The silver star., 1897-10-14
COLORADO BRIEFS.

lHciedse VI sou over last year.
Permits for buildings worth over
100000 are issued monthly at Den
YER
The state association of Congrega
tional churches met at Trinidad last
week.
Governor Adams attended the fair
at Sterling on the 2nd and gave two
addresses.
The new Otero county court house
has been accepted and the officers are
moving In.
Much damage has been done to
farmers about Durango by unusually
heavy rains
The first car for the new electric
line from Colorado Springs to Cripple
Greek has been received
Henry L. Thurber of Detroit. former.
~ private secretary to President Clcye-
land, is visiting Colorado.
Charles Reinecke, champion wrestler
of Colorado. is arranging a match with
A. J. Howard of Boulder.
Louis Schmidt. treasurer of the I'm.
proved Order of Red Men. has been ar
rested for einbezzling Sl.Ioo.
Trouble has again risen In Cripple
Creek over the railroad right of way
and deputy sheriffs are on guard.
a. G. olney. secretary Of the State
Board Of Charities and Corrections.
has resigned to go into business In
Boston.
The Bank of Montrose closed its
doors on the 29th. The officers claim
that they can pay on all claims If
given reasonable time
By the derailing OF Rio Grande
passenger train near CotopaNi few
days ago two passengers were killed
and number injured
Ex-Congressman Townsend Of Silver
GIN has been appointed by President
Mckinley as judge of the southern dis
trict OF the Indian territory
One interesting feature Of the car.
nivaI festivities at Denver was the
large number of weddings that took
place The county clerk issued seven.
teen licenses in one day.
A plan has been inaugurated at Den
yer Tor raising funds with which TO
ouild an auditorium. 1t is proposed
70 make 100000 buttons to be sold at
81 each The first ten buttons will be
sold at auction.
Key. J. b Gill, formerly pastor of
the Methodist Church at Aspen. has
peen convicted by the church authori-
ties OF seducing a young lady member
OF that church, and he has been sus-
pended from the ministry.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany will build large addition to the
plant at Pueblo. The cost of the i'm
provements will be about $500 600
Inc addition is for the purpose OF
manufacturing structural, sheet and
par steel. President Osgood and Gen
eral Manager Kebler are now IN the
East FOR the purpose of completing
arrangements The new plant will be
In operation next spring.
beautiful tribute Of respect to VIII
liam +. Slocum, president of Colorado
college, was forwarded 10 him in Colo
rado Springs from Denver by T. s.
hayden on behalf Of a large number
OF citizens The expression IF pleas
ure In the fact that President Slocurn
declined fiattering offer from Oberlin
College TO remain with the Colorado
College was couehed in elegant Ian
guage and engrossed in handsome text
upon parchment, to which was affixed
the autographs of many warm per
sonal friends and sterling business
men of the state
1t Is with considerable pride that
Brigadier General EIwell Otis is en-
abled to give gold medal to the most
expert shot In the whole United States
army. and TO a soldier. moreover. who
has made the best target record in the
annals Of the army. Sergeant G. VI.
Smell Of company c. Seventh infantry
at Fort Logan, wins this coveted
honor. His shooting was better In
every contest than all contestants save
IN skirmish firing where two scores
higher than his were recorded He
was awarded the COLO medal.
a contract was signed on the 4th be.
tween the board of directors of the
Canon City Il Cripple Creek Electric
railway and Orman & Crook Of Pu-
eblo. for the construction of the grade.
the bridging and the laying of rails for
the line of that road from Canon City
TO the Cripple Creek district. While
the figures Of the contract are not
made public, they are said to be In the
neighborhood Of Ss00,O00. The entire
cost OF putting the line In operation
VIII be something over 81 100000. The
',"-aA u Nii' ilif ~ lnlFly mlleS, ana
the maximum grade will not exceed
six per cent. Electricity will he the
motive power and II will he generated
by an extensive plant. which will be
run by the water Of the Arkansas
river Work will be begun on October
10Th and the line is to be completed
early In the coming spring.
The Supreme Court has rendered an
opinion In answer to n question asked
by the governor regarding the right OF
the state board OF equalization to levy
tax over the four mills provided by
law. The question propounded by the
governor was: I'm view OF the several
constitutional and statutory provisions.
is 1t lawful for the board OF equallza-
ton to levy, and OF the several county
assessors to extend upon the isx rolls.
and OF the several county ircnsurefs
10 collect. Il special tax sufficient to
pay the interest upon the bonded in
debtedDess OF the state. In addition TO.
ana In excess Of, the levy of four mills
upon each dollar Of valuationy" Ac-