The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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been locked out.
James Doyle declines to be candi-
dn;e 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 saloonkeepers will
hereafter have 10 pay $1,000 license.
w. II. Lloyd of Colorado Springs has
invented Il combination stamp mill and
arastra.
V. $. Hoy. prominent man OF
| Browns Park. was killed few days
ago by band of dcsperadoes
The Northern Coal Company Of Den
yer will purchase the Diamond coal
mines near Glenwood for. $4,000
The University of Denver celebrated
the ;hirty-fourth anniversary of the
| granting of its charter, OH the 4th.
boy, the son OF II. T. Hodgman of
Salidn. was run over and killed while
playing among the ears the other day.
Several more engines have been or
| dered FOR the Colorado X Northwestern
railroad. Tracklaying has been re-
| sumed.
A sale of state lands at auction was
held n; Rocky Ford on the 9th. The
| IGD acres We're sold at an average price
OF SG.GO.
\ train on the South Park line mar
i rowly escaped being wrecked by a
last week.
The Texas teachers want 1sI acres
OF land. $4,000 cash and subscriptions
FOR $1,000 worth Of season tickets for
locating their summer school at Colo
RADIO Springs.
Citizens OF Colorado Springs have de-
clded 10 assist the firm which Is boring
the great water tunnel under Pixies
Peak. which has proven SO unproiit
| able n contract.
Frank Adams and Zeph. r. Hin. re-
ccivers of the Commercial National and
German National banks of Denver.
have resigned, and William A. Plat OF
Colorado Springs has been appointed
receiver for both institutions.
With an cnrollmen; of fifteen. a free
school for women has been opened in
the public school nj Pueblo. II is being
have the advantage OF common
school education in their younger days.
James Murphy and Nicholas Patchez
were blown In pieces In the Corncrack-
| or mine at Empire ON the 18th. Accord
ing to the verdict Of the coroncr's jury
they We're careless In splitting large
number of shots. which went of pre-
| -naturcly.
William Smith was given the maxi
mum punishment. twelve months in the
county Jail. for involuntary man
slaughter. ut Colorado Springs yes,er.
/ day. Judge Lunt was very severe In
his remarks about the jury. Smith
killed William Nichols.
Mrs. Ida Steele. formerly Of Spring.
sr, New Mexico. hut for the uas, three
months n resident OF Trinidad. has
been arrested on a warrant issued ni
| Springer charging her with horse steal.
| ing. Mrs. Steele at once gave bonds
| and will go 10 her former home TO face
| the charge.
The Colorado Fuel 4 Iron Company
has won Its ease agains, the State
Land Board The board refused to re-
new the lease OF coal lands In Hucr.
! fano county. but leased them to the
Victor Coal and Coke Company. The
court says the old company should
have been given n chance 10 renew 1t.
lease.
\ unique contest has been Oh h..
tween the ladies' OF the lower part OF
Clear Creek in which the rivalry was
spirited. II was bread-mAking test
In which prizes We're offered for the
.It.-.H
named and these have finally awarded
the first prize to Mrs. j. V. Forester
and the second 10 Mrs. Il. J. Jones.
4 call has been issued for the third
annual meeting The Colorado State Fed.
Grafton OF Labor. The sessions. which
nre to bc held at Colorado Springs. will
begin May 2. They viii last as long
N. any business on hniri may require.
That win probably bc three days. 1t
Is expected that 80 delegates. repre-.
ssnting eighty labor unions, will at-
| tend.
AT a meeting Of the members OF tho
Colorado State Commission Of the
Omaha TransmissisSippi Exposition
held In Denver On the sth. II was de.
| cide,i TO rely upon private rubsrrip-
| tions To secure sufficient funds to make
n display Of Colorado's resources ut
Omnhn. County commissioners have
not made appropriations. fearing that
II would 10, be legal.
Denver II to experience a corner on
flowers. ". G. Daniels Of Daniels Il
| Fisher has closed contract for the en-.
tire output Of the Coifax Floral Com.
pnny. Last week he purchased severnl
Of the large flower houses Of the city
and the purchase of the Colfax Floral
Company will give Daniel. X Fisher
the control, Of the output Of sixty.iwo
hot houses. which were formerly con-
,rollcd by eight different firms.
As ncnr ns can h, learned by David
Griiiiih. the stale coal mine inspector.
there In not n coal min. In the state
working full time. 4. far ns he cnn
icnrn NIL Of the min.~ nrc working, bu,
u few days each week. In some In.
stances mines arr only working thr.s,
days q week. During the wintcr The
demand for conl from the states OF
Kansas md Nebraska wns greater
than ever before In the history oS the
csal industry ~ th,s stntc. Th. farm.
crs Ind money to spend and Invested
largely In coal for consumption during
the winter. This demand from those.
states hau crnssti. Ru has also the 81.
tra demand for coal In Colorado. Tn.
result is that The mlaru are cOn,is.llsSi
To work Oh short lime for the lack Of
orders to all.
Many Of thu school districts ~ Arm.
ahoe cOliniy nrp In desperate nna nciul I