The state herald., 1897-06-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.


Horse thieves are active In the Cripple
Greek district.
The laying of rails on the Belt road for the
Cripple Creek district has commenced.
The Baldwin Coal Company will greatly
increase Its output, owing to the Increased
demand.
Joseph X. Hurd. cx.clerk of Cripple Creek,
has been sentenced to tho pcnitcntiary for
two yearA
Colorado College has conferred the de-
gree OF doctor OF divinity upon Rev. Frank
4. Baylcy Of Denver.
Frank W. Howbcrt of Colorado Springs
has been appointed collector of internal rev.
cnuc for Colorado and Wyoming.
There are forty applications ON file for ad.
mission to the Soldiers Home. Only the
most feeble and destitute can be received.
The Supreme Court on the 10th denied the
application for n supersedcas In the case Of
Matt Adams, cx-clerk of the District Court,
convicted OF receiving and falling TO turn
over money belonging to Arapahoe county.
He Will have to go to the pcnitcntidry.
In the Criminal Court ut Denver Judge
johnson recognized In n written order the
right of the authorities to destroy the gam
bling implements and devices seized In II
gambling raid. Edward Heatley and others
were arrested and convicted Tor gambling.
Under Judge Johnson's order all the para
phernalla seized Mt the time Of the arrest
was destroyed. The sherlf's officers carted
the stun TO the suburbs and burned It,
Mrs Anna NJ. Palmer. for some years one
of the national evangelists OF the w. G. 4.
u. and n woman of hne spirit as well ms
ability, IL TO spend few weeks In the work
OF her department among the unions of
al In 10 Sb..a anr. In gtp pfn
this week.
ole Ulin OF Gypsum, who was recently
held up and robbed by an unknown high
wayman. was the victim Of a fatal accident
on the 1Ith. 1t seems that In some manner
ulin was handling an old rusty double ebar-
relied shotgun, whcn In some manner, both
barrels We're simultaneously discharged,
causing the gun to recoil with great force.
The stock of the gun struck Ulin In the
stomach. inHctlng internal injuries from
the effect of which he died.
A very large number OF men. women and
children are engaged In harvesting the berry
crop In the gardens around Denver. Never
before has there been such an immense crop
OF Strawberries in Colorado. Not only Is
the acreage larger than ever before, but the
production per acre Will eclipse the best
record ever made In the state. The weather
VI Uusl lew uHNs HIS sluTttu thtm 10
ripening at wonderful rate, which neces-
sltates the employment Of all the plckers
possible In gathering the harvest.
As n result of the hearing Of the applica-
tion of the farmers of the Rnlston and Clear
Greek valleys for "A reduction of the rates
charged for water furnished from the Far
mcrs' High Line Canal and Reservoir Com
pany the Board of County Commissioners
has entered an order fixing the rate to he
hereafter charged for water from the ditch
at Si.35 per Inch. The former rate was sI.50.
This order directly affects about ninety eight
consumers: the other consumers are either
stockholders In the ditch or else receive
their water under contract, which cannot
be affected by this decision.
Last week Judge Noonan In the County
Court at Glelwood took from +. +. white
and wife an orphan named Willie Myers.
The evidence Of the boy and a number of
witnesses showed gross cruelty to the child
and the Whites mnde no defense. The court
placed Myers In charge OF the mntron at the
hospital for the present. The indignation
Of the people can better be imagined than
described when II was learned that the
Whites had Imported another orphan boy
from New York. District Attorney Fergu.
son and Humane officer Kcndrlck at once
filed complaint In the County Court. Dis
trict Attorney Ferguson stated that he was
Informed that Si01 In cash hns core with
each Of the boys by the man who sends them
here.
Two Mexlcans were struck by lightning
Monday while working on the section for
the Santa Fc nj Delhi. In the southern part
Of otcro county. Nicholas Lcnby. aged
thirty-nve. Of starkvIllc. Colorado. was
driving a spike and Jose Armijo, aged
.NI
Mexico. was holding crowbar under the
tie when bolt Of lightning struck the latter
on the back Of the neck. burning his back
and rendering him unconscious. Lcaby also
received severe shock. Both are single
men and they were brought to the Santa
Fe hospital at la Junta on a freight trrin.
Concerns and individuals who use fictitious
names or merely mn initial letter as part
of the business name, In order to dodge col,
lections Of bills, bay. greatly annoyed law
yers In the past. A bill was introduced IN
the last Legislature by Senator Edward I.
Taylor Of olenwood Springs rcmedying this
nuisance 1t finally passed both houses, WAS
signed by the governor md will soon take
effect. The blll which does not apply to
Incorporated companies. provides that trus-
tees. managers and agents Of companies and
thos. using nn Initial as above stated, Ms
well as ~ Co." shall file with the clerk of
their county an affidavit setting forth the
Christian names and surnamcs and nd.
dresses Of all the parties In the frm. In
default OF 40 doing such persons shall not
be- allowed to prosecut. for collections ~
debts until the affidavit has been filed The
penalty for failure makes the persons liable
TO nne Of from SO TO 500.
on the 18th Deputy Warden Mclean. who
has been locking M violations Of the nsh
aud game laws. caused the arrest of II. NJ
MeNcnn AT Sapinero, for having In his pos.
session both trout and deer. lie was taken
TO ounnisnn by sheriff Wiley aud picnded
guilty TO the charge. whcroupon County
Judge wegener assessed tine Of $50 and
costs. amounting TO sio0.S5. Mcvcan l.
proprietor of the snplncro House. aud for
years had fresh vcnlson and trout on his
table for almost every meal. This capture
was good one. but the officers have other.
on the string whom they will undoubtedly
pull In shortly. A decided stand IL being
taken TO stop all unlawful taking of game
and ilsh In this county. A move like that IL
necessary II they would be preserved. ns u
number ~ men In the vicinity OF Gnnnlson
ARE known 10 get their living by this MEANS
and nn cfiort l. being made 10 catch them IA
the act Of ilspo-inR Of nl,Roitcn goods.
The Navy Department has opened bids
for three torpedo boats, "a he Of not less
than thirty knots speed, There were nu.
inefuus bidders, The Union irun Works OF
Nan Francisco hid for one a.ln ton boat,
kalS,nDp. tNn san. .ip1! ohe boat ~ aSI tons.
s22i.oo0, two for siioVn woln a zwlcEcr
~ Portland, Oregon. one .intun boat for