The silver star., 1897-08-19
COLORADO BRIEFS.


A teachers examination will be held
throughout the state on the goth.
Slight shocks of earthquake Were
felt at Glenwood Springs last week.
Eighty per cent of the population OF
Colorado are native born Americans.
The Touring mills of Colorado turn
out 5000 half-barrel sacks Of flour
daily.
The state is traversed by 400 mile.
Of railroads and an equal length OF tel
egraph lines.
The state of Colorado owns S3I,32.
acres of land. the rental of which last
year was $231, $685..
The Jefferson county commissioner
have ordered the sheriff to suppress
gambling in the county.
Three hundred thousand head of cat
tel were shipped out of Colorado last
year. They netted their owners nearly
S9,OOO,0OO.
Extensive onyx beds have been re
Gently discovered near Steamboa,
Springs, and strong company has
been organized to work them.
The opening of the new road between
Fort Collins and Walden in the North
Park, and the placing of mail route
thereon, will bring the residents of that
section nearer to all portions Of the
state.
The annual report of the geological
survey on petroleum is just com
pleted. 1t shows that during the year
Colorado produced 361, ,450 barrels, val
ued at S31S,91I. and Wyoming 2,S'S
barrels. valued at $4,000.
Charles Shell of Lafayette claims To
have caught 62 trout in GO minutes
without splitting on his bait. More
than a dozen good Christians over
there say il he doesn't get out Of the
church they whichever Post
The new assignment law has gone
into effect. The new statute provides
that debtor may turn his available
assets over to his creditors and by max
ing oath to the same in court satisfy
all claims against him, and start life
over again.
Geddes & Seerie have been awarded
the contract for supplying the stone
which will be used in the construction
of the new Omaha Union depot. The
stone to be used will be Platte canon
granite. The first shipment has been
already made.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Grace Espey Patton has re-
turned from her eastern trip, during
which she attended the National Edu.
cational Association at Milwaukee
She says that Colorado schools take
high rank with the educators.
There was a heavy cloudburst south
of La Junta Saturday night, the water
coming from the foothills in torrents,
washing away many outbuildings,
fences and sidewalks in the town and
suburbs, flooding nearly all of the eel
lars in the main streets and alleys.
Several stores contained two feet OF
water on the floors.
The Western Slope Fair Association.
through its board of directors has is-
sued its posters and advertisements
for the fair, which will meet at Mont
rose September 81. 90. % and "a. They
have now raised $4,000, which amount
is to be given away for premiums OH
all kinds of farm products, fruit and
live stock, horse and bicycle racing.
The statement of the earnings of the
Denver & Rio Grande road for the
week just passed and the July state
ment Of the same road both show In
creases over the same period last year.
The weekly statement is as follows:
Total receipts. 1897. S221, 400; 1896.
500. 100. Following is the July state
ment: Total receipts. 1897, s67s, 100;
1896, S6O4, 400.
| Curator Ferrel Of the State HIstor-
ical Society received letter from Kit
Carson Smith OF Black Hawk. Colo
RADIO, in which the latter gives the dat
of his birth as September 3, 1850, and
claims to be the first baby born in
Black Hawk. If not in the state. The
curator is quite anxious to obtain dat tn
Of this kind, and II there are any who
J We're born here earlier than this would
like to hear from them.
The coroner OF FL Paso county ia
authority for the statement that there
have been 201 violent deaths in Grip
pie Creek since January 1, 1894. The
classification is as follows: Murders,
:'s; convictions. ~; no one hanged; no
lynching; number of suicides, At; IA
women, 33 men: deaths from powder
explosions, 81; by caving Of mines, 8:
by falling down shafts. "a; by various
accidents, Al; overcome by gas in
mines, 8.
Miss Oracle Davis, young lady
about 20 years Of age. from Larned.
Kansas. who was at SilvertOn Visiting
! T'lHilNes, met Win horrible death
while travelling horseback In the noun
talns with party OF plcnickers. 1t
seems that the horse took fright at
something and threw the lady. Her
foot became fastened in the stirrup
and she was dragged to death. She
intended leaving for home, where she
was engaged In the public schools a.
teacher, soon.
company. has been organized to
build an electric road from Canon City
to Cripple Creek. They own some Goa
land and will establish large plant
at Canon City TO supply light and
power In the district Freight and
passengers will be hauled. They will
build mill on one OF the streams near
| Canon City to treat ore from CrIppIe
Creek, and they intend to supply cheap
coal 10 the district. The line win be
about thirty miles In length. Orman
& Crook have already started grading
on the first five miles.
George u. Osterhout OF WIndsor
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