The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-09-23

resting place and the police were noti-
fed Of the occurrence. In two hours
he became rational enough to tan his
story. He had been knocked sensa1ess
and robbed while passing through the
tunnel ON his way homie. His aasail-
ants had left him lying ON the track.
@ r. Bloomfield Of Denver, who has
recently looked over thirty-dve lakes
in the vicinity of Delta, believes that
he has q gold mine In their output. He
has contracted for the crops Of tie
lakes owned by William Radcliffe netr
Delta in addition to other properties
and will begin next season to put i1sh
on the market. The excellent conditifn
Of the hatcheries at the Radcliffe pr6p
critics give them total output Of E.,
600, 600 trout a season. Mr.. Bloomnell
declares that he has fully 100000
worth Of trout ready for sale. Merit
season he expects to be able to put
over . ton Of trout on the market
every day, which at the rate Of 20
cents q pound will amount to quite m
enterprise.
The annual flower carnival at Cob
RADIO Springs took place on the 1871
While the presence of the Colorado
volunteers In town distracted the atten-
ton of the people to some extent, 1t In
no way diminished the charm Of the
parade. Vehicles, bicycles, horses
everything, in fact, that made show
ing in the parade, evinced the greatest
painstakIng In preparation, and the ef-
feet Of splend0r and beauty that re-
suited was correspondingly worthy Of
appreciation. Flower fiestas have been
talked and written about, but the one
held this afternoon was one In earnest.
and was of character chat must be
seen to be apprecinte6 The grand
stand at the corner Of Cascade avenue
and Kiowa street WIS packed with
spectators long bef0e the hour when
the parade started The grand stand
itself was so neatly and periodically
decorated that 1t Mas an inspiration to
those who occupied seats there.
A Pueblo tix,atch says: Simon Gug-
genheim has been in conference with
Superintendent Rhodes and the fore
men of the various departments Of the
Philadelphia smelter with view Of
.formulsdng new permanent sched-
ule of wages with the employees of the
different departments of the plant, the
l9LQ btluS tht iIbt u lAc ICIuPO-
rayy eight-hour system. Commencing
Saturday, September 10Th, the new ar
rangement, which, 1t Ia said, meets the
approval of all the workmen, will 60
into effect The blast furnace depart
ment will continue on an eight-hour
system at the present scale of wages.
The scale Is as follows: Tappers, $1.SO;
pot pushers, $3.50; furnace men, 1920.
The men In the feed department will
also continue on eight-hour shifts, with
the following scale Of wages: Feeders,
1920; charge wheelers, $3.50. The
rooster department and copper plants
will return to the old twelve hour sys-
tenn and the men will be paid the 1888
scale, or an increase Of 10 per cent.
above the scale paid just prior to the
smelter controversy Machinists, boil
er makers. engineers and yard men
have been on ten hour shifts aince the
nrst Of the month at the old scale. y
A dispatch from Steamboat Springs
to the Denver Republican says: Game
Day opened Friday under the most
suspicious circumstances and Is clos
ing to-day in blaze Of glory. Fully
5000 people are participating. The
races were held yesterday afternoon.
This morning there was speaking and
the barbecue. and this afternoon there
will be broncho riding and steer rop-
ing. The game barbecue was an i'm
mense success. There were roasted
twenty-three deer, seven antelope, two
bear and two elk. the latter being
private stock. The tables measured
1000 feet, surrounding the barbecue
pits. Prominent citizens volunteered
as walters and the people were served
promptly and efficiently. In the morn
ing Ex-Governor Adams, T. T. John.
son and Judge Sale made short speech
es congratulating the people of Routt
county upon the successful Inaugural
ton of the new day. The exhibit of
resources excited the greatest surprise,
Probably no better small exhibit was
ever shown and the tent was crowded
from morning till night. The most as
tonishtng grains, grasses, vegetables,
fruit, coal and mineral was shown.
representing the resources of this un-
developed section of Colorado. At the
broncho riding and steer roping this
afternoon some Of the most noted rid
ers Of the west will take part.
There was a great deal of disappoint-
ment in Leadville, Pueblo and Colo
RADIO Springs because the regiment did
not parade through the streets as ex-
pected. Notwithstanding the lateness
of the hour when the trains reached
Leadville, the population was all astir.
In Pueblo the police and fire depart
ments, the local military company and
civic organizations were in line Tor the
parade and the streets were thronped
with people waiting to see It pass. At
Colorado Springs this afternoon the pa
rade of the regiment was looked for
ward to rs one Of the star features of
the Flower Festival, and when 1t be-
came known that the soldiers did not
intend to march groan went up from
one end of the city to the other But
there Is another side to the matter
the side Of the men themselves. They
have had the most tedious trip from
the coast that 1t is possible to imagine
1t has been hot and dusty. and even
had their travel been unbroken all OF
them would be suffering from fatigue
and loss Of sleep. When to that ia
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