The western recorder., 1898-02-24
COLORADO BRIEFS.


RADIO Springs. died on the 10th.
A passenger coach on the Midland
was burned while standing In the yard
at Leadvillc.
Catholic sisters have secured ten
acres OF land near Glenwood Springs
and win build hospital.
Daniels g. Fisher, Mt Denver. have
established savings bank for the
benefit OF their employees.
Delta fruit growers have decided TO
use the California size box hereafter
and to paint the labels on the ends.
A postofiice has been ordered estnb-
| lished at Maitland. Huerfnno county.
Colorado, with Frank T.. Woodland as
postmaster.
Large numbers of men are wanted
by Orman & Crook TO work on the new
railroad line between Canon City and
Cripple Greek.
The womens clubs Of Idaho Springs
issued the News OF that town on the
18th. and got mp very readable paper
OF eight pages.
w. u. Olds of Denver has been elect
ed superintendent of the State Indus
trial School for Boys. at Golden. The
selection was made by the board Of
control.
J. w. Peckover OF Colorado Springs
has invented 4 ballot box which 1t Is
impossible for anyone to enter without
knowing the combination. He VIII
try to have II introduced for use In
this state.
Rev. +. +. Passmore has been ex-
PEELED from the Methodist church for
having publicly DETAINED the minister
Mt Parachute lie will appeal to the
conference. Mr.. Passmore had previ-
ously been deposed from the ministry
The Lamar Sparks says: Lamar mar
rowiy escaped the horrors of beer
famine this week the threatened ca
lnmity being averted with the aid OF
the telegraph and the express COM
pany Such occurrences as these are
reminders TO thoughtless mankind Of
the unseen dangers that beset mortal
life at all times.
The Nuckolls Packing Company of
Pueblo has closed contract for fur
nlshng 10000 pounds of sausage and
81, 900 pounds of ham to be shipped to
the Slondike country. The goods Will
20 from here over the Denver * Rio
Grande to Seattle and will he packed
In fifty-pound cases so that II can cas-
lily be transported.
There is considerable excitement
over on the Table country, east of
Sterling. owing TO the discovery of ar
tesian water at point nenr the Ne
braska line. and only n few miles from
where the unsuccessful well was sunk
by Mr. Swan of Greeley. The How Is
said to be abundant and the water
free from mineral adultcrants.
The newspaper publishers Of the Ar
kansas valley have formed an organi-
zation. The objects are to cultivate
closer relations between the valley
towns through their newspapers and
to benefit the publishers by standing
together in n business way. Mr.. X.
McCauley of the La Juntn Democrat
is president and f. G. Wilson of the
Mnnzanola News secretary.
Frank Mcpherson. one of the guards
mt the penitentiary. was severely and
probably fatally stabbed by Charles
Reynolds. a prisoner. Monday. Rey-
nolds. who was sent up from Mesa
county. September 16, 1895, for seven
years for burglary. has been considered
one of the worst prisoners in the insti-
tuition. he having tried to kill DIR. Daw
son. the prison physician, few months
ago.
The members of the state land board
held n conference mt Denver last week
rNaflve to some 10000 acres OF sub
irrigated land In San Luis valley, which
Appraiser How had just returned from
rcapprnising. This land had been
lensed in times past for 20 cents per
acre, and upon the recommendation of
Appraiser How it will be held Mt n
higher price in the future. thereby in
crcasing the revenue Of the state.
The state oraiorical contest. held at
Denver on the 18th. resulted in vic
tory for the State University. The first
prize was won by John Mosser Down
en-, Boulder; and the second prize by Il.
Melville Wylie, Denver. The winner
of the first prize will represent Colora-
do at the interstate oratorical contest.
which will he held at Beloit. Wiscon-
sin. this year. The state contest last
year wns won by Chaunccy +. Bell of
Boulder.
Acting on the recommendation of the
State Board OF Charities and Correc-
tion, which made an investigation of
the management of the State Home
and Industrial School for Girls, Cover
nor Adams has accepted the resigna-
tions of the entire board of control.
The members of the board. Mrs. Frances
S. Klock. Mrs Mary A. Ingersoll Mrs.
Alice Ruble. Ralph voorhees, and Mrs.
Van Kleeck. rendered their resigna-
tions to Governor Adams before the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tion was called upon by the governor
to make the investigation, but the gov
ernor refused to take any action upon
them until the board had concluded its
inquiry and made report TO him.
The sixth annual church services of
the Colorado Society of the Sons of
the Revolution Were held at Denver
on the Goth, during which the annual
silver and bronze medals for the best
essays by public school students upon
subjects bearing upon the American
Revolution We're awarded. The sub
iect for this year was .'The American
Navy in the War of the Revolution
The presentations We're made by Gov
ernor Adams. the silver medal being
received by Earl ii. Smith of Denver
and the bronze medal by Euna Pearl
Kelley of Colorado Springs. The med
ais are suitably engraved and are pret-
ty. Honorable mention was also given
to Nellie Barker of Denver and Kitty
Campbell of Fort Collins.
Commissioner of the Land Office Her
man has directed the surveyor gener-
nj of Colorado to invite proposals In
the usual manner for the survey of
the east boundary of the Southern Ute
reservation and Its continuation at the
compensation not exceeding S23 per
mile for the line and Its combinations
and 500 for connecting lines. The en-
tire surveyed line is to be marked with
half-mile stone monuments. The total
cost of the field work. including the
monuments. is fixed nt 500. The com
missioner says that competitive bids