The state herald., 1897-05-14
COLORADO BRIEFS.


plctcd.
The Illinois Steel Company has Increased
Its order for manganese ore from LeauNlhc
to 100 tons per day.
A man named Kimball and four sons have
been arrested in the roudrc canon Tor re-
moving claim stakes.
Denver doctors operated on young man
for appendicitis and found that he did not
have 1t. He will die.
Two teams Of Denver Turner's went to the
quadrennlnl bundcsfest at St Louis ana cap
turcd several big prizes.
Charles II. Nelson was killed In the Gold
| King mine at Ward by roller that fell
down the shaft, striking him upon the head
Georgetown expects 10000 visitors at her
/ Fourth Of July celebration, feature of
| which will be the tournament of fire com
! panics.
Negotiations are now pending between
| Louisville and Lafayette whereby the latter
| town will have n pipe connection with the
water system of the former
State Senator II. C. Bolsingcr, who has
been under treatment nt the State Insane
Asylum for some months, has been pro
nounced cured and has returned home to
Central City.
George W. Wilson. Denver contractor,
| has been fined for working his men more
! than eight hours on city job. He VIII ap-
peal 10 the supreme Court and test the val
idity OF the law.
The State Veterinary Sanitary Hoard has
appointed ]. l.. Archuleta and John a.
Slayton sheep inspectors for Archuleta and
Weld counties. respectively. George NJ
Black was appointed Inspector for Arapahoc
county.
Large shipments Of apples are being made
from Denver to the Pacific coast. The eN-
pertinent is the first large attempt OF the
kind by one firm In Colorado, and has proven
an unalloycd success. The shippers get
about 81 per barrel.
The hon Ton mine In Russell gulch, Gilpln
county, Is to be worked by the Rev. ]. II.
Weber. of Preston. Ohio. who will devote
the net output to the relief of the poor. The
mine was formally dedicated to this purpose
by religious services.
The State Board OF Managers Of the Colo
! RADIO Childrcn's Home Society held Its an
nunl meeting at Denver on the Sth. Chief
Justice Hayt was reelected president. Dur
| ing the past year the society found homes
for i0i homeless children.
this season has been completed aud the re-
| port shows that there has been slight gain
! In the number Of children Of school age over
| last year. Tho census shows that this year
| the number is I,IO9 and In 1895 1t was
i,i7G.
Gustnvc Cnrlstcdt. the thlrtecn-year old
! sou Of John Carstcdt, Of Argo, was dragged
tn death Thursday evening by the family
horse The cause Of the accident was the
boy having imprudcntly tied the tcthcr
rope around his waist while the animal was
grazing. 1t became frightened and then ran
away.
Constable Samuel Goad, Of EdEcwater,
who Is also deputy sheriff Of Jefferson
county. Is under arrest charged with the
wlllful and deliberate murder of Alexander
poull. Jr,, who was Killed at 10 O'Clock sun
day night IN front of the Lake View HOUSE.
Berkeley. This Is a suburb uf Denver. The
murder was cold,hlooded crime.
\ meeting Of the State BOARD Of Horticul.
turc was held at Denver last week for the
purpose of discussing suitable remedies for
fruit tree pests. These remedies Will bc
printed and distributed among the farmers
of the State. whcn the best ones are Sc
Icrtcd from a large number that are now
hrlns considered by the board. Professor 6.
T. GlIlctt of Fort Collins, and Lutte Wilcox.
editor Of the Field aud Farm. were present
at the meeting.
There seems to lie no doubt about an early
resumption Of work at the Hasslck gold
mine Mt ouerda. Custer county. Mr.
HassIck fears no further litigation. and the
owner is himself on the ground supcrintcnd.
Ing the preliminary work to starting mp the
big mine. The old shaft, which Is flooded
with water. will be abandoned, and an en-
tlrcly new shaft sunk, through which the
mine will be drained and worked In the IN.
ture After the Basslck mine shall be put
In operation It will be an easier proposition
Ia build the Florence southern railroad To
silver Clir.
The state Board ~ Arbitration has been
I completed 10y the appointment Of J. ",
Barnes. Of Golden. The first ease 10 he
submitted to the board Is the strike Ia the
baldwin coal mines The coal company has
made several offers TO the men to resume
work hut these were refused, ostruslhly
upon the ground that the men objected Ia
| the proposed schedule to he paid with the
use uf electrical mining machines, In View
of the fact that the strike continues aud the
men are not allowed to return TO work even
| after the company has offered 10 pay them
I full wages until the matter IL settled by the
| board of arbitration, leads the officers Of
| are not the real cause of the trouble.
Before farmers Institute In rrowcrs
county the other day Professor Cooke. of the
state Agricultural College. said that good
! results would be- obtained II winter aud
| spring wheat Is narrowed after the nrst ir.
rlrntion any time hefor" the crop Is eight
| Inches high He recommended the use Of
an ordinary round tooihcd harrow. with nd,
l. ..l.N a a.
water and prevent damage hy Winds IrrI.
gate less and cultivate more should be the
motto ~ Colorado farmers, In answer 20 a
! question the professor said that AZ certain
| times excessive irrigation would cause rust
In wheat aud oats. Smnt, however, Is
| caused 10y q germ In the grain nnd will de,
| velup regardless NJ the method " irrlgatlng
4 very simple aud safe way To prevent smut
IL 10 soak the seed for fifteen minutes In
water heated Ia d temperature of laa de-.
| grrrE II h not necessary 60 usr any chem.
! icalS In the bath The hot water kills tho
smut germs rffrriunlly, and nz the treatment
l. very simple II should he adopted by nll
~ precautionary measure. Corn eau be-
/ given the snmc Treatment fpF smut, though
| the results nr" not ., certain
In the supreme Court on tho eth tho
petition ~ the i.a Iuntu nud l.nnnr CnnnI
Z Company nnd the New la juutn nnd Lamar
I Canal Company Ter u writ ~ Injunction tn
Issue, restraining the Great Plains water
/ Storage Company from conveying wntor
/ through the Ia Juntn and Lamar cannl, ur
Z IN any way Interfering with that property
| WIS denied. The court however. gave ~.
! l'of to the two canal companies 10y issuing
/ O writ NJ suporcdons 1His Instrument
| practically HrrSrs the same purpose NJ nm
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