The Elbert County tribune., 1900-04-05
COLORADO NOTES.

Over 100 homestead claims nh'e ueeH
dIed in the Pueblo land once uurius
this month, on lands located principany
in the counties of Otero, Huerfano anu
Las Animas. This Is the iargest nun
ber of claims of this character nieo
In the land office for any previous
month In the past five years.
A sugar beet plant VIII soon De In
onaration i'm the Arkansas valley under
tho control of some of Pueblo's Dusl-
ness and professional men. over ~
acres of land under the Bessemer oitcn
have been selected and Will be pianIeo
in beets next May of this year. ine
acreage will be increased from year 10
year and the farm Will be under tne
management of S. b. Schmidt, an e1-
nert on sugar beet culture. The Pu-
eblo Farm Company has been incor.
porated for this purpose with capitai
stock of $4,000, divided into l,oOo
shares. The incorporators are Frank
lin Tuiteman. G, Il. Schmidt and Henry
A. Dubbs, who, with John +. Vail and
G. X. McHarg, will act as oireetors OIL
the company.
Harper NJ. Orahood, department COM
mander of the Department Of Colorado
and wyoming, G. A. H., elected at tne
last epcampment, has made announce
ment of the following appointments:
Thomas j. Foote, assistant ad1utant
general. Denver; Marshall 3. Oraw-
| ford. assistant quartermaster general,
Denver: Charles Grabert. department.
inspector, Leadvilie. II. NJ. Minor,
Judge advocate, Longmont; G. A. Ham,
| ilton. chief mastering officer, Denver
A. s. HoIbrook, chief of stan, Colorado
Springs; George X. Kimball, senior
aide, Golden. Each post commander
of the department is requested py Gen.
| eral Orahood to forward the name OF
one comrade suitable for aide on the
department staff and one for ASSIST
ant inspector.
Ex-Governor Alva Adams and MRS.
Adams are In Washington en- route
from an extended visit In Cuba to their
home in Colorado. Governor Adams,
in an interview, said that his visit 10
Cuba had convinced him that the lsiand
should become n part of the United
| States. at Is rich," he said, in agri-
cultural and mineral resources, and
with the protection of American laws
extended to capital, will become
profitable field for investors. What
impressed me greatly was the cheap
freight rates upon products snippeu
from the island to United States ports.
Rates on sugar are but IL cents hun
dred pounds from Havana to New
York, marked contrast to our west
ern freight rates. With equitable
laws Cuba should become one of the
greatest wealth producing regions of
the republic"
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company is planning to spend S25O.OOO
on improvements and enlargement OF
the Burnham repair and construction
shops. Plans are being prepared by
the company engineers to be submit
ted by President Jcffery to the board
of directors. If the board approves,
the Rio Grande shops will be enlarged
so as to build and repair cars for the
Denver & Rio Grande road and the
Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific
as well. The plans even take into ac-
count the time when the Rio Grande
Will need to build its own locomotives.
and 1t is probable that when the en-
larged shops are ready, work of this
kind will be done here, TO save the
enormous expense of bringing all loco
motives from the East. The present
shops are the largest west of the Mis-
souri, river, but IT is said that their
capacity will be almost doubled.
DIR. Tilney, an alleged wonder
worker in medicine. was arrested at
Grand Junction as he and his business
manager were about 10 board n train
for the East. A warrant was sworn
out against DIR. Tilney by the widow
of Edward Skinner an old-time resi-
dent, who died at Whitewater Sun
day morning, charging him with being
responsible for the death of her hus-
band. Tilney has been touring the
state with great financial success. He
arrived In this city from Telluride
about a week ago and hired the Park
opera house for the purpose Of de-
livering free lectures. The people
fiocked to his parlors in the Grand
hotel and he did land office business.
Last Thursday Edward Skinner, a
sprightly man, aged fifty-six, was in
the city, and went to the healing
parlors' and got some medicine, pay
! ing $50 for it and Tilney's attention.
Skinner went home and sent for more
: medicine. He grew worse and died
. suddenly Sunday morning. An inquest
was held but the verdict was not given
g to the public. 1t is claimed that the
medicine given contained large guam
titles of aconite and other drugs.
l. P. Cleary and Dewitt Cleary, ac
cused of cattle rustling in the western
part of Douglas county. were tried be
fore Justice Crawshaw at Castle Rock
on the Both. The case attracted much
{ attention. A number of the witnesses
! examined admitted completely In the
killing of cattle but claimed that the
+ Clearys were the prime movers. l. P
!. Cleary, the father, conducted saw
mill and boarded a number of men
. and 1t was to his boarding house thai
the stolen beef was taken, but he
! swore that he was absent and knew
nothing of 1t until later his son, De
witt, admitted that he and Newtor
Buzbee, a son-in-law of Cleary, had
: killed the steer. The effort of the de
u fense seemed to be to shift the blame
to young Cleary. who is not yet of age
:. l. p. Cleary was bound over In $50
bonds and Dewitt Cleary In $1,000
; The father will probably be able t.
/ give bonds. The prosecution was con
! Quoted by the Colorado Cattle Grow
: ers' Association, represented by Ralpl
Talbot of Denver. George Il. Dunn
! and l.. G. Withaup We're for the de
:, fense. If either of the prisoners givei
= bail he will be arrested again on othe
!, charges.
y The first session of the state confer
: ence of charities and corrections u
{ Pueblo was filled with enthusiasm ant
: many important questions pertainin,
:. to the betterment of Colorado stat
, institutions We're discussed. The ses
> sion was called to order by Judge L.
4 Fevre. John ii. Gabriel of Denver, Il
Il o. Pfeiffer Of Cripple Greek and Rev
{ E. T.. Newton of Pueblo were appoint
n ed committee to name a time, plac
n and officers Of the next meeting of tn