The silver star., 1897-10-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

judge of the Supreme Court,
The farmers abut Loveland have
agreed to plant 1,50O acres of sugar
beets next year. and the Oxnards VIII
erect n factory to make sugar.
Lee Bottom. Denver fireman was
killed few days ago by being thrown
ing on run when a bad hole was
struck.
The Gulf road has made II PROPOSE
ton to citizens to join them in putting
up a large tourist hotel in Boulder,
which will be big enough to accommo-
date from POO to 800 guests.
DIR. C. NJ. Cobern. pastor of Trinity
Methodist Church. Denver. has return
ed after spending three and half
months in London. where he was col
lecting materials for Il book.
f. c. Taylor of Chicago has purchas-
ed of W. X. Gillett the National Hotel
of Cripple Creek. paying S125.000. prae-
tically cash. The hotel is the leading
one of the great gold camp. and was
opened Il year ago.
About sixty ears of waterinelons and
nearly ten thousand crates of canta-
loupes have been shipped from Fowler
in both the eastern ana western trade.
Much of the Fowler melon production
has found its way 10 the most fastidi-
Gus city markets.
Two miners We're crushed To death in
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's
mine at Crested Butte on the 10th. The
men had been warned of the dangerous
locality they were in. and had been
nf.vpl hv n hnt u-nrl.inan IN SllSnpnu
their work until the roof could be re-
paired. This they refused TO do, losing
their lives rs a penalty for their care
lessness. The younger man was an
Italian named John Pitoni. He had
been in this country but a few months.
The elder. Frank \ardln, was a native
of the Tyrol. They leave no families.
John Farley. a ranchman living south
west of Littleton. has been taken into
custody by the United States marshal
upon the complaint of Mrs. Georgia
Clark. who lives in the same vicinity,
upon the charge of setting fire to gov
ernment timber lands. This Is the first
reported case of arrest under the recent
act of Congress approved February "A.
1897. providing for the punishment of
persons found guilty of setting fire TO
timber. brush or grass on government
lands, and the penalty for the offcnse
is Imprisonment for not 10 exceed five
years or "A fine of 5000.
De kalb Williams of Boulder was Sc
riously hurt by "hazng'' at the State
University Il few days ago. Some of
the students We're out "blanketing' new
students This much condemned sport
consists in seizing and throwing new
students into IL blanket and tossing
them in the air. \ number of the
newcomers had been thus treated with
out serious consequences. when young
Williams was caught and tossed mp. In
his case one end of the blanket slipped
and Williams fell on the back OF his
head and the skin was pulled of his
left shoulder. He was unconscious for
some time and brain fever was feared.
There is nothing wrong with agricul-
ture in Colorado when Il will pay for
the land in Il single se:l>on and leave
cash profit of - per cent. besides. In
Otero county last spring q young man
named Ed Swink bought ten acres
from his father. agreeing to pay 500
an acre for the place. The price was
high enough for any father to exac.
from his boy, when Il stranger would
not have taken the land at half the
price. The young man put the tract
into c;intaloupes and recently paid the
old man the price in full with interest
and finds he has Il cash reserve of So.
an acre. after having provided for his
family all summer.
Fully LOO coal consumers of Pueblo
gathered II few days ago to give vent
to their feelings against the discrimna-
tion in coal rates for domestic use I'm
favor of Denver. and against Pueblo
Some six or seven weeks ago the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company announc-
ed that II would sell Crested Butte an
thrac1te coal in Denver for $3.50 per
ton, but did not make a reduction in
Pueblo, leaving the rate there nj So o5
per ton. From tha; day To the present
the Pueblo Chieftain and other news.
papers Of the city have been wagin. n
war against the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company and the Denver & Rio Grandc
Railroad Company. As result prices
on anthracite coal have been reduced
to the same as Denver. and the charge
On Canon City coal has been reduced
10 cents per ton. These reductions la
no way assuage the anger Of the people
against these corporations. and at the
mass meeting II committee of represent
ative men We're named 10 represent the
people in nm cndenvor to get lower
prices on soft coal.
The rnnchmen In the western part Of
the state. says the Denver Republican,
are complaining bitterly against the
game laws. which they claim were
made totally for the benefit Of the
sportsman. and which. ms they now
stand, keep them from getting n sup
ply of venison TO last them through the
winter. The game law provides that
the season on all large game closes Oc-
tOber u. and ny the deer have not yet
commenced to move down out OF the
mountains the ranchmen have not had
chance To Kill any Of them and from
the present prospects the season will
close before they do. The game war
dens have been told OF the dissaiisfnc-
ti0n OF the rnnchmcn and some lively
times ARE expected In the western coun-
ties ms soon ny the deer commence to
move. as the game wnrdens are deter
mined to stop NIL shooting out Of sea-
son, and The rnnchmen nre Just ns de-
tcrmined to get the meat. The Indinns
are another source Of trouble to the