The Meeker herald., 1900-09-15
COLORADO NOTES.

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The pioneers OF Washington county
George Liable, the well-known Colo
RADIO gambler, Is going to open a gam
bling house at Manila.
The Democratic factions Of Arapa-
hoe county, after a prolonged struggle
have buried the Ratchet and united on
ticket.
Professional thieves are working the
railroad trains in Colorado and have
recently secured much valuable booty
In money and hand baggage.
Eight thousand people are reported
to have enjoyed the delights Of Water
melon Day at Rocky Ford. They abb
sorbed the usual vast quantity of mel
ons and enjoyed the sports that were
provided.
September 10Th rural free delivery
route will be established to begin ut
Monte Vista. Rio Grande county, with
Max Tyron as carrier. The new route
is thlrty-three mile long and will sup
ply 40 patrons, scattered over an area
of sixty-twO square miles.
The horse show will be held Mt d. A.
c. Park, Denver and n contract has
been let for the constructing of grand
stand with seating capacity of 4,OOo.
This WILL Of course, include boxes and
seating accommodations of every kind.
A round-trip rate of one fare has been
secured from the railroads.
Colorado built 100 miles of the 2,110
miles of railroad constructed in the
United States in the first six months OF
this year. This does not include sew
~ lof ~
which. when finished. will bring Colo
RADIO well up in the list Of states that
are building railroads.
The second series of fires which has
threatened Leadville within week oc-
Cured on the Ind and came near wip-
ing out the little suburb Of Stringtown,
where the smelter people live. 1t was
only through the excellent work of the
Arkansas Valley smelter that the town
was saved. The houses are all frame,
built In a row, and there is no water.
The Arkansas valley people stretched
pumps to work The damage was S.
600 or $1,000.
An electric railroad from Denver to
Boulder and the northern Colorado
conl fields. financed by ]. Brisben
Walker Of New York, is a probability
of tho near future. Mr.. Walker Is In
Denver to look over the ground. River
Front park will be turned into terminal
grounds II the present plan goes
through and the large holdings of Mr..
Walker will be utilized In connection
with the railroad. The scheme, which
is one Of the largest which has been
conceived for the benefit of the rich
northern territory adjacent to Denver.
Will be decided upon when Mr.. Walker
returns to New York.
For the fourth time within seven
days another bad blaze occurred at
Leadville on the Bird. The fire occur
red at the II. A. NJ. shaft of the Small
Hopes Mining Company. This h one
Of the finest surface plants in tts
camp, and the shaft is one of the heav-
lest producers in the district. For q
time 1t appeared as II the entire place
would be wiped out, but after a severe
struggle the miners succeeded in get
ting control Of the flames, keeping the
damage down to about 100000. The X.
A. NJ. shaft is located in Graham park
It is owned and operated by the Small
Hopes Mining Company and is one of
the deepest shafts of the district.
1T all depends on the railroads
whether the next national encampment
Of the G. A. Il. comes to Denver or
not" said Harper NJ. Orahood. COM
mander of the Colorado and Wyoming
department of the Grand Army, upon
his return from Chicago. There is no
halfway business about 1t, neither will
there he any compromise. They must
grant II rate of one cent n mile. which
will make the price of "A round trip
from Chicago about $21. or the en-
campment will go to some other place
to n point where this kind of rate can
he made. II they will not furnish this
rate to any place no reunion Of the
Grand Army will be held In 1901"
Friday afternoon while three loco
motives and caboose were coming
down the hill from Boreas the middle
engine. No. GO. with CHOOSE ran
away. Sevety-one, which was ahead,
managed to catch it when No. GS piled
into them. The cabOOse of No. 63 was
driven up into No. II. smashing the
cabOose and Nos. 63 and 6S piled up in
n wreck which will probably take most
of the night to clear away. Rudolph
Morganfield, the engineer of No. IS,
stayed with this engine to the last, but
n broken tank rod prevented him stop
ping it. He was fished out of the
wreck and taken to Breckenridge,
where his injuries. a broken and twist
ed left ankle. bent right rib and sew
eral scalp cuts, were dressed.
Judge ]. L. Russell has rendered an
important decision In the District
Court Mt Durango that not only affects
La Plata county, but every county in
the state. 1t was the case of the state
of Colorado versus La Plata county,
wherein plaintiff sought to recover in
terest on delinquent taxes collected by
the county. the decision being in favor
of defendant. Last spring, or winter,
the city and school districts brought
suit for delinquent interest and recov-
cred by decision of Judge Russell. the