The silver star., 1899-08-11
WESTERN NOTES.

cruits for the army.
Good fishing is reported in the
streams near Gunnrson.
There Is big crop OF hay in the
Grand and Eagle valleys
There will be a large quantity of APP
pies shipped from Canon City this year.
There is reported to be an excellent
opening for good hotel man ut Grand
Junction
James Burns has decided TO permit
the release from Jail of James Doyle
OF Victor.
The Florence and Cripple Greek rail-
road track is being relaid with heavy
steel rails
Florence is making great prepara-
tons for the meeting Of the knights
of Pythias.
-Four hundred miners will be put to
work at the Baldwin coal mines within
few weeks.
Ex-Mayor James Doyle was given n
warm welcome when he reached Victor
after being released from jail
There are enough idle men in the
state penitentiary to improve the roads
of the state at a small expense.
Several brick buildings are being put
up at Montrose. \ first-class mineral
artesian well is one of the attractions
there.
Miss Mary McLearn. living near
Rifle. Colorado. was burned TO death
the other day while lighting fire with
kerosene.
Victor IS bound to be one of the sub
stantial towns of the West. Several
large stone and brick buildings are
being built this season.
Governor Thomas. in an address be-
fore the Boulder Chautauqua. con-
deinned the present policy of the gov
eminent in relation to the Philippines
Bob Blair of the Delta Independent
is one of the successful farmers of the
western slope. He has n standing invi-
tation to all newspaper men TO stop
and see him and fill their pockets with
fruit.
Dan Connell. the agent from the
Occur d'Alene district. who has been
at Cripple Greek to gather non-union
miners for the mines ut Wardner. was
attacked by party of men, beaten and
driven from the camp.
A wooden snow shed 200 feet long.
on the Union Pacific. eighty miles west
OF Laramie. Wyoming, caught fire from
sparks from an enginne and was total
ly destroyed. The heat warped the rails
and a new track had 10 be laid. Traf
fic was blocked several hours.
A dispatch from Price. Utah. says n
wreck occurred on the Rio
Grande Western road sixty miles east
of there last Thursday night. Freight
train No. IL ran into washout near
Solitude. The engine toppled over.
instantly killing Engineer Frank Nc
Mahon and Fireman James Whelcn.
The Board of Governors Of the Min
ing Stock Association of Colorado
Springs has passed sentence on six
brokers charged with cutting commits
sions. y. Leipheimer Is expelled: A. c.
Wagy. A. G.. Rowland, w. w. Price,
+. u. White and ]. X. Miller are sus-
pended from the exchange for one year
and are also fined $500. Others may be
punished.
Engineer John Mack. whose negli-
gencc caused the awful wreck at VOL
colt last Saturday. Mas reached his
home in Laramie. After the wreck he
went to Hanna. where he remained in
hiding for several days. rs he feared
the consequences of his carelessncss.
His friends say Mack's watch stopped.
and he mlscalculated the time OF trains
By one hour.
Leadville sportsmen have taken up
the cudgel against the Twin Lakes
Reservoir Company and will probably
bring contest In the courts question
ing the right to construct n reservoir
on a meandering stream or to raise and
lower the water. The opinions OF sew
eral Denver and Lendville lawyers
have been obtained to the effect that
according TO the federal statutes this
right Is prohibited.
Colorado Is threatened with another
passenger rate war. which may posi-.
bly, assume the rulnous proportions OF
the famous conflict some Ave years ago
between the Denver a. Rio Grande and
the Colorado Midland ronds. when the
fare to all parts Of the state was hut %
ceutr. Inc inpenuluR cOnnict VIII dc
between the same roads. and due 10
the threat OF the Rio Grandc to put on
another fast train to Grand Junction.
At n meeting OF the citizens OF Love-
land contracts We're signed for the bal.
nncc OF the beet acreage required for
the proposed sugar factory ut that
place. The bonus Of 40 acres Of land
md $4,000 cash nsked by the company
was secured some weeks ago. Since
thnt time the I.ovelnnd committee has
been pushing the work Of contracting
$500 ncres Of bects 10 supply the fac.
tory when started. II now only remains
for the factory people TO do their part
and the beet sugar factory will he nm
assured fact for 1900. There In no
doubt but TINT the company will come
to the front within the next few days
and close the contract.
The first six months OF the existence
Of the Colorado x Southern rnilroad
show fiattcrIng returns, both In It's
gross and net earnings. The seini.an.
nunl report Of tho company has Just