The Springfield herald., 1900-07-20
COLORADO NOTES.

not fatally POISONED by eating impure
ice cream last week.
Truck gardeners in the vicinity of
Pueblo report that the army worm has
done great damage to all sorts OF gar
den produce in the last month or SIN
weeks. AS result the crops will be
exceedingly small this year.
Consistent with its declaration as to
the economy of selling timber from
state lands while there is danger from
depreciation without hope of relief, the
State Land Board is turning down all
applications where the reverse is the
case.
1t is said that the new agreement TO
be signed August LIST between the san
ta Fe and Colorado n Southern rall-
roads will embrace the enlargement OF
the Santa l'e yards in Pueblo and that
the Colorado road will attempt to do
much business in its old yards in that
city.
The next appointment of cadets from
this state for the military academy at
West Point and the naval academy at
Annapolis will be made by Senators
Teller and Wolcott The appointments
of cadets. two for each of the institu-
tions, are made alternately by sena-
tors and representatives. Senator Tel
Ter will have charge of the eXamina-
tion.
Florence is to have an electric street
railway soon. The incorporation pa
pers of the Florence Electric Street
Railway Company have been prepared
and will be filed in few days. Cap
ital stock will be 100000. Thomas
Robinson, who holds the franchise for
the road states that the matter Is pro-
crossing nicely. and that work VIII be-
gin as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made.
There will be Il meeting of Silver
Republican editors of Colorado imme-
diately upon the conclusion of the
meeting of the State Editorial Associa-
tion, which is called to meet Mt Ouray
July 1S-2Oth. Preliminary arrange
ments were made for the meeting at
session of the Silver-Republican edi-
tors in Denver about two months ago.
1t is hoped that all editors of that po-
litical faith in Colorado will meet mt
the time Indicated.
Ranchmen in water district No. 10,
who get water from the St Charles
river, are preparing TO make II deter
mined fight against the plans of the
Colorado Fuel ana Iron Company to
divert an additional amount of water
from the river for the purpose Of sup
plying the new reservoir which the
company is about TO construct three
miles south of Lake Minnegua to sup
ply the rolling mills with water.
The governor in few days will ap-
point the seven members of the com
mission to draft bills to revise the rev
enuc laws of the state. This commits
sion for the present will be unsalaried.
but it is expected that the next Legis-
lature will provide pay for the mem
bers. Among those who will be asked
10 serve are Clay b. Whtford, state
senator from this county; C.J. Hughes,
T. NJ Patterson and L. r. Wells. Sen
ator w. s. Buckley of san Miguel coun-
ty has been decided upon as n mem
Der.
The State Sanitary and Veterinary
Board met at the state capitol Satur-
day afternoon and discussed the con
dtions of stock i'll the state. DIR. s.
Book, the state veterinarian. reported
that throughout the entire state as he
knew for the most part by personal in
vestigatiou. there was no epidemic of
any kind among the stock. The only
sickness at this date. he said was
among the cattle in Yuma county,
some of which died oil impaction of
the stomach. He thought the pros
poets for successful year for cattle
men We're better than for long time.
Pensions have recently been granted
Coloradoans as follows: William n.
Sheets, Georgetown, SIS; John NJ. Kortz
Fort Collins. SO; Oscar L. Chaplin,
Poucho. $40; Adam Jardine. Delta, So;
Mary +. Kortz, Fort Collins, SIS; Mich
olas Mullen, Cripple Creek. Sc; James
w. Kearns. Denver Sc: Edwin Squres,
Colorado Springs, $40; William II.
Brockway, Greeley, SS; Charles Il.
Blanke, Golden. So; Luke IL. Monson,
Fort LuptOn. $50: Edwin A. Curtiss,
Trinidad. IS: John G. Furniss, Elmoro,
SO: Michael Hoolahan, Fort Logan,
SIT.
The crop prospects in the country ad-
jacent to Greeley We're never better
than ut the present time. Small grain
will soon be harvested and the yield
promises unusually well. barring acct
dent from hail or other unforeseen
cause. and the farmers will realize
handsomely. The first cutting of al
falfa WAS splendid crop and FORUM
ately WAS well preserved. The second
cutting is now well along, with splcn-
did prospects. so that it may reasona-
Dly De predicted that sheep feeding
Will he carried ON to Il greater extent
than ever has been done in the county
before.
The North Poudre Canal Company is
arranging for extensive Improvements
to its plant, eight miles from Fort Col
lins. where it has five reservoirs in op.
Grafton and is building Il sixth. The
plans for the completion of tnis sixth
reservoir We're filed with State Engi.
neer McCune last week. 1t will be the