in but few places. A
wire woven fence eight feet high will be
used where necessary. Regular hunting par
ties will be organized among the members
and trip made to this park every fall.
A beet sugar association has been orgaL
lied AT Sterling. the object Of the association
being to give a practical test Of sugar beet
growing in that part Of the valley and ascer
tain sugar percentage and acre tonnage.
and to acquire practical knowledge OF
beet culture. Each member of the associa-
tion is TO plant during the coming season
from one-quarter TO two acres Of beets.
thereby covering the major portion of the
territory that will be contiguous to the
plant. when established. II the test proves
satisfactory. a syndicate will at once pro-
cced to erect a factory at that point for the
manufacture of sugar from beets Seed has
been ordered ana implements are route
for immediate intiatory steps in the fur
therance Of crop test.
State Dairy Commissioner Cannon has set
about giving dealers In oleonargarine, but
tcrine and all the other edible commodities
that come under the general head of ''bull
butter.' taste of the statute which regu-
lafes the manufacture aud sale Of these ar
ticles in Colorado. For several years past
this law has been practically imperative.
and as a result the vendors of butter coun.
terfeits have built up a thriving trade In
the cities and towns Of the State, particular
ly Denver He has already initiated one
prosecution under the statute which pro-
hibits the sale of butter limitations under
the guise Of genuine dairy products II
this one results satisfactorily warrants will
he sworn out against several other dealers
ana from then on Mr.. Cannon proposes to
wage unrelenting war against bogus butter
dealers who operate In conflict with the law.
Judge Dixon. of the District Court at Pu.
eblo, has handed down n decision that IL
Of considerable Importance to counties which
are not ranked ns first and second class. He
decided that the county commissioners Of
such counties may Increase or diminish the
compensation Of county assessors at any
time while they are In Office The question
arose on u suit brought by J. \. Booher
county assessor Of kiowa county. against the
board Of county commissioners Of that
county. Mr.. Booher Is the present county
assessor. and his predecessors had been paid
ut the rate Of ~ per day. When he took his
seat the board Of county commissioners re-.
day. He brought suit for a balance claimed
TO be due him Of $jO2. The question was
argued some days ago On n demurrer and
Judge Dixon sustained the demurrer, there
by practically disposing OF the ease.
The eleventh session OF the Rocky Noun.
tain Chnutauqun Assembly will convene at
Glen Park July i3. and will continue until
July 80. Many attractive features have
been added 10 the assembly this year and
the instructors In the several branches Of
learning will offer courses Of study parallel
with those Of the grcat Chautauqua Society
Of New York. During the session many lee.
lures will be henrd from men prominent In
| educational life In Denver. Glen Park Is the
recognized place Of assembling for the Chn,,.
tnuqua societies Of Colorado. Wyoming and
Arizona, and the location n preserved for
chautanquans. the property being held by
those Interested In the work and maintained
| by donations from chnutaupunns and Chris.
tian people. Rev. Frank r. Bnyicy. Of Den.
yer. has been engaged M superintendent Of
instruction for the assembly. and Rev. G. W.
Hcisier will conduct the normal bible de.
partment.