The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-09

| cumstances. the commissioner reduced
the bond TO $500 The case will be
heard before n jury at the spring ses-
sion OF the court.
Two or more reservoirs for the head
, waters of the Platte over in Park
county are provided for In ii. d. No.
341, introduced by Mr.. BallInger. He
asks that 100000 be appropriated for
the purpose out of the Internal inn
provement permanent fund. the money
TO be used only for construction pur
poses, Park county to furnish all sites
without cost to the state. Damages for
the breaking of any reservoir are to be
paid by Park county. The stnte en-
gineer chairman Of the board of COM
missoners and the surveyor of Park
county will constitute the board
The expenses Of Johnson county.
! Wyoming. In connection with the cat
tlemen's invasion for naturalization.
of which the present State Legislature
Is asked TO appropriate $4,000, as
| shown by the records In the auditors
office, are itemized as follows: Fees
and interest OF Attorney Davidson,
81, 1929; of Attorney Ballard. ST.
| 1929; of Attorney Brcckons. $904.70,
aggregnting S10.364 %; claim of Keefe
and others for rent of hall ms quarters
for prisoners while under arrest,
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total $17,7O4.SS.
| After thrty-two years al the harness
as editor Of the Colorado Transcript.
published at Golden. General George
West retired from active service last
Tuesday at the age of I6 years. He
came TO Colorado from Boston during
the Pixies Peak excitement in 20. He
aided in building the first house In
Golden and was prominent in the early
development of the town. In the fall
Of 80 he established the 'Western
Mountaineer." one OF the first news
papers In the state. In the spring of
1862 he entered the army as captain
of Company ii. Colorado infantry. and
served in Arkansas and the Indian Ma
tion. He served throughout the war.
Colonel Thomas Collins of the Saliva
tion Army was In Denver few days
ago on his way to his present home at
the Salvation Army settlement In the
valley of the Arkansas. He has just
returned from California. where he
visited the colony on the Pacific coast.
I'VE have three colonies" said he,
"but the one In Colorado is the most
successful and has the brightest out
| ok. In California, we are greatly
troubled on account of scarcity of wat
er and have expended $4,000 In boring
an artesian well. without satisfactory
results. Next month we will bring 100
more settlers to the valley of the Ar
| kansas
The report of the treasurer of New
| Mexico for the period between Novem-
Der 80, 1896. and December 3, 1893,
which has been presented to the gov
ernor, shows that the total receipts of
the territory We're S796. 1860. and the
expenditures $GSO.449.4i. leaving n
balance OH hand of $SS,747.20. The
interest fund is now in arrears $40,-
900. and that amount Will be increased
| at the close of the present fiscal year,
March 1. 1890, to $55.243. To provide
a tax for wiping out the deficit In the
| interest fund 1t Will require n 3-mill
levy. and as taxation is already heavy
I the treasurer suggests that short
time bond issue be authorized for that.
Letters from Senator Teller and Con-
gressmen Shnfroth and Bell have been
received by Adjutant General Barnum
| with reference TO the claims of the stnte
against the government for the mobili-
| zation of the Colorado troops last
spring. Senator Teller says 1t Will be
impossible to get special appropria-
| tion through Congress this season, ow
| Ing to the lateness of the date and the
press of business. Congressman Shaf-
roth characterizes the situation as an
| outrage In view OF the fact that money
was appropriated SO literally by Con
gress last spring. The greater part
of the states claims has been rejected
and the only way the money can now
be secured is by special act.
| The officials of Weld county have
come to the conclusion that more than
one person committed the horrible mur-
ders at the O'Hara ranch Frank Her
old, the farm hand. who, II Is believed.
| has a guilty knowledge of the crime
and who is accused of the killing of the
couple is now in Jail at Greeley The
circumstantial evidence In the posses
| sion of the officials indicates that Her
old was assisted in his bloody work by
another man. Vernon McKevey. ad-
ministrator to collect, has discovered
that valuable papers. n watch and
| other personal property of the de-
ceased couple are missing. The mur-
dcrer or murderers took possession of
| the papers, 1t seems, and n search of
| the ranch house for them has been
without good result.
Governor Thomas has revived an old
| law that has been in disuse for several
| gubernatorial administrations. He has
appointed III. NJ. Fosdck, Jr.. of
Fowler. and Fields L. NIcNIillen and
| w. f. Calhoun of Undercliffe roundup
commissioners for roundup district No
.. There is no salary connected with
the position of roundup commissioner
Persons bearing that title are expected
to aid the cattle inspectors by super
vising the general round-ups i'm their
districts, discovering any infrlngements
upon the brand law which may have
been practiced. In most parts of the
state where the cattle industry thrives
these officers of the state are left with
out an occupation, the ranchmcn band
ing together and appointing roundup
/ foreman TO suit themselves. For many
years the governors Of the state have
made no appointments of roundup
commissioners.
Joseph \. Holmes, a prospector, was
frozen to death while wandering on
fikes Peak Friday night. Holmes
and \. J. Thorpe started from Cripple
Creek five days ago, and We're caught
in blizzard on the peak. For four
days they wandered In the snow, for
two days on Big Horn mountain and
two days in the gulch near the Strick-
Ter tunnel. Holmes succumbed Friday
night and sank down in the snow.
| Thorpe watched over him until day
light and then found his way to
cabin near the Strlckler tunnel He
told the story of the wnnderings of the
two men, and directed the tunnel en-
ployes to the body of his friend Sat
urday morning Delos Durfee. city en-
ginper nj the tunnel fouud Holmes.