The silver star., 1897-10-07
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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.
James b. Lloyd, miner. was killed
Mt Central City few days ago by
falling rock.
]. Warner Mills has started law
Legal Adviser.
The Colorado Springs Council objects
TO the low valuation of property by the
county assessor.
Arapahoe county has school popula-
ton of 34,9S6 of whom 26930 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 n
determined war an wine rooms run in
connection with saloons.
Denver manufacturers and jobbers
have organized n freight bureau to tight
railroad determinations.
As the result of quarrel between in
mates of the poor house mt 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 Isidro gang of murdcrcrs
nave now confessed to killing Antonio
Reveille. who was believed to be a
traitor to the gang.
Miss Lillian Hurd of Denver has
been chosen queen of The Festival of
Mountain and Plain. She is n we'll
known society girl of the capital.
1t has been discovered that a newly
married couple. Elmer +. Black and
his wife of Pittsburg. Pennsylvania.
We're creInated in the railroad wreck at
New Castle.
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-
hibition in room 33 ct the state house.
Joseph +. Daniels of Greeley will dec
orate the room.
The Silver Republicans of Arapahoe
county have put up the following ticket:
Sheriff, George Borstadi; district al
torney. Booth Malone: assessor. Will
lard l.. .Ames: treasurer. Mortimer c.
Wheeler; clerk. Joseph ii. Smits: SUI
perintendent of schools. Warren l..
Knapp; surveyor, Robert \. Wilson;
coroner. Robert a. Rollins: county COM
missioner. John C. Twombly: justice
of the peace, Richard NJ. Crane; con-
| stable. William L. Dunninston.
On commission from the State Land
Board w. f. Boyd has left Denver for
Washington. u. c. He goes there to get
from the records of the United States
Land Office n complete list of the land
within the limits of the state of Cole
RADIO to which the state is 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 at the national
capitol.
Mrs. j. Mex. East of Denver has es-
| iabllshed a new century record for the
state. having ridden tweniy-seven CEN
turtles during the thirty days ending
September 10th. II is now Mrs. East's
| Intention To establish u sixty day CEN
| fury record for Colorado and mt 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 Goth.
Mrs. East took up riding upon the nd-
vice Of her physicians and in the past
year has developed in Il 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
live barrels daily. The United OIL
Company continues TO do n big stroke
Df work in drilling new wells. being en-
gagged at drilling six new holes Mt the
present time. and all in localities where
oil Is almost certain to he obtained.
This company has been peculiarly for
tunnie in getting oil the past few
| months.
| State Labor Commissioner Jennings
has Instituted n war upon managers OF
snwmil.s In various parts OF the state.
Since April last he has learned that the
mills have defrauded employees out of
$1,000 IN wages by having long string
IF laborers on their pay rolls who never
recel,e cash. They are employed for a
short period. discharged and forgotten.
Their wages are never paid. Fourteen
miles from Morrison there are fo.r
mills that prolong payments OF salary
urfil the employees complain. In Park
county there are several at Keystone,
near Dillon. where pay envelopes n:e
as scarce as gophcrs In n woodplle. The
commissioner IL warming all employers
TINT they must pny wngcs promptly,
hut the sawmill proprictors nre nny.
ious to escape the order. They Will he
prosecuted under the stntc laws unless
they comply.
The state onicinls nrc In qunndnry
to know how they will be able to get
enough revenue to run the state next
ycnr. Many county assessors have tried