Gilpin observer., 1900-05-17
COLORADO NOTES.

brought to the sugar beet fields Of Col
orado to work during the summer.
They came from Nebraska.
John 8. Adams, a paroled convict,
has been sent back to the penitentiary
for having smuggled opium to other
convicts.
The Republicans of the First Con-
gressional District met at Denver on
the 11th and elected delegates to the
national convention. They are: John
B. thompson, Boulder county, and
Charles c. Cavender, Lake county. AL
ternates chosen are Thomas II. Davy,
Larimer county; William X. Burchi-
nell, Arapahoe county.
Work will soon be commenced by the
united forces of the Midland and the
Colorado & Southern roads on the three
tracks of the lines in and about the
nection between the Midland broad
gauge and the Colorado & Southern,
narrow gauge, roads will require the
building of about two miles of new
road. The rails for the new construc-
tlon has already been laid down to
Leadville, and work will be COM
menced as soon as laborers can be Sc
cured.
An innovation in kindergarten work
will be introduced in school district No.
20 at Pueblo by Superintendent Keat-
ing. He has planned to have the pupils
attending the kindergarten take an ac-
tive interest in flower and tree plant
ing during the months between April
and September. The idea is to have
the little ones plant their own flower
beds and shrubbery and give them
their individual attention, teaching
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oretical art of identifying their homes
and community. This kind of work is
an experiment here, but it is thought
will be successful.
The Republican state convention met
at Denver on the 10Th to select dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton. The delegates chosen We're: Ed
ward o. Wolcott. Arapahoe county;
Winfield s. Stratton. Ell Paso county;
David III. Noffat. Arapahoe county;
David II. G. Brown. Pitkin county. AL
ternates. II. f. Churchill. Weld county;
Earl b. Coe. Arapahoe county; Craw-
ford Hill, Arapahoe county: p. w. Rit-
ter, San Juan county. The platform
adopted strongly indorses the admins
tration on all points. The speech Of
Senator Wolcott was the notable fea
ture of the convention.
Mr. A. f. Leach special agent of the
United States land office. has been in
the vicinity of Fowler for the past few
days gathering information regarding
the United States land law. with refer
ence to the fencing of public lands. A
great many tracts have been fenced
contrary to law. and all this fencing is
now to be torn down within the next
thirty days. or legal proceedings will
ba tpctitIItnJ by tho poynrDmant Ac
result of Mr.. Leach's visit a great
many miles of barb-wire fence will be
torn down, and thousands of acres of
good grazing land thrown open to any
one wishing to use it. One man alone
has fifty miles of fence to demolish.
Between 200 and 400 miners en-
ployed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company at Sopris. II camp located
about five miles west of Trinidad, went
out on strike Monday morning. The
men assert that the company has not
been giving them correct weights on
the coal mined. They also say that
they are arbitrarily compelled to pay
two per cent. of their earnings for
insurance. The strikers held two meet
ings to-day. Everything was quiet and
orderly and after discussing the mat
ter. they appointed Il committe TO wait
on the officials of the company and pre-
sent the grievances. In the meantime
they decided to return to work to-
morrow morning.
One of the saddest accidents which
has happened in the Lower Blue coun-
try for a long time occurred Monday
afternoon near the Mckinley ranch.
about six o'clock. Emmett Emmons,
his wife and three children. had been
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river to the family of Eugene McKin-
ley. On returning about six o'clock
Mrs. Mckinley accompanied them on
their way home. In crossing the
bridge known as the Mckinley bridge
the horses became unmanageable and
backed the rig and entire party into
the river Three of the children, Il lit
tie girl and boy of Emmons' and
little boy of McNinley's. We're drown
ed. The alarm was given in the neigh
borhood ut once and II search was
made promptly for the lost bodies,
with the result that one of Emmon's
children was found and also McKin-
ley's boy. Mrs. Emmon's and her hus-
band succeeded in getting out of the
water uninjGred, but Mrs. Mckinley
was carried down the stream quite n,
distance and when taken out Of the
water had received severe scalp
wound.
Pueblo. Colo, May 9.-The Second
Congressional District Convention was
held in this city to-day at the Grand
hotel. IL was called to order at 1880
this morning by Chairman Gus Krenzc.
Secretary Oscar q. Mcneil read the
call, nftcI which Mr.. Krenze an-
nounccd that the first order Of business
would be the selection of n tempo
rary chairman. y. B. Ninccn, of Tel
Ter county nominated Colonel Edw. Il.
Brown of Cripple Creek, denomination
being received with great applause.
He was chosen temporary chairman by
acclamation.