The indicator., 1897-01-23
COLORADO CONDENSED.

The Washington County bank at Akron
has gone into the hands OF receiver.
The new Presbyterian church at Florence
was dedicated free OF debt last sunday.
Charles Allen was killed by falling umbers
/ In the Matte W. mine at Victor Few days
ago.
Four coyotes were caught In the Larimer
county rabbit hunt No medals were
I awarded.
John W Edwards the Routt county sheep
/ baron, stated In Omaha that the war was
still on and would not end.
| Owing to the snow the toll road to Guston,
I lrontou and Red Mountain is still impass
able except FOR snow shoes.
| The Farmers Institute being held at Long
mont adlnurncL saturday night after very
interesting three days session.
William Oates, a miner in the Alps mine.
near Central City. was instantly killed Sat
urday by being crushed under a heavy boul-
der.
Judge lie Fevre at Denver has decided
that the law against sunday opening OF
stores can be enforced until the courts de
eide 1t to be unconstitutional
Three coyote hunts were held saturday
The one At Lyons resulted in the death OF
one animal, at Berthoud six were killed and
at Loveland 300 people succeeded In killing
four wolves.
Denver has a new city ordinance regulat-
ing weights and measures 1t requires,
among other things. that berry boxes shall
hold full measure and that butter rolls shall
be accurately stamped.
Florence Is elnted over the good news Of
the final consummation Of the smelter
prof for that place, which the promoters
have been working on for some months. II
r,.gTI H.. H7.HEu
smelter.
WI. Cochran and R, H. Sayre, who have
been on trial at Denver for the third time
on the charge OF making false reports to the
comptroller relative to the condition Of their
bank an Del Norte in the latter part OF
1898, were acquitted by the jury.
The United Sntes district attorney for
Colorado has abandoned the attempt to con
Wet the agents Of the American Coupon In
vestment company Of the charge OF con
ducting a lottery business, as two Of them
were acquitted by jury.
The annual meeting Of the Beekeepers
association u Mesa county was held on the
18th at Grand Junction. The annual report
Of the directors shows that a saving Of
3, 900 was made TO the members by purchas
ing their supplies through the association.
The value u The honey product amounted
TO S25,o.p for the year 1895.
II has developed that County Assessor
Ames has decided that the military poll tax
is In excess Of the constitutional limit, and
consequently has failed to carry on this
years tax lis; in Arapahoe county dollar
Of poll tax. It is claimed by Attorney Gen
eral carr that such thing was never done
before anywhere In the state.
The First National bank II Denver, already
one of the heaviest owners II bar gold IN
the country, udied $4,000 to lts yellow
metal reserve p1 fhe 18th 10 the form OF
three bricks from tile Metallic Extraction
plant at Cyanide owned by the Smith Mof-
fat syndicate. The bricks range In weight
from 800 to over l.Opo ounces. They attrart
ed great deal u attention from persons
doing business mt the bank. The relation Of
size TO weight wis an item II establishment.
Representative Bell has had conference
with the supervising architect In regard TO
the stone tu be used In the Denver mint
building. The architect assured him that
while he would arrange for builders to bid
on Colorado muteriAl, there was such
rivalry among the owners Of different kinds
Of material that he would not bind himself
TO any particular Kind at present, He said
he would be able 10 advertise for bids early
in the spring.
Attorney General Carr has written a letter
TO County Attorney TwItchel Of Arapahoe
calling attention 20 the statutes providing o
penalty for failure on the part Of the county
assessor or The county commissioners to eN-
tend the military poll tax. The penalty for
the assessor Is from 800 10 $500 and LIN.
prisonmeut until such is paid for every fSl.
ure at the request of the stHte and 81 go to
5000 against The commissioners. These
penalties can be enforced By any court OF
record.
A committee at Colorado Springs consist.
Ing Of Messrs. " 5 Stratrou, J A Hayes
and D. Heron, has examined md approved
the subscription list and property held by
Colorado College for the Pearsons eDdoyy-
ment fund one hundred and Gfty-rour
thousand dollars has been rnsed for this
fund and pr, Peorsons Of Chicago viii be
notified that the amount Is now raised
which be stipulated and he will then send
on check for 10000. The 100000 will be
invested In FIRST mortgage loans in this city
at from Z go per cent interest Most OF
the money has already been spoken for.
Judge Johnson Mt Denver has ruled that
the State Board OF Equalization has power,
by virtue of the legislative act OF 1891 TO
assess and hx values for taxation purposes
Of railroad property In this state This IL
the sum and substance Of his decision,
handed down recently la the friendly CON
test case brought by State Auditor Parks
against County Assessor Ames, 10 settle who
has authority 10 Asscss ratlruad property In
the state the State Board N Humiliation
or the assessors ~ the counties through
which the railroads run. The case will be
taken To the supreme court and viii be
pushed with an due speed 30 that the vexed
question may be finally brought mp before
the Legislature II necessary.
1t Is said that the Omaha and Grant
smelter Is contemplating a number of i'm
0or+1u+ lr1urOyurBgufg Thpsa 70 r,oatT. t,,
connection with The Durango branch n the
plant which, during the last year lncrea sed
It's business decidedly. The improvements
proposed Include two large roasters and II
IL said that they will be put In within the
next thirty days OF late the Durango
branch NJ the Omaha and Grant has secured
several Important contracts for ore from the
southern Colorado folds. and the growing
importance NJ the La Plata district as
mining center makes It necessary Tint addi-
tional facilities In the way pf smelling he
had. Durango Is looked upon by many Den
yer smelling mon ns being q natural smelt.
Ing point for the ores Of the grent south
west, almost the entire San Juan country
being tributary 10 II
Nou-Unlon miners from Missouri are now
at work in tho place NJ the 200 or more en-
ployes Of the Revenue Tunnel company who
were locked out ot the virg1nIus mine and
Revenue tunnel on VT Sneihes near Ourny
early In December, Dispatches from the
town of Ouray say the advance guard Of
the Mlssourlnns reached that place Tuesday
In the dark Of the enrly morning From the
Rio Grande depot they were taken In slelghs
drawn by fast horses to tho mouth Of the
Revenue tunnel ten or twelve miles up the
side Of the steep mountain west nf Ouray
Miners union plckpts watched their arrival
It is said. hut made no demonstration. The
situation on Mt Snetiles has been compli-
Gated by % strik" among the men employed
in the Mill ON the ylrsInlns ground. On
Monday the wages II the men employed In