The state herald., 1900-06-15
COLORADO NOTES.


other day by the derailing of his en-
gine.
The State Federation of Labor in
session ut Cripple Greek decided to
withdraw its ticket for state officers
and to take no part In politics.
The State Federation of Labor in
session at Cripple Creek elected the fol-
lowing ofiicers: President, ID. c..
Coates, Pueblo; vice president. Il. c.
Campbell. Cripple Creek; second vice
secretary, ]. Il. Robinson. Denver;
tive board, ii. Il. Garman, Denver. and
I. Q. Anderson, Colorado Springs.
The postotfice at La Junta wns bro.
ken into and robbed Of 5000 on the 9th
The Denver mint has received n
supposed gold brick which was found
to he pure copper worth about 50 in.
stead of $4,000. 1t was bought by
William Kerr, president OF bank nt
! Hastings, Nebraska. Kerr paid n
slick sharper $4,000 for 1t.
The Cassagrande brothers were ar.
rested near Ouray On the 10th for
| stealing ore. They hid two sacks of
| the Camp Bird ore In their possession
| at the time. Several months ago they
were ARRESTED In Telluride on Il sim.
| liar charge, ana under similar condi.
tions. and after getting out of the
trouble they Immediately went to Ou-
ray. They are Austrians. The dis
trict Is infested with well organized
gang of ore thieves, who have been
| operating for months. Officers think
their fence Is In Ourny, and that dis
TO I.a tl,uf
point. They hope to unearth the
whole scheme.
The city Of Leadville has given its
ultimStum to the water company rela-
tive TO the proposed rate offered by the
company for furnishing the city and
the residents of Lendville with water
Recently the aldermen found many
things TO change, and believing that
they could erect municipal water
plant for about $200.0O0. they made Il
new schedule of rates, which was pre-
sented to the water company. This
demand from the city asks for n nhm-
,ber of changes and also material re-
'duction in general on water rates.
The city gives the water company ten
days in which to give It's final answer.
and. In case the demand is not com
FLOR erecting Il municipal water plant.
| The United OIL Company of Florence
has been engaged for some time put
ting down oil well No. 229. about three
miles east of the developed territory.
4 lin which several of the oldest produc-
| ing oil wells are located. The casing
fof the new well was completed and
pumping began Il day or two ago at a
rate of about 100 barrels. 1t Is hold
Ing up to this quantity yet pretty close.
ly. The company is much pleased at
the results, as they Indicate an extern
sion Of good oil territory further east
In the field than has yet been devel-
Oped. Active preparations are going
On. and II number of good strikes are
expected soon. The Florence Refining
acompany Is now pumping two new
wells northwest of the city and Just
Flcross the river near Cyanide. one of
1 ihem Is pumping Il large quantity of
oil, while the other. in which oil was
struck recently, is an average pro.
lucer.
Quite number of delegates who oh.
iected TO the action of the State Fed.
ration In refusing to put up II ticket.
net at Cripple Creek after the final
adjournment of the convention and re.
solved themselves In the United La
Dor party. Organization was perfect.
ii by elcctlng w. W. Ferguson of Vie.
Tor chairman of the state committee
md w. \. Gibson OF Leadvi!lc secre.
I AIRY. An executive committee consist
ng OF $. u. Lawrence OF Teller. ThonI.
tis Andrews of Fl Paso. w. T.. Cy.
I'phers of Arapahoc. W. A. Gibson Of
Lake. Charles Kane Of Pueblo was se.
lected. \ chairman In each county
| Will be selected and organization at.
tempted In every county In the state.
The ticket selected by the referendum
or the State Federation was nominated
sand motion adopted that there
I should he no trading or indorsing of
other candidates. The plan of action
and procedure provided by the com.
mittee Of the State Federation wns
| adopted as was also the platform turn.
ed down by that body.
|, Patrick Mortha has begun suit In
the District Court M Fort Collins for
$4,000 damages against Month. Blev.
ens. Fletcher Campbell. Frank Boyer,
| Horace Boyer. Manly Capron. Charles
Bebee and Jacob Hartzell The pnr.
ties Ia the suit nrc from North Park
and the plaintlff claims that on July
., iSt. the defendants made an us.
sault upon him. knocked him down,
and compelled him 10 drink intoxicat.
Ing liquors against his win until he
was helplessly drunk. He further
charges that they removed his shoer
I ana stockings and other parts of his
wearing apparel, burned him with
lighted candles and iirecrackers and
then hanged him mp by the neck until
he was nearly strangled ~ death. They
| wound M. ns he charges. with kick.
In. nnd trnmping upon him. breaking
one Of his legs. 81 that he was laid up
In bed for Ave months aftcrwardl.
The defendants ARE prominent In North
Park and the suit promises to create
something OF n sensation. Judge bal.
lard Of Denver has been employed ns
one Of the plaintiffs attorneys
[ Between y and D:.i0 o'clock Thursday
citizens Of Georgetown We're aroused
by the ringing of the iirc bells and the
blowing OF almost every whistle In
town. The cause was the breaking OF
the levec lust above town which turns
Clear creek around the town. As ~.
suit the whole eastern part of George.
town below Sixth street ana between
Eighth ana Main streets is under at
least three feet OF wntcr aud at least
|. twenty-five families nrc homeless.
|. Many more were surrounded by wn.
ter. The general damage will amount
. TO between $1,000 and Si5.OOO. Clenf
creek Inns had nm Immense amount Of
Mutcr this ypnr, In f,rt more thun eyer