The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-05
NEWS OF THE
WESTERN REGION

lights.
DR.. r. Benjamin Andrews Of Chicago
lectured before the Colorado TencherT
Association In the Both
The new telephone line connecting La
Juntn with Pueblo has been staked and
the poles and wires VIII soon be up
James Roche. brakeman. was
ground TO pieces on the Ibcx branch OF
the Rio Grandc. near Lcndviilc, FRI
day.
Miss Lucy Rider Meyer. mother Of
the Methodist Dcnconcss movement. Is
going TO establish home at Pueblo for
sick girls Of her order. Miss Finley OF
Chicago VIII have charge OF the home.
A complimentary reception and ban
quet TO Colonel w. J. Bryan was ten
| dered by the Nebraska Travelling
Mems Bryan club Mt the Lincoln hotel.
Invitations were sent to go admirers
OF Mr.. Bryan. which were. with few
exceptions. accepted. Mr.. Bryan again
stated his views on the subject OF ex-
| pnnsion.
| The physicians of Pueblo are taking
steps to stop the ravngcs OF smallpox.
The official report Of the city physician
| gives thirty y-four cnses and ten deaths.
All dogs and cnts running about the
be placed over the premises where the
disease has gained foothold. The
strIctest quarantine is to be enforced.
For 1898 the books mt the Denver
| branch mint were closed mt 4 y. m
| Thursdny-to permit the making up OF
| the official reports. The total for the
| year reads 500. 1876 .005.6i. compared
with $12,3T3,1 In 1897. The gain
equals 81, 800, ,5lI.Gi. or n fraction In ex-
| cess OF G3 per cent. The full statement
will appear In the New Years News
The business Mems Association OF
Pueblo Is having an ordinance drawn
and an effort VIII be made to have u
passed by the City Council. which VIII
require that all classes OF business be
taxed. The object is 10 raise funds TO
clear up the city Indebtedness and.
eventually reduce the taxation.
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The Denver & Rio Grande directors
met on the 23rd and increased the divi-
dend rnte on the preferred stock. The
lnst semi-annual dividend on Denver *
Rio Grande preferred wns IN per cent,
mnking It per cent stock. The di-
rectors have now declared 2 per cent.
and officially stated that 1t was for a
hnlf ycar. thus making the stock a
per cent dividend payer. People close
to the Denver & Rio Grande manage
ment have been anticipating such
action for some time past.
The report of the Denver flre depart
ment for 1893 shows thnt the totnl loss
by fire In the city during the last year
has been less than In any single year
since 1884, The losses have been $780,
31S.87. against $72.033.27 for 1884, the
least previous loss happening In any
one year, against $267 .263.0J In 1895.
the largest loss In any one year, and
against $50. .249.5S. the loss for 1897.
The number OF alarms answered has
been 421, exceeded but once by 434
alarms, in 1895. There were but 1856
alarms In 1884.
At the special water election held at
Florence on the 10Th the advocates OF
mogntaln xatsr and qy9.s,rsAIp Ht8bda. ..
| sItion for the erection OF wnterworks
by 1913 TO o. Owing to n snow storm
| In the afternoon the vote was light,
but the feeling for wnterworks is SO
strong that the opposition did not try
hard to defeat II. 1t Is the purpose OF
the city to advertise for bids on con-
struction and negotiate the sale of
bonds at once and at us early date as
possible begin work on the system.
The Colorado Teachers Association,
mt its convention nt Denver on the Both,
IL. Ies,.
president, DIR. w. II. Slocum of Colo
RADIO Springs; director. DIR. Howe. Uni
vefsIty of Denver; auditor. Professor
Fennemnn of the State Normal School.
1t was resolved that committee of
three be appointed by the chair for the
purpose of cooperating with the coun-
ty superintcndcnts committee in con-
sidering n revision Of the school law
of the state referring to the cxamin-
Ing of teachers and the powers of the
superlntendents and school boards.
Reports received Mt Evanston, Wy
oming, from the Jackson's Hole coun-
try state that nine arrests have been
made recently of persons charged with
unlnwfully killing elk. Four convic-
tions were secured and fines ranging
from $50 to $500 imposed. 1t is estima-
ted that over 1000 head of elk were
htieu IL tut i lttoH FeSefNe uuIinK NO
vember, the Offenders being Idaho
hunters. A mass meeting OF the resi-
dents of Jackson's Hole was held last
Saturday and 800 dollars subscribed
to employ local force to patrol the
game country to drive out and arrest
violators Of the gume laws.
At public auction sale In the office of
| the state land bonrd, Denver, Register
Paddock disposed Of 2S0 acres of state
land In Douglas county to good advan-
tage. A price Of 81 per acre was paid
by s. l.. johnson, the only bidder. This
figure IL unusually high for land of
that character and located In that sec
ton of the state. 1t is likely that
Johnston Will erect n sawmill upon the
property within IA short time, in order
that he may make good use OF the tim
ber. which covers It In large quantities.
His tract Is situated Just north of
Pnlmer Lake. about three miles from
Greenland
Il. Dale, tie hauler. met with what
might have been n fatal accident mt
Bench Blow, eight miles east OF Ba-
salt Thursday. He was hauling ties and
shooting them over a bluff nearly 300
feet high. The ties became jammed
at the top of the blur. He went down
to start them, when they all started,
catching him and cnrrying him down
| Into the Frying Pan river. Gus Olson,
who lives near by, say him and assist
ed him to his house. Medical mid was
summoned. and he was found to be
quite severely cut about the head and
face. also one rib broken and back
badly bruised. His injuries, while Sc
|, we're are not considered fatal