The state herald., 1900-02-16
COLORADO NOTES.

Hinsdale county has refunded Its
bonded Indebtedness at four per cent
1t Is expected that Il large block OF
property at Idaho Springs will soon bt
transferred to II company which will
develop the place.
The ceremonies and exercises at Col
orado College last week, in celebration
Of Its twenty-tifth anniversary were
very successful. The new hall was
dedicated.
James Wheatly died in Leadville
from the effects of n bullet fired by
John Mccarthy, late Sunday night,
while Wheatly and n companion were
trying to rob Mccarthy.
II appears that Mrs. Shute and Pres
ident Brothers of the State BoarG OF
Horticulture We're both asked by the
board to resign AS a result of continued
friction. They both did so.
At Cripple Greek on the Sth, Mrs.
Kate Williford shot and killed her hus-
band, j. Il. Williford. and attempted
unsuccessfully to kill herself. Jealousy
fs supposed to be the cause.
The city council of Victor has re-
moved A. Il. Boylan. police magistrate,
ed with nppropriating $1,000 in fines
collected by him. Night Marshal
| Campbell was removed for refusing
to testify against Boylan
r. NJ. Allen shot his wife, his daugh
ter Iula and himself at Z o'clock
Wednesday morning in their rooms in
Black Hawk. The daughter is still liv-
| Ing, but her death Is momentarily eX-
| pected. Aliens wound Is not necessar
lily fatal. The cause of the shooting Is
believed TO have been temporary aber-
ration, superinduced by domestic dis
agreements.
An accident occurred on the Flor
ence x Cripple Creek railroad Wednes-
day evening at the switch called Glen
brook, by which j. G. Nevins, fireman,
and +. NJ. Alverson. brakeman, We're
killed. The train was leaving n siding
and on account of the air brakes refrs-
ing to work because of the snow on the
track, the engineer lost control. 1t raced
for half mile on a steep grade, when
1t struck n curve and the engine left
the track. Eleven carloads of ore were
piled on the engine, all within n space
OF two car lengths.
vile has secured an extension of its
leases, making them cover a period of
ten years. This important concession
was readily granted by the owners,
who now see before them n steady in
come for n decade of years from the
royalties that is paid over TO them
daily as the smelter settlements are
made. The Home Mining Company
mines nr,a now nutpnttfpu hatunan an
and 400 tons of ore per diem, netting
the company an average of 81 per ton
over and above everything.
About year and half ago the
property OF the Tabor Mines and Mills
company on Fryer hill Lcadville. was
ordered sold under writ of execution.
After the death of ii. \. w. Tabor his
widow thought To stay the sale of the
property and secured an injunction.
The parties who desired the property
sold and who held n judgment against
Mr.. Tabor cndcayored 10 have the In
junction dissolved. but Judge Overs
has decided not TO do 50. This pre-
vents the sale of the property for the
present at least and In that respect Is
n victory for Mrs. Tabor. The Match
less mine, which is involved. was Ia.
bor's last holding In the camp. and he
took out of II from SS.OoO.ooO to So.
Oo.ooo. II is stlll n good property. and
Mrs. Tabor is endcavoring To save II
out OF the wreck OF her husbands for.
tune.
The Carter collection AT Breckenridge
has been turned over to the custody OF
George Englc. n banker of that city,
who gave Il Slo.u1 bond and Will re-
tain possession OF the collection until
Its legal status is decided. With this
news comes also the assurance that,
come what may. the professors plan Of
making his collection the ncuclcus Of n
great museum of natural history In
Denver. Will he carried out. Theodore
Carter OF Oneida. New York. brother
OF the deceased naturalist. Is In Brcck.
enrldgc where he attended the funeral
services. lie declares that IL Is his
Will. and the viii of his sister. who
lives In Michigan. that the wishes of
Professor Carter he carried out. and
that they will do all In their power to
| further that plan. As they nre the sole
heirs TO the estate. this announcement
removes the last vcstigc Of doubt that
the collection Will lc brought to Den.
yer.
4 dispatch from Glcnwuod Springs
says; In the District Court this morn.
Ing the trial of the ease Of the Peoplc
against William j. Cox, supcrlntendent
OF the Mollic Gibson Mining Company.
was called. The Information charges
MN with polluilng the waters of the
ltoaripg Fork river from the concen.
traitor NJ Aspen. rendering the water
nnilt for domestic or lrrlgniing pur.
poses. Af'cr n Jury had been secured.
District Attorney Shumnia. for the peo.
pie, and Attorney O'Brlcn OF Aspen
for the defense. made their opening
statements Ia the Jury. The court then
took recess untll Tomorrow morning
Judge Stevens of the Seventh district
Is presiding. ns Judge iiuckrr. bclnr a
resident Of Aspen aud familiar with the
ease, does not care To sli Ia Judgment
senator william II. Adams nnd his
partners In the land leasing scheme for
the San junn ccpntry won their point
before the State Land Board Ia the
fight for lease on 9i.OpD acres OF lnnd
TO bc fenced and added to the la.ODO
acres they now control. The stntc
board nj IT. last meeting allowed "A
lease on this lnnd NJ rentals from = Ia
cents mn mere. 4 protest was ro.
rclyud from sheep men who objected
TO the lease nnd asked the state TO hnyc
pnrt Of jh. land turned back To the fed.
.rnl government FOR their use. 80 that
there would he no rent TO pny for II.
ihc board refused this request. aud the
tight became simply u difference be.
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