The silver star., 1899-02-23


pointed register Of the land office Mt
Durango.
Elk have been driven down near
Steamboat Springs by the severe
storms.
David l.. Geyer has been appointed
receiver OF the land office at Roswell.
New Mexico.
1t is asserted that Marshall Field l.
Co. are about to open a big branch
store in Denver.
The plan for smelter trust. which
has been discussed SO often, has
again been revived.
David II. MofYat is credited with hav-
ing cleared $2JO.O0O by the recent rise
in Isabella stock.
The Rawlins paint works have re-
sumed operations again after shut
down Of several months.
The Union Pacific has leased its
shops at Denver to the Colorado &
Southern for a term of ten years.
During the cold weather of last week
the water mains In the streets Of Col
oradO Springs froze in many places.
The blockade on the Denver 4 Rio
Grande has been raised and trains are
running through the canon Of the
Grand.
There is some likelihood of the re-
noval to Golden of one of the Black
Hawk reduction works, on account OF
scarcity Of water.
The state oratorical, contest was held
at pnn1Inr. nm hn 18th (Nharlaa Nj
Dearborn of Denver University took
first prize. J. V. Sickman Of the Bould-
er State University second and G. Z.
Smedley of Boulder third.
Leadville helped the Midland road
in the same way that the Rio Grande
had been favored. On the 10Th 500
men got out early and put in a full
day clearing the tracks Of ice and
snow. Plenty of coal was then
brought in.
The Hines party of twelve, which
left KokomO on Saturday last, reached
PandO station on the Denver & Rio
Grande at about noon Friday. having
opened passable wagon road between
the two points. Any KokOmo citizen
can now reach the railroad with COM
parative ease. and any supplies needed
can be taken in by sleighs over the
road.
The blacksmith shop of the Santa
Fe Railroad Company at Albuquerque
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
fire had gained considerable headway
before 1t was discovered. and owing
TO lack OF water pressure the flames
were not extinguished until the shop
and nearly NIL the machinery had been
destroyed. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The loss Is estimated Mt
from $4,000 TO $2O.0OO. which is COW
cred by insurance.
The Santa Fe railroad management,
says the Elizabethtown Miner, are
making arrangements for commencing
work on their CimarrOn branch. This
is a starter for the Santa Fe into the
rich mining country around Elizabeth
town, a project they have been cOnsid-
ering for years. Great Inducements
have been held out to them to build
this branch. which will eventually go
on to the mining districts and open up
the rich Taos valley.
Governor Thomas has nominated
Messrs W. s. Stratton. Frank Buckley,
DIR. Henry Paul and Captain T.. l..
Trustees Of the School Of Mines. The
nominees are all well known and
prominent citizens Of the state. Mr..
Stratton is the owner Of the famous
Independence mine Of Cripple Creek,
one Of the great gold producers in the
world. This IL Mr.. StrattOn's first rec
0gntl0n In the field OF state politics.
He Is a lver-Republican.
II the plans OF the hoard Of direc.
tiOn. Festival OF Mountain and Plain,
are carried out. and they resolved last
night TO do II. the opening OF the
twentieth century will see the Festi-
val established. not only ns an annual
troIlc ana reunion Of Colorado people.
but grand exhibition Of the resources
Of the state ana the ingenuity and In.
dustry Of Its people. While II IL DrO.
posed that an entire week be given to
this exposition and fair. II is also rec.
commended that the Festival OF Noun
tain and Plain continue Its special
features. hut that the same liz confined
TO three days.
Secretary OF State Beck with, nt Den.
ver. has ruled that the charges In the
past for recording live stock brands
hnvc been excessive. II Inns been Gus.
tomary to chnrge the same for the re-
placing Of lost certificate nv for nm
original one. A 81 fee. 30 cents for a
certificate and 10 cents for govern
inent stamp hns been charged hereto.
Tore. Mr.. Beckwith rules TINT only 20
cents instead Of &l.OO should IN.
charged for replacing certificates. The
recording Of deeds Of brands trans.
ferred should b. charged only 81 In.
stead Of $40 M now. Mr.. Beckwith
also claims.
A snowsll,ic nifty feet wide started
from the side Of the mountain OpDo.
site the stock yards NJ Minturn last
Friday. II didn't stop when II
reached the bottom, but continued
across the mt and with terrific force
struck nm old unOccupIed dwelling
house N Its pnth. which wnn smashed
70 kindling wood: Nine freight ears
allied with merchandise. which were
standing ON the track In the way Of
!ne s'ide. were picked M and two Of
them broken open by liz force. The
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