The state herald., 1900-01-19
COLORADO ITEMS.

| 1t Is stated that the mills at Cripple
Creek refuse TO treat ore carrying less
than two ounces of gold.
Three Leadvllle firemen were injured
by the overturning of n truck while
going to fire recently.
]. r. Orman. who has the contract
for building the Crystal river railroad,
says that the road will be completed
to Marble this year.
The State Federation of Labor has
placed itself on record in the fight
which has been commenced by the or
der of telegraphers against the Colo
RADIO & Southern railway. The fedora
tion upholds the telegrnphers in their
labor bodies to aid In making the fight
effective by boycotting the road.
The body of man recently found
hanging in the woods near Florence
has been identified as that of Joe
Graindarge. Frenchman. Holes in
the clothing indicated that he was
shot. Two people, suspected of
numbering him have been arrested at
Rockvale. Their names are Joe Chevie
and Mrs. Devivers. Both are French.
Relations Known to have existed be-
tween the victim and his alleged
muruerers support the murder theory
and furnish the motives of cupidity
and Jealousy. 1t develops now that
Graindarge was not a bachelor. He
left a wife and two children in Bel
GUM, but lived with the woman Devil
vers. About three years ago Joe
Chevie appeared upon the scene and
In time won the affections of the
woman Graindarge was living with.
Intense Jealousy sprung up between
the two men, and II is now alleged
that the woman and her present para
mour shot Graindarge, carried the
body TO the desolate spot in the noun
tains and there suspended 1t from
tree. The house which belonged to
Graindarge was torn down and the
lumber hauled away and appropriated
by Chevie. Deputy Sheriff Mooney
found Graindarge's horses. harness
and wagon on the premises of the
woman and man. Mr.. Mooney Is
highly commended for his work In
this case.
The application OF the Midland Ter
minal railway, the Florence & Cripple
Creek railway, the Metallic Extraction
Company. and the other companies
that We're enjoined by Judge Steven
son in November from perfecting their
alleged sale and reorganization at the
suit of the attorney general. by direc-
tion of Governor Thomas, for the dsso-
luton of the injunction. came on in
the District Court before Judge n. Wal
ter Dixon of Pueblo. who was called In
to hear the application. After presenta-
tion of evidence and argument by the
attorney, Judge Dixon held that the
state had wholly failed to sustain the
allegations of It's bill. That 1t appeared
practically without contradiction that
there was no purpose whatever to con-
solidate the lines of the two railway
companies, but that the intention was
to maintain-an organization by the sew
eral corporations distinct and to oper-
ate each under its separate and dis
tlnct boards OF directors and officers.
He further held that the sales OF the
stock and securities of the several cor
porations We're actual and bona fide.
and that he knew of no law that pro-
hibited either an individual or a com
pany from purchasing the stocks OF
corporations and owning them and us
ing them in legitimate manner. He
further said that the facts of the case
as established did not bring the trans
action under the head either of a trust
or monopoly. and there was nothing TO
show that II was n violation of the
constitution or laws OF the state.
Preparations are In full blast Mt
Colorado Springs for the celebration of
the twenty.iifth anniversary Of Colo
RADIO College, and the dedication of the
new Perkins Fine Arts building lust
nearing completion. A period OF four
days, February 9Th to 10Th, is TO bc
devoted 10 this joint celebration. and
every effort is being made to render IL
an occasion worthy OF the growth of
the college In the past and the promise
II gives for the future. The new build.
Ing contains a large and handsome
auditorium and valuable organ. the
gift OF Miss Elizabeth Cheney of
Wellesley, Massachusetts. has already
been placed In position. The upper
noor IL arranged 10 meet the needs of
the departments OF music and fine
arts. The program for the -four days
festival includes n choral and organ
concert, an address by President
Benjamin ldc Wheeler OF the UnIyer-
si,y OF California. and the rendering of
II Greek play by the Greek department
of the college under the supervision OF
Miss Mabel Hay Barrows. The play
to be- given Is entitled THE Return OF
Odysseus.' II Is mn adaptation made
from the story of the Odyssey. and Il
n faithful rendering of the old Greek
life. Its production by Colorado Col.
lege II especially significant as being
the first time any such thing has been
undertaken In this part of the West.
An effort Il being made TO secure a
special rallroad rate from all points
within the state. and II IL hoped that
many high school students and others
Will thus be enabled 10 visit this city
In order TO see the Greek play. Two
performances viii bc given, the first
Friday evening, February 9th. and the
second Saturday afternoon, February
10th.
Word has been received by Major
Sllas Grove. former state nrmorcr. that
his sou, Lieutenant Colonel William II.
Grove OF the Thlriy-slxth Infantry, 4.
$. ". has been promoted to the col.
onclcy OF the regiment. Colonel Grove
II In the Philippine islands. where he
has been ever since he went out as n
captain of the Colorado volunteers.
Colonel william II. Grove II the young.
est colonel In the service. having been
only - years old the 18th OF May last.
His military cnrccr bcgnn In the M
tionnl Guard of Colorado. lie was cap.
tain Of Company u of the old First IN.
fnntry. with which he served through
the Lcndvlllc campaign. when the
Spanish war began Captain Grove was
serving ns assistant ndIuinnt general.
ON the mohlllzlng OF the National