The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-07
COLORADO NOTES.

Tore May 1st. 1901. they will have been
marketed. thus escaping taxation.
L. A. Thompson. editor and publisher
OF the Weld County Republican, has
received n telegram from Washington
from A. w. Nachen. superintendent of
the rural delivery system. stating that
ne has been appointed. upon the recon.
mendation OF Senator l.. o. Wolcott.
special agent OF rural free delivery.
At meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association OF the Cripple
Creek district. resolution was adopt
ed stating that In view OF the fact that
O'Clock closing had not been made
universal throughout the district the
members OF the association will hereaf-
ter keep their stores open until \ p. m.
The Clerks Union has attempted to en-
force the early closing movement for
the past week. but without success.
Mrs. ]. a. Hayes of Colorado Springs
will be the new daughter OF the Con-
federacy, taking the place In the hearts
OF the SoutherneTs made vacant by the
death OF her sister. Miss Winnie Davis.
Mrs. Hayes Is the eldest daughter OF
the former president of the Confeder-
ate states. A special car was sent TO
take Mrs. Hayes to Chicago, from
whence she VIII start on a triumphal
tour 10 Louisville. The Confederate
veterans are holding their reunion
there.
Judge Theron Stevens Mt Montrose
mas decided IA case Of much Importance
TO the counties of this state. The
county assessor assessed the First Ma
tional bank OF Montrose as agent for
Its shareholders on its capital stock. He
also. on separate schedule assessed
1t for its real estate. The board of
county commissioners sustained the as
SCISSOR. From this decision the bank
took an appeal to the District Court.
and prayed that the real estate should
he deducted from the capital stock.
Judge Stevens denied the appeal and
decided that the assessment made by
the assessor was In conformity with
our statutes.
The complete program for Strawber-
ry Day exercises, June 10th, at Glen
wood is being published. Ii embraces
entertainment for all classes OF people.
nnd an attractive feature is that every
thing Will be free. The management
has decided to have n mask carnival
from to o'clock p. m., during which
the mayor has proclaimed that all per-
sons must be merry. Two grand balls
VIII he In progress all night. commenc-
Ing at o'clock. one at the Opera house
nnd the other in the Public square and
under the starry sky. A free bath in
the mammoth pool and all the berries
and cream that one can cat viii be
features, as In former years.
A fatal accident occurred Mt the
Dewdrop mine Friday morning, in
which Louis X. Sibbitt. miner, lost
his life. Sibbitt and three other min
ers had contract for driving the Dew
drop tunnel near Ward. The night shift
had gone home leaving some of the
shots unexploded. Sibbtt, 1t Is sup
posed, attempted to shoot one of the
charges with short fuse. When his
partner, 4. II. Atteberry, went to work
in the tunnel he found Sibbitt lying on
his face few feet from the breast Of
the tunnel. badly mnngled and uncon-
scious. Some pieces OF rock had
struck him in the back. on the back of
the head and had penetrated the lungs
The unfortunate man was carried to n
neighboring house. and died at 1:30
y. III.
Joseph Decovi. an Italian miner had
n horrible experience at 0uray the other
day. Decovi is employed at the Reye-
nue mine, md, wiIffe at work near the
shaft, stumbled and fell headlong into
the opening. The rope cable, attached
10 the wlndlass above. was swaying in
the shaft. and Decovi. In falling, by
| the merest chance. caught hold OF II.
But it only partially impeded his fall.
The rope, rapidly passing through his
/ hands, tore and burned the fesli In n
| shocking manner. But Decovi madly
/ IttnU ON and i'm "a faxv sacnuha raa pb ia
the bottom OF the shaft. more dead
than alive. having slid down the cable
a distance of $40 feet. Decogi was un-
conscious when found. The flesh of
This hands was nearly torn OF, and
what was left was burned to crisp,
exposing the bones.
The high school exercises at Aspen
were held at the Wheeler opera house
| Thursday night. There was n class of
eight boys and three girls who render
/ ed n literary and musical program
which was well received. Early in the
exercises an important event took
place which was not ON the program.
when Hon. J. NJ. Downing. In behalf
Of u. X. c. Brown, Elmer T. Butler.
David NJ. Hyman, r. NJ. Taylor and d.
W. Brunton. in an address, presented
10 School District No. ] an entire block
| of ground In the heart Of the city. con
tanning the splendid residences OF Mr..
| Brown and Mr. Butler. the estimated
value of these properties being $4,000.
A few months ago proposition 10
purchase the ground at II nominal
price for high school purposes failed
| Mt n special election for that purpose
The splendid gift from these public.
spirited gentlemen cnme as most
i pleasant surprise to the public and
school board.
AT meeting OF the State Normal
| School Board of Greeley on the Both
| the following business was transacted:
/ Professor c. T. Work resigned TO take
charge of the Department Of Manual
/ Training of the San Francisco schools
at n salary of 81, 700 a year. DIR. Il. q.
Dexter resigned to take charge OF the
Department OF Pedagogy of the uni
versity of Illinois; Professor N. N.
Freeman sewers his connection with
the State Normal School and goes TO
the Chicago University 20 take charge
/ of the field work of geology and sur
yeying carried on by the university,
and at the same time he does work for
his doctors degree. DIR. j. w. Hall re-
signs and goes to the university at Co
lumbus. Ohio, ns a fellow in the teach
ers college. Professor l.. 9. Butcher
resigns the chair of Modern Ian
cuages for more lucrative position
elsewhere. Professor II. w. Bullock.
superintendent of schools at Alamosa,
Colorado, has been elected critic teach
or of the eighth, ninth and tenth
| grades of the training department The
| other chairs probably will be filled be-
/ fore the board finally adjourns
1t is understood that the Denver
Southwestern Railroad Company, the
New Jersey corporation controlling the
| Midland Terminal and Florence ana