The silver star., 1900-06-22
COLORADO NOTES.


The postoffice at La Junta was bro
ken into and robbed of 5000 on the Nm.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has increased its capital to $3.OoO,OOO III
order to extend Its business.
The State Federation Of Labor in
session at Cripple Creek decided TO
withdraw its ticket for state officers
and to take no part In politics.
1t was decided at mass meeting or
Pueblo citizens to send the children
remaining in the Fries Orphan Home
to the Grays home on the mesa. pend
ing the result of the work Of the COM
mittee in establishing Il permanent
home for orphan children.
The Denver mint has received II
supposed gold brick which was found
to be pure copper, worth about 50 in
stead Of $4,000. 1t was bought by
William Kerr, president of bank at
Hastings, Nebraska. Kerr paid II
slick sharper S13,6OO for 1t.
A tally-ho containing a number of
wives, friends and daughters Of the
druggists who have been holding their
annual meeting in Manitou, was over
and ST. vrain streets, Colorado Springs.
All OF the occupants of the vehicle
were more or less injured. but none
seriously.
The State Federation of Labor in
session at Cripple Greek elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, ID. C.
Coates, Pueblo; vice president, 4. G.
Campbell, Cripple Creek; second vice
president, T. ]. Bowden, Silverton
secretary, ]. X. Robinson. Denver;
treasurer, Joy Pollard. Altman: execu.
tive board, II. Z. Garman, Denver. and
I. c. Anderson, Colorado Springs.
George. the nine-year-old son of f.
Bull. rancher living about eight miles
west OF Carbondale. was thrown from
a broncho. His foot caught in the
stirrup and he was killed by being
dragged by the frightened pony. The
boy had been sent to q neighboring
ranch on an errand and was about to
return home when the pony became
frightened and started Off on its wild
run. When caught. the boys life
was extinct. The body will be taken
to the former home of the parents a.
Leadville for interment.
The annual readjustment of postmas-
ters salaries gives the following offices
in Colorado an increase. commencing
July l. 1900, OF 500 per annum: Ala
mosa, Buena Vista, Cripple Greek
Florence, GlenwOod, Leadville, Ouray.
Canon City, Fort Collins, Rocky Ford.
Black Hawk, Colorado Springs, Den
yer, Fort Morgan. Grand Junction.
Manitou. Salida. The following will
be advanced 5000: Telluride, Ame-
thyst, Del Norte. Longmont, Walsen-
burg. Goldfield will be increased 500
There will be no decreases in the state
The Egeria Park Stockgrowers' Pro-
tective Association, at its meeting held
on the 9th instant, strongly condemned
the action Of the land department in
asking Congress for permission to lease
the various forest reserves for grazing
purposes. The meeting voted to Join
the Western Range StockgrOwers' As
ISOLATION, organized to fight the leasing
Of the public domain, and levied a lib
eral assessment to further the interests
Of the organization. The settlers in
this section of the state are determined
to leave no stone unturned In their ef-
forts to preserve the status quo OF the
range industry.
Andrew Sorenson, Swede, thirty
six years old, was found dead near the
Arkansas river bridge. opposite the
Pueblo smelter. The body was lying
in a pool OF water short distance
from the channel of the river, and had
evidently been washed ashore there by
the current Both jugular veins had
been severed, and the body was in an
advanced state of decomposition. Sor-
enson had been missing since Saturday
night, but his disappearance caused no
alarm. The supposition Is that while In
mt OF temporary insanity, he went on
one OF the uptown bridges, cut his
throat and fell into the river.
The Cassagrande brothers were ar
rested near Ouray on the 10th for
stealing ore. They had two sacks of
the Camp Bird ore I'm their possession
mt the time. Several months ago they
were ARRESTED in Telluride on a sim
liar charge, and under similar condi-
iions. and after getting out Of the
trouble they Immediately went to Ou-
ray. They nre 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
e"iosh SHipiuclits are ulnue from that
point. They hope to unearth the
whole scheme.
quite number OF delegates who oh.
Jected to the action of the State Fed.
Grafton In refusing TO put up a ticket.
met Mt Cripple Creek after the finai
adjournment of the convention and re-
solved themselves In the United La.
bor party. Organization was perfect.
ed by elccting w. w. Ferguson OF Vie.
tor chairman OF the state committee
and w. A. Gibson Of I4eadyIllc score
tary. An executive committee consist.
Ing OF y. Il. Lawrence OF Teller. Thom.
as Andrews of FL Paso. w. y. Cy.
piers OF Arapahoc. w. A. Gibson OF
Lake. Charles Kane OF Pueblo was SO.
lectcd. a chairman In each county
VIII be selected and organization nj.
tempted In every county in tho state.
The ticket selected by the referendum
OF the State Federation was nominated
ana a motion adopted that there
shouId be no trading or indOrsIpg OF
other candidates. The plan OF action
and procedure provided by the com.
mlttfe OF the Stnto Eoslorn tio,, ,.,.