The silver star., 1897-06-10
COLORADO BRIEFS.

! last week.
A. B. Caves has put on through stage
line between Victor and Colorado Springs.
| The Western Slope Industrial and Com
| mercial Congress viii meet at Delta next
/ September.
I Governor Adams has appointed Samuel N.
Wood president Of the Denver Board OF
Public Works
The Denver Fire and Police Board has de-
| termfne,i not 10 allow prize fights or wine
rooms In that city.
Companies b and c of the Colorado Ma
tional Guard at Pueblo have been supplied
with new uniforms.
William s. Swink. son Of Senator George
W. Swink of Rocky Ford. was fatally In
jnred by the kick Of horse few days ago.
The daughters of Alfred r. Smith of
Idaho Springs. recently deceased. are con-
testing his will which left $4,000 to Anna
B. Moore. the only legatee-
During an electrical storm Sunday light
aing struck Of coal on the side track
at Alta Vista siding. three miles south OF
Victor. and set the car and contents afre-
A Telegram from Fort Worth. Texas. says
that lines of Texas had agreed to a rate of
SO to Colorado points at the time the Chris
tian Endenvor excursionlsts start from Mis-
souri, river points
drowned in the Poudrc river near Greeley.
last week are now believed to have been
murdered by n Mexican who was with them
and who has been traced TO Wyoming
The Grand Junction Water Company hav-
Ing refused $4,000 worth of city bonds for
Its plant. the mayor was instructed to sign
s65. 600 worth of new bonds with which to
build n plant to he owned by the city.
The First National Bank of Aiamosa has
been absorbed by the Rank of Alnmosa.
Messrs II. SchIffer * Bros. OF the latter in
stitution having purchased the majority Of
the First National stock with that end In
view.
Considerable Indignation is being ex-
pressed in Denver because a majority of the
district judges have voted 10 remove Miss
Richards from the position OF clerk Of the
District cour- Miss Richards has made an
excellent officer.
Judge Johnson Of the Arapahoe District
Court has decided the isw forbidiinc barber
shops 70 be open on SUNDAY Is uneonstitn-
,ionai l. i said that the great majority OF
the master BARRIERS are a-aiust sunday work
and that ;he 5srri'eyuien are all but unit
IN opposition to H.
DR. William Bnyurd Craig formerly Of
Denver. has accepted call to the chancei-
larship nf Drake University. Des Moines.
Iowa. Tho c1il extended him to return TO
South broadway Christian Church of Den.
yer has been Declined. much to the regret
Of the conGresatiou n that church.
The Brighton creamery people agreed TO
put in skimmlnE station for the mixers
Of wentz. Weld county provided 1000
pounds Of milk Is guaranteed. More than
the required amouri has been subscribed
and g. Bollender haS been in Denver 10
complete arrangements with the Brighton
company,
Brighton has organized Board of Trade.
with Herman Reuter- president. George
Il Lee secretary aud j. VI. Irwin treasurer.
a Gicnwocd hryciisi recently rode on the
city water work. luinc ON his wheel for a
distance Of two miles The Hume IS three
feet wide and l. huilt along the rocky and
almost perpendicular side of the canon of
the Grand river. and In places is $50 feet
above The roaring current below.
Delta county soid last year 5000 head OF
draft horses. s2u.pun worth Of poultry and
eggs. ss0p worth ~ pork produced l2.o0o
tons If coal. burned J.U10oo brick, realized
ss0"n for outside stock pasturage, will
rails, tlis year J1.vS tons Of alfalfa, will
sell $1,000 worth NJ timothy and native
hay. srill ship 10000 pounds Of butter. viii
grow 75.DD bushels Il wheat large Yields
Of other grains. Will market 10000 worth VI
carly vegetables. and will have Il mag nnccnt
potato return.
Colorado fruit shipments have hegnn anl
the season promises to be unusually busy
one. The FIRST strawberries came out Of
Canon city iast saturday. Donlder. Grand
Junction and I'aiisadc began shipping this
week. Apricots VIII come from Mesa county
the first week Ia Jrn. While the season
opened late the ripehing has been forced hy
unusually favorable conditions and the fruit
is coming to market u week or so earlier
than was expected.
F.. r. Jacob. president Of the defunct
Miners State Bank Of Cripple Creek. has
been arrested AT Canon City on a warrant
sworn ont by W. A. I;ingbnm. who. In his
complaint charges Jacob with having re.
ceived money after he knew the bank to he
lnrolvent. The deeper the investigation into
the affairs Of the bank progresses the worse
things appear. The bauk was run on prac-
ticaiiy nothing. and the capital stock, repre-
sen,ed as being paid up In full. appears to
have been IN reality represented by notes
OF the stockholders.
Attorney General Carr H. preparing to
bring suit against several counties to re-
cover money due the state on behalf Of the
State Industrial School for Girls. Many Of
the counties have been sending inmates to
the home without paying the bills. In fact.
without paying amy attention TO them.
The hills since the nrst II the year which
s2y7 ~. Pueblo. s25s.5D Garfield. s5G5 5O
Fremont. sl21; I:ould.r. $3.50: Pltkin,
si1i "a; La. Aniinas. sI2s.5o. Some OF III.
counties pay tn. demands Of the state with
out ohiccilou. but others. notably Boulder
has always refused and pays no attention
10 bills The attorney general will com
mcnce suit and compel the counties to walk
up nnd settle.
The handsomest aud hest silver advocate
ever issued In periodical form anywhere. Il
''rhc Monthly Bimctaiiist.'' edited by GIL.
bert Mcciurg. and published In New York
City co7 Water street. and In Denver fi3
Hughes block. Sennfor Teller and Mr.
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tionnl magazine Is beautifully printed. H.
lustrnted with appropriate portraits and
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June. initial Issue. just published. contains
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Frewen G. .Thomns. the secretaries Of
the bmefniiic leagues Of France and Ger.
many. and by mn authoritative economic
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n most creditRble TO the silver cause. timely.
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