The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23
COLORADO ITEMS.
Cattle thieves have been very active
In Custer county Of late.

President Mckinley has appointed
the following Colorado postmaste,s.
Charles Il. Wade, Buena Vista; Jonn
+. Morgan, Colorado City; William T.
Harbottle, Salida.
Judge Hallett decided upon case IN
the United States Circuit Court the 9TH
er day, and his decision was OF such Il
nature as to be OF considerable I'M
pOrtance. According to his mind Il
photograph cannot he copyrighted I'M
less II is arranged In such way as to
show originality, In pose or draping OF
the human form. or to be fashioned
grotesquely by Photographic art from
some scene Of nature.
The engineer of Rio Grande train
coming down California gulch from the
Yak tunnel lost control Of the locomo-
tive, and the entire train of cars pro.
ceetled ut II terrific speed for severni
miles before the train could be stopped
The fireman. Charles Cluughey. jumped
from the train. and was picked up III
dying condition. his skull being frac-
tured. He leaves wife and child III
Lendville.
John ID. HartshOrn. a ranchman OF
Middle Park, has in his possession
twenty-five wolf scalps AZ the result oil
campaign made by him against these
pests during the past few weeks. I'M
Der wolves and coyotes nre exceeding
ly numerous in Middle Park this fall
md are becoming the chief pest or the
stockmen, whose herds have In many
instances been greatly depleted by
their ravages.
A dispatch from Victor says: The
second sensational shipment from the
tenth level OF the Isabella company $
property left the mine late last Tues
day night. 1t IL now at local samp-
Ter. This shipment will. 1t Is generally
understood. prove TO he the richest yet
marketed by this company. 1t will be
the richest consignment of ore ever
sent out OF the great camp. The lot
liz understood to amount to two car
loads. and is worth approximately
100000.
A telegram received at the Santa Fe
office in Denver from the agent Of the
road at Lamar, says that the heavy
snow Is driving thousands of rabbits
from the plains into alfalfa fields along
the Arkansas river. People Of Lamar
are preparing for big time December
10th and 21st, when the annual rabbit
hunt will be In progress. Parson Uxzell
Of Denver will go to the spot at the
head of select party Of city officers,
who will travel In elegant style in a
private car.
At a recent meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture, DIR. Aylesworth
laid before the board a telegram from
the regents of the Nebraska State Uni
versity ut Lincoln. urgently requesting
him to permit his name to 60 before
the board as candidate for president
of that institution. The matter was
briefly discussed, and President Ayles
worth and the state board being mutu
ally satisfied with present conditions
here, Mr.. Aylesworth declined the Ne
brnska offer.
Representative Of Colorado railways
met the other day and renewed the
pass agreement for another year. II
IL claimed by passenger men that
greater number Of passes are given In
Colorado than In any other state OF the
Union in proportion to population. The
recent smelter combine gave the roads
an opportunity Of reducing the passes
by ut least fifty In number The list
Of those to be decapitated has been pre-.
pared and the work OF defamation will
| be ut once commenced.
The management of the Florence 4
Cripple Creek railway has ordered IF.
| ty employees to remove their families
from Florence to Canon City, prepare.
tory to the opening Of the Canon City
e Cripple Creek branch. Less thnn
two miles of the road remain to be
completed, and II is announced from
headquarters that passenger trains
will be running over the line by the LIST
of January. Track laying In being
pushed from both ends and work upOr
round houses and machine shops has
been started.
II the government gains its injunc.
ton suit against the Elephant Butte
Dam Company. and the court holds
that the river IL nnyigable and thai
navigation will he affected by the dam
the people. of Colorado who reside
along the Rio Grande and use Its wa.
tiers for irrigation purposes will be
more or less affected by the decision
for the government will then assume
control of the entire river md Congress
Will provide for nn equitable dstribu.
ton of Its waters and possibly for the
building of an international dam at Fl
Paso, Texas.
- lOW SAISlh WHICH Is
deed gratifying to nll-the abatemen.
Of the tramp nuisance, says the Fowler
Tribune. Up to within six months age
our town and valley was pestered witt
an undesirable class Of Migrants beg
Cling for IL meal from door to door.
which kept the more timid housewife:
In state Of insecurity bordering up
on fear. for man now out Of employ
ment or without some means to keeI
himself from want Ia not known. Th,
tramp has either left Colorado OF
Joined the prosperous throng and gone
to work. which, in either event, we cal
nil breathe more easily. Whether 1t is
Republican prosperity or the reform:l
ton of this peculiar class of humanity
we certainly have abundant cause foi
thanksgiving.
Work on the state road which Is be
ing constructed from Pueblo to Lead
vile, has been discontinued by Super
Intendent Chetelat and will not be re