The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-15


sheep men respected the order OF tho
cattle men. but In several instances fhs
fiockmastcr has run short OF feed and
has moved his sheep TO the south side
OF the creek. The cattle men are de
termincd in the matter and win avoid
serious trouble ms long as possible, bul
II the sheep men persist, there may be
trouble.
Miss Eva Pomeroy OF New Yorl
killed bear within eight miles Of
GIenwood the other day. She is one oi
the Stuyvesant Fish party OF New
York, which is making tour OF the
West and has been In Colorado for q
week or more, travelling about the state
as guests OF President Jeffery of ths
Denver & Rio Grande railway. Miss
Pomeroy, In company OF other mem
bcrs OF her party, went out early this
morning on a hunting expedition. RE
ports of bear having lately been seer
In that ncighborhood have been current
Mt Glenwood for several days, and
hence this hunt was made up with tho
purpose in view Of bagging one OF
more OF them. Miss Pomeroy is nm ex'
pert rifle woman, and was delighted nj
the chance OF getting n shot Mt q
Rocky Mountain bear. The party pro
ceeded from Glenwood on horseback
and soon reached the section from
which had come the bear reports
There the party separated. Miss Pom
croy was fortunate to meet bruin early
In the search. She had good shot nt
the animal and improved the oppor-
tunIty. bringing the bear down Mt the
first shot. Miss Pomeroy Is the hero
OF Glcnwood.
General Manager Dickinson. Mr..
Buckingham and Superintendent Har-
ris of the Union Pacific went to Chey-
cnne on the 9th by special train from
Casper, where they have been direct
ing the chase after the men who dyna-
mited the company's express train n
week ago. They report that the rob
bcrs were last seen nenr ranch about
seventy miles north OF Casper. where
they compelled the proprietor TO give
them breakfast. From this ranchman
an accurate description of the outlaws
was obtained. making II pretty certain
that they were George Curry and the
Roberts brothers. all noted characters
in Central Wyoming. and implicated In
robblng the Relle Fourchc bank and
committing similar depredations In
various parts of Montana and Wyom-
ing, Provisions and supplies are being
sent out TO the officers. who will make
n systematic and thorough pursuit af.
ter the outlaws. Mr.. Dickinson said:
I'VE are going to follow these men
until we catch them" The company
posse IL working In conjunction with
the United States marshal. who holds
warrants for the three outlaws. The
railway officers brought with them
from Casper the horses captured from
the outlaws In Mondays fight.
The English syndicate which Super
intendcnt of Irrigation ]. ]. Armstrong
Is accused of favorlng. lost In the Gree
ley irrigation war. State Engineer Me.
Cune has reversed Armstrong; decis
lon. Mr.. Armstrong himself was
Obliged to so notify the indignant Gree
ley farmers, who say he deprived them
of their water In order TO favor the
English irrigation syndicate OF Greeley.
Governor Thomas took an active inter
est In the ease in behalf of the protest
ing farmers. and II IL understood that
he advised n reversal of the Armstrong
opinion. The reversal, as made by
State Engineer McCune. simply de
clarcd that the new irrigation law was
not retroactive. and Mr.. Armstrong;
endeavor TO make It SO was fundnment-
ally wrong. The law provided that no
water transfers could he made with
out n stntc grant. and Mr.. Armstrong
attempted to 20 back several years and
declare void those transfers made
sage of the law. He turned the water
int a
which was to the syndlcate's ndvant
age. In short time, II the decision
had not been reversed. the farmers say
that the syndicate would practically
have had n corner on water, and the
crops OF many OF the Greeley farmers
would have been ruined.
Whole sections OF Colorado land are
ruined by scepage. The State Board of
Land Commissioners has decided to al.
low ditching on public lands by private
parties and to let the cost OF the i'm
provcments stand against the land ms
n lien. ii. ii. Hull OF I.arimer county
reports to the state board that he Is
the tenant OF Il half section in Iarimer
county between Berthoud and Love.
land. Last year, he said, twenty acres
of land commenced to go TO waste fast
through seepage. thus bringing nlknli
to the surface. He said that he had
no time to apply 10 the board for per-
mission TO dig. II the land was to he
saved He therefore ditched II at his
own expense. A short time ago forty
acres more commenced to detcriorate
rapidly. and he desires TO reclaim that
also. He asks the board for the prlvi-
lege of so doing and the promise that
the cost would lie against the property,
The state engineer will examine the
property and the request will be grant.
ed. Hull's proposition solves the ques-
tion of the most advantageous way of
securing the reclamation Of state lands
In the Henry Shot cnse recently SiOo
for the expense OF ditching was allow
ed and the amount was taken Off the
rent of the land Hulrs plan to let the
claim rest and to be paid ultimately
by the purchaser of the land is favored
by the board.
The state convention OF the Chris
iian Endeavor Union of Colorado met
Mt Greeley on the 2nd. In his address
to the convention Mr.. Sweet, state
president, said: in this state. where
loose ideas prevail regarding the sane
tity of the Sabbath. 'nnd where our
win dare insult the decent
people OF the state by the passage of n
bill lengalizing prize fighting. we need
men who will not bow the knee nor
cringe before goddess press. or n
powerful political party-men who will
not be nllured by the enticements Of
political preferment. honor. fame or
fortune. attained at the expense Of
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the people" That the convention was
in full accord with the sentiments ex.
pressed by Mr. Sweet was evidenced
by the adoption OF a resolution pre-
sented by Mr.. Cassiday Of Boulder. as
follows: ITO His Excellency, Hon.
Charles S. Thomas. Governor of Colo
rado: AT meeting OF the members
of Colorado Society of Y. p. s. G. t.,
held June 3, 1899. 1t was resolved that
we as body respectfully petition your
that in case Won call sne-