The western recorder., 1898-03-10
COLORADO BRIEFS.

James DOlie uttifif'N " - -
date for mayor of Victor
George S. Mott has been nominated
for postmaster at Telluride
A new wagon road between Lyons
and Aliens Park is being built
Idaho Springs saIoonkeepers Will
hereafter have to pay $1,000 license.
w. II. Lloyd Of Colorado Springs has
invented a combination stamp mill an"
arastra.
V. $. Hoy. n prominent man of
Browns Park. was killed few days
ago by n band Of desperadoes.
The Northern Coal Company Of Den.
Yer will purchase the Diamond coal
mines near Glenwood for S2o,ooo.
The University of Denver celebrated
the thirty-fourth anniversary OF the
granting of Its charter. on the ltli.
A boy. the son of II. 4. Iodgman of
Sali,Ia. was run over and killed While
nlnyiny among the cars the other day.
Several more engines have been or
dered for the Colorado x Northwestern
railroad. Tracklaying has been re-
sumed.
sale of state lands at auction was
held mt Rocky Ford on the 9th. Inc
IG0 acres were sold at an average price
of SG.6O.
A train on tile South Park line mar
rowly. escared being wrecked by Il
land slide near South Platte station
last week.
The Texas teachers want lSi acres
of land, $4,000 cash. and subscriptions
for $1,000 worth of season tickets Tor
locating their summer school Mt Colo
RADIO Springs.
Citizens OF Colorado Springs have de-
cided to assist The firm which is boring
the great water tunnel under Pixies
Peak, which has proven 50 unproflt-
able II contract.
Frank Adams and Zeph. Il. Hill, re-
ceiyers of the Commercial National and
German National banks of Denver
have resigned. and William \. Platt OF
Colorado Springs has been appointed
receiver for both institutions.
With an enrolment of fifteen, free
school for women has been opened in
the public school Mt Pueblo. 1t is being
run for the benefit of those who did not
have the advantage OF common
school education in their younger days.
James Murphy and Nicholas Patchez
were blown in pieces in the Corncrack-
er mine at Empire on the 9th. Accord
ing to the verdict of the coroncr's jury
they were careless in splitting large
number of shots, which went OF pre-
| maturely.
William Smith was given the maxi
mum punishment, twelve months In the
county jail. for involuntary man
slaughter. at Colorado Springs yester-
day. Judge Lunt wns very severe IN
his remarks about the jury. S1lith
killed William Nichols.
Mrs. Ida Steele. formerly of Spring
or. New Mexico. but for the past three
months Il resident or Trinidad, mas
been arrested ON n warrant issued ~
Springer charging her with horse steal
ing. Mrs. Steele at once gave bonds
and will go to her former home to race
the charge.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
| has won its case against the STATE
Land Board. The board refused TO re-
new the lease of coal lands In Huer-
fano county, but leased them to the
| Victor Coal and Coke Company. The
court says the old company should
have been given a chance to renew it
lease.
A unique contest has been on be
tween the ladies' of the lower part ol
Clear Creek in which the rivalry was
spirited. 1t was bread-making tes
in which prizes were offered for III,
best production. Committees Were
named and these have finally awarded
the first prize 10 Mrs. ]. V. Forrestc
and the second 10 Mrs II. j. Jones.
I,f,
annual meeting the Colorado State Fed
Grafton. of Labor. The sessions. whiel
arc to he held at Colorado Springs. vii
begin May . They will last as lon;
ms any business on hand may require
That will probably be three days. /
is expected that 200 delegates. repre-
senting eighty labor unions. Will at
tend.
AT a meeting of the members of In
Colorado State Commission of til
Omaha Transmisslssippi Exposition
held in Denver on the Sth. 1t was lie
cided to rely upon private subscriI
tions 10 secure sufficient funds TO max
n display Of Colorado's resources -
Omaha County commissioners hav
not made appropriations, fearing tina
il would not be legal.
Denver is to experience corner o
flowers. w. C. Daniels of Daniels
Fisher has closed n contract for the el
tire output OF the Colfax Floral Con
pany. Last week he purchased sever'
of the large flower houses OF the cit
and the purchase of the ColfaN Flor
Company will give Daniels Il Fishe
the control of tire output of sixty-tw
hot houses. which We're formerly col
lrclled by eight different firms.
\ large and enthusiastic meeting q
farmers was held at Grand Jmctio
last week to discuss the advisabilit
of erecting II sugnrbeet factory in tha
section. II was finally resolved I
place the scheme to secure the bull,
Ing of n factory in the hands of II
executive committee of eleven, til
counties of Mesa. Garfield and Eagl,
Tie committee at once assembled an
it was resolved TO secure capital a,i
erect the beet sugar plant at an eci
day. There is an intense interest theI
ard in the neigliboring counties in I'll
matter of growing sugar beets.
, As near MS can he learned by Davl
+ Griffith. the state coal mine inspecto
: there Is not II coal mine in the sta
working full time. AS far ms he ca
| learn all of the mines are working. hi
Il few days each week. In some Il
stances mines are only working thr,
: days week. During the winter Il
{ demand for coal from the states
/ Kansas and Nebraska was great
+ than ever before in the history of Il
T coal industry of this state. The faiI
- ers had money to spend and invest,
Y largely in coal for consumption duriI
!, ihe winter This demand from tho
II states has ceased. as has also the e
n ira demand for coal in Colorado. II
result is that the mines are compel,
TO work ON short time for the lack
orders TO ill.