The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-04-24
COLORADO NOTES.

FOT tne nrSC time Ill 1tS history STlp-
pie Greek was snOwbound on the 10th,
not a train of any kind leaving the city.
Farmers about Fort Collins are In
vesting the profits of their sheep feed
ing season in additional land. Some
heavy transfers have been made lately.
Sam Kibler. blacksmith working
in the Ready Cash mine, near Lead
vile, nearly lost his life in snowslide
last week. After being buried eighteen
hours he was rescued, and none too
| soon to save his life.
Mayor George of Colorado City has
issued orders to the effect that all
houses of i'll repute must close their
doors. The Good Government party
has secured control of the offices, and
this is one of the first steps they have
taken to remove from the city low re-
sorts.
Mrs. Ada JOY who shot and killed
her husband, eX-Alderman Joy, at
Leadville, few weeks ago, had her
preliminary hearing Wednesday. The
testimony went TO show that Mrs. Joy
! simply shot to save her own life. JUS
tice Paddock declared that the killing
was undoubtedly done IL self-defense.
President William Slocum of Colo
RADIO College has gone to Chicago to
notify DR.. ID. X. Pearsons that the
terms of the $4,000 gift which DR..
Pcarsons made to the college some
time ago have been complied with, and
! that a 100000 laboratory building has
been erected. Dr. Pearson's gift will
be used as an endowment for the
| building.
As a result of the recent storm, stock
losses in the vicinity of Trinidad We're
| very heavy. Senator Barea last 1,30O
| head of sheep out of herd of 5000 in
Chiquaqua canon during the blizzard
Sunday night. One of his herders, in
his attempts to save the sheep, narrow
ly escaped death by freezing. Leandro
Maldona, living on the Frijoles is re-
| ported to have lost his entire herd.
| The Colorado & Southern railroad
has introduced n system by which the
employees will be disciplined in n novel
manner. A record of the reprimands
and mistakes of all men connected with
the road is kept in n large book. A GER
| tain number of bad marks will be con-
sidered sufficient ground for discharge.
| The system includes rules concerning
the nature of raf.!mands, the punish
ments inflicted therefor and the meth
DDS by which delinquencies in the rec
ord may be made up.
| Colonel Edward Nerdeckberg. recent
ly elected commanding officer of the
| Hst v. I. y. H., ms
an order which outlines his policy in
| the management of the regiment. The
order states that the colonel favors the
granting of fewer discharges than has
| formerly been the custom and does not
| wish to grant any discharges unless
good reasons are advanced. Non-com-
missioned officers will be required to
pass written examination before re-
| ceiving the warrants. A board of offi-
GERS to hold such examinations will
convene the second Monday of each
month.
The state fish department will stock
| what has been known as 'the Colorado
dead sea-" This is n lake near Grand
Junction, which. according to r. J. Hol-
land. superintendent of fish hatcheries
| for the state, has never known what
a fish is. Gold Bridge lake will be
| filled this year with some of the best
stock which can be procured and an
| effort be made to see il fish cannot be
trained to live in the water. Some
| thing about the water of Lake Gold
Bridge has kept fish from living in it.
| but last year residents in that vicinity
| noticed that the water materially clear
| ed up. as If the impurities ii carried
Were disappearing. A report to this
| effect so encouraged Mr.. Holland that
he listened to the solicitations of many
|
anxious to fish and have nothing to fish
for. He has therefore decided to make
a trial of the matter
A verdict of $4,000 damages for
breach of promise was given by the
| jury at Colorado Springs in the case of
| Nellie Lewis VS.. Sam Strong, the mill
| ionaire mine owner. The case was on
trial for three days before Judge Har-
| ris in the District court, which has
been crowded with curious people dur
| ing the trial. Several sensational
features We're brought out. This has
probably been the most sensational
trial in the courts of Colorado Springs
for many years. The plaintiff sued
| for S250,OOO, alleging that Strong had
promised to marry her several years
ago and at different times since and
that he had married another person
| Strong was married about two months
ago to Miss Neville of Altman. He is
| reputed TO be worth over 81, 900, 600
He originally owned the Strong mine,
| selling his interest some years ago
for 100000. AT the present time he
| is the largest owner in the Free Coin
| age mine, and a heavy holder in other
i properties. The plaintiff. Nellie Lewis.
! formerly worked for Thomas Ord In
Colorado Springs.
Winfield Scott Stratton has rescued
| the Paris commission from the embar-
| rassed financial conditions which
would undoubtedly have resulted in a
| collapse of the entire scheme of taking
the mineral exhibit of the state to the
| great exposition. The millionaire min
i, ing man saw n statement of the tan
| gled finances OF the commission in the
| News. and telegram promising
abundant cash was received from him
| later in the day. 1t will cost the min
| ing man at least $4,000 to make good