The silver star., 1897-07-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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Horse thieves are active In the Cripple
Greek district
The laying OF rails on the Belt rond for the
Cripple Greek district has commenced
The Baldwin Coal Company Will greatly
increase its output. owing to the increased
demand.
Joseph X. Hurd. ex-ccrt of Cripple Greek,
| has been sentenced to the penitentiary for
two yearA
Colorado College has conferred the de-
gree OF doctor of divinity upon Rev. FRANK
I. Baylcy OF Denver.
Frank W. Howbert OF Colorado Springs
| has been appointed collector Of Internal rev
enue for Colorado and Wyoming.
There are forty applications on file for ad-
mission to the soldiers Home. Only the
most feeble and destitute can be received.
The Supreme Court on the 10th denied the
application for a superscdeas In the case OF
| Matt Adams, ex-clerk of the District Court.
convicted Of receiving and failing to turn
over money belonging to Arapahoc county
He will have to go to the penitentinry.
In the Criminal Court at Denver Judge
| johnson recognized in 4 written order the
| right of the authorities TO destroy the gam
bling implements and devices seized In a
gambling raid. Edward Heatley and others
were arrested and convicted for gambling
| Under Judge Johnsons order all the para
| was destroyed. The sheriG's officers carted
the stun to the suburbs and burned 1t.
Mrs Anna NJ Palmer. for some years one
| of the national evangelists of the w. G. T.
L.. and woman of fine spirit as well as
| ability. In to spend few weeks In the work
| of her department among the unions OF
| Colorado this summer. She enters the state
this week.
ole Uiin OF Gypsum, who was recently
tat.t t,pt-r nx,.D
wayman. was the victim Of a fatal accident
| on the 18th. 1t seems that In some manner
| Ulin was handling old rusty doublc-bar-
relied shotgun. when, in some manner, both
barrels We're simultaneously discharged
| causing the gun TO recoil with great force
/ The stock of the gun struck Ulin In the
stomach. inflcting internal injuries from
the effect OF which he died.
A very large number Of men. women and
! children are engaged in harvesting the berry
| crop in the gardens around Denver. Never
before has there been such an immense crop
| of Strawberries In Colorado. Not only Is
the acreage larger than ever before. but the
| production per will eclipse the best
record ever made In the state. The weather
OF the past few days has started them to
ripening at n wonderful rate. which neces
sitntes the employment of all the pickers
possible In gathering the harvest.
| As result of the hearing of the appllca-
tion Of the farmers of the Ralston and Clear
| Creek valleys for reduction OF the rates
| charged for water furnished from the Far
mers High Line Canal and Reservoir Com
| pany the Board of County Commissioners
| has entered an order fixing the rate TO be
| hereafter charged for water from the ditch
| at Sl.35 per inch. The former rate was S1.Jo
| This order directly affects about ninety eight
| consumers; the other consumers are either
stockholders in the ditch or else receive
| tb,fr ,r1i tab ,ne
be affected by this decision.
Last week Judge Noonan In the County
/ Court at Glenwool took from +. E White
and wife an orphan named Willie MyaT.
| The evidence Of the boy and number of
| witnesses showed gross cruelty to the child
| and the Whites made no defense. The court
| placed Myers In charge OF the matron at the
hospital for the present. The Indignation
| OF the people can better be imagined than
described when It was learned that the
Whites had imported another orphan boy
| from New York. District Attorney Fergu-
son and Humane officer Kendrlck at once
| filed complaint in the County Court. Dis
| trict Attorney Ferguson stated that he was
| Informed that 500 In cash has come with
| each of the boys by the man who sends them
| here.
Two Mcxicans were struck by lightning
Monday while working on the section for
| the Santa Fe at Delhi. In the southern part
| OF Otero county. Nicholas Leaby. aged
thirty-fve OF Starkvile. Colorado. was
driving spike aud Jose Armljo. aged
thirty-ave OF Plnjoto. Taos county. New
Mexico, was holding n crowbar under the
tie when bolt OF lightning struck the latter
on the back of the neck. burning his back
| ana rendering him unconscious Lelby also
received severe shock. Both are single
men and they were brought to the Santa
Fe hospital at La Juntn ON n freight train.
Concerns and individuals who use fictitious
names. or merely an Initial letter as n part
of the business name In order to dodge col.
lections OF bills have greatly annoyed law.
| yers In the past. A bill was introduced in
the last Legislature by Senator Edward r.
Taylor OF Genwood Springs rcmedying this
nuisance II finally passed both houses. was
signed by the governor ana will soon take
effect. The bill. which does not apply to
Incorporated companies. provides that trus-
tees, managers and agents of companies and
those using nn Initial as above stated. as
well rs "& Co.." shall file with the clerk of
their county an affidavit setting forth tho
Christian names and surnnmcs and ad-
dresses OF all the parties In tn. firm. In
default OF so doing such persons shall not
be allowed to prosecute for collections OF
debts until the affidavit has been illed The
penalty for failure mnkes the persons liable
to n fine Of from $40 to $500.
On the 18th Deputy Warden Mclean. who
mas been looking mp violations OF the tlsh
and game laws. caused tho arrest Of II. NJ
McVean at SapIncro. for having In his pos.
session both trout and deer. He was taken
to Gunnison by Sheriff Wiley and pleaded
guilty to the charge. whcreupon County
Judge Wegener assessed n fine OF $50 ana
costs. amounting to slO0.s5. Mcvean is
proprietor OF the snpinero House, aud for
years had fresh venison md trout on his
table for almost every meal. This capture
was good one but the officers have other,
on the string whom they will undoubtedly
pull In shortly. A decided stand is being
taken to stop all unlawful taking OF game
and nsh In this county. A move like that Ia
necessary II they would he preserved, as n
number OF men In the vicinity Of Gunnison
are known to get their living by this means.
and mn effort II being mndc to ontch them In
the act OF d!sponing Of ill.gottcn goods.