The indicator., 1897-09-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Colorado Springs for counlerfci.lng.
The first football game of the sea
son was played at Leadvlle ON the md
Chief of Police O'Brien of Denver
has resigned at the request OF the
board.
\ force Of men have been put to work
to look for gold n Independence. near
Aspen.
/ A fine display Of fruits and vegeta-
! bles was made at the fair held at
| Della on the md
Mayor McAIurray Of Denver has We
/ toed he ordnance granting a franchise
10 II new gas company
/ Harry Tili0ts0n of Victor shot Miss
| Ella Taylor and then killed himself On
the 9th. He was jealous of her
The Western Slope Congress gavt.
considerable time 10 The discussion Of
freight rates which i- was claimed are
TOO high.
Julius Pearse has resigned as chief
of the Denver fire Department and his
place has been tilled hy the promotion
of w. Il. Roberts.
Charles NJ ChOruley. who Is said 10
have cmhezzled 10000 from the Pros
byterian College Board is still at large
and cannot be found
Robbers held mp employees Of the
orphan BOY mine NJ Cripple Greek ON
the lSt and got away with the high
grade orc valued Mt $1,000.
r. NJ. Junc, has been selected as pres.
luent of the First National Bank AT
Grand Junction. and \ \. Miller viii
succeed him us vice president.
The contest for mnid Of honor ut As
pen Is very heated, and % is believed
That between 100000 and 2ur.UOt votes
VIII be cast before September L.
Deputy Sheriff Eli Greon Of Trinidad
has arrested two MeNNaus, Fcrraco
and APOLOGIZE Garcia. FOR completely in
the murder of Green and Kelly las3
year
Harry Barnes. - 10y aged t. years,
was killed on the side of The noun
tain neHr OurIy. owing 10 Il large rock
becoming suddenly loose and rolling
over him
Lee and Frank Bohannon. Two uf
he men who escaped from the Lead.
vile county jail have been captured.
They were in a holr,liug house near
ihe city
The 9-ycar old son of Captain Charles
w Euudlc Of Grand Junction was
probably fatally shot hy The accldruml
discharge of Il revolver ia the hands
of his brother
\ company with N2.Olu.puu capital
has been formed 10 purchase and work
th" Old Nj Wi nine near WarI. Years
ago lhis mine ranked among the rich
est in the STATE.
Some 500 delegates represent f2.ooo
members of the National Association
Mt lost. 4 o. 10
attending the eighth annual convention
of the order.
The Bird WAS a big day for sunday
school children of Denver. They par
aided he streets 10 the number of 1 900
with bands and banners. after which
they gathered "A city park and had a
good Time
Levcland's corn roast ON the 18th WAS
at, nIet hy biz crowd, 1,joG people
going from Denver alone Everybody
was well entertained, being fed and
given rides through the country sur
rounding I.pvclaud.
The PopuliSts in their state convcn-
ton az Sal.da ON the 2ud numin-
Hted William II, Gubhert Of Durango
judge Of the seventh judicial district
Of the state, Us Il candidate for justice
Of rho Supreme court
An escaped rouvicj named McBoy nj.
tempted, with tile aid of a cunIpam-
Ion lp rob a sore AT Florence tile other
night The men We're driven away ana
MrEuy seriously wounded Hi, accom-.
pler escaped 10 The hills.
Labor Day WAS "a great occasion in
Denver. Tile parade of union labor men
numbered nearly %.pub This was
followed Itt- 90 r4ft,Uf4 o. LrIFf,T.f.a o.
deusy Al the City Park great crowd
spent the afternoon aud evening. as
thrre were bicycle races. bDat races.
concerts and other attractions
The bonds of the Canon CITY. Grip
pie Creek X Gold Belt Electric Rajl-
rood company for the building of the
line have been placed and work viii
N" commenced on the road on or he
fore ep"lnbDr - II is intended tu
lave tile road boo ar5iyc operation aud
r'nly for traffic 10y February l. iSgS
'uon Iur recommendation Of Adiu-
aut General Moses. Governor NdItms
has appointed Iuhu : Stewart ru br
Inspector general OF the National GuartI
ul colorado, This place. was left va
tan recently 10y Tie death of Colonel
Harry g. Davis who had for several
years served iu that capacity Wi.h abN-
t} aud faithfulues~
All rhr men at the Muhala mine nj
LeudvLllr have been uusiHrd that
wages would j." cui from - 20 s. ~
day Tile order affects nbour >txty
men and was received with consider
alb" di~may by hc public who think
Dat This may he he first step towards
general reduction in wages in any .f
the LoadvilIr nina~ producing silver.
senator Poole of Denver. las CLOSED
q deal In which hr purchases 1000
acres Of ground located ab0ur three
uiles below Lendyillc at which point
he and his company will build un in
mcu~e dam and reservoir. making use
uf the waters of ihe great Arkansas
for he purpose of generating electric.
iy 10 be- used rs power for the smell
ters ana mines. or any other purposes
necessary,
The shortage in The frui, crops be
yond the Missouri Valley is bringing
buyers from Chicago and elsewhere in
to the Rocky Mountain fruit bell The
Porter Brothers Company Of Chicago.
has had representatives in the orchards
about Pennington. New Mexico. dur
ing The past fcw days and have pur-
chased 100000 worth of fruit The
purchasers send in heir own packers
and pay the orclardisrs 30 cents per
hundred pounds.
A dispatch from Victor says: An
amicable arrangement between the
Midland Terminal and Golden circle
Railroads has been reached favoriug
an extension of both lines across the
Portland ground, and both roads are
now working peacahly side by side at