The Meeker herald., 1900-06-02
COLORADO NOTES.

got caught and the engineer lost coz
troll OF the engine. The fireman jump
ed but the engineer staid At his pos
until nearing Starkville, where he w;is
to meet freight train. when he jump
ed. The freight trim had Just cleared
the main track and the runaway engine
came ON to Trinidad. One of the clerks
Of the freight office saw the engine Il.
1t was coming into the yards and site
ceeded In getting aboard. With pick
hammer he succeeded in releasing the
lever and stopped the engine.
Tie outside stockholders In the Col
orado Cooperative colony won vie
tory at the recent meeting OF the
stockholders held for the purpose OF
altering the constitution sd us to cur
tail the powers Of those owning stock
but not living on the lands of the col
Ony. Denver stockholders especially
objected to the aggressive policy OF u
few of those living ut the colony, who.
they said. were en,leavorlng to freeze
them ont. II was complete victory
for the outside element and among
other changes the old committee
on engineers was thrown out because
OF the allegations that II had not done
any work since last August. Tie col
ouy Is located mt Pinon In the western
part Of the state.
A Pueblo dispatch of the Goth says;
Pueblo II excited Tonight over the
most ntrocious crime ever committed
In her history. Two innocent children
are lying dead In the m0rgue and a
colored woman Ii at the Pueblo hos
pital with two bullets In her body. Cal
vim Kiml,lern, a colored cook in the en-
ploy OF the Fries Orphan home. IL
the murderer OF the children, and the
would-be assassin of his wife. The
murder was committed mt l:aO O'Clock
this morning ut cottage No. 2 of the
Fries Orphans Home In Central Park.
According 10 the wounded woman's
story II was the result Of insane jeal-
Oiisy OH the part of the husband, who,
prior to the shooting. had been quarrel
ing with her. He has not yet been
captured.
Lake county can. by absolutely iden-
tifying the funding bonds issued In eN-
cess Of the constitutional indebtedness.
repudlute them except there be clause
on the fuce OF the bonds stipulat lng
that the bonds are not Issued In excess
OF the limitations. This Is the ruling
Judge Riner made in the federal court
yesterday In the case OF Flora G. Lucas
against the county commissioners and
involving about $4,000 Of the bonds In
dispute. which reach n total OF half Il
million dollars. about $IG,UO of which
are legal. The ruling OF Judge Rlner
seems to reverse that Judge Marshall
made several weeks ago from the sumo
bench affecting bonds of the same issue
and under the same circumstances.
But there il IA great difference In the
value OF the evidence submitted and
affecting the vital point.
An accident occurred near Coloma
Friday afternoon to Mr.. and Mrs. Sam.
uel Brown through runaway, which
may end fatally to both. They were
riding in a carriage with new span
OF horses when Mr.. Brown lost one
line and IA his endeavor to regain II
drippea the other. which caused the
team TO run away and strike tree,
throwing both of the occupants out up
ON their heads upon \ large surface Of
broken stone. A pedestrian saw the
accident and rushed to their assist
ance. He summoned aid and the injur-
Ell people were conveyed to thelr home
near Coloma. and a man was dispatch.
ed to MontrOse for medical assistance.
Mrs. Brown has remained insenslble
ever since, her body being paralyzed,
with no prospects for recovery. Mr.
Brown received terrible gushes and
wounds but may recover. He is a
prominent c;lttlenan.
The government now has noun
tain sheep. buffalo" Jones OH the
22ed brought In the first results Of his
hunt. n fine buck lamb about u month
old. It's capture was very exciting.
The camp is in the Coal basin valley,
about eight miles from Isedstone where
the sheep have been located for four
days. In the morning the eve and
lamb were discovered In an accessl-
BILE place. An attempt was being
made to get near them when the eve
discovered she was being rushed. She
at once bounded mp the side of the
and gaining II good height the mother
and lamb disappeared. Shortly after
wards the eve WAS seen ascending
still higher. but the lamb had been
hid. 1t was impossible to reach the
point from below where the lamb had
disappeared. Miss Olive Jones. her
WV ShiAC a iohS uV.
tour and reached point as near as
they could judge directly over where
the lamb was thought to be. Miss
Jones was swung out over the cliff
with rope tied under her arms. and
search found the little fellow hid In IL
crevice. The brave girl was drawn
back over the cliff with the lamb In
her arms. This is the first of the six
pair that Buffalo" Jones expects to
secure under his permit from the state
of Colorado. @
Bear hunters have, had great luck
during the last two weeks in the noun
tains near GlcnwOod. A guide killed
n silver tip bear weighing neurly 0OC
pounds, the pelt measuring eight feet
and nine inches from claw to claw.
This animal was killed on the Book
Cliffs on Piceance creek Since then
Mr.. Baxter. accompanied ny Charles
J. NicGoey of New York. has been oil
two trips. In each of which they were
unusually successful. While hunting
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