The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-10

There Is big crop OF hay In the
Grand and Eagle valleys.
There will be n large quantity OF ap-
ples shipped from Canon City this year.
There IL reported to be an excellent
opening for n good hotel man at Grand
Junction.
Jnmes Burns has decided TO permit
the release from jnIl OF Jnmes Doyle
of Victor.
The Florence and Cripple Greek rail
road track Ia being relaid with heavy
steel rails.
Florence Is making great prepara-
tions for the meeting Of the knights
of Pythlas.
Four hundred miners win be put to
work Mt tie Baldwin coal mines within
n few weeks.
Mayor james Doyle was given n
warm welcome when he reached Victor
after being released from jail.
There are enough Idle men in the
state peniientiary to improve the roads
of the state at a smnll expense.
Several brick buildings are being put
up nt Montrosc. A first class mineral
artesian well Is one Of the attractions
there.
Miss Mary McLearn. living near
Rifle. Colorado. was burned TO death
the other day while lighting fire with
kerosene.
Victor IL bound TO be one OF the sub
stantinl towns OF the West. Several
large stone and brick buildings are
being built this season.
Governor Thomas, In nm address be
fore the Boulder Chnutnuqua, con-
dcmned the present policy OF the gov
ernment In relation to the Philippines.
Bob Blair OF the Delta independent
In one OF the successful farmers OF the
western slope. lie has standing invi-
tntion to all newspaper men to stop
and see him and MI their pockets with
fruit.
Dan Connell. the agent from the
Occur d'Alenc district. who has been
at Cripple Creek TO gather non-union
miners for the mines at Wardner. was
attacked by party of men, beaten ana
driven from the camp.
A wooden snow shed 800 feet long.
on the Union Pacific. eighty miles west
of Laramie. Wyoming, caught fire from
sparks from an enginne and was total
ly destroyed The heat warped the rails
and new track had to be laid. Traf-
fic was blocked several hours.
A dispatch from Price, Utah, says n
Lao n
Grande Western rond sixty miles east
of there last Thursday night. Freight
train No. 10 ran Into washout near
Solitude. The engine toppled over.
instantly killing Engineer Frank Nc
Mahon and Fireman James Whelen.
The Board OF Governors OF the Min
ing Stock Association of Colorado
Springs has passed sentence on six
brokers charged with cutting commits
sions. n. LeIphelmer is expelled: A. C..
Wagy. A. G.. Rowland, w. w. Price,
Il. ID. White and J. X. Miller are sus-
pended from the exchange for one year
and are also fined $500. Others may be
punished.
Engineer John Mack, whose negli-
gcncc caused the awful wreck at VOL
colt last Saturday, has reached his
home In Laramie. After the wreck he
went to Hanna. where he remained in
hiding for several days, as he feared
the consequences of his carelessness.
His friends say Mack's watch stopped
and he miscalculatcd the time of trains
by one hour.
Colorado is threatened with another
passenger rate war. which may possi-
bly, assume the ruinous proportions of
the famous conflict some five years ago
between the Denver & Rio Grande and
the Colorado Midland roads. when the
fare to NIL parts OF the state was but %
cents. The impending conflict will be
between the same roads, and due TO
the threat of the Rio Grande TO put on
another fast train to Grand Junction.
At meeting OF the citizens of Love
land contracts were signed for the bal
ance of the beet acreage required for
the proposed sugar factory at that
place. The bonus of $50 acres of land
and $4,000 cash asked by the company
was secured some weeks ago. Since
that time the Lovclnnd committee mas
been pushing the work of contracting
$500 acres of beets to supply the fac,
tory when started. II now only remains
for the factory people to do their part
and the beet sugar factory will be an
assured fact for 1900. There is no
doubt but that the company will come
to the front within the next few days
and close the contract.
The first six months of the existence
of the Colorado x Southern railroad
show hattering returns. both in Its
gross and net earnings. The semi-an-
nual report of the company has lust
been received In New York and the fol
lowing figures have been given out
Gross earnings. S1,s0t 5OG.T 10; operating
expenses. 81 .303. .S0S.29; net earnings
$500. .G9s.o0. No comparative figures
are to be had, for the reason that the
old Gulf system included the Julesburr
branch, but the returns are said TO be
received by the officials with no little
satisfaction. Repeated rumors of fur
ther consolidation between the Colora.
do and Santa Fe continue TO be heard
In railroad circles.
Northeastern Colorado is the scene
OF war between sheep and cattle
men. Monday last four horsemen, care
fully disguised both Ms to person md
their horses. rode into some large flock
of sheep belonging to the Warren Live
Stock Company OF Cheyenne. which
We're being grazed along Two Mile
creek, about twenty-four miles from
Sterling. The men were well armed
and shot and killed $50 sheep and bad.
ly crippled twenty-five more. II In re-
ported also that two sheep herders
were badly beaten. but this cannot be
verified. Logan county authorities arc
hard mt work and hope to bring the
perpetrators to Justice. The trouble
has been brewing for some time and
results from an inability to satisfactor
lily divide the open range. There is ne
question that the small rnnchmen nr,
banded together TO save the open rang,
for their small herds OF cattle.
state Engineer McCune has located
the site for the $500 artesian well