The Monte Vista journal., 1897-10-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Railroad men claim thnt not over
twenty people perishcd in the New Cas-
tie wreck.
Lyman J. Gage. james II. Eckcls and
William NJ. Stewart were all In Denver
ON the BIRD.
James B. Lloyd. n miner. was killed
at Central City n few days ago by
falling rock.
J. Warner Mills has started n law
magazine AZ Denver. l, is called the
Legal Adviser.
The Colorado Springs Council objects
to the low valuation Of property by the
county assessor.
Arapahoe county has school popula-
tion OF 1885, of whom 26.039 attend
cd school las, year.
Jasper Stowe. aged sixteen. was acci-
dcntally killed by his brother, near Cuff
fey. September 10th.
The Denver police board IL making n
determined war M wine rooms run In
connection with saloons.
Denver manufacturers and JOblDers
have organized n freight bureau TO fight
railroad determinations.
As the result OF n quarrel between In.
mates OF the poor house ut Glenwood
Springs. Dan Mccarthy fatally stabbed
Joseph Hurst.
The womcn'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 murdcrcrs
nave now confessed To killing Antonio
teveillc. who was believed to be n
traitor to the gang.
Miss Lillian IIurd 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 n newly
married couple. Elmer T.. Black and
his wife of pi;tshurg. Pennsylvania.
were crcmaicd In the railroad wreck nj
New Castle.
The Union Pacific. Denver Il Gulf
and the South Park line Will. II IL
thought. be rcorganizcd as one indie
pendent corporation by the first of the
year, doing away with the recclvership.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Patton wishes 10 invite all Colorado
school teachers who are In Denver dur
ing the carnival 10 visit the model
school room which she will have on cN-
hibition In room 81 & The state house.
Joseph i. Daniels OF Greeley viii dee
crate the room.
On commission from Oe State Land
Board W. +. boyd has left Denver for
Washington. u. {. lie goes there To sc,
from the records OF the United States
Land Office n complete list Of the land
within the limits OF the state Of Colo
RADIO to which the state is entitled by
reason of concessions made years ago
10y 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. thu work will keep Mr.. Boyd
busy for several months u; the national
capitol.
Mrs. ]. McE. East Of Denver has .s-
tnblishcd new century record for the
state. having ridden twen:y-scvcn cen
turtles during the thirty days ending
September Goth. II Is now Mrs. East's
Intention 10 establish n sixty day cen
iury record for Colorado and at the
same time To establish n new mileage
record fer the year. She has ridden
more than 2.,1 miles In the past
month. and 800 miles since May Goth
Mrs. East took M riding upon the nd.
vicc OF her physicians and In the past
year has developed In n record maker
More oil wells arr being pumped NJ
he present time In the Florence oil
Held than ever before. The producing
wells have increased the past six
months from about nifty 10 over seven
ty. Perhaps the largest producer struck
recently is the new well of the Carbon
OH Company. which is doing seventy.
hvc barrels daily. The United on
Company continue. Ia do n big stroke
of work In drilling new wells. being en-
gagged Mt drilling six new holes nj the
present time, aud all in localities where
oil Is almost certain to lac obtained
This company has been peculiarly for
iuna,c In getting oil the past few
months.
u. Dickens. n Mnniiou attorney, is In
! trouble with the United States govern
meni. lie IL now M Springfield. Mis-.
sourI. having gone back there from
Mani,ou On n visit. lie Is alleged to
have n large quantity Of government
stamps In his possession which he tried
TO dispose Of. Dickens defended the
man Iiosicitcr at Colorado City last
winter. who was charged with stealing
] sinmp- from III" gang that robbed the.
/ Manltou pos'ofiicc. liosicticr wns ne
! quilted. hut WAS recently rcnrrcs,cti.
/ The postal authorities believe that Lick
ems accepted the s.olcn stamps In pay
ment for his services ns attorney. lie
has lcvn arrested aud will have hear.
Ing bcfor. n United States commission.
cr. when he Will is asked to explain,
where he got the stamps.
Rtatc Labor Commissioner Jennings
hna Instituted war upon managers of
snwmllis In various part. ~ the state.
Since April last he Inns learned TINT tho
mills have lcfrnui'-i employees on. of
$1,000 In wngcs by having n long strlnx
NJ lniorr~ on their pay rolls WIN never
receive cn.h. They ARE employed for q
short J,criOd. discharged and forgotten
Their WAGES arr never paki. Fourteen
miles from Morrison there nre fcus
mills Tint proionR payments Of SALARY
until tho employees complain. In Park
county there nrr several at kcyntour
near Dillon. whcrc pay envelopes arr
rs srarsr ~ gophers In wooipiLr. The
commissioner ia warning all cmpi0ycrx
tina, they nius, pay wngc~ promptly.
iNi tho sawmlll proprIetoru are nnx.
ioua Ia c~'nt'~ the orler. Tiry will IN
prosecuted under the state laws unless
they comply.
The state officials arc In = quandar,