The silver star., 1900-07-20
COLORADO NOTES.

BOULDER IAmiy Weie selAOussy WI
not fatally poisoned by eating impure
ice cream last week.
Truck gardeners In the vicinity OF
Pueblo report that the army worm mas
done great damage to nll sorts OF gar
den produce In the last. month or six
weeks. As result the crops VIII DC
exceedingly small this year
Consistent with its declaration as to
the economy of selling timber from
state lands while there is danger from
depreciation without hope of relief, the
State Land board is turning down all
applications where the reverse Is the
case.
1t is said that the new agreement to
be signed August 1st between the San
tn Fe and Colorado Il Southern rail-
roads will embrace the enlargement Of
the Santa Fe yards in Pueblo and that
the Colorado road will attempt to do
much business in its old yards in that
city.
The next appointment Of cadets from
this state for the military academy at
West Point and the naval academy at
Annapolis will be made by Senators
Teller and Wolcott. The appointments
of cadets, two for each of the institu-
tlons. are made alternately by sena-
tors and representatives. Senator Tel
Ter will have charge of the examina-
ton.
Florence is TO have an electric street
railway soon. The Incorporation pa
pcrs of the Florence Electric Street
Railway Company have been prepared
and will be filed in few days. Cap
ital stock will he 100000. Thomas
Robinson. who holds the franchise for
the road. states that the matter Is pro-
crossing nicely, and that work Will be-
gin as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made.
There will be a meeting OF Silver
Republican editors Of Colorado imme-
diately upon the conclusion of the
meeting of the State Editorial Associa-
ton, which is called to meet ut Ouray
July 1S-2Oth. Preliminary arrange
ments We're made for the meeting at a
session of the Silver-Republican edi-
TORS in Denver about two months ago.
II Is hoped that all editors of that po-
litical faith in Colorado will meet at
the time Indicated
Rnnchmen in water district No. II,
who get water from the ST. Charles
river. are preparing TO make deter
mined fight against the plans of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company to
divert an additional amount of water
from the river for the purpose of sup
plying the new reservoir which the
company is about to construct three
miles south of Lake Mnnequa TO sup
ply the rolling mills with water.
The governor in a few days will ap-
point the seven members of the com
mission to draft bills to revise the rev.
enue laws of the state. This commits
sion for the present will be unsalaried,
but it is expected that the next Legis-
lature will provide pay for the mem
bers. Among those who will be asked
10 serve are Clay Il. Whitford, state
senator from this county; C.J. Hughes,
L. NJ. Patterson and f. r. Wells. Sen
ator w. S. Buckley of San Miguel coun-
~ has been decided upon as a men,
Der.
The State Sanitary and Veterinary
Board met at the state capitol Satur-
day afternoon and discussed the con-
ditions of stock in the state DIR. s.
Book. the state veterinarian. reported
that throughout the entire state ms he
knew for the most part by personal In
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any Kind among the stock The only
sickness at this date. lie said was
among the cattle In Yuma county,
some of which died of impaction of
the stomach. He thought the pros
poets for "A successful year for cattle
men were better than for long time.
Pensions have recently been granted
Coloradoans rs follows: William n
Sheets. Georgetown, IS; John NJ. Kortz
Fort Collins. $40; Oscar t. Chaplin,
Poucho, $40; Adam Jardine. Delta, $12;
Mary L, Kortz, Fort Collins, SIS; Mich
olas Mullen. Cripple Creek, SO; james
w. Kearns, Denver, SO; Edwin Squircs,
Colorado Springs. $40; William IL.
Brockway. Greeley. IS; Charles Il.
Blankc. Golden. So; Luke ii. Monson.
Fort Lupton, $50: Edwin A. Curtiss.
Trinidad. So: John q. Furniss. Elmoro.
$40: Michael Hoolahan. Fort Logan,
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The crop prospects In the country ad.
5accnt to Greeley were never better
than nj the present time. Small grain
Will soon he harvested and the Weld
promises unusually well. barring ncci-
dent from hail or other unforeseen
cause. and the farmers will renlize
handsomely. The first cutting OF nj.
fnlfn was splendid crop and FORUM
ately was well preserved. The second
cutting Is now well along. with splen.
did prospects. so that 1t may rensona
bly, be predicted that sheep feeding
VIII he carried on to u grcatcr extent
than ever has been done In the county
before.
The North Poudre Canal Company Is
arranging for extensive improvements
TO Its plant. eight miles from Fort Col.
lins. where 1t llas five reservoirs In on.
Grafton and * building a sixth. The
plans for the completion of uiis sixth
reservoir were filed with State EngI.
neer McCune last week. II viii bc the
largest ana most expensive OF the sys.