The silver star., 1899-11-24
COLORADO MS.

enough TO pay its debt
rado Horticultural Society will he held
at Denver November 9th, 2Sth and
18th.
w. S. Stratton has offered to present
q gold brick to the Colorado Springs
Press Club. TO be used In making
badges
A handsome granite monument has
been erected at Silver Plume to mark
the spot where several men were killed
by snowslide last winter.
John Haenni, one of the best known
and popular citizens of Chaffee coun-
ty, was shot and seriously wounded
about o'clock Tuesday evening by
robber, whose identity has not yet
been discovered. The shooting oc-
CURED at ST. Elmo.
The railroads of the state are so busy
hauling ore and miscellaneous freight
that they are neglecting the coal traffic.
As result there is a serious coal
famine in several mountain towns.
The Ute and Ulay mine at Lake City
has closed down on that account
a carload of Cliff Dwellers' relies has
been started from southern Colorado
for New York. The relies are destined
for the Museum of Natural History,
and comprise many of the most strik-
Ing objects, gathered from the ruins
near Mancos. that have ever been dis
covered in Colorado or the Southwest
Professor Rubin Goldmark of the
Colorado College Conservatory of Mu-
sic has received signal honor in the
acceptance of his concerto 10y the Bos-
ton symphony orchestra The concer-
to will be produced 10y the full orches-
ira January 18th. Professor Gold
mark will be present the first evening
the piece is rendered.
The University of Colorado will be
Well represented mt the Paris EXPOSE
uon of 1900. New photographs and
Views of the grounds, the interiors of
lecture rooms and laboratories, sched-
ules of courses offered, methods of in
struction. charts and diagrams and
outlines OF work. are being prepared
for all of the various departments.
Secretary and Mrs. Long. Miss Helen
Long, and her cousin, Mrs. Carter. ar
rived mt Colorado Springs on the 18th
In the private car Atlanta of the Penn
sylvania railroad to place Miss Long
mere for the winter on account of her
health. Mrs. Carter will remain with
Miss Long during the winter. Secre-
tary Long spent a part of the day
driving around the city. This is his
hrst visit there. and be is delighted
with the place. He and Mrs. Long
left for the East Thursday.
The consolidation ut Cripple Creek
OF the Electric Power Company, which
takes in the Fremont and the Victor
and the La Belle, has been consun-
mated and the main power plant and
distributing point will be In that city.
The new power plant on Beaver creek.
seven miles east OF the city. will be an
active competitor with the consolidated
company for the business OF the camp
when completed. This corporation is
backed by the Woods Investment Com
pany. and it will require about six
months to finish the work.
G. =. Shores shot and Instantly killed
his son-in-law. Tom Williams, last
Thursday mt Shores ranch. three and
one-half miles south Of Falcon. This is
the elimination Of the old feud. which
originated M the time the young people
were married. about twelve months
ago. and which created great sensa-
non at the time Williams eloped with
tA' hih-- AlAfl vi lllt ana
was chased through the streets of Col
orado Springs with his bride-to-bc as
they Were on their way to Pueblo to
be married, the girls father pursuing
them with pistol for about six blocks.
The official count of votes cast In
Jefferson county was completed by the
canvasslng board Monday. showing the
election OF the Republican ticket by
ltN N1..t HILL Of
was shown In the unofficial count. 1t
developed that the vote for sheriff
was tie between Jno. Nichols ReDD
and William ii. Barrick 0sus.). The
canvassing board and the two candi-
dates agreed to draw straws for the
Office. Again the fortune turned
against the Silver man. and the Office
went to the Republican candidate. put
ting the entire Republican party in
control of Jefferson county.
Judbe A. II. Voorhees, Of the District
court rendered n decision nj Buena
Vista In favor OF the defendant, in the
case OF Chnife county against Fremont
county. on the ground that the plain-
TN failed to establish the fncts nj
legged In the complaint. The plnIntiff is
to pay the costs of suit. The territory
In dispute Includes the towns Of White
horn and Cameron. This suit WINS
brought for the purpose Of determining
the boundary line between the counties
OF Chnffce and Frcmonian affects soy.
clty-fivc square miles OF territory. n
grew out Of the Indefinite description
In the statutes fixing the said bound.
nry.
a. S. Ross OF wilkesbarrc. Pepnsvi.
ynnin. IL In fnmnr on novel mission
He wants 10 secure ZOO live tacjt
rnbbits with which 10 stock n rnbbit
farin near wilkcsbarrc. Mr.. Ross Inns
twenty-five ncrcs OF land nj home sur.
rounded by tight board fence set
two feet In the ground. and in this
enclosure he VIII turn his rabbits
loose To Increase nnd muftiply. He
hg'ires thnt tender. Juicy. young tnck
rabbits viii command better prices nm
the cnstern market thnn BcIgian hnrcs
ana TINT they viii bc raised mnch
cheaper and ensicr. A rnbbjt drive
will tnke place In few dnys 10 COT
the stock TINT Mr.. Ross wnnts. '
Seven thousand OF the 5000 ncrrs