The Monte Vista journal., 1897-06-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Cripple Greek has 4 curfew law now.
Horse thieves are active In the Cripple
Greek district.
The laying OF rails on the Bclt road for the
Cripple Greek district has commenced.
The Baldwin Coal Company will greatly
increase Its output. owing TO the increassd
demand.
Joseph X. Hurd. ex-clerk of Cripple Greek.
has been sentenced to the penitentiary for
two years.
Colorado College has conferred the de-
gree Of doctor of divinity upon Rev. Frank
7. Bayley Of Denver.
Frank W. Howbcrt Of Colorado Springs
has been appointed collector OF Internal rev.
enus 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 u superscdcas In the case Of
Matt Adams. eS-clcrk OF the District Court.
convicted Of receiving and falling to turn
over money belonging to Arapaiioe county.
He will have to go to the pcDltcntiary.
In the Criminal Court nt Denver Judge
Johnson recognized In n written order the
right Of the authorities to destroy the gam
bling Implements and devices seized In u
gambling raid. Edward Heatley and others
were arrested and convicted Tor gambling.
Under Judge Johnson's order all the para
phernalla seized at the time OF the arrest
was destroyed. The sherin's officers carted
the stun to the suburbs and burned II.
Mrs. Anna N. Palmer. for some years one
of the national cvangelists Of the W. O. T.
o., and a woman Of fine splrl. as well as
ability. 10 to spend few weeks In the work
of her department among the unions of
Colorado this summer. She enters the state
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 18th. II seems that In some manner
Ulin was handling an old rusty doubie-bar-
relied shotgun, when. in some manner, both
barrels Were simultaneously discharged.
causing the gun to reco! with great force.
The stock Of the gun struck Ulln in the
stomach. innlct!ng 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 becn 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
OF the past few days has started them to
ripcning at n wonderful rate. which nece--
States the employment of all the picker.
possible In gathering the harvest.
As result OF the hearing of the npplica.
tion Of the farmers OF the Ralston and Clear
Greek valleys for reduction OF the rates
charged for water furnished from the Far
mers' High Line Canal and Reservoir Com
pany the Board of County Commi -.ioners
has entered an order fixing the rate TO be
hereafter charged for water from the ditch
nt ti.35 per Inch. The former rate was sl.Jo.
This order directly affects about ninety eight
consumers: the other consumers are either
stockholders In the ditch or else receive
their water under n contract, which cannot
be affected 10y this decision.
Last week Judge Noonan In the County
Court at Gienwcod took from i, T.. White
and wife an orphan named Willie Myers.
The evidence OF the boy and a number of
witnesses showed gross cruelty 10 the child
and the whites made 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 Fcrgu.
sou and Humane ofiiccr Kcndrck Mt once
hlcd complaint In the County Court. Dis.
triet Attorney Ferguson stated that he was
Informed tina, 500 In cash has come with
each OF the boys by the man who sends them
here.
Two Mcxicnns were struck by lightning
Monday while working on the section 10,
the Santa lie Mt Delhi. In the southern part
Of otero county. Nicholas Lcnby. aged
thirty 1--WE. Of stark,illc. Colorado. wa.
driving spike and Jose Armijo. aged
thirty Ave. OF Pinloto. Taos county, New
Mexico, was holding n crowbar under the
tie when n bolt Of lightning struck the latte,
on the back OF the neck. burning his back
and rendering him unconscious. Leaby nlss
received n severe shock. both are single
men and they were brought to the Santa
Fe hospital ai la Junta on a freight train
Concerns and Individuals who use nctltlou.
names, or merely an Initial letter rs n part
Of the buslnes. name. In order to dodge col
leciions OF bills, hHv. greatly annoyed law
yers In the past. 4 bin was Introduced iu
the las, Legislature by senator Edward r
Taylor Of Gienwood Springs rrme.iying thi,
nuisance. II finally passed both houses, wa,
signed by the governor and will soon tax.
effect. The bil. which doe. not apply I,
Incorporated companies. provides that trGs
| tees, managers and agents Of companies nd
those using an initial as above stated. n,
well ns ~ Co.." shall iilr with the clerk OF
Christian names and surnames snd ad
| dresses Of all the parties In the nrm. IN
default OF so doing such persons shall no,
be allowed TO prosecute for collections Of
debts until the AFFIDAVIT has been hl.d. tn.
penalty for failure makes the persons lIAbl,
TO . ine Of from SO 10 $40
ON the 18th Deputy Warden Mclean. VII,
ha. been looking up violation. OF III. h-i
aud game laws. caused the arrest of II. NJ
MeN.an nj Saplncro, for having In his pos
session both irou, and deer, lie was 'ak-r
TO Gunhison by Sheriff Wiley and pleaded
guilty to the charge. whrreupon Count,
Judge wrgcner assessed a nne of $50 aud
costs. nmouniin. to Siops3 Mcv.an I,
proprietor Of the sarlncro House. and 10,
years had fresh ycnison and trout on Li,
table for almost every meal. Til. captur,
was n good one. but the officers hav. other,
on the string whom they will undoub,-d,
pull In shortly. 4 decided stand 10 b-inl
taken TO stop NIL unlawful taking Of gam,
md nsh In this county. A move Ike that 1,
necessary " they would be preserved. ms q
number OF men In tn. vicinity Of Gunn!sof
are known to get their living by this in-ans
and an eTort |. being mad. to catch them Ia
the act OF dl,po.inT Of illgo,tru good.
| The Navy Department has npen-d bid,
for thr., torpedo boats. 10 DO Of not lee.
| than thirty knots speed. There were nu
mrrous bidders. The Union Iron Work. o,
san Francisco bid for gu. alD ton boat
f.t5,1p. two. sis,. 800. on, boat Of 80 ton.
t:.5 COO two for tssO.Un woln 4 Zwlelo,
Of Portland. Oregon. one :tp.ton boat 10,
p:it,SC two for tt.iuD. The detail. mr.,
~ complicated Il Il Impossible, To tell whs