The indicator., 1897-02-20
COLORADO BRIEFS.


La JuntR girls are hoycottinH young men
who smoke.
The Denver wheel club is to have build
ing erected for their especial use.
The Midland company will build new
depot of ample proportions at Victor this
spring.
The worst snow storm OF the season is re-
ported at Ouray. Many Of the toll roads
were blocked
The town of Goldheld has let contracts for
reservoirs and n water works system at
cost OF $4,000.
The first annual mask ball of the Victor
fire department was held at the nrmory In
that city on the 18th.
Denver detectives think they have cap
tured Jas. Mcdonald. who murdered OF
nccr Moore over n year ago.
The engine house. derrick and machinery
OF one of the United oil companys wells at
Florence was destroyed by fire. Loss, g.
Op.
The boiler in the Nettic Morgan on Breeze
hin. LeadvIlle. exploded on the 18th, running
the machinery and doing damage TO the
amount Of $500.
All the cases against the Atkins brothers
former officers Of the Denver Savings bank,
have been dismissed. as there was no show
of convicting them
Colorado Springs people are alarmed by
the presence of the Continental on tanks
within the city limits They fear an c1
plosIon and demand their removal.
Henry Dozier has been arrested Mt Denver
for failing to support his family which con.
slsts OF nire children and demented wife
He has been living In Cripple Greek with
another woman.
young girl named Lily White, living Mt
La Junta, wandered out on the prairie
few days ago aud became lost She was
not found for some time. and until the whole
town was aroused.
Aspen people have been considerably ex-
ercised over the search for the hidden funds
of Mrs. Davidson. miscry woman who
died recently. Several hundred dollars were
found secreted under the house.
slick fraud was worked on A Denver
real estate agent and his client n few days
ago. man at Fort worth. Texas, bor.
rowed s2.5oo on three Denver lots that he
does not own. by forging the necessary
papers.
The Denver Loyal Legion at Its celebration
of Lincoln's birthday. departed from former
customs, the man selected for the honor of
delivering the culogy Of Lincoln being
Southerncr. by birth, breeding and educa.
an address expressing great appreciation for
Lincoln and his work.
local creamery in Brighton. Arapahoc
county. last year paid the farmers of Its
vicinity siT,S21.d7 for milk, an Increase of
5000 over the previous year The milk av-
craged ~ cents per hundred, or o cents n
gallon for the year. with all skim milk re-
turned. The creamery also paid s432 for
egcs-for the trade in Denver.
w. Il. Miner returned Tuesday from Il few
days visit at his cattle ranch thirteen miles
north OF Fort Collins. lie says his stock
never came through winter thus far in bet
ter shape than they have this year. Feed Is
Of the very best and the foothills make
natural shelter which cannot be eGunled by
barns and sheds.-Fort Collins Express.
Parties are preparing to bore for oil in the
Dry creek bottom. one mile south of Fort
Collins. Experienced oil prospectors have
examined the Dry creek country from Fort
collins to Spring canon. and say that there
are good indications Of oil all along the
line. oil rock and shale impregnated with
petroleum are found In plenty and depth is
said to he the only requisite for striking a
good flow.
party of engineers left town on wednes-
day morning, headed north, says the Fort
Collins Courier. They began operations on
the old G. c. grade north of the river and n
line Of new stakes reaching beyond the
bluffs toward Cheyenne, indicates that some
thing is In the wind. What that something
is, no fellow can find out. The strangers
are welcome anyway Time will develop
the object Of their mysterious operations.
A representative Of an English syndicate
has been in Colorado Springs looking for a
suitable location on which 1t is proposed to
build a non-sectarinn sanitarium for the pur-
,tnI ,-ttI,
sumption. The building is to contain 325
rooms and will. 1t is claimed, cost $3.50 600.
The promoters Of the enterprise have suf-
fcient capital to establish sanitarlum with.
out calling upon either the city or private
individuals for assistance The hearty co.
operation Of the local physicians In asked.
From present Indications the supply Of
western sheep will lie beyond all previous
records. Nebraska is feeding 100000, Mon
tana 5J00oo. and Colorado. Utah and Idaho
will show nm Increase. There is no danger
Of famine in sheep next spring. The dan.
ger will lie in glutted market and conse-
quent low prices Should the sheep find n
market In n constant stream it may not af-
feet prices. but II they are put on the mar
ket In hurry. ms they probably will be, the
market Will he sure to break. Owing to the
cheapness Of feed this year. it Is quite evi.
dent sheen will he fed to finish.
The negotiations which have been pending
between the city of Trinidad and the water
company for nearly year for the purchase
OF the plant by the city have been complet-
cd and all that IL necessary to he done IL
detail work. The commission of five. whose
names have not yet been made public, has
been agreed upon To apprnlse the plant. the
amount fixed by them. with IL per cent add
ed. to he the purchase price Of the plant.
Both the company and the city are bound to
abide by this decision Of the commission.
The citizens Of Trinidad generally are great.
ly pleased over the prospect of an early set
tlement of the water works controversy.
which has been going on for the past twelve
years, believing that the city ownership of
the plant will lessen the burden of taxation,
and he more satisfactory to all.
The eighth biennial report Of the state
engineer, covering the years 1895 and 1896,
has just been printed. II is "A massive pub
licatlon, containing 575 pages. II contains
reports on nrlesinn wells. measurements OF
the flow Of streams. capacities Of reservoirs,
condition of state roads and bridges. sur
veys for additional Improvements and alI
kinds of information concerning all the
things that come under the supervision or
notice Of the engineer Naturally most of
the report is taken up with irrigation One
of the most important works accomplished
by the engineer during the two years last
passed was the gathering Of all possible In
formation concerning the flow of streams A
complete report Of these Investigations has
been sent to the officers of the United States
geological survey. Engineer Sumner rec
ommends larger fund for the work laid
out by the department, particularly for the
gauging OF streams sccpage measurements,
ditch measurements and records of ditch de
crees.
Florence has an oil well that Ia ''spout-
t.. all tn, tab
., 100 feet. the United OH company struck n
wonderful flow of oil and gas last Friday
which, when the tools were drawn out of
the hole shot into the air over the top OF a