The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-01-27
COLORADO NOTES.

n. J, Parker, superintendent Of the
mldd1e division OF the Santa Fe. will
eu4se to Pueblo rs superintendent OF
the western division Of the road, sue
eeedin3 Charles Dyer, who becomes
esoefaa superintendent Of the Colorado
4 Southern. on February LIST. The posi-
tioa was first offered to J. e. Hurley
ee the Rio Grande division, but he de-
e1insd 1t.
JesxY Ryan. a LeAdville bartender,
was shot and instantly killed by two
unknown hold-ups at 2 O'Clock Wed
nesdAy morning. There were three men
in the saloon when the masked rob
bers catered. Ryan was ordered to
hold mp his hands, but refused, when
the heart. The murderers escaped.
Ryan was formerly member Of the
Colorado volunteer regiment.
The Ridgway Populist says: II Is
. burning shame that the burros
around town are many Of them in Il
state Of starvation. II they are not
worth feeding they at least should not
be expected to be made beasts of bur
den ~ soon as the grass, which comes
out next June, puts some flesh on their
bones. There Is no dumb animal In
the universe that meets with as much
abuse and neglect as the burro Of Colo
RADIO.
Omcera at SllvertOn raided five Chi
nee4 opium joints on Blair street; cap
turing I've Cinnamon, seven pipes,
twenty pounds OF opium and other ar
ticles used in opium joints. The China
men were tried before Police Magis-
trate Watson to-day and each hned
$25 and costs. Ofiicers are determined
to break up these joints, and other
raids will be made II they are not
closed. Many empty cans which had
contained opium were found in the
rooms, showing that the Cinnamon
had numerous customers.
A special meeting of the L4arimer
County Stock Growers Association
was held on the 18th to consider thu
ravages Of wolves and coyotes, which
are making much trouble among the
stockmen. A resolution was adopted
that the association will pay so per
head for each gray or black wolf killed
hereafter within the limits Of the A.
sociation's ranges, IS per head for each
cub wolf and 50 cents per head for
coyotes. A fund to pay these bounties
will be raised by levying q per capita
tax on stock owned by members Of the
association.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany 10 preparing to make an exhibit
At the Paris exposition which will cost
the company not less than 50, 600.
The exhibit will lie the most costly
display ever attempted from the Rocky
mountain region. and elaborate plans
are now in progress. The intention Ii
to make = display Of all the different
products Of the steel plant at Pueblo
and also to include samples Of the
crude material. Samples of the Diff
erent Goals mined at the numerous
mines Of the company will be on ex-
hibition and 1t IL proposed to omit
nothing that will add interest to the
display.
The state has taken steps to prevent
the new Colorado Springs and Cripple
Greek distx3ct railway from entering .
railroad trist. In deciding Monday u
grant the road the right Of way across
a school section In the Grassie dis
trict the land board voted to insert
. provision providing IL the company
shall ever be directly or indirectly con.
soaidAted with or absorbed In any other
line or system In conflict with the state
constitution respecting the combina-
tlou Of parallel or competing lines
the right of way shall Herewith re-
vert to the state as though no right
of way had ever been granted. AttOr-
ney General Campbell originated this
antitrust idea.
Only seven men went to work In the
Hidden Treasure mine at Lake City,
"Wednesday morning. and they We're
mostly top men. The mine employed
nearly seventy men. OF these over fif-
ty are out. 1t Is likely a few will go
back, but not many. The men would
all 70 back II Jack Evans was taken,
but the management will not let him
return. He was spokesman for the men
in their grievances and was immedl-
ately discharged. The trouble started
over employing foreigners, believed to
be Italians. though they claimed to be
Austrians. Since the trouble here last
spring there has been a strong preju-
dice against Italians and all mines
which had employed them signed an
agreement to do so no more
When the State Board of EQuallza-
ton equalized the county boards Of
equalization, the assessor of Boulder
county extended the tax roll in accord
ance with the orders from the state
board. When Assessor Ames of Dem
yer started his suit before the Su-
preme Court the matter of accepting
taxes was held In allegiance. Now that
the Supreme Court has upheld Ames
the entire tax roll Of Boulder county
must be made over. at a cost to the
county of about thousand dollars.
1t will take fully month to make up
q new, set OF books, and until the
new books are completed no taxes can
be accepted by the county treasurer.
At a meeting of the Victor council
Friday night Police Judge A. B. Boy.
land was suspended from office pend
ing trial of semi-otficial charges of
peculati0n. Justice of the Peace q. A.
Cavanaugh was appointed by the
council to fill the position of police
judge until the case against Judge
Boylan has been settled. The case Of
Boylan Il somewhat peculiar in one re-
spect. 1t Is claimed that he has per
sonally appropriated cash, bonds and