The indicator., 1897-02-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| building at Colorado Springs,
large force of men is at work In the
| stout stone quarrics, getting out curhlns
| for Denver paving job.
| The town OF LcRoy, Logan county. In the
heart OF the so-called rain belt Is arranging
TO establish creamery.
Colorado College, on the 2lst. began a
three-days' celebration OF the completion OF
Its $4,000 endowment fund
Grading and paving contracts have been
let nt Denver thar Will Immediately give en-
ployment To a large number VI men.
Professor y. Il. Coy former superintend-
ent of public instruction. has been engaged
to Join the faculty OF Colorado College.
There is considerable complaint because OF
The small number Of copies N the reports ~
state officers allowed by law. Most "
them are exhausted long before the demand
Is satisfied.
News from the ranges Of Hucrfano and
Las Anlmas counties. In the southern part of
the state, report rough winter sheep.
The SHOWS have come with such frequency
as to cause an almost constant dampness of
the fleece, and this has been bad for the
sheep.
A creamery project In Delta county is
meeting with announcement. as 5000 have
already been subscribed Tor IT, The plan is
10 have the plInt luratcl al Delta, with
skinner lt ErIscrt pu surface creek mesa.
The two establishments wuuld have acccss
tp about $40 COWS
The Colorado quarantine regulations gov
urniuE southern c1tflc will gu into effect oH
March l,r thls year and remain In force
until the dr-t Of December Absolute quar-
uuuue is held against three suspected ruuu-
urs In ArIzuuu mil they can clear their
skirts.
over 10000 fruit trc,s were planted iu
p'rrn county last year, and Orchard In.
spcrtor Buify expects That over 10000 will
nv planted this year Nearly everybody who
has we.l-lrr-arod farm 10 otero county
hns either put out fruit trees or is calculnj
lu- q" iu so the coming season.
The Mmrulf.es with local creditors of WI.
sou " Jackson. who are driving thc Strirldre
funnel through rfar'- PEAK have practically
been settled. uud lr Us quite probable thnF
work 900 the nl- tunnel viii bee resumed nt
uu early darp The tunnel is now In about
euu feet. counting both ends. or about one
hg'H ~ the whole distance
GrDrgr owen of Wray Yuma county
gives rhr following cSJim3t, ~ his Isub
poultry business I'VE sept Tor the year
no hens. sold SStgp worth ur eggs; chick
eus. SaGsG youu@ -ipeh pu hand SIS, total.
Sl3"uN Cos. ut feed. Including amount %
raise ygunL chickens. S-t.g2; leaving proht
OF SSH. or uu average 0f IA cents for
ruch hen. NJ more farmers would give at
wnfi0u tH this Industry they might mud ID
profitable"
PRESIDENT cleveland has approved the acl
permitting rHr use ot part 0f iho Fort Lyons
military reservation by fle state ot GuloralI
t, soldiers U1mD. This Wiu be of cspo
/ alHl .uru-rs- iH rng members If tAe Lrslsia-
urr mod thr 1iI soldiers ot the state. Snuy
Ifue a-1 DauEsgs-ugu Bell introduced rtl-
measure ln Congress. and FROM tbe day of
lt- Introduction 10 wg- most perslstrntiy
fought hy lobby -,uf fram Monte Vista.
where thu hnmr .s NOW located.
The annual State oratorlral contest wis
uoIu nt EHsIlrr un tue 10Th Representa-
dives from tue Colorado College at Colombo
Springs, fhr Denver University and the
State University az BouIdor contested for
t!4r honor, HuH Boulder won u cbmpietr vie
tory Cmuuccy T. Bou taking drst place and
John MuSscr Dowucu second Mr, Bel Will
represent Colorado at the Interstate con
test. which takes place in Missouri some
time u May. The decision seemed Ia be ft-
yorably received.
Two hold-ups entered the large dry good.
store of II NJ, Webster. at GuunIsOn on ihy
Goth, at about $50 o'clock. Mr.. Webster
and one clerk were present but they were
compelled @" put mp their hands. The fcl
lows took the money In the cush register,
about s. and departed through o back door
An alarm wa, Immediately given and a Brr,
crowd soon cou-rasltel, but the ruDber,
had made good their escape. MIR, Webster
saved large amount of money in bills
which were ON hi- person.
\ large snowsllde came down over ,he
Camp Bird mine iu thc Imugvue basin near
uuuy un lho 21th, and carried away the
bunk Apu-v iu which three miners were
staying The other employees ~ the mlnr
rushed tu the rr-,uu. and after several
hours work the Imprisoned miners were
brought Goo the surface The l.lubers and
boards of tie hons" fell Ia such q shape a-
tp partially project the men and two OF them
suffered nu Injuries, one u them. named
feter Eichprrg- was pinned between tim
ber7 and boards, being severely injured.
james T., Rhodes Is expected home from
New York very shortly says tile Dru,,f
News, with arrangements for the establish
moui of hig plant FOR the conversion uf
water pnwur into electric energy The dc,
ulIs Of fl.~ cutcrprlSrwere fully set forth
Va Tnr News last summer when lt wa, first
proposed. The scheme Is to construct ID bl.
reservoir on ruc south fork OF the PIuttr
from which nu Immense pipe Will convey
water iI plant WHERE if will turn OBJ.
wheels which win 70" ruplJIe N operating
all thr maeu4nsry of Denver u SO desired
A cas-" of considerable Interest io news
pnper- throughout the State hr- been ilarlI
eI Iy Judge Eupker at Aspen. Tho ,lcrI.I,,.
"us u flr suit af Price a 5leuur-uey. pub
lslrrs ut Lar Tribune. against tHr county
commissioners, o. recover statutory pr.ap
fHf publishing thr I-t II nominations during
lN" rerrn. -"ngraI election. \ niu was seat
boo To- ihr county commissioners Cor - rrnf-
per folio Hi "ne Inch ua1surrmpur and Gen
cents per lHnu fr nlrl subsequent puLlcu.
ton. IHr iuU providing iAat fue Ticket
or ust "i nIuIuHflpus should bH printed H.
nearly Js pu-~,.I" 100 tAc form NJ tu, official
ballot which followed This IurIudrl fl-
printing No purity names and emblem.
Judge Eue"e- hud- f"r tnn p.HuuG, up
hH'i'uE fnc sIuIm tiHt pu mrb pr .pace q.
thr -lrnn H- Iur I'eI. Term "a fJIi4." 1-
also thdt =" rrlts prr folio fDr tlr first ami
sd cents per folio for uarh subsequent pub
A"aT.tu I- Iur rgH| nu puUl-urr- lu. Bf
nHnl ra HNHr-y After settling GrrF rl4f
.Bn publication ar rlu u-r YI usmInY.f,..
must 10" .u tHH form uT tus official buIIl..
Iu"-" E1rHoF beo'I's tlal rbo publication OF
fHc purity HHmy- and uWUems was uuucer
sIry, aud lnlurtIu- tas space occupl.l Do.
tutt p"rI Hf the rInkut. gives Judgment d.
favor pf Price a urobosury for 500. % an
oJsts- The cusr has attracted ronsideruhi,
attention among members Of the Lcgisln
ture.
As wc have learned TO our sorrow her. ia,
northern Colorado The methods .r rYrriIu,,
which nrn iho most destructive to soil butpu.
are '"hlnu'Ns grain cropping without ma
uures, aud 'h" cultivation II corn or pot.-
toes, Will" the methods which Increase Oh,
soil humus arr Oh" growing OF grass crup.
and dairy and stock f1rming which rcguIr
In the production NJ InrEe quantities of ma
uurr These statements are 10y no means In
tended fo discourage grain or potato grow,
Ing, but they are intended to encourage n
definite course ~ rotation in the culture ,t
these crops, and the use of more velI-prn
pared fhrn manur"s- 50 ms to keep w the
humus "i the soil which is one Of the great
est " lacking olem"uts I'm our new yyestor,
agriculture FlCld and Farm