The state herald., 1897-07-30
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Br0aumoor Casino nt Colorado Spring.
burned on the 10th. Loss $4,000.
The Athletic Club OF Aspen has moved in
to new and handsome quarters.
number of miners are leaving Cripple
Greek for the Clondyke gold fields.
The Hecla mine No. at Louisville burned
few days ago, causing loss OF 100000.
Denver hotel keepers are being prosecuted
for having game and fish In their possession
Victor's volunteer tiremen have resigned
as they think they have not been treated
right.
A strong organization Of all the reform
and religious bodies In Denver has been
formed.
Arrangements are being made for n har.
vest home festival at Colbran, 10 begin Sep,
tcnber ..
Colorado coal is to be shipped to Soutil
Dakota over the Gulf and Elkhorn Valley
railroads.
The promoters OF the railroad from Boui'
der to Ward say the line will be completed
before Christmas.
The gamblers who have been driven out
of Denver and other places have established
themselves on the line of Jefferson county,
opposite Denver.
The ranchers In the vicinity of Aspen are
complaining OF the heavy frost of several
nights ago. They say all the potato stalks
are cut clear to the ground, and that the
prospect for good yield is gone. The moro
hardy vegetables escaped with but slight In.
jury.
1t is understood that u company OF ex;
pcrienced miners Is being organized ut AS
pen to go to the Clondyke region In search
of gold. Several of the prominent mining
.tt
and II is expected n start Will be made about
the first OF next month.
The receiver OF the Crystal River Railway
Company has petitioncd the federal court
to be allowed to issue receivers certificates
to the extent of $4,000 10 pay for the com.
plction OF the road. orman and Crook are
opposed TO further expenditures. but the
principal owners of the road are willing.
The four electric companies of Pueblo have
consolidated. A capitalization of ST. 80, 900
goes into the deal. They are the Pueblo
Gas and Electric Light Company the Pu-
ebo Light, Heat and Power Company, the
Citizens Electric and Power Company and
the Pueblo Electric Street Railway Com
pnny.
Police Judge Donovan at Victor gave II
decision In the case against City Attorney
Il. 4. Miles, who was recently charged with
unlawful cohNbitation, In which he charac-
terized the efforts made to convict the city
attorney OF the alleged charge as conspir-
acy. and dismissed the ease against him
without costs. There was a crowded court
room.
Register Paddock OF the land board recent.
ly sold a2Oacrc timber reserve situated In
Archuleta county, TO the New Mexico Lum-
Der Company, for consideration OF SG25.
The land board is paying especial attention
to the dcpredatlons OF timber thieves and
has already obtained over $1,000 from DIFF
ferent maurauders, In payment for lumber
they have stolen.
Says the Rocky Mountain News: The plan
for opening Westminster as great nation
al university, which has been quietly pro-
crossing for some time, has at last assumed
definite form. The Rey. ]. Christy Smith,
Of reekskill, New York, man Of great abil-
ty and wide influence, has consented TO be-
come president OF the new university at II
aalary Of $4,000 n year, and is already
pushing the eastern branches Of the work
DR.. Smith Is backed financially by many OF
the best known names Of the East. Chaun-
cey VI. Depew, his brothcrin.law, {. ].
rauldng. a retired millionaire. aud Profes.
sor Patton, president of Princeton College,
are 10 hecnihc members OF lhr bonfh OF III
rcctors. aud are ready TO assist In every pos
sibc way. million and half dollars has
already been raised toward the expense OF
opening the new university. and when the
two million mark is reached work will be-
GIN The original plan OF opening West
inlusicr during the present year has been
abandoned owing to the lmposslbllity Of get.
ting the many improvements completed In
time. Elegant dormitorlcs, professors
homes. etc. viii be built. and all the i'm
provements conducted on a magnificent scale
and the new university Will open with not
less than LOCO students