The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-11-18
COLORADO ITEMS.


ramon bear cubs the other day.
Two stores at Snyder were robbed
by burglars the other night.
Norman SALESMAN Of Sunset has Deen
sent to the penitentiary for six years
for having eloped with young girl.
Mrs. Telford, the well-known tenn
pefance worker, has been appointed IL
tional lecturer by the National W. "
7. q.
There Ia a good prospect that rail-
road line will be built from Puepio "
Beulah. The required bonus, 1t II De-
usyed, will be speedily raised.
Three men tried on full suits OF
clothes at a Durango clothing STORE
and then departed abruptly witnout
paying An alarm was raised pus
they escaped.
The report is current Mt COLORADO
Springs that powerful syndicate has
made proposition to purchase all Tue
mining holdings OF the Woods Invest
ment Company, which Ii one or the
largest, II not the largest, holders OF
Cripple Creek property. The consider
ation rumored Is $15.OOO.OOO though
that sum seems high.
Colorado Springs has purchased the
Bear Creek water right from the coun-
ty for SCI, 800. thereby settling all hti-
cation over the matter. The purchase
win be Of great importance to the CITY
In that the water supply will be mucn
increased. 1t includes four ditcheS OF
excellent priority rights.
A sad railroad accident occurred on
thu ia, IN no Trvctal Rivnp Rail-
road. The engine of the train from
Redstone collided with a COW about a
mile and a half from Carbonate and
was completely turned around. Engi-
nees Fletcher WINS almost instantly
killed, having been caught between the
engine and tender.
1t Is rumored that the Order Of Rail-
way photographers intends to 60 into
court, accusing the Colorado & South
ern Of blacklisting. The case Of B. +.
Bogard, recently dismissed from his
position with the Victor Coal Il Coke
Company, it is said, at the request OF
Superintendent Dunaway, will be
placed before State Labor Commission
er Smith. Superintendent Dunaway
denies such action.
The monthly reports Of DR.. A. F.
Rusey, the new insane asylum super
intendent, show that 30 patients have
been admitted since August LIST, COM
pared with "a for the same three
months last year. This time last year
there were "a employees. but under DR..
Busey's management 10 have been
added to this number. There are 49O
inmates, $40 men and ITO women. Dur
ing October 8 deaths and 1 escape &C.
CURED.
At the burning of tho old Touring
mill in Fort Collins Wednesday morn
ing the following members Of the fire
department were injured: j. n:
Walker, Robert Cameron and Fred
Buzxell. Walker fell while at work
at the IRE and struck on his side,
breaking three ribs. He was carried
to the Commercial hotel. where he re-
ceived medical attention. Cameron
was struck ii the temple with q noxS!e
and sustained severe cut. Buxzeu
had an eye injured.
Nichall Bake was instantly killed
Ut tbs lbsx mine, Leadvilie. thu other
day. He was employed at the ore sam
painG room connected with the mine,
and was standing near . closed iron
box which is used for drying ore. This
box b filed with steam pipes, but
when the steam was turned on the
pipes blew up, the exhaust having
closed. The heavy iron lid Of the box
was blown of, striking Blake ON the
head, decapltating him. His partner
was uninjured.
A dispatch from Grand junction
says: Work at the beet sugar factory
IL being rushed forward day and night
and It 10 now thought 1t will be ready
to start up by the 18th inst At pres.
ent beets are coming in at the rate of
seven to ten carloads per day. Over
100 tons are already in the sheds.
Seven carloads Of beets were received
from the lower valley yesterday. The
beet fields throughout the Western
slope are filled with men, women and
boys. busy digging, topping and pre-
pairing the first crop for shipment 10
the factory.
A dispatch from Walsenburg says:
At IL O'Clock Wednesday, in this city,
Venture Lopez of Walsenburg shot
and killed ]. E. Martinez of Cuchara.
Martinez was driving with his wife
in a wagon when Lopez approached
and fired four shots, all Of which took
effect. At the third shot Marines fell
from the wagon and died In few min
usVVs ASopSn cNuA tC0 AV"A kAC cSANCI
with Ills pistol In his hand, but was ar
rested and placed in jail. The shoot
ing WAS caused by family trouble and
was directly the result of an assault
made by Martinez on the wife of
lopez The woman is said to be con-
siderably bruised up by the blows
given her by Martinez.
Douglas county will probably cease
no 4 factor n tho Dlo ffa nnn ooyN.
troversy. The commissioners were in
Denver the other day and held con-
ference with President Trumbull Of the
Colorado 4 Southern. From all reports
the result was satisfactory to all con-
cerned. what the commissioners Of
Douglas county want" said President
Trumbull, speaking Of the conference,
sis a road. That we have promised
| we will furnish. Our line lies over tho
highway for only short distance-per-
haps three miles-and even there does