The Grit-advocate., 1900-05-18
COLO dADO NOTES,

secretary oscar y. Mcneil read the
call, after which Mr.. Krenze an
nounced that the first order Of business
would be the selection of tempo
rary chairman. n. b. Vincent of Tel
Ter county nominated Colonel Edw. f.
Brown OF Cripple Creek, the nomination
being received with great applause.
He was chosen temporary chairman by
reclamation.
In fine opening address, Mr.. Brown
spoke highly Of the Second congress
sional district and incidentally criti-
cised John G. Bell. the present con-
gressman from this district.
G. l.. Dickerson of Teller county was
chosen temporary secretary and j. II.
Manuel Of Ell Paso county and ].
Sears Of Gilpin as assistants.
The chair announced the usual CON-
mittees.
At the afternoon session reports from
the various committees were read and
adopted, after which the business Of
nominating delegates for the National
convention at Philadelphia was taken
up. D. B. Farley Of Colorado Springs
was placed in nomination by H. Graf
ton Of Colorado Springs.
The second nominated was DIR. John
Grass Of Trinidad, by NJ. Bradshaw Of
Pitkin. Il. P. Chinn of Dumont was
placed in nomination as alternate for
Mr.. Farley, and all three We're elect
ed by acclamation.
For alternate for DIR. Grass, Benja-
min Ritter Of Durango, r. ]. Mozart
ney Of Silverton and G. II. Hurlbut Of
Ouray were placed in nomination, the
last named being elected.
RinuInu resolutions ryara odnpto1 3
-Four hundred Russians have been
brought to the sugar beet fields of Col
orado to work during the summer.
They came from Nebraska.
The Republicans of the First Con-
gressiOnal District met at Denver on
the 11th and elected delegates to the
national convention. They are: John
=. Thompson, Boulder. county, and
Charles G. Cavender, Lake county. AL
ternates chosen are Thomas II. Davy,
Larimer county; William K. Burchi-
nell. Arapahoe county.
Work will soon be commenced by the
united forces of the Midland and the
Colorado & Southern roads on the three
tracks Of the lines in and about the
mines at Leadville. To make the con-
nection between the Midland broad
gauge and the Colorado & Southern,
narrow gauge, roads will require the
building of about two miles Of new
road. The rails for the new construc-
ton has already been laid down to
Leadville, and work will be COM
menced as soon as laborers can be Sc
cured.
An innovation in kindergarten work
will be introduced in school district No.
20 at Pueblo by Superintendent Keat-
ing. He has planned to have the pupils
attending the kindergarten take an ac-
tive interest in flower and tree plant
ing during the months between April
and September. The Idea is to have
the little ones plant their own flower
beds and shrubbery and give them
heir individual attention, teaching
them the practical as we'll as the the
oretical art of beautifying their homes
and community. This kind Of work is
will be successful.
r, B. Burghardt, miner at the Inde-
pendence on Battle mountain. has been
arrested on charge of grand larceny
1t is the rule of the Independence since
the English company took charge Of
the mine that all miners coming off the
shift must change their clothes and
undergo n search to see that the do not
carry away any Of the rich ore. The
rule is hard one, but it Is enforced
rigidly. The chief ore sorter searched
Burghardt, and it is claimed that an
unusual number of rich specimens
We're found in his clothes. The ore is
extremely valuable, and it only takes
little of 1t to run up to the hundreds
in valuation.