North Park union., 1900-06-22
COLORADO NOTES.

l RiO Gra0Oe SOuNutih'
| other day by the deraiiing OF MS en-
gine.
The State Federation OF Laoo. ~
session at Cripple Creek decloea 70
| withdraw Its ticket for state oincers
and to take no part in politics.
The State Federation OF Labor IN
| session at Cripple Creek elected tne ioI-
lowing officers: President -
Coates, Pueblo; vice president, y. =.
Campbell, Cripple Creek; second wee
president, T. ]. Bowden' siIver.om.
secretary, ]. X. Robinson. Denvef'
treasurer Joy Pollard. Altman; execu.
tive board, Ii. H. Garman. Denver. ana
T. C. Anderson, Colorado Springs.
The postoftice at La Junta was bro
ken into and robbed OF $6oo on the v'h.
The Denver mint has received
supposed gold brick which was found
| TO be pure copper, worth about ~ In
stead of $4,000. 1t was bought by
William Kerr, president of bank nj
Hastings, Nebraska. Kerr pald IL
slick sharper $4,000 for 1t.
The Cassagrande brothers were ar
rested near Ouray on the 10th for
stealing ore. They had two sacks OF
I the Camp Bird ore In their possession
at the time. Several months ago they
were ARRESTED In Telluride on SIM
liar charge, and under similar condi-
tIons, and after getting out OF the
trouble they Immediately went to Ou-
ray. They are Austrians. The dis
trict is infested with well organized
gang Of ore thieves, who have been
operating for months Officers think
their fence is In Ouray, and that dis
guised shipments are made from that
point. They hope to unenrth the
whole scheme.
The city of Leadvllle has given Its
ultimatum to the water company rela-
tive to the proposed rate offered by the
company for furnishing the city and
the residents of Leadville with water.
Recently the aldermen found many
things to change and believing that
they could erect municipal water
plant for about $2OO,OOO, they made
new schedule of rates, which was pre-
sented to the water company. This
demand from the city asks for Il ntm-
her of changes and also material re-
'duction in general on water rntes.
The city gives the water company ten
days In which to give its final answer.
and, III case the demand is not com
l'plied with. preparations will be made
L lol SISttihS u ph'AN'
+ The United OIL Company OF Florence
has been engaged for some time put
ting down oil well No. 90. about three
miles east of the developed territory.
Fin which several OF the Oldest produc-
ing oil wells are located. The casing
kof the new well was completed and
pumping began day or two ago at II
rate of about 100 barrels. 1t Is hold
| Ip,y ,,,, IN fhIc ~ vot al
1y. The company Is much pleased mt
the results. ms they Indicate an extern
sion OF good oil territory further east
In the field than has yet been devel-
pped. Active preparations are going
IN. and Il number OF good strikes are
II expected soon. The Florence Refining
FCompany is now pumping two new
wells northwest of the city and just
across the river near Cyanide. One OF
ihem IL pumping large quantity OF
oil, while the other. In which oil was
Astruck recently, Is an average pro-
1ucer.
Quite number of delegates who OBJ
lected to the action Of the State Fed
,ration In refusing to put up IL ticket
net at Cripple Creek after the final
adjournment of the convention and re-
solved themselves in the United La
tOr party. Organization was perfect
I'd by electing w. w. Ferguson OF Vie.
tor chairman of the state committee
and w. A. Gibson of Leadville secre-
tary. An executive committee consist
ing of S. B. Lawrence OF Teller. 1honi-
las Andrews OF FL Paso. w. Il. Cy.
'phers OF Arapahoe w. A. Gibson of
Lake. Charles Kane of Pueblo was Sc
Elected. a chairman in each county
Will be selected and organization at
Etempted In every county in the state.
The ticket selected by the referendum
Of the State Federation was nominated
land Il motion adopted that there
should he no trading or indorsing OF
other candidates. The plan OF action
and procedure provided by the com.
mittee of the State Federation was
adopted as was also the platform turn.
ed down by that body.
Patrick Morthn has begun suit In
the District Court Mt Fort Collins for
$25,OOO damages against Month. Blev-
ems. Fletcher Campbell, Frank Boyer,
Horace Boyer, Manly Capron. Charles
Bebee and Jacob Hartzell. The par.
ties to the suit are from North Park
and the plnlntiff claims that on July
., 1899. the defendants made an as.
sault upon him. knocked him down.
and compelled him to drink intoxicat-
Ing liquors against his Will until he
was helplessly drunk. He further
charges that they removed his shoes
and stockings and other parts of his
wearing apparel. burned him with
lighted candles and firecrackers and
then hanged him up by the neck until
he was nearly strangled to death. They
wound up. MS he charges. with kick
Ing and trnmping upon him, breaking
one of his legs, SO that he was laid up
In bed for five months afterwards
The defendants are prominent in North
Park and the suit promises to create
something Of IL sensation. Judge Bal.
lard of Denver has been employed as
one of the plaintiffs attorneys.
Between 0 and $50 o'clock THURSDAY
citizens Of Georgetown were aroused
by the ringing of the fire bells and the
blowing Of almost every whistle In
town. The cause was the breaking of
the levee just above town which turns
Clear creek around the town. As re.
suit the whole eastern part of George.
town below Sixth street and between
| Eighth ana Main streets Is under nj
least three feet of water and ut lenst
II twenty-five families ure homeless.
Many more We're surrounded by wa.
4 ter. The general damage will amount
to between 10000 and $4,000, Clear
creek has had an immense amount Of