The state herald., 1897-10-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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Large shipments of cabbage are be-
Ing made from Fort Collins to Texas.
| The Southern Ute chief. Ignacio, will
be In Denver during the festival week.
Railroad men claim that not over
twenty people perished In the New Cas-
| tie wreck.
Lyman ]. Gage. James II. Eckels and
William NJ. Stewart were all in Denver
on the 23rd.
James b. Lloyd. miner, was killed
at Central City few days ago by
falling rock.
]. Warner Mills has started law
magazine nj Denver. L, is called the
Legal Adviser.
The Colorado Springs Council objects
to the low valuation of property by the
county assessor.
Arnpahoe county has n school populn-
tion of 34.9SG. of whom 2G039 attend
ed school last year.
Jasper Stowe. aged sixteen. was acci-
dentally killed by his brother near Cuff
fey, September Goth.
The Denver police board is making u
| determined war an wine rooms run In
connection with saloons.
Denver manufacturers and jobhers
have organized Il freight bureau TO fight
railroad determinations.
As the result of quarrel between in
mates of the poor house nj Glcnwood
Springs. Dan Mccarthy fatally stabbed
Joseph Hurst.
The women's clubs of Pueblo are
preparing TO entertain the State FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs, which meets
there next month";
The San lsidro gang of murderers
nave now confessed to killing Antonio
Reveille. who was believed to he n
traitor TO the gang.
Miss Lillian Hurd of Denver has
been chosen queen of the Festival of
Mountain and Plain. She Is II well
known society girl of the capital.
II has been discovered that II newly
married couple. Elmer T. Black and
his wife of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
Were crcmaied in the railroad wreck n,
New Castle.
The Union Pacific. Denver * Gulf
and the South Park line will. II is
thought, be reorganiZed as one indie
pendent corporation by the first of the
year, doing away with the receivership.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Patton wishes to invite all Colorado
school teachers who are In Denver dur
ing the carnival TO visit the model
school room which she will have on eX-
hibitlon in room 10 CS the state house.
Joseph +. Daniels of Greeley will dec
crate the room.
On commission from the State Land
Board w. +. Boyd has left Denver for
Washington, ID. c. lie goes there to get
from the records OF the United States
Land Office a complete list OF the land
within the limits Of the state of Colo
RADIO 10 which the state Il entitled by
reason OF concessions made years ago
by the United States government. No
such list Is now or ever has been In the
possession OF the State Land Board of
Colorado. According to Register Pad
dock. the work will keep Mr. Boyd
busy for several months n; the national
capitol.
Mrs. J. Mex. East OF Denver has es-
state. having ridden tweniy-scven cen
turtles during the thirty days ending
September 10th. II ~ now Mrs. East's
Intention TO establish n sixty day GEN.
fury record for Colorado and a, the
same time TO establish a new mileage
record for the year. She has ridden
more than 200 miles In the past
month. and $500 miles since May 10th.
Mrs. East took up riding upon the nd
vice OF her physicians and In the pas,
year has developed In record maker.
More oil wells are being pumped at
the present time In the Florence oil
field than ever before. The producing
wells have increased the past six
months from about fifty To over seven.
ty. Perhaps the largest producer struck
recently Is the new well OF the Carbon
OIL Company. which Is doing seventy
five barrels daily. The United OH
Company continues 10 do big stroke
OF work In drilling new wells. being en-
gagged NJ drilling six new holes at the
present time. and all In localities where
oil Is almost certain 10 he obtained.
This company has been peculiarly for
tunatc In getting oil the past few
months.
u. Dickens. n Manltou attorney, is In
trouble with the United States govern
meni. He is now nt Springfield. Mis-
souri, having gone back there from
Manltou on u visit. He IL alleged To
have large quantity Of government
stamps In his possession which he tried
10 dispose Of. Dickens defended the
man llostcttcr at Colorado city last
winter. who was charged with Stealing
Stamps from the gang that robbed the
Mnnltou postofiicc. llos,eitcr was ne.
quilted. bui WIS recently renrrestcd.
The postal authorities believe TINT Lick
ems accepted the stolen stamps In pay.
mcni for his services as attorney. lie
has been arrested and win have n hear.
Ing before n United States commission.
cr. when hc will he asked To explain
where he got The stamps.
State Labor Commissioner Jennings
Inns Instituted n war upon managers Of
snwmills In various parts Of the state.
Since April last he has learned that the
mills have defrnuded employees out Of
$1,000 In wngcs by having long string
Of lnborcrs ON their pay rolls who never
receive cash. They nrr employed for a
short period, discharged nnd forgotten.
Their wages mr." never pnd. Fourteen
miles from Morrison there nrc four
mills that prolong payments ~ snlnry
until III" employees complain. In Park
county there are several NJ keystone,
near Dillon, where pny envelopes nrc
ns scnrce ns gophcrs In n woodpilr. The
commissioner IL warning NIL employers
| tint they mtist my wngps nrnu~, la